Inaugurating the 4th district-level annual Khordha Book Fair at the Gita Bhavan ground here on Saturday, noted writer Pofessor Shankarlal Purohit said human life is not worth living without books and one can search for suitable books from a book exhibition.
The book fair, organised by the District Book Fair Committee, was attended by poet Dr Ajay Swain and writer Sandhyabatee Pradhan and chief of Pakhighar publication Banoj Tripathy. The guests opined that besides reading books, everyone should also try to write some books. Educationist Dr Dhirendra Nanda spoke on the objective of the fair.
Committee president and former MlA Dr Dilip Srichandan chaired the inaugural event. More than 50 book publication and seller organisations have participated in the fair, which remains open from 4 pm to 10 pm.