LUCKNOW, Sept. 19 -- A nine-day Gomti Book Festival, offering a wide range of books for all age groups, will begin at Lucknow University (LU) on Saturday. The festival, organised by National Book Trust (NBT) in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government and the university, will run daily from 11 am to 8 pm until September 28, while entry will be free.

Addressing media persons on Friday, National Book Trust director Yuvraj Malik said that the venue for the fourth edition of the festival had been changed from Gomti Riverfront to Lucknow University to allow expansion.

"Until last year, we had a stretch of over one kilometre and it was not possible for us to expand it. Looking at the strategic location of the university and the space a...