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Contents Ujjain Book Fair
Ujjain Book Fair 1-2 Beijing International Book Fair 2 NBT Celebrates Hindi Pakhwada 3 Gandhi: The Writer 4-5 Training Course in Book Publishing 5 Books on Nature and Animals 6 An Inspiration to Many: Bapu 7 ational Book Trust, India in Fair would provide readers, especially Nassociation with Kalidas Sanskrit young readers to gain knowledge through Books on Sardar Patel Academy and District Administration, books and would also help them to refine 8 Ujjain organized Ujjain Book Fair at their skills. Kalidas Sanskrit Academy premises, Ujjain In his address, Prof. Govind Prasad from 31 August to 8 September 2019. Sharma, Chairman, NBT said that Ujjain Pick of the Month Prof. Balkrishna Sharma, Vice is one of the most popular cities of India. Chancellor, Vikram University The city finds mention in many writings. inaugurated the Fair. He hoped that the It is a matter of great pride that the Trust
The Fourth Friend Manoj Das 978-81-237-8776-3; Rs 55.00 OCTOBER 2019 NBT NEWSLETTER 1 is organizing the book fair in the Over 50 publishers from city. across the country participated Speaking of the various in the Fair. They exhibited activities of the Trust to promote books across genres in Hindi books, Prof. Sharma said that and English languages. During one of the objectives of the book the 9-day Fair, several literary, fairs is to make books accessible cultural and children’s activities to readers in large numbers and were organized including create a culture of reading. He also storytelling session, poets’ meet, talked about New Delhi World ghazal programmes, panel Book Fair and mobile exhibitions discussions, meet-the-author which are organized regularly by programmes among others. the Trust. More than 50 distinguished Dr Pankaj Lakshman Jani, personalities including writers, Vice Chancellor, Maharishi scholars, teachers, librarians Panini Sanskrit and Vedic University also book fair acts like a bridge to bring readers and intellectuals participated in the 9-day spoke on the occasion. He remarked that a closer to the books. book fair. Beijing International Book Fair ational Book Trust, India demonstrations of the new Nparticipated in Beijing technology throughout the International Book Fair held at Fair. A series of performances China’s International Exhibition and author events took place Centre, Beijing, from 21-25 to show how 5G, combined August 2019. with augmented reality, mixed Spread across 106,800 sqm, reality and virtual reality, the Fair hosted more than 2,600 makes it possible for authors to exhibitors. More than half of communicate with their readers exhibitors – 1,600 – were drawn in new ways. In future, readers from overseas, representing 95 can take part in book launches, regions and countries. These for example, by watching included two newcomers, projected images of authors. Portugal and Kazakhstan, as well A number of book launches, as countries expanding their presence at In honour of the 70th anniversary of storytelling and reading promotional the Fair. the establishment of diplomatic relations events were also organised during the Fair. The Trust displayed over 200 books between The People’s Republic of China This year, a record number of 175,000 across genres and languages from various and Romania, BIBF invited Romania to be publishing professionals attended the publishers across the country. A good this year’s country of honour. More than Fair, ranging from the one-day Beijing number of publishing professionals visited 20 publishers presented their poetry and International Publishing Forum to a 2-day NBT stall and appreciated the exhibit of literature at the Fair to create awareness intensive induction programme for new books at the stall. Some of them showed of the richness of the Romanian culture exhibitors. keen interest in acquiring copyrights or amongst visitors. Shri Rakesh Kumar, Deputy Director co-publishing arrangements. While children’s books and digital and Shri Dwijendra Kumar, English publishing dominated BIBF once Editor represented NBT at the Fair. more, the biggest story of the Fair was BIBF’s partnership with China Telecom, the first time it has been demonstrated at a publishing trade fair. BIBF’s special 5G+ Reading Zone showed how faster, high quality internet speed can open up new opportunities for publishers, writers and readers. BIBF hosted interactive
