Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity Rajmohan and Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi M. Vijay Balaji inaugurated the 22nd Erode Book Festival at the Chikkaiah Government Arts and Science College grounds here on Friday (July 31).

The festival, organised jointly by the School Education Department and Makkal Sinthanai Peravai, has brought together 230 publishers from across the country and will continue till August 11. The Ministers visited the stalls and interacted with publishers and booksellers.

The 11-day festival will feature daily evening lectures by eminent speakers, book releases, literary discussions, seminars, storytelling sessions, cultural programmes and competitions for students. A 10% discount is being offered on all books sold at the fair. The organisers have also made elaborate arrangements for visitors at the venue.

District Collector S. Kandasamy, Corporation Commissioner Arpit Jain, MLAs and officials from various departments were present.

Published - July 31, 2026 10:21 pm IST