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It's destination Gandhi Maidan for youth
The Gandhi Maidan seems to be the new destination for the city's youth out to have their share of fun, entertainment and knowledge.
That a large number of youngsters visited the Patna Book Fair on Saturday, the second day of the 12-day fair, tells tales about their enthusiasm to explore the world of books.
There can be no denying the fact that the level of career consciousness among the youth has of late increased.
This is evident in the fair too where visitors seem to have developed a predilection for stalls on career counselling, or the ones giving information about career options.
"We've been receiving lots of queries about procedures of admission to various institutions," said IMS Learning Resources Ltd marketing manager Jeetendra.
The book fair also gives an insight into the pressure factor in career making. Belying the common belief that books on natural living, concentration and yoga beckon only the elderly, college-going Patnaites can be seen thronging their stalls in the fair.
Asked why these books are a hit, most of them said high stress levels are compelling them to resort to "something which ensures peace of mind".
Harry Potter continues to cast his spells learnt at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft on book lovers. "Mostly elderly people ask for Harry Potter books for, of course, presenting them to their grandchildren," said Anup of Anupam Publishers.
He claimed to have sold around half a dozen of each of the six Harry Potter books on Saturday alone.
"Books on word power, personality development, positive thinking, mind power and group discussions are selling the most in our stall," said M R Rahman of Pustak Mahal. He attributes this to the zeal among students to strive for the better.
Not that the fair has books for youngsters only. Ask housewives what they are looking for in the fair, and pat comes the reply, "cookery and house-keeping books".
Nalini, a housewife from Boring Road, was visibly happy to have found a recipe book on ways to prepare healthy and nutritious food.
Various other activities have also started at the fair venue. Action Aid organised a convention on "violence against women and children" at which speakers tried to share their knowledge with their not-so-aware female counterparts.
Action Aid members are also counselling women on their problems and complaints.
The street-corner play, Singhasan khali hai, enacted by Kiran Kala Niketan activists was a hit among visitors. Roshni felt such a satire on the political scenario is essential to make the junta aware.
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