Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 16 -- University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath said that the website of 'Prasaranga,' the University's Publication Wing, would soon be launched in order to expand reader base globally.

He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day 'Prasaranga Pustakotsava-2025,' the Book Fair organised by Prasaranga at its premises in Manasagangothri here yesterday.

Maintaining that Poet Laureate Kuvempu had dreamt of Prasaranga, he said that the Publication Wing has grown into a huge tree since its inception. But it had to face a setback due to advent of the digital era which resulted in the decline of book purchasers, he said.

"Many books with price ranging from a few paisa and rupees to thousands of rupees ...