The country's first 'Writer's village' was jointly inaugurated by former President Ram Nath Kovind, Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh (retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami here on Friday. Located in Thano village, about 24 km from Dehradun, the 'Writer's village' is the brainchild of former chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, a distinguished writer himself.He claims that in this village, writers will get a calm and creative environment necessary for the creation of their works.On this occasion, during the three-day International Literature, Culture and Art Festival 'Sparsh Himalaya Mahotsav-2024', the first work of Writer's village, 'Ram in the Himalayas', written by Nishank, was also released.Former President Kovind described the village as an innovative initiative towards resolving the practical difficulties faced by writers, poets, litterateurs and other creative workers and praised Nishank for this.He expressed confidence that the Writer's village will emerge as a tourist destination in the future because of its uniqueness.This platform is a golden opportunity for writers who have the ability to show the society a new path through their words, the governor said.Uttarakhand has been the birthplace of many learned writers and the creativity embedded in the atmosphere of 'Lekhak Gaon' will inspire many writers and poets, Singh said.
The country's first 'Writer's village' was jointly inaugurated by former President Ram Nath Kovind, Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh (retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami here on Friday. Located in Thano village, about 24 km from Dehradun, the 'Writer's village' is the brainchild of former chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, a distinguished writer himself.He claims that in this village, writers will get a calm and creative environment necessary for the creation of their works.On this occasion, during the three-day International Literature, Culture and Art Festival 'Sparsh Himalaya Mahotsav-2024', the first work of Writer's village, 'Ram in the Himalayas', written by Nishank, was also released.Former President Kovind described the village as an innovative initiative towards resolving the practical difficulties faced by writers, poets, litterateurs and other creative workers and praised Nishank for this.He expressed confidence that the Writer's village will emerge as a tourist destination in the future because of its uniqueness.This platform is a golden opportunity for writers who have the ability to show the society a new path through their words, the governor said.Uttarakhand has been the birthplace of many learned writers and the creativity embedded in the atmosphere of 'Lekhak Gaon' will inspire many writers and poets, Singh said.
