44th edition of World Book Fair begins in Pragati Maidan on 7 January 2017

44th edition of World Book Fair is set to start in Pragati Maidan on 7 January 2017. It will have more than 800 Indian and 20 foreign publishers and is one of the largest in Afro-Asian countries - there would be more than 2,500 stalls.
The focus this year would be on women authors and writings on women and their fight for emancipation under the theme ‘Manushi'.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 5 January 2017.

As Director, World Book Fair, has indicated - the basic idea is to show and project the diversity of writings by women writers and to bust the homogeneity of ‘women writers'.
There will also be a Children's Pavilion where seminars, story-telling sessions, and workshops on creative writing would be organized.
In addition, there would be an Authors Corner where book lovers can avail of the opportunity to interact with eminent authors and literary personalities.


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