New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) 2020 to start from January 4
Annual New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) 2020 dates have been announced. The 28th edition of the NDWBF will commence from January 4, 2020. The book fair is being organised by National Book Trust with India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce as the co-organizers.
The theme for NDWBF 2020 is Gandhi: The Writers’ Writer. The theme aims to highlight the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on Indian literature and some major authors of India as well as abroad. It will also focus on the aspects of Gandhi as a writer, editor, journalist, publisher, printer and a mass communicator par excellence.
Book lovers and voracious readers can find books of different Indian and foreign languages, along with adaptation and translations at NDWBF. Apart from literary and publishing conferences and programmes, the fair also opens up a gateway to the publishing and intellectual world of South Asia.
New Delhi World Book Fair was first held in 1972 and saw 200 participants. The fair, which is India’s oldest after Kolkata, was inaugurated by former President of India V V Giri.
