President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Festival of Libraries 2023 in New Delhi

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Festival of Libraries 2023 in New Delhi

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Category : National Published on: August 08 2023

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  • President Droupadi Murmu on 5th August 2023 inaugurated the “Festival of Libraries 2023” at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
  • The two-day Festival, which is being organised by the Ministry of Culture, will highlight iconic libraries from across the world in order to initiate a conversation on the modernisation and digitisation of libraries in India.
  • The festival is a part of the second phase of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision to foster the development and digitisation of libraries and cultivate a culture of reading in India.
  • It aims at facilitating the formulation of action-oriented policies for the development of Model Libraries in India, right down to the village and community levels.
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