The fourth edition of the National Spiritual Book Fair kick-started here at the Saheed Nagar Durga Puja Mandap field on Saturday.
Inaugurating the fair, former Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture Dr Bimalendu Mohanty said there is an urgent need of religious and spiritual reforms in today’s society. This fair would help foster spirituality in people’s mind. Presiding over the meeting, fair committee president Murali Manohar Sharma said that with duty, spirituality is also necessary in human life. The quality of books in the fair has increased this year, he informed.
The fair was organised by the Shri Gundicha Adhyatmika Trust. Around 50 kiosks at the fair have displayed wide varieties of books on spirituality. The fair would conclude on November 22.