The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated ‘Unmesha’ – International Literature Festival and ‘Utkarsh’ – Festival of Folk and Tribal Performing Arts on August 3, 2023 at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Speaking on the occasion, the President said that literature connects with people and also connects people with each other.
- She stated that only those literatures and arts are meaningful which were created and presented by rising above ‘I’ and ‘mine’. She added that translation of major works of all Indian languages into other languages would further enrich Indian literature.