World Book Fair begins in New Delhi today

9-day New Delhi World Book Fair begins in Pragati Maidan today. The theme for this year's event is 'Manushi' which will focus on writings on and by women.Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Mahendra Nath Pandey will inaugurate the fair, while HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the theme pavilion on Tuesday.

The Fair will witness the participation of nearly 800 publishers from across the country and abroad. An official release said, the fair will exhibit the rich tradition of women writings from ancient times till present.

Posters and panels of some of the eminent women scholars of ancient and medieval India, and women pioneers of modern India will provide an intellectual ambience to the presentation. Besides, books on different genres like fiction, poetry, social science, and children's literature will form the main ingredients of the exhibition.

About 20 countries including China, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan and Iran are participating in the Foreign Pavilion.A number of activities like seminars, panel discussions, storytelling sessions, and workshops on creative writing will be organised at the Children's Pavilion.

National Book Trust (NBT) is celebrating 60 years of its foundation. It will showcase its journey in promoting books and reading at a special exhibit called 'This is no looking back’. The exhibit will display the varied activities that NBT has undertaken in promoting books including organising book fairs.

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