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63-474: This annual (previously biennial) event takes place in winters, and is organized by the National Book Trust (NBT) , India. Since 2013, New Delhi World Book Fair is organised by National Book Trust (NBT) in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) annually at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under MOU with ITPO. Apart from publication, NBT promotes national readership policies and also supports

126-611: A concerted and well coordinated trade promotion drive throughout the country. ITPO has two subsidiaries namely Tamil Nadu Trade Promotion Organisation (TNTPO) and Karnataka Trade Promotion Organisation (KTPO) with share holding of 51 percent in each of them. With the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Chennai Trade Centre (CTC) in January 2001 and the Trade Centre Bangalore in September 2004, ITPO has successfully completed

189-449: A high reputation among international publishers. The 28th NDWBF was held from 4 to 12 January 2020 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. To mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi , the theme of NDWBF is ‘Gandhi: The Writers’ Writer’. In 2018, European Union and in 2019 Sharjah was the Guest of Honor Country at NDWBF. The NBT conducted a National Action Plan for Readership Development Among

252-458: A monthly Newsletter about recent publications. The National Book Trust (NBT), India is an apex body established by the Government of India ( Department of Higher Education , Ministry of Human Resource Development ) in the year 1957. India's first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru envisioned that NBT would be a bureaucracy-free structure that would publish low-cost books. The objectives of

315-643: A new dimension of Swami Vivekananda for developing scientific temper in children. The 24th New Delhi World Book Fair was held during January 9–17, 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi with China as the Guest of Honour Country. The theme of the 2016 edition was cultural diversity 'Vivid Bharat - Diverse India'. The message of the Sino-Indo partnership for the New Delhi Book Fair 2016 was the connecting rainbow -"Renaissance of Civilizations- Understanding through exchanges".The Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated

378-639: A new scheme to encourage young women writers ‘Mahila Lekhan Protsahan Yojana’. As per the scheme, the Trust has invited proposals from young women writers below 40 years from across the country writing in any of the 22 Indian languages recognized by the Constitution and in English. The manuscript submitted should be the writer’s first, original and unpublished. The genres may include novel, travelogue, memoirs, diary, short stories, plays and satire. The manuscripts selected by

441-509: A proactive role in catalysing trade, investment and technology transfer processes. Its promotional tools include organising of fairs and exhibitions in India and abroad, Buyer-Seller Meets, Contact Promotion Programmes, Product Promotion Programmes, Promotion through Overseas Department Stores, Market Surveys and Information Dissemination. Some of the structures in Pragati Maidan were designed by

504-471: A scheme of NBT Book Club. The members of this Club can avail a special discount on purchase of NBT books and also a discount on postal charges on the receipt of books through VPP. The life membership fee for the Club is only Rs. 100/- for individuals and Rs. 500/- for institutions. Now book lovers and institutions can enroll themselves online through NBT ReadersBook Club. To create a pool of trained professionals for

567-457: A significant initiative in cultural diplomacy, the Government of India and the Government of People’s Republic of China have put forward an ambitious translation programme that includes translation of select 25 classical and contemporary literary works from Chinese into Hindi and Indian literary works into Chinese. To give effect to this initiative a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between

630-549: A trade portal Trade Portal of India having all trade related information including country profiles, product profiles, trade directory etc. ITPO is networking with International Organisation in the field of Trade and Commerce through membership or collaborative arrangements such as Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ITPO is a founder member of Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) and participates in its Annual meets regularly. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) provide round-the-clock security at Pragati Maidan . Access control to

693-602: A ‘Financial Assistance Programme’ where NBT provides suitable incentive to foreign publishers in the form of financial assistance for translation of original Indian writings published by Indian publishers in English, Hindi and other Indian languages into foreign languages. The programme covers broad categories of fiction, non-fiction, science & technology, and books for children, except dictionaries, magazines, journals, textbooks for schools/ colleges and professional courses like medicine, pure & applied sciences, engineering, business administration, etc. National Book Trust, India

