The 45th edition of the World Book Fair, which will be held every year in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, is going to start from Saturday. This time, there will be issues related to environment and climate change in the fair.
This year, the theme of World Book Fair theme pavilion, global warming, water pollution and other related issues and issues related to the environment will be given special attention. NBT chairman Baldev Bhai Sharma said at a press conference, "Environment is a subject that needs more attention. We need to focus more on this subject and create greater awareness towards our better future. Environmental friendly materials such as bamboo, cane, jute and others have been specially designed to make theme pavilions.
he publisher of Pakistan will also have a stall at the fair. Last year, only one distributor had put his stall in the fair here. Although Sharma did not consider this a thing special, many international publishers are joining the book fair. He urged the people coming to the fair to show their same interest towards everyone. He said, "Why focus only on Pakistan? There are many Indian publishers who have good books of Urdu, besides many foreign publishers coming up with good books."
Around 800 publishers from across the country will be available in various languages in the book fair. There will be more than 1,500 stalls in the 30,000 square meter fair. Nita Rita Chaudhary, director of NBT told the news agency, I told that the number of stalls will be reduced due to the repair work on Pragati Maidan.
The authors' gallery will show Raskin Bond, Rakshandra Jalil, Jairam Ramesh, Seema Mustafa, Jerry Pinto, Michael Cregton, Paro Anand, Bulbul Sharma, Prerna Bindra, Ranjit Lal, Gillian Wright and many other leading literary personalities. The admission fee for the girls is Rs 20 for children and Rs 30 for adults. The time of the fair will be from 11 am to 8 pm. The ticket of the fair will be available at Pragati Maidan gate number one and 10 Apart from this, tickets can also be purchased online. Also, tickets will be available on some metro stations.