Srinagar, Aug. 3 -- Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha while attending the Chinar Book Festival organised by National Book Trust of India at Srinagar said that books offer new ideas and fresh perspectives that change the way we perceive things.

The inaugural event on Saturday was also attended by Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Sinha congratulated the Union ministry of education and the National Book Trust for providing an opportunity to the readers to keep track of new ideas and perspectives and interact with eminent writers and scholars from across the country.

"The books open the window to the world. Books offer new ideas and fresh perspectives that change the way we perceive things and promote critical thinking. Chinar Bo...