Union Human Resource Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 24th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair on 9th January with China as guest of honour country as both nations seek to deepen their ties through cooperation in publishing. The nine-day fair, touted as the largest in Asia is hosting about 30 countries and a series of programmes including panel discussions, dramas, classical and folk dances, workshops, discussions, authors' meets, conferences, seminars and cultural programmes have been lined up. Here are 5 things you need to know about the 'Book Fair': (Source: Book fair 2016) -
1. World Book Fair : The World Book Fair commenced on January 9 and will last till January 17, 2016. 'The Cultural Heritage of India' is the theme of the fair this year. China will participate with 250 publishers as the Guest of Honour country. (Source: Book fair 2016)
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2.World Book Fair : More than 1,000 books in major Indian languages on philosophy, language and literature from ancient to contemporary times are available.(Source: Book fair 2016)
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3.World Book Fair : There are 30 countries including China, Egypt, Germany, Malaysia, Nepal, Poland, Pakistan, Serbia, Spain and international agencies like WHO, UNESCO, among others participating in the fair.(Source: Book fair 2016)
4. World Book Fair : A series of programmes are also being organized including panel discussions, presentation of devotional songs, dramatic performances based on Indian classical texts. (Source: Book fair 2016) -
5.World Book Fair : A mobile application is being launched this time where details about the book fair are made available Organized by National Book Trust.(Source: Book fair 2016)
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