Book fair begins in Kochi
The Antharashtra Pusthakothsava Samithi launched the Kochi International Book Festival on Friday (October 30, 2026). The event was inaugurated by Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Madhu S. Nair, a former managing director of Cochin Shipyard Limited, chaired the opening ceremony. S. Somanath, a former chairperson of ISRO; Hibi Eden, an MP; Varun Gulati, the secretary of Sahitya Akademi; V. Prakash Babu, the executive secretary of the book festival; and Jose Christopher participated in the inaugural proceedings.
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