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756-516: Is a fusion of preservation of traditions of Trade and Investments along with modern identity of ITPO. The logo has a universal form. It signifies an authority of India exercising trade through fairs and exhibitions in India and abroad. The emblem has been derived from an inscription on a gold coin belonging to the era of the ancient ruler, Samundragupta (circa 330-380 A.D.) symbolising the zenith achieved in external trade. The vertical and horizontal strokes in

819-1039: Is air-conditioned space. It also consists of additional open space of 32,000 sq.m., a modern air conditioned food plaza with seating capacity for 500 plus persons, open and covered auditoriums with a combined capacity for 5500 and 1000 persons respectively, lounge areas, business centre facilities, etc. The existing facilities are being used by Industry, various Ministries, Govt. Departments and State Governments to present their policies, initiatives and achievements by supporting/holding exhibitions, conventions and other trade related events. ITPO has an extensive infrastructure as well as marketing and information facilities that are availed by both exporters and importers. ITPO had had overseas offices at New York City , Frankfurt , Tokyo , Moscow and São Paulo for pursuing opportunities for enhancement of India's trade and investment. However, all overseas offices are now closed by ITPO. ITPO has four Regional Offices: The Regional Offices, through their respective profile of activities, ensure

882-582: Is bringing out a quarterly magazine in Hindi titled Pustak Sanskriti . The magazine aims to not only update readers about the current literary and publishing events being organized across the country but to connect readers of all age groups especially youth with the rich tradition of Indian writings. Besides the activities of the Trust, the magazine also carries unpublished, original writings (short story, essays, poems, travelogues, etc.) of emerging new writers, book reviews, etc. National Book Trust, India has introduced

945-456: Is in early discussions with ITPO to set up Pragati Haat in every district headquarters and one near Bangalore similar to that of Delhi's Pragati Maidan. KEA has sought 20 acres of land in each district and 70 acres of land near Bangalore for the purpose. As per Allocation of Business Rules (which describes distribution of subject amongst GoI's departments and ministries), ITPO's activities are now classified under Export Promotion, in place of

1008-468: Is in the various Indian languages. The 2006 NDWBF witnessed 1,294 exhibitors on 38,000 m (2004: 1,205 / 32.546) and attracted 1 million visitors including those from foreign countries such as USA, Bangladesh, France, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Germany. The 20th New Delhi World Book Fair 2012 was held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from February 25 to March 4, 2012. The fair

1071-632: Is into e-publishing, with more than 100 of its titles available in the e-format ( EPUB 3.0), mainly intended to cater to the demands of Indian Diaspora and tech-savvy youth. The e-books are available in English, Hindi as well as in other Indian languages and can be accessed through Android enabled devices such as mobiles, tables, etc. The NBT, India and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) entered into an MoU to open select NBT bookshops at major metro stations. These bookshops will attract thousands of students and other commuters who travel by

1134-737: Is registered under Section-8 of the Companies Act, 2013 and so does not declare any dividend. ITPO's cash surplus stands at more than ₹316 crores in FY2021-22. ITPO continues performing handsomely and its networth has surpassed ₹2000 crores in FY2020-21. ITPO logo was designed for the erstwhile TFAI by eminent graphic designer Benoy Sarkar in 1974. He is also credited for designing iconic logos of Indian Airlines, Airports Authority of India, Delhi Transport Corporation, etc. ITPO logo has an interesting depiction of letters T (Trade) and F (Fair). The tone

1197-751: Is the nodal agency of the Government of India under aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India) for promoting country's external trade. ITPO is a Mini-Ratna Category-1 Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) with 100 percent shareholding of Government of India. In January 2016, ITPO appointed NBCC as Project Management Consultant (PMC) for Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) project as part of Redevelopment of Pragati Maidan . The project garnered much media attention due to demolition of Hall of Nations and Nehru Pavilion by ITPO in April 2017, after approval from Delhi High Court . ITPO has awarded

1260-624: The Ministry of External Affairs , Government of India and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Mutual Translation and Publication of classic and contemporary works. It was signed during the visit of Premier Li Keqiang to India. The project of taking forward the programme was given to National Book Trust, India. To implement this project

