ISRO Space on Wheels comes to Dindigul Book Festival

Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Space on Wheels mobile exhibition bus was stationed on Saturday at the Dindigul Book Festival currently under way on the Anguvilas Higher Secondary School grounds. The main objective was to raise awareness about space science and technology among the public, particularly students.

Dindigul Collector Durgamoorthi inaugurated the event. She urged the public, particularly the students to visit the exhibition bus and learn about the key features. The exhibition featured the scale models of India’s premier launch vehicles and missions. The exhibition bus is stationed at the venue for the weekend.

The Collector urged the public to attend the book festival and make it a grand success. Apart from the cultural programmes, world cinema was also being screened as part of the festival. A donation box has been placed on the premises for interested people to donate books. A total of 126 book stalls have been set up for this edition of the book festival.

Last year’s book festival turned out to be a success with books worth ₹3 crore sold at the event. A total of 126 book stalls were set up last year. A total of 1,02,723 people attended the book festival and 66 people donated 1,157 books. Subsequently, the donated books were given to government schools and libraries.

The book festival is jointly organised by the Dindigul district administration, the Directorate of Public Libraries and the Dindigul Ilakkiya Kalam. Adequate arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the event.