Lucknow, June 5 (UNI) Author Shantanu Gupta launched his new graphics-based novel 'Ajay to Yogi Adityanath' for young readers based on the life journey of the Chief Minister in over 51 schools across Uttar Pradesh on Monday, coinciding with Yogi Adityanath's 51st birthday.
The novel was launched in the presence of Public Works Department (PWD) Minister in Uttar Pradesh government, Jitin Prasad, writer Shantanu Gupta, hundreds of students from Lucknow's Seth Anandram Jaipuria School and others. The program included a video message from Education Minister Sandeep Singh, emphasising on the importance of the novel.
More than 5,000 children from over 51 schools across different districts of UP participated in the record-breaking launch ceremony. This collective effort of launching a children's book simultaneously in multiple locations with such a significant number of participants has earned a place in the Asia Book of Records.