Addressing the gathering, he said, “This is a very good initiative as the common man is loosing interest in books and literary works.”

Amarjit Kaur, district education officer (Elementary), Ludhiana, who presided over the function, urged the teachers to assist students in the best possible way.

District coordinator of Padho Punjab, a project of SSA, Jagroop Jit Singh Shahi, said, “The aim behind this magazine is to enhance creativity among students and encourage them to contribute their work. We received poems, songs and literary write-ups for the magazine from the children. We will distribute this magazine free of cost to all the students from Class I to V. This is a quarterly magazine and we hope we will get a good response for the same.”