2 NBT NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2019 NBT Celebrates Hindi Pakhwada A fortnight dedicated to Hindi is including Hindi general knowledge, “celebrated every year in India. No essay writing and poetry writing. other country in the world dedicates On this occasion, the prizes a fortnight to its national language,” were given away to the winners said Dr Kamal Kishore Goyenka, of competitions held during noted author and Vice Chairman of Hindi Pakhwada. The winners of Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra at essay competition included Shri a lecture on ‘Premchand Ki Bhasha Bhagendra Patel, Ms Poonam aur Unki Pehchaan.’ The lecture Madhukar, Ms Ekta, Ms Priyanka was organized by the National Jadon, Ms Surekha Sachdeva, Ms Book Trust, India as part of Hindi Ritu Kumari, Ms Poonam Jain Pakhwada celebrations at its premises and Ms Rukhshi. The winners in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi on 9 of General Hindi Knowledge September 2019. of Premchand, Dr Goyenka said that competition were Shri Mukesh Panwar, He further said that the significance Premchand, basically was a Urdu writer. Ms Aruna Devi, Ms Navjot Kaur, Shri of Hindi was first recognized by Mahatma His first story in Hindi was published in Avinash Anand, Ms Sunita Verma, Shri Gandhi in 1903 in South Africa. He gave 1914. Thereafter, he got a few more Hindi Mani Bhushan, Ms Savita Prasad and Ms a speech in Hindi there. Later when he stories published and got a recognition as Shefali. The winners of Hindi Dictation visited India in 1915, he accepted Hindi an exemplary writer. competition were Shri J Ali, Shri Praveen as a language of struggle for freedom of Dr Goyenka also brought into light Kumar, Ms Vasundhara Lal, Shri Omveer, India. “But now,” he remarked, “after some of the unknown and interesting Shri Sudhir Kumar, Shri Aman Kumar, independence, the language has become facts about the life of Premchand. He Ms Renu Nirmal and Shri Pramod irrelevant.” said that when Premchand died, he had Kumar. The winners of Hindi Quiz two insurance policies and a cash amount for Rs 5000. Premchand also visited Bombay (Mumbai) to write scripts for Hindi movies. There are many stories of Premchand which are yet to be published. To bring out the philosophy and and essence of Premchand’s writings, Dr Goyenka narrated a few stories of Premchand. He remarked that the writer was much ahead of his times and talked about issues that are relevant even today. Dr Goyenka said that Hindi has been Ms Neera Jain, Director, NBT thanked competition were Shri Bhagendra Patel, recognized in countries like the United the distinguished guests present on the Ms Kanti Bisht, Shri Mani Bhushan, Shri States of America and Mauritius where occasion. She also said that, this year, the Pramod Kumar, Ms Shweta Kumari, Ms several literary and cultural programmes number of employees participating in the Aruna Devi, Shri Om Prakash and Shri on Hindi are organized. He felt that to competition has increased considerably. Rahul Kumar. promote Hindi, there is a need to make National Book Trust, India organised Hindi Pakhwada was coordinated Hindi a medium of learning at research Hindi Pakhwada from 1 to 15 September by Shri Rakesh Kumar, Deputy Director and higher education level. 2019. During the Pakhwada, three and Rajbhasha Adhikari; and Ms Alpna Focussing on the life and works competitions for employees of the Trust Bhasin, Translation Officer of the Trust.
