New Delhi World Book Fair will be held from tomorrow till the 15th of this month at Pragati Maidan. The theme of this year is 'Manushi' which will focus on writings on and by women. An official release said the book fair will exhibit the rich tradition of women writings from ancient times till present. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the theme pavilion on the 10th of this month. <br/><br/>Posters and panels of some of the eminent women scholars of ancient and medieval India, and women pioneers of modern India will provide an intellectual ambience to the presentation. Besides, books on different genres like fiction, poetry, social science, and children's literature will form the main ingredients of the exhibition. A number of activities like seminars, panel discussions, storytelling sessions, and workshops on creative writing will be organised at the Children's Pavilion. A number of schools and NGOs will also participate in these activities. About 20 countries including China, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan and Iran are participating in the Foreign Pavilion. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports, National Book Trust is celebrating 60 years of its foundation. It will showcase its journey in promoting books and reading at a special exhibit called 'This is no looking back'. The exhibit will display the varied activities that NBT has undertaken in promoting books including organising book fairs. The Book Fair will witness the participation of nearly 800 publishers from across the country and abroad.

New Delhi World Book Fair will be held from tomorrow till the 15th of this month at Pragati Maidan. The theme of this year is 'Manushi' which will focus on writings on and by women. An official release said the book fair will exhibit the rich tradition of women writings from ancient times till present. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the theme pavilion on the 10th of this month. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports, National Book Trust is celebrating 60 years of its foundation. It will showcase its journey in promoting books and reading at a special exhibit called 'This is no looking back'. The exhibit will display the varied activities that NBT has undertaken in promoting books including organising book fairs.