The theme of the most-awaited event of the year in the city, the New Delhi World Book Fair to start on Saturday is 'Manushi', focusing on writings on and by women.
The theme pavilion would be inaugurated by Union Human Resource and Development Minsiter, Prakash Javadekar on January 10.
Noted Odia author and Jnanpith Awardee Dr Pratibha Ray is the guest of honour and Tomasz Kozlowski, ambassador of the delegation of the European Union to India is the special guest on the occasion.
The book fair will be held from January 7-15 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
"National Book Trust is celebrating 60 years of its foundation and it will showcase its journey in promoting books and reading at a special exhibit 'This is no looking back!' is a platform for displaying our rich treasure of knowledge through books," said Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Chairman, NBT while addressing a Press conference at the Constitution Club of India.
"Through their collective efforts, authors, publishers, distributors and media help us in connecting books with people," he added.
The exhibit will display various activities of NBT taken in promoting books including book fairs being organised by the Trust across India, participation of NBT in international book fairs. The India Trade Promotion Organisation has made special efforts to make book fair more visitor friendly.
The fair organised by National Book Trust (NBT) is in collaboration with India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) which would be inaugurated by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey.