Srinagar, July 18 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that "no power is greater than the power of the pen", asserting that the Chinar Book Festival has emerged as a powerful movement for knowledge, youth empowerment and cultural resurgence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing the third edition of the Chinar Book Festival at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, the Lieutenant Governor said the festival has transformed from a literary event into a national platform for the exchange of ideas, intellectual discourse and cultural unity.

Sinha said the Chinar Book Festival is not merely an exhibition of books but has become a celebration of awareness, creativity and knowledge....