Books worth ₹1.25 crore sold at Dindigul Book Festival - The HinduUpdated - November 02, 2026 08:51 pm IST - DINDIGULStudents at the book festival in Dindigul . | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYANBooks worth ₹1.25 crore were sold at the Dindigul book festival which concluded on Sunday. Over 80,000 people from far and near visited the book festival which was held for 11 days at the Anguvilas Higher Secondary School grounds.The organisers said despite the heavy rain people visited the book festival in large numbers. Cultural programmes by artistes and school children, seminars, award winning world cinema screenings and lectures were some of the highlights of the book festival.Over 40,000 students visited the book festival. They were encouraged to save money to buy books at the event. The initiative proved to be a success as students bought books from the money they saved. Many educational institutions also made bulk purchases, the organisers said.Indian Space Research Organisation’s Space on Wheels mobile exhibition bus was also stationed for two days at the Dindigul Book Festival.Dindigul Collector Durgamoorthy presented shields and certificates to participants at the concluding ceremony of the book festival which was jointly organised by the Dindigul district administration, the Directorate of Public Libraries and the Dindigul Ilakkiya Kalam.The Collector said the books donated by people at the event would be given to the government schools and libraries. The fact that the public attended the book festival in large numbers much like they would do for major festivals in Dindigul was a testament to the success of the event, she said.Vedasandur MLA T. Saminathan, Dindigul Ilakkiya Kalam president R. Manoharan, Executive Secretary S. Kannan, Secretary S. Ramamoorthy and Treasurer K. Manivannan and others were present at the event.Published - November 02, 2026 08:11 pm ISTSign in to unlock member-only benefits!Access 10 free stories every monthSave stories to read laterAccess to comment on every storySign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single clickGet notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products${ ind + 1 } ${ device }Last active - ${ la }