Lucknow, Sept. 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday called on children and youth to spend more time reading books that enhance knowledge and creativity, and spend less time on smartphones.

He was speaking at the inauguration of the fourth Gomti Book Festival at Lucknow University.

"The pursuit of knowledge should be life's supreme goal. Children and youth should spend less time on smartphones and dedicate at least one hour daily to reading creative and knowledge-enhancing books," the CM said on the opening day of the nine-day event.

"For the next nine days, the book fair will run at Lucknow University, where visitors will experience a grand confluence of knowledge and literature," he added.

Yogi also held an interaction wi...