Overview
- The third edition runs December 13–21 at the Fergusson College grounds, organised by the National Book Trust with support from the Pune Municipal Corporation and Savitribai Phule Pune University.
- The book fair inaugurates at 5 pm on December 13 with Vishwas Patil as chief guest alongside Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil and Union minister of state Murlidhar Mohol.
- Around 800 book stalls plus about 100 food stalls are planned, with a dedicated Children’s Corner, a ‘Joy of Reading’ photography exhibition, and on-site access to thousands of e-books via scanning.
- Evening performances include the Parashara Band on December 13, Thaikkudam Bridge on December 14, and a finale by Grammy winner Ricky Kej on December 20.
- Coverage lists high-profile guests such as Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, and filmmaker Siddhartha Kak, while reports differ on the Lit Fest’s timing and on an inauguration by Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.