Chief Minister participated in the closing ceremony of International Festival-2026__
Ideas originating from Devbhoomi have always taken society forward_Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the closing ceremony of Lekhak Gaon International Festival-2026 organized at Lekhak Gaon, Thano, Dehradun on Thursday.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister released Lekhak Gaon’s magazine “Dharti Ka Swarg Uttarakhand” and “Devbhoomi Ka Kavya Pushp” booklet.The Chief Minister said that Lekhak Gaon is a symbol of ideas that give direction to society. Which is building the future along with the present. He said Lekhak Gaon is giving a new platform to local talents in the state along with giving a new identity to the state on the literary map. Remembering Bharat Ratna late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he said that late Atal ji was a seeker of words, his writing had firmness like mountains and depth like Ganga.
He said Atal ji taught us that words can also become weapons of nation building.The Chief Minister said that Devbhoomi Uttarakhand has always been a center of creativity, knowledge and culture. Ideas originating from Devbhoomi have always worked to inspire and take society forward. Sages composed many great texts in Uttarakhand. He said the natural beauty of Devbhoomi has always worked to inspire writers, poets and thinkers. Literature itself reflects our values and ideas.The Chief Minister said writers, poets and creators gave new direction to India’s freedom movement. During Uttarakhand state movement also writers, litterateurs contributed.
He said writers and creators are not only creators of words but also thinkers, guides of society.The Chief Minister said the state government is continuously working for the preservation of literature and culture. In the state, outstanding litterateurs of the state are being honored through awards like Uttarakhand Sahitya Gaurav Samman, Sahitya Bhushan and Life Time Achievement. At the same time, grant is also being given to litterateurs for publication of books in various local languages including Hindi. The state government is also working to develop Uttarakhand as a major center of literary tourism.The Chief Minister said two Sahitya Grams are being established in the state, where facilities like residential facility, modern library seminar hall and study place will be developed for litterateurs. This initiative will provide favorable environment for litterateurs in the state.
The state government is committed to further enrich the literary heritage of Uttarakhand.The Chief Minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the country is continuously working for the renaissance of its cultural and literary heritage. He said inspired by the Prime Minister, the state government is also taking concrete and effective steps to compile, preserve and restore the scattered literature of Uttarakhand. He said we are also working to preserve our heritage along with development.Union Minister of State Shri Ajay Tamta said that historic development works are being done in Uttarakhand under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister.
With the efforts of the Central and State Government, reverse migration is continuously increasing in border areas. There has also been a historic increase in the number of tourists in Adi Kailash, Niti-Mana area. He said earlier where it used to take 5 days to reach, today the journey there is completed in just a few hours.On this occasion, former Chief Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University Vice Chancellor Prof. Prakash Singh, Professor Shri Pradeep Bhardwaj, Prof. Rakesh Sundariyal, Dr. Vidushi Nishank and others were present.