OCTOBER 2019 NBT NEWSLETTER 3 Gandhi: The Writer hat, then, is the bare emotion- other. Some time after their suppression Wstripped truth about Gandhi the by the Government of India (there was a writer? And that question may well evoke brief period when The Young India came a counter-question: What is a writer? out in cyclostyle form), Gandhi founded The answer is complex, multi- Harijan (1933) and this also was a weekly. faceted. He who wields words effectively Harijan was issued in English and several for a creative purpose is a writer, beyond regional languages. It survived its founder’s doubt. So is he who uses words to make passing away by several years. While images of beauty even of the ephemeral the contents of these periodicals must kind. (A great bulk of even the best make the principal source material for a writing is ephemeral, anyway.) Beauty Gandhian study, the few books he wrote is not necessarily truth, though; nor is are important too. His Autobiography truth in its absolute sense beauty (an un- has already been mentioned. This is Gandhian idea, this.) The literature of our supplemented by a companion volume, time will affirm this view. There is a genre Satyagraha in South Africa, But long before of writing which owes its enrichment to he issued these works, as far back as 1908, truth, not to beauty. The words, the clay he wrote Hind Swaraj, or Indian Home of creativity, mean almost nothing in their Rule, Neglected when first published, it own individual or collective right, acting Gandhi set down in clear-cut lucid attracted the highest acclaim thirty years only as the instrument of a certain planned prose in his mother-tongue Gujarati, in later. For instance, John Middleton Murry, purpose. It is the nature and dimension Hindi and in English — it was inevitable reviewing a reprint of the book, stated: of that purpose that make a dividing line that he wrote far more in English than in ”The greatest Christian in the modern (sharp here, blurred there) between the Indian languages — every shade, every world is Gandhi: and Hind Swaraj is (I writer and the non-writer. nuance of his thought. He laid bare each believe) the greatest book that has been No one who has used the stuff of words passing phase of his inner development written in modem times.”Several other on a massive scale has been as passionately and the mainsprings of motivation behind remarks of equal force will be discussed purposive as Gandhi. No one has used words every significant deed. He grew within in a chapter in this volume devoted to with such intense longing to be down-to- himself all the time, year after year, decade that book. There was also the slim Key earth on the one hand and, paradoxically, after decade, and naturally there had to to Health, which has been listed among to reach for the stars on the other. be contradictions in what he said. The Gandhi’s “basic” books — it has had a He has plainly stated his objective. “I unabashed self-stripping, the uninhibited surprisingly large circulation in the East as write as the spirit moves me at the time of revelation of inner frailties and soul well as the West. In this study, however, Key writing.” “I write to propagate my ideas.” storms, the deadly struggle to reach out to Health will be left out since (so it seems And again: “The reader can have no idea towards Truth at any cost — all these to me) it cannot claim any literary merit. of the restraint I have to exercise… in the mark not only the pages of the brilliant Finally, there are, Gandhi’s numerous choice of topics and my vocabulary. It is Autobiography he wrote (aptly calling it letters — thousands — written to people a training for me. It enables me to peep The Story of My Experiments with Truth), of all kinds, the great and the humble, old into myself and to make discoveries of but also a large area of his enormous and young, and even children. Selectively issued in several collections, they are a my weaknesses. Often my vanity dictates literary output. His faithful secretary and mirror of several facets of their writer’s a smart expression or my anger a harsh companion, Mahadev Desai, translated personality. adjective. It is a terrible, ordeal but a fine into English almost everything of note that Gandhi produced in his mother- The English weeklies Gandhi founded exercise to remove these weeds.” tongue — and the ability of Mahadev and edited in India had a somewhat A writer could be inimitably more Desai to write as Gandhi himself wrote limited circulation. Yet, let it be recorded than the words he spins out. And the words was indeed unique. Gandhi’s English that at one time the sale of The Young could be a vast deal more meaningful wordage alone exceeds two million. Most India went up to 40,000 copies — a big than their stark face value. A writer is of his work appeared in The Young India, figure in those days in Indian journalism. his thought, his dream, his dedication; the weekly journal he founded in 1919 Navajivan was no less popular. The Provided, of course, that he gives all these (following his South African venture, all-important fact, however, is that