Delhi Book Fair begining on August 29

The literary treasure of North-East will be the focus of the the nine-day Delhi Book Fair begining on August 29.

"The theme for this fair will be 'Literature from North-East' and the focus will be to promote the vast and rich literary treasure of the region," Subas Pani, Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), said.

Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid will inaugurate the fair organised by ITPO and Federation of Indian Publishers.

More than 230 publishers from India and abroad are participating in the fair and about 90,000 books will be on show, R C Govil, President of Federation of Indian Publishers said. The publishers include those from Abu Dhabi, China, Iran, Pakistan and USA.link