1323-479: The Ministry of Human Resource Development in association with Indian Council of Historical Research , Central Board of Secondary Education and National Book Trust, India organized an all India Online Contest to select students who could be part of the Programme. The contest was open to students of classes X and XI, across all Boards of School Education and schools in the country. The contest included writing an essay on

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1386-808: The Book Fair was on the 'Culture of Reading'. The Minister of State HRD Dr Mahenra Nsth Pandey inaugurated the fair. The highlights of the fair included 60 years of NBT history in the theme pavilion & children activities in the Children Pavilion including activities to celebrate Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary as 'National Youth Day' on 12 January 2017. The book fair witnessed author interactions, book releases, national seminars on - Best practices in Developing Reading skills & Research perspective in Developing Content for Children". The Director of

1449-559: The External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and the National Book Trust, India signed an MoU, to translate the 25 Chinese works into Hindi. In the first phase of translation books titled Analects of Confucius , Camel Xiangzi , Looks Beautiful and Selected Works of Bing Xin have been published. The year 2019 marked 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ,

1512-528: The IECC construction work to Shapoorji Pallonji Group for ₹2150 crores, making the project cost go over whopping ₹2600 crores. On 22 December 2017, Vice-President of India Venkaiah Naidu laid foundation stone of IECC project and Integrated Transit Corridor Development project at Pragati Maidan. On October 13, 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated New Exhibition Complex (Halls 2,3,4 & 5) and on June 19, 2022, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated

1575-542: The Kinfra Export Promotion Industrial Park in Kakkanad. The project would require investment of ₹1125 million, of which ₹31.25 crore each will be provided by the central and state governments and the remaining ₹50 crore will be mobilised via credit. The state government granted an in-principle approval for the project in 2012, but owing to the non-availability of funds it got delayed. ITPO is operating

1638-526: The Metro daily. Two such bookshops have been opened at the Kashmere Gate and Vishwavidyalaya Metro Stations . DMRC will also identify and allot space at prominent Metro Stations to publicize the various book promotional activities of NBT. The effort is part of NBT’s initiative to collaborate with similar organizations to promote books and reading in the country. To promote Indian writings abroad, NBT has initiated

1701-560: The NBT are to produce and encourage the production of good literature in English , Hindi and other Indian languages and to make such literature available at moderate prices to the public and to bring out book catalogues, arrange book fairs/exhibitions and seminars and take all necessary steps to make the people book minded. To widen readership base across the country, various programmes have been recently initiated by National Book Trust, India. Some of

1764-540: The NBT organizes a number of book promotional activities and literary programmes throughout the country, like book exhibitions, seminars, discussions, meet-the-author programmes, workshops and other literary events. NBT has been mandated by the Government of India to administer a Financial Assistance scheme for voluntary and literary bodies. The Financial Assistance is given on ad-hoc basis for organizing book promotional activities. Up to 75 per cent of approved expenditure for any or more purposes namely: The Trust also has

1827-478: The NDWBF 2017 Dr Rita Chowdhury, Director of NBT, and under chairmanship of Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Chairman of National Book Trust, Ministry of Human Resource Development,Government of India overlooked the functioning of the fair. The 26th New Delhi World Book Fair, January 6–14 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, was organised by the National Book Trust (NBT) in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation. The themed

1890-698: The Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor to the nation. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi performed havan and inaugurated the grand ITPO Convention Centre on July 26, 2023, and named it Bharat Mandapam. At Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Other Cities in India Outside India Third Party Events Many private companies, cooperatives and confederations organise prestigious fairs in Pragati Maidan such as India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)

1953-512: The Trust. In 1993 NBT established the National Center for Children’s Literature (NCCL) to monitor, coordinate, plan and aid the publication of children’s literature in various Indian languages. The NCCL is engaged in organizing workshops, exhibitions and promoting the habit of reading at the school level by encouraging the setting up of Readers’ Clubs. Till date over 33,000 (approx.) Readers’ Clubs have been established across various schools in

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2016-558: The Youth (NAPRDY) with a vision to make all youth in the age-group of 15-25 an active reader by the year 2025. The first major step under the NAPRDY has been the undertaking of the first ever National Youth Readership Survey among rural and urban youth across the country, which was undertaken by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), to assess the readership patterns as well as

