Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on the Gujarat Vidyapith stall on the Ahmedabad Worldwide Ebook Competition 2025 after the inauguration on the Riverfront Occasion Middle in Ahmedabad on Thursday (November 13, 2025). , Picture Credit score: ANI
Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday (November 14, 2025) pressured the transformative energy of books, calling them a “catalyst in life,” and urged the youthful era to develop a stronger studying behavior.
Mr. Pradhan, together with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, inaugurated the Ahmedabad Worldwide Ebook Competition 2025 and the Meals for Thought Fest on the Sabarmati Occasion Centre.
Talking on the occasion, the Minister praised Gujarat’s legacy in training and mental pursuits, describing it as an “mental State” that has lengthy been on the forefront of studying and instructing traditions.
“I congratulate the Ahmedabad Municipal Company (AMC) and the Nationwide Ebook Belief (NBT) for persistently organizing exceptional e book gala’s within the metropolis. This yr, they’ve elevated it to a world stage, with participation from over 300 publishers throughout India,” he mentioned.
Highlighting the significance of mixing conventional studying with expertise, Mr. Pradhan mentioned the youthful era ought to embrace each printed and digital codecs. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had all the time promoted the library and literary motion, each throughout his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister and now because the nation’s chief.
“The e book honest will assist nurture studying habits among the many youth,” he mentioned, including afterward X that the occasion would additional strengthen the library motion and studying tradition.
Encouraging individuals to attend, he wrote, “I invite everybody, particularly the individuals of Ahmedabad, to take part on this celebration of books, authors, tradition, creativity, and culinary experiences.”
Mr. Pradhan and CM Patel additionally visited the Meals for Thought Fest, which can run till 16 November. The e book pageant, a part of the Vanche Gujarat 2.0 initiative, will stay open from 13 to 23 November.
The meals pageant is being organized by the AMC in collaboration with the South Asian Affiliation for Gastronomy (SSG). Ahmedabad Mayor Pratibha Jain, Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani and several other dignitaries have been additionally current on the inauguration.
Revealed – November 14, 2025 07:35 am IST