The 11-day long Guwahati Literary Festival and Book Fair has begun today at Chandmari in Guwahati. The festival was organized by Assam Prakashan Parishad.Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi inaugurated the festival.Gogoi urged the writers to play a pro-active role in bringing about a congenial atmosphere in the society. The Chief Minister also presented Life time literary award for the year 2012 to noted writer Dr. Lakshminandan Bora. A total of 184 publication groups have taken part in the fare.EoM.