Chandigarh Book Fair got off to a vibrant start on Wednesday at the Parade Ground in Sector 17 here.
The Book Fair, being held after a long gap of 15 years, was inaugurated by Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj Patil on Wednesday. With about 100 publishers displaying a large selection of titles ranging from Alphabetical primers to Zoology, there is a staggering variety to choose from, in various languages at the six days long Book Fair.
During the day, over 500 students from Government schools visited the stalls and evinced keen interest in the colourful books on display. Many of them participated in the creative activities organised for school children at the specially set up illustrator’s corner and children’s corner, and were rewarded with various prizes such as T-shirts, Coffee Mugs, Notepads, book marks, stickers, etc. designed for the fair by the students of the College of Art.
Besides, flash mobs by students of various colleges were witnessed at Elante Mall, Sukhna lake, Students’ Center PU and Plaza Sector-17 to publicize the Chandigarh Book Fair — 2013. The week-long Chandigarh Book Fair promises not only a banquet of books, but also workshops for students and teachers on story-telling and writing, and innovative competitions, such as book jacket and book mark designing, poster making, etc. for the creatively inclined.