2079-453: The annual event was organized jointly by the National Book Trust (NBT) & India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) with the theme being 'Indigenous Voices: Mapping India's Folk & Tribal Literature' and France as the guest country. The then HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor inaugurated the Fair, presided by Dr. Karan Singh , M.P. & Chairman Indian Council for Cultural Relations . Some of

2142-517: The best Architects of their times, like the following: ITPO has been managing the Pragati Maidan exhibition complex in New Delhi , which is spread over an area of 123.5 acres and has established it as a renowned destination for holding exhibitions, conventions, seminars, business meets and other trade promotion activities. The existing infrastructure of Pragati Maidan includes more than 16 exhibitions halls of about 65,000 sq.m. out of which 40,000 sq.m.

2205-508: The board of the TNTPO for the same. In 1995, ITPO launched 50:50 Joint subsidiary with National Informatics Centre (NIC) in the form of National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) , for collection and dissemination of trade data and improving Business Information Services to the business community, especially SME. In 2015–2016, NCTI registered operational loss of about ₹2 million and net negative assets of about ₹4 million. ITPO had coordinated

2268-573: The construction of exhibition-cum-trade complex Maniram Dewan Trade Centre ( Guwahati ) for Assam Trade Promotion Organisation under 'Assistance to States for Developing Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE) Scheme, for facilitating trade in North-Eastern States. International Trade and Convention Centre (Kerala) is proposed joint venture project of Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) at 25 acres of land in

2331-450: The country. The Center is mandated to conduct surveys and research work related to children’s literature. It also publishes a quarterly bilingual magazine ‘Reader’s Club Bulletin’ for children. The NCCL’s library-cum-documentation center for children’s literature at New Delhi is now connected with the library network across the country and members can access the books online. This library is open for general public and researchers. To promote

2394-459: The events held for the first time included cosplay , school librarians' meet, artist & illustrators' gallery and the counsellors desk in the Children & Youth pavilion. An annual National Debut Youth Fiction Writers meet was also held to promote greater interest in readership. The 22nd edition was held during February 15–23, 2014 at Pragati Maidan. The Guest of Honour country was Poland, while

2457-473: The exhibitions area would also be monitored by another team of the squad with help from private security guards. ITPO signed MoU with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to collaborate on trade promotion. ITPO also signed MoU with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in April 2011, directed towards a collective and well-directed effort to promote India's trade identifying

2520-406: The fair. The 25th New Delhi World Book Fair was organised between January 7–15 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi . The organizer of the NDWBF 2017 was National Book Trust- NBT, Ministry of Human resources Development, Government of India in collaboration with ITPO India Trade Promotion Organisation . The theme presentation of the 2017 edition was 'Manushi - Books Written on and by Women'. The focus of

2583-840: The first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism . As part of the year-long celebrations, NBT India published four books on the teachings and philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev, viz. Guru Nanak Vani by Bhai Jodh Singh ; Nanak Vani by Manjeet Singh; Baramah by renowned artist Siddharth, a coffee table book based on the poetic composition of Guru Nanak Dev; and Sakhian by Jagtaarjeet and illustrated by Gurdeep Singh. These books will be published in different Indian languages including Hindi , Punjabi , Marathi , Sindhi , Kashmiri , Sanskrit and English . India Trade Promotion Organisation [REDACTED] ₹ 3,765.2 million (US$ 45 million) (2015–2016) [REDACTED] ₹ 1,652.8 million (US$ 20 million) (2015–2016) India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) , headquartered at Pragati Maidan ,

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2646-411: The first phase of the setting-up of modern exhibition facilities outside Delhi. In FY 2015–2016, TNTPO and KTPO registered revenues of about ₹315 million and ₹48 million respectively and have reserves of about ₹1840 million and ₹390 million respectively. The Chennai Trade Centre, which is now spread across 14,000 sqm, is planned to be expanded by addition of 6,000 sqm and ITPO is seeking approval from

