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Sarukshetri Book Fair from today

By Correspondent

BARPETA, Jan 3 - The tenth Sarukshetri Book Fair organised by the Victor Group of Sarthebari will be held this year with a five-day long programme from January 4-8.

The programme will begin at 8 am tomorrow with the hoisting of the flag by Parag Deka, president of the Book Fair Management Committee followed by plantation to be inaugurated by Rupam Choudhury, secretary of the committee. Homage to the martyrs will be paid by senior journalist of the locality Dhanjit Deka.

The main gate of the book fair will be formally opened by Runu Das, retired vice principal of Bapujee College, Sarukshetri. After that, the the day-night badminton and carrom competitions will be inaugurated and at 10 am, a competition on memory and �moinamel� will be held. Competitions on painting and poetry meet will held in the afternoon that day. Four books are to be inaugurated in the poetry meet.

Competitions on poetry and short story writing on the spot will be held at 9.30 am on January 5 followed by a debate competition. The debate will be held in two parts � one among students from class I to VII and the other from classes VIII to XII. A competition on poetry recitation will be held in two categories at 10.30 am on January 6.

A yoga camp and public address by Pankaj Pathak on the ways and means to cure illnesses by herbs are the main attractions on January 7. Some entertainment articles including a special show by the artistes of Sakira Ahiba Bakultalar Bihuloi are scheduled in the afternoon that day.

An open meeting to be chaired by Dr Daksheswar Deka Shastri, professor of Rangia College will be held in the afternoon of the concluding day. Dr Umesh Deka, retired Rabindra Nath Tagore professor of Gauhati University and several other dignitaries are likely to address the meeting.

The Sarukshetri Book Fair has earned tremendous popularity during the last nine years and the organisers expect a spontaneous and overwhelming support, help, co-operation and attendance of the people this year also.

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