The 44th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair will begin in New Delhi on Saturday at Pragati Maidan. The theme of the fair is "Manushi" focusing on writings on and by women. The 9-day-long fair, organised by National Book Trust in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation will aim to show and project the diversity of writings by women writers.<br/><br/>The fair will be inaugurated by Minister of State of for Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey. Eminent Odia writer and Jnanpith awardee Pratibha Ray will be Guest of Honour and Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to India will be the Special Guest on the ocassion.

The 44th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair will begin in New Delhi on Saturday at Pragati Maidan. The theme of the fair is "Manushi" focusing on writings on and by women. The 9-day-long fair, organised by National Book Trust in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation will aim to show and project the diversity of writings by women writers.<br/><br/>The fair will be inaugurated by Minister of State of for Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey. Eminent Odia writer and Jnanpith awardee Pratibha Ray will be Guest of Honour and Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to India will be the Special Guest on the ocassion.