Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Launched Biographical Novel ‘Kaho Kalidasa!’ in New Delhi on August 25

Exam-focused facts from the 29 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

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Kaho Kalidasa! is a biographical novel by author Yugul Joshi, published by Manjul Publishing House.
The book launch was organised by the Kala Nidhi Division of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) at Samvet Auditorium, New Delhi.
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat attended the launch as Chief Guest.
IGNCA Chairman Ram Bahadur Rai presided over the event, and NITI Aayog Member Dr. Joram Aniya was the Guest of Honour.
The novel explores the life, creative personality and literary world of Sanskrit poet Kalidasa.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that in Kalidasa's works, woman is not merely a subject of beauty.