Greetings
and welcome back to my blog!
“Reading is essential for
those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
It is said books are the
best friends. But it's true that everyone can’t afford expensive books so
here's good news for all the book lovers...
World Book Fair is
held in New Delhi, Pragati Maidan.
Are you aware of the fact
that the first World Book Fair was held in 1972 and was inaugurated by V.V Giri
(4th President of India)!
This fair takes places in
winters and
is organized out by the National Book Trust (NBT), India. Since 2013, New Delhi
World Book Fair is composed by National Book Trust (NBT) in relationship with
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) every year at Pragati Maidan, New
Delhi under MOU with ITPO.
Delhi Book Fair is playing a
pivotal role in promoting literacy and reading habit, especially among children
and youth, the fair presents a vast panorama of Indian books on a wide range of
subject. The fair provides a unique platform for business to business
transactions, establishing new contacts, entering into co-publishing
arrangements, translation and copyright arrangements, reprinting of old and
rare books, apart from providing retailing opportunities as a multitude of
visitors to the fair. A number of Conferences and Seminars, buyer-seller meets,
book releases, book discussions, literary activities for children and
meet-the-author are organized during the Fair.
The best part about the book
fair is that you not only get to buy books of Indian authors but authors of
abroad too and the other awesome fact is that you get to buy all the books at a
very reasonable price.
Along with the Book Fair
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) also organizes Stationery /
Office Automation and Corporate Gifts Fair or we can say Stationery Fair since
1988. It
gives a major chance to Indian Stationery organizations to uncover their
Stationery things to the customers.
The theme of the Book Fair is different each
year. The theme of the World Book Fair 2020 was ‘Gandhi: The Writers’ Writer’.
The theme aims to highlight the influence of Mahatma
Gandhi on Indian literature
and some major authors of India as well as abroad. It will also focus on the
aspects of Gandhi as a writer, editor, journalist, publisher, printer and a
mass communicator par excellence.
Not only this! But you will
also find painting, dance and music band performances held at Book Fair and
many School/ College students participate, which is another
the centre of attraction for Youth.
Do
you know that before 2013, New Delhi World Book
Fair used to be held biennially or once in two years!
I felt delightful after visiting the World Book Fair and Stationery
Fair. Even if you are a non- reader I would really recommend you to at
least visit the Fair once.
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