2709-436: The growing markets of neighbouring countries. The National Centre for Children's Literature (NCCL), a wing of NBT organizes events for children in the Children's pavilion to promote children's literature and the national 'Readers Club' movement. India is the third biggest market for English publications with almost 12,000 publishers that publish around 90,000 titles a year in more than 18 languages. India's main publishing output

2772-501: The internal strengths of the respective organisations. ITPO signed MoU with National Book Trust (NBT), India for conducting New Delhi World Book Fair every year, starting from February 2013. In 2013, ITPO has commissioned the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to construct a Business Confidence Index and a Consumer Confidence Index using data from ITPO's exhibitions. Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA)

2835-450: The jury will be published by NBT. The Shodh Yatri Programme is a unique programme initiated to encourage students to do research on India’s contributions and influences as well as areas of contacts between India and other countries in the neighborhood. In the process, the research findings will also trace the Indian roots in the evolution of their culture and heritage. In pursuing this programme

2898-496: The means of the students. So far, NBT has subsidized the publication of more than a thousand titles, mostly in English. The scope of the scheme has been widened to provide assistance for such publications in Indian languages. Launched in the year 1982 the National Book Week is an initiative of the NBT to promote books and the habit of reading in the country. During the National Book Week, held from 14 to 20 November every year,

2961-511: The new outreach programmes are detailed below: Under this initiative, age-group wise books of the Trust have been provided to school children in more than 50 Indian languages including tribal languages. The highlights of the programme are: around 1.5 lakh schools covered; 2 crore books of different genres printed; 16 States and Union Territories covered; 25,000 Readers’ Clubs established; 200+ Braille books in 5 languages; and 300+ illustrated books, chapter books, tactile, silent, e-books etc. India

3024-709: The nodal agency for the promotion of books overseas, the NBT participates in various international book fairs and puts up exhibitions to display select titles brought out by various Indian publishers. Since 1970, NBT has participated in various international book fairs including Frankfurt , Bologna , Jerusalem , Seoul, Sharjah , Beijing, Colombo , Tokyo, Bangkok, Minsk, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Warsaw, Nigeria, Kathmandu, Manila, London , Karachi , Dhaka , Lahore , Abu Dhabi and Jakarta. India’s Guest of Honor Presentations at Frankfurt (2006), Moscow (2009), Beijing (2010), Seoul (2013), Singapore (2014), Abu Dhabi (2019) and Guadalajara , Mexico (2019) were organized by NBT. As part of

3087-550: The presentations, the NBT coordinated many literary programmes, including seminars, discussions, reading sessions, and authors’ presentations. In addition, a special exhibit of books from India was also put up. NBT's children's books are known for their illustrations, by illustrators such as Pulak Biswas , Jagdish Joshi , Mrinal Mitra, Subir Roy, Atanu Roy , Manjula Padmanabhan , Mickey Patel and Suddhasattwa Basu . Painters Jatin Das and Krishen Khanna have also illustrated books for

3150-711: The previous classification under State Trading. Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman endorsed in September 2015 that ITPO is one of India's best agencies for international affairs and is on the verge of starting a major Convention Centre in Delhi as the capital does not have a venue where international conferences could be held. ITPO was upgraded to Mini-Ratna Category-1 by Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in 2015 due to continuous profit and robust past performance, empowering ITPO to incur capital expenditure on new projects, modernisation, purchase of equipment etc., without Government approval up to ₹500 crores. ITPO

3213-531: The public at large in remote, rural and difficult areas. Since its launch in 1992, about 15,000 such exhibitions have been organized across all the states in the country including north-eastern states . The NBT organizes the prestigious annual New Delhi World Book Fair , which is the largest book event in the Afro-Asian region. Over the last four decades the New Delhi World Book Fair has earned itself

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3276-415: The publication of reasonably priced books for higher education, NBT gives financial assistance to authors and publishers of textbooks and reference material. Under this scheme for the subsidized publication of books, only such books are subsidized for which a definite need is felt and which relate to subject areas where books of an acceptable standard are either not available or are so expensive as to be beyond

