Manipur book fair promotes reading habits amongst youth

With the aim of promoting better reading habits among youth in the state, a five-day book fair was recently held in Manipur.

Organised by the Job Centre Manipur, in association with a private publication, the book fair provided students and other people a perfect opportunity to pick up books of their choice.

The stalls at the fair had books on varied subjects in an effort to attract people of different age groups.  Over 15000 such books ranging between Rs 2000-Rs 5000 were on display.

"The students are getting detailed information here and get to know the exam pattern also. We have introduced new books for the students so the student can get to know about more opportunities and will help them to get job and clear the competitive exam," said Rajat Choudhary, one of the organiser.

The huge participation of people clearly reflects people's interest and fondness for books. "First of all it really encourages me in my studies. We get all the books here so for a student it is very good," Rabindchandra, a student.

" It is very good because here we get most of the books and I can choose what I want. So it's very helpful," added Purnishila, another student.