On the fifth day of the Writer–Reader discourse and book exhibition, a number of school students wrote to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking appropriate steps for rehabilitation of the students affected by ravaging floods in Jammu & Kashmir.
As many as 73 students out of 110 students from three city based schools chose to write to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the exhibition venue. Similarly, 17 students wrote to Chief Minister Raman Singh while the rest addressed the President of India, Pranav Mukherjee on the issue in their letters.
While addressing the gathering, the six-time national award winner for Public Relations, Content and Media Management Professional, Dr Ashok Kumar Sharma said that there is a close relation between essay, letter writing, group discussion, discourse art and confidence.
“If you achieve mastery in any of these, you will learn the remaining arts of self-expression” he said. Sharma also taught the students the techniques for achieving mastery in all the arts of self-expression.
Sharma informed the students about the importance of selecting appropriate words for expressing their thoughts and feelings, thus he urged them to read at least one newspaper, everyday.
Earlier, Director of Chhattisgarh Culture Department, Rakesh Chaturvedi and Managing Director of Rajkamal Prakashan Private limiter, Ashok Maheswari delivered inaugural speech while starting the session.
Dr Sharma and Assistant Director of the Culture Department, Rahul Singh awarded five winners of the letter writing competition including Jitendra Singh, Sonu Devangan, Tuleshwar Devangan, Tulsi Mahanand and Niti Maheshwari.
As a part of the event, a discussion was held on the personality and artistic skills of famous litterateur, Dr Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi. The event is being organized under the joint aegis of Chhattisgarh Culture Department and Rajkamal Prakashan Private limited (Delhi).