"Ajay to Yogi Adityanath", novel based on UP CM creates history with launch at 67 places
Sep 07, 2023
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 7 : "Ajay to Yogi Adityanath", a graphical novel based on the life of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has created history with its launch at 67 locations. The 67th launch was recently held in Bengaluru.
In view of the brisk demand for the novel among readers, the book has been launched at various locations, and there are plans to introduce it at numerous other places.
The book records Yogi's journey from the days of struggle to public life
The novel has earned a place in the Asia Book of Records for achieving the highest number of launches.
Shantanu Gupta is a famous writer who has penned two bestseller novels. His latest graphic novel based on the life of Yogi Adityanath has so far been launched in 8 states, namely, UP, Delhi, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and Assam.
This novel has been introduced in 29 locations within Uttar Pradesh and 7 locations in NCR. An inaugural event marked its simultaneous release on June 5, 2023, coinciding with the 51st birthday of CM Yogi, at over 51 venues across 25 districts in Uttar Pradesh.
Shantanu Gupta depicts the journey of CM Yogi right from the days of struggle to a successful public life.
'Ajay to Yogi Adityanath' is actually the voyage of Ajay Singh Bisht, a young boy born in the hinterland of Uttarakhand along with six other siblings. His father Anand Singh Bisht was a junior forest officer and his mother Savitri Devi was a housewife.
Since childhood, Ajay was fond of taking care of the family, and cows, listening to stories of freedom fighters and participating in school debates. They all lived in a small house in a remote village named Panchur, presently in Uttarakhand.
From here Ajay became the Mahant of Gorakhnath Math and then moved ahead to become the youngest member of the Indian Parliament and the Chief Minister of the most populous state of the country, Uttar Pradesh.
