North Lakhimpur, Nov 3: The Assam Book Fair, a flagship initiative of the Publication Board, Government of Assam, and the All Assam Book Publishers and Sellers Association, opened its Lakhimpur edition on Sunday with a fervent appeal to revive the culture of reading printed books.

The fair, organised as part of the state government’s “Year of the Books” initiative, was inaugurated by Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu at the sports complex of Lakhimpur Commerce College in Sukulibharia.

Addressing the gathering, Dr Pegu highlighted the enduring power of books in shaping a learner’s ability to read, write, listen, comprehend and articulate ideas.

He also underlined the importance of punctuation, including “the full stop, comma and semicolon”, in correct reading and speaking, drawing attent

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