Sahitya Utsav and Book Fair at Amritsar Khalsa College from 19th to 23rd November

Amritsar,18 Nov 2024

The 9th five-day ‘Amritsar Sahitya Utsav and Book Fair’ is being organized at Khalsa College in Amritsar from November 19 to 23. The coordinator of the fair, Dr. Atam Singh Randhawa, said that around 150 book stalls will be set up by renowned publishers in the fair. . Popular comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi will entertain the audience.

Executive Principal of the college Dr. Arvinder Kaur Kahlon said that during the fair, a poet’s court dedicated to Dr. Surjit Patar will be organized, which will be chaired by Swaranjit Singh, director of Punjab Kala Parishad, Chandigarh. The chief guest will be Jaswant Singh Zafar, director of the Punjab language department, while the special guests will be Dr. Kuljit Singh Janjua (Canada) and Parminder Sodhi (Japan). In the evening, Punjabi singer Glory Bawa will perform in the cultural program. Dr. Kahlon said that this fair has become a part of the essential activities of the college and Punjabi literary personalities, thinkers and artists look forward to it. He said that actors Rana Ranbir, Anita Devgan and Hardeep Gill will entertain the audience during the fair.

Apart from this, cultural and heritage materials are also displayed. Atma Randhawa said that around 150 writers, poets, thinkers and artists are participating in the five-day fair. A cultural program will be presented every evening during the fair, which will feature performances of gidha, bhangra and folk songs.