Archive · 14 Dec 2025
Pune Book Festival Sets World Record
The Pune Book Festival started with a big celebration, setting a new world record for the largest display of posters.
They showed 1,678 posters, which is more than the old record of 1,365 posters.
The posters were about words used by tribal people and were made to honor a famous tribal leader named Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
The festival has many book stalls, food, and cultural performances.
Important people from the government and book world were there to help start the festival.
They want Pune to become a big center for books and reading.
The festival will last until December 21, and many people are expected to visit.
The Pune Book Festival opened with nearly 750 stalls offering books, food, and cultural performances.
A world record was set for the largest display of posters, with 1,678 posters featuring tribal words.
The record and festival honor Bhagwan Birsa Munda, a tribal leader and freedom fighter.
The festival aims to make Pune a global center for books and reading, with plans to expand to rural areas.
Notable attendees included government officials, literary figures, and the chairman of the National Book Trust (NBT).
- Who
- Pune Book Festival, National Book Trust (NBT), Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, RISE Foundation
- What
- Set a world record for the largest display of posters and opened the Pune Book Festival
- When
- December 12 to 21
- Where
- Pune, India
- Why
- To honor tribal leader and freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda, preserve tribal languages, and promote reading and culture
Festival Organizers
General Public
Festival Goals
Festival Organizers
The organizers aim to make Pune a global center for books and reading, and to expand the festival's impact to rural areas.
General Public
The public enjoys the festival as a vibrant cultural gathering with books, food, and cultural performances.
- Festival Duration
- December 13 to 21
- Number of Stalls
- 750
- Special Features
- Children’s Pavilion, Birsa Munda stall, Grantha Dindi, Literature Festival (December 16)
- Attendance
- Expected to be higher than previous years
- Organizers
- National Book Trust (NBT), Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, RISE Foundation
- Record Type
- Largest display of posters
- Number of Posters
- 1,678
- Previous Record
- 1,365 posters (US, February 2025)
- Date Achieved
- December 12
- Honoree
- Bhagwan Birsa Munda
