Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Sambalpur Book Fair Engages Youth with Creative Activities
The Sambalpur Book Fair is a big event where children and adults enjoy books and fun activities.
On the fifth day, kids had a great time with storytelling, drawing, and dancing.
They also learned about how important nature is for our environment.
In the evening, there were fun music performances that everyone enjoyed.
The fair is organized to make people love reading and understand how to take care of our planet.
The Children’s Pavilion at the Sambalpur Book Fair offers engaging activities like storytelling, art, and science workshops.
A literary programme on biodiversity and environmental protection was chaired by Prof. Shankar Prasad Pati with Dr. Sanjat Kumar Sahu as the speaker.
Dr. Sahu discussed the importance of biodiversity in protecting the environment and the threats it faces, such as deforestation and pollution.
Evening cultural performances by Yuvraj and Ritwik Collective featured pop, retro, and Bollywood songs, entertaining the audience.
The fair aims to strengthen the bond between publishers and readers and promote a vibrant reading culture.
- Who
- Children, parents, book lovers, National Centre for Children’s Literature (NCCL), SETU, Prof. Shankar Prasad Pati, Dr. Sanjat Kumar Sahu, Yuvraj and Ritwik Collective
- What
- 26th Sambalpur Book Fair with children's activities, literary programme, and cultural performances
- When
- Fifth day of the event (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Sambalpur, India
- Why
- To engage young minds, promote reading culture, and raise awareness about biodiversity
- Event
- 26th Sambalpur Book Fair
- Organizer
- National Book Trust, India
- Children's Activities
- Storytelling, music, quiz, drawing, slogan-writing, workshops, yoga, science, art
- Literary Programme Theme
- Biodiversity towards Environmental Protection
- Speaker
- Dr. Sanjat Kumar Sahu
- Cultural Performances
- Yuvraj and Ritwik Collective (pop, retro, Bollywood songs)
