Pradhan inaugurates Ahmedabad International Book Festival, urges youth to domesticate studying behavior

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday (November 14, 2025) confused the transformative energy of books, calling them a “catalyst in life,” and urged the youthful technology to develop a stronger studying behavior.

Mr. Pradhan, together with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, inaugurated the Ahmedabad International Book Festival 2025 and the Food for Thought Fest on the Sabarmati Event Centre.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister praised Gujarat’s legacy in schooling and mental pursuits, describing it as an “mental State” that has lengthy been on the forefront of studying and educating traditions.

“I congratulate the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the National Book Trust (NBT) for persistently organising exceptional e-book festivals within the metropolis. This yr, they’ve elevated it to a worldwide stage, with participation from over 300 publishers throughout India,” he stated.

Highlighting the significance of mixing conventional studying with expertise, Mr. Pradhan stated the youthful technology ought to embrace each printed and digital codecs. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had at all times 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 stated, including in a while 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 Food for Thought Fest, which can run till 16 November. The e-book competition, a part of the Vanche Gujarat 2.0 initiative, will stay open from 13 to 23 November.

The meals competition is being organised by the AMC in collaboration with the South Asian Association for Gastronomy (SSG). Ahmedabad Mayor Pratibha Jain, Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani and a number of other dignitaries had been additionally current on the inauguration.