3339-559: The publishing industry, NBT conducts a month-long Training Course in Book Publishing in Delhi. Besides, NBT organizes short-term training courses in publishing in other parts of the country. In addition, NBT has now collaborated with select universities to offer one year post-graduate diploma in publishing studies. With this course NBT has been able to create more skilled human resource for publishing industry. Besides special publishing courses are also held in languages across India. The NBT

3402-407: The reading needs of the youth. The Survey has since been published as a Report by the NBT. The follow-up study in the form of a second Report on the Youth of North-East India: Demographics and Readership, giving an analytical and detailed account of the reading habits of the literate youth in the north-eastern states and their exposure to different forms of media, was also published by the NBT. As

3465-466: The theme at the MyGov.in website. Forty students (20 boys and 20 girls) were shortlisted for the interview which was conducted through Skype, in which ten students were selected as winners. A felicitation ceremony for the winners of the online Shodh Yatri contest was held at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2017. The winners were felicitated with a certificate, wooden replica of Ashoka Stambh, and Rs. 10,000/-. In

3528-401: The theme was 'Kathasagara: Celebrating Children's Literature'. New Delhi World Book Fair 2014 witnessed journalist Abhigyan Prakash launching a book titled, Development and Communication Morphosis written by Gaurav Sharma . The 23rd edition was held during February 14–22, 2015 at Pragati Maidan. The guest of honour country was Singapore with Korea as the focus country. The theme of the Fair

3591-407: The two Guest Country Presentations. NBT plays an important role in promoting books and the habit of reading by organizing book fairs and exhibitions throughout the country. As the nodal body for the promotion of books both in India and abroad, NBT: The NBT also operates on innovative scheme of exhibition of books through mobile vans, ‘Pustak Parikramas’ across the country to make books accessible to

3654-466: Was 'Suryodaya: Emerging voices from North East India'. The slogan of the fair was Books opening the mind. Doors opening the future. The Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the Fair, while HRD Minister of State Upendra Kushwaha inaugurated the Children's pavilion. National Book Trust under the Young India Library series was to put up for sale a new edition of a book on parables covering

3717-472: Was environmental issues such as climate change, global warming , and water pollution . Guest of honor country was 'European Union'. The 27th New Delhi World Book Fair was held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi January 5–13. The theme of the fair was ‘Books for Readers with Special Needs’ and Sharjah is the ‘guest of honours’ country. For 2020, the book fair moved to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic and

3780-574: Was held 30–31 October 2020. National Book Trust National Book Trust ( NBT ) is an Indian publishing house, which was founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India . The activities of the Trust include publishing, promotion of books and reading, promotion of Indian books abroad, assistance to authors and publishers, and promotion of children's literature. NBT publishes reading material in several Indian languages for all age-groups, including books for children and Neo-literates. They publish

3843-565: Was inaugurated by the then HRD Minister Kapil Sibal . A corporate social responsibility initiative was undertaken by the publishing industry to launch the Pink Ribbon Book Tag at the Book Fair to support the Indian Cancer Society for a humanitarian cause. The theme of the 20th World Book Fair was 'Towards 100 years of Indian Cinema'. The 21st edition was scheduled during February 4–10, 2013 at Pragati Maidan. Under an MoU ,

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3906-710: Was incorporated by merger of Trade Development Authority (TDA) , a Registered Society under Ministry of Commerce & Industry , with Trade Fair Authority of India (TFAI) with effect from 1 January 1992. TFAI was earlier incorporated, under Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956, on 30 December 1976 by amalgamating 3 organisations of the Government of India viz. India International Trade Fair Organisation, Directorate of Exhibitions & Commercial Publicity and Indian Council of Trade Fairs & Exhibitions and commenced operations with effect from 1 March 1977. ITPO, during its existence of more than 3 decades has played

3969-625: Was the Guest of Honor Country at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (24-30 April 2019) and at the Guadalajara Book Fair (30 Nov-8 Dec 2019). National Book Trust, India was designated by the Ministry of HRD , Government of India as the nodal agency to coordinate the Guest Country Presentations at the international book fairs. A 100+ strong delegation composed of authors, science communicators, children writers, storytellers, artists, publishing professionals participated in each of

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