Chief Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the second Panchkula Book Fair
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, January 16 -
Haryana Chief Minister, Sh Manohar Lal said that the coordination of language in books is akin to the mutual relationship between body and soul.
The Chief Minister was speaking today at the inauguration of the 2nd Panchkula Book Fair organized by six departments under the aegis of power companies in Panchkula. National Book Trust also has a special contribution in this fair. The book fair will continue till 22 January. Nearly 100 publishers have put stalls in the fair, in which books of Hindi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit, Punjabi etc. will be available. “Haryana illuminates with the light of knowledge, knowledge flows through electricity” is the theme of the book fair.
The Chief Minister said that books enhance knowledge. Whenever we get time, we must read books, not just for show but to gain real knowledge. In ancient times, shruti gyaan was used to impart knowledge to the future generations. Books also free us from mental stress. Books on various subjects including spirituality, sports, culture, stories, narratives and satirists are available in libraries. Every person should buy books.
The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had said that bouquets should not be given at the time of welcome or felicitation. He said that a library has also been opened in Sant Kabir Kutir, Chief Minister's residence. Officers and media persons are also taking books from here. The Chief Minister said that we all should definitely read the book “Raag Darbari” written by writer Shivlal Shukla, IAS (retd.) because this book also contains the articles of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on the direction of national life. He said that he is always doing his work following the verse of Gita, Karmanyevadhikaraste Ma Faleshu Kadachan, he never desired the result, the result comes automatically.
The Chief Minister said that the glory of word knowledge is immeasurable. First there was knowledge of letters, then there was knowledge of words, then sentences were formed, then language and script were formed and books were formed.
Today in the digital age the concept of e-library has also come. It is noteworthy that on 22 October 2020, the first e-library by power corporations under CSR was inaugurated in Kachhwa village of Karnal district. Today the Chief Minister also inaugurated three more libraries namely Sardar Patel Library Samana Bahu Karnal, Sardar Patel Library Mohadi Kurukshetra and Sardar Patel Library Dholra Yamunanagar through remote.
