India, July 8 -- The Pune Book Festival 2025 will be held from December 13 to 21 at Fergusson College under the theme, 'Joy of Reading'. Organised by the National Book Trust (NBT), the festival is part of a nationwide initiative to promote reading culture among the youth.

After the overwhelming response to the previous festivals, Pune now ranks second only to Delhi in terms of book fair popularity. Similar book festivals are now being planned in Nashik and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, following successful events in Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune.

Addressing a press conference, Yuvraj Malik, director of NBT, announced that, this time, special awards will be given for outstanding media coverage and impactful photography that supports and promotes ...