India’s 1st ‘Writer’s village’ has been inaugurated in Dehradun.
It has been jointly inaugurated by former President Ram Nath Kovind, Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh (retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
The ‘Writer’s village’ is located in Thano village, about 24 km from Dehradun.
The ‘Writer’s village’ is the brainchild of former chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, a distinguished writer himself.
On this occasion, during International Literature, Culture and Art Festival ‘Sparsh Himalaya Mahotsav-2024’, the first work of Writer’s village, ‘Ram in the Himalayas’ was also released.
All the arrangements have been made in the Writer’s Village like Lekhan Kutir, Nakshatra and Navgrah Vatika, auditorium, yoga-meditation centre, discussion centre, and restaurant and so on.
In this village, writers will get the peaceful and creative environment necessary to create their works.