Bhubaneswar: The 7th Odisha State Book Festival-2025 commenced today at the Unit-3 Exhibition Grounds in Bhubaneswar, with Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurating the event and declaring a personal commitment to promote book-gifting as a social custom. The twelve-day festival, featuring 550 stalls and a pavilion dedicated to the Barputras (sons of the soil), will continue until December 17.

The Program commenced with a welcome speech by Dr. Bijay Ketan Upadhyay, Secretary of the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department

Addressing a gathering of literary figures, writers, and book lovers, Chief Minister Shri Majhi underscored the historical significance of the Odia language. He cited evidence of its antiquity, including the Hathigumpha inscriptions of the 1st century B

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