Journalist-turned-farmer pens book about his love for soil

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Dec 12 2015 | 3:48 PM IST
A youth from Purnea in Bihar left his job of a successful journalist in Delhi to become a farmer driven by the love for soil.
Not only that, Girindra Nath Jha also wrote a book "Iahq Mein Mati Sona" to tell the world about his romance with agriculture.
The book, the secong in the Sarthak Laprek series, was launched today at the ongoing Patna Book Fair at Gandhi Maidan in the presence of a large number of book lovers.
Media critic Vineet Kumar said at the launch function, "Laprek Facebook Fiction Series breaks the tradition of norms of writing.
Laprek Series is famous series among readers. Its first book "Ishq Mein Shahar Hona" written by popular TV Journalist Ravish Kumar.
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First Published: Dec 12 2015 | 3:48 PM IST

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