In Bengal, people prefer literature over food: Guv

On the occasion, Bose also recited shlokas from the Gita.

“For becoming a writer, it is not necessary to read literature all day long. Look at Chanakya. He fought battles and wrote Arthashastra, too,” said Bose.

Kolkata Literature Festival director Sujata Sen presided over the inaugural function.

State Education Minister Bratya Basu, book fair guild’s general secretary Tridiv Chattopadhyay and president Sudhanshu Shekhar Dey, Raj Bhavan Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Tanking the Governor, Bratya Bose said, “Honorable Governor himself is associated with literature. I am sure he will like Kolkata Book Fair.”

Thanking the guild, the education minister said, “I think it is very difficult to get a place at the heart of Bengali literature lovers. The guild has done that very well. I hope the Bangla literature festival will be made bigger in the coming days. I am always with you.”