Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ at the launch of ‘World Book Fair 2020’ emphasised that the world needs Mahatma Gandhi at a time when terrorism is threatening global peace.
He said, “Asia’s largest book fair is celebrating Gandhi. At a time when incidents of terrorism are occurring across the globe…personal interests have threatened brotherhood and peace, we need Gandhi the most.”
He stressed that the world needs Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of “truth, love and nonviolence” to maintain brotherhood.
People also need India’s vedas, Puranas and upanishads that are repositories of knowledge and science, he said.
Encouraging people to inculcate reading habits, he said that moving away from books is leading to deformation of ideas which needs to stop.
Inauguration Ceremony of New Delhi World Book Fair 2020.@DrRPNishank @HRDMinistry #wbf2020 pic.twitter.com/H7poiy3HUk
— National Book Trust, India (@nbt_india) January 4, 2020
Book Fair to focus on Gandhi as a literary figure
‘Continuing with Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations, the 28th edition of World Book Fair is themed on Gandhi’s influence in Indian literature.
The theme ‘Gandhi:The Writer’s Writer’ emphasises on the various aspects of Gandhi’s personality as a writer, editor, journalist, publisher, printer, a mass communicator par excellence.
Participation The fair will have works of nearly 600 Indian and foreign publishers, from 23 countries. Over 15 countries including Abu Dhabi, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Nepal, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah, Spain, Sri Lanka, UK, USA, are participating in the Foreign Pavilion at the Fair – Hall No. 7ABC.
Fair Details
The book fair organised by National Book Trust will be held from 4th January till 12th of this month in the national capital.
It will be open to the public daily from 11 A.M. to 8 P.M. Other features of the fair will include — Theme Pavilion, Authors’ Corner, Seminars, Braille Books, Children’s Pavilion and Foreign Countries’ Pavilion.
Entry tickets for New Delhi World Book Fair 2020 are available at Gate 1 and Gate 10 of Pragati Maidan.
Today entery for public will open at 11:30am onwards.#WBF2020
— National Book Trust, India (@nbt_india) January 4, 2020