his an outer habitation in terms of language. Indian Opinion), filling it mainly with writings were “common property” — no That is a compulsion he lives for. Without the product of his own pen; and besides copyright was involved — and they were that, he could be an idealist, a man of this was his Gujarati weekly, Navajivan. promptly reprinted in almost the entire wisdom, a seer, but certainly not a writer. Each was virtually a counterpart of the Indian Press. So The Young India and 4 NBT NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2019 Harijan commanded indirectly a varied, limitations, led by a far-from-common and further forward towards a skyline that eager and truly massive readership all seriousness of purpose, along with an continued to recede. over the country. It is astounding that extraordinary measure of human warmth. The words that flowed from his pen the flow of Gandhi’s contributions to his His South African days were a period of in the next three decades stand as a living periodicals never slackened through the severe self-preparation — he was caught record of this amazing inner development long years; he kept up the quantity as all unawares by this sudden, inescapable of a person whose constant prayer was an well as the qualitative standard even in need — but its truly rich fruitbearing was echo of a great hymn from the Upanishads: the crucial periods when the country was to take place many years later in his own From untruth lead me to Truth ablaze with a national conflagration, and homeland. From darkness lead me to Light the obligation to direct countless masses of Then it so happened that, in his From death lead me to Immortality. people engaged in a “Do or Die” struggle middle years. History held him in an iron And it hardly needs to be stated that imposed on the Supreme Leader the grip. History and Life-Force fused — they the Life-Force (or whatever else it was) did heaviest strain and stress… became two mighty elements turned into heed the ardent and ceaseless prayer deep Lest I deviate from my set theme one — with the self-same intent. There down in his heart and led him, above all with its stated accent, I hasten to say that could be no release for the common man else, from untruth to truth, darkness to this volume is composed essentially of faced with the compulsion to make himself light, death to immortality. Gandhi’s revelation of himself through uncommon. Caught up in the tidal sweep, - Excerpted from the book Gandhi: one medium alone, the written word. he had to move uncontrollably forward The Writer published by NBT India Even his spoken words are, generally speaking, beyond the purview of this study. Some relevant biographical data Theme at the NDWBF 2020 have been used simply as a framework and he forthcoming edition of New Delhi World Book Fair, which is an annual are not meant to tell a continuous story. feature, will be held from 4 to 12 January, 2020. Nehru has said: ‘It may be that if many T The theme of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2020 is ‘Gandhi: The Writers’ attempt to write his life, they may succeed Writer.’ Mahatma Gandhi was a prolific writer, editor and translator. He wrote in throwing light on some aspects of this extensively in Gujarati, Hindi and English languages. His writings not only reflected unique career.” In these pages I have dwelt his philosophy of non-violence and peace but also gave an insight into the socio- on one of a hundred aspects. And even in economic and political scenario of the country. Both his thoughts and writings have that limited area I have had to be severely greatly influenced the writers across the globe like Mulk Raj Anand, VS Naipaul, selective. Sarojini Naidu, R K Narayanan, Romain Rolland, among others. The theme is Gandhi started writing in his early an attempt to give booklovers a glimpse of how Mahatma Gandhi inspired and youth, but what he had to say then was influenced the writers of all ages and how the writers understand and put Gandhiji not of consequence, aside from the fact in words. that even at that time he was, within his Training Course in Book Publishing ational Book Trust, India designing, ISBN, printing, sales, Norganized a short-term certificate promotion and marketing. The course in book publishing at University faculty included Shri Chandrashekhar of Allahabad, Prayagraj from 7 to 16 Mishra, Shri Dharmendra Shukla, Shri September 2019. Sridharan Balan and Shri G.S. Jolly. Dr. Uday Pratap Singh, The participants were taken to a visit Honourable Chairman, Hindustani to the Government Press, Prayagraj. Academy, Allahabad inaugurated the The valedictory function was programme. Prof. Chanda Devi, Head organized on 16 September 2019. of Department of Hindi, University of Dr Ishwar Sharan Vishwakarma, Allahabad, presided over the function. Chairman, Higher Education Services Shri Manas Ranjan Mahapatra, Course Selection Commission, Allahabad was Director was also present on the occasion. the chief guest on the occasion. Shri. Over 50 participants from across Yogender Pratap Singh, Professor, Hindi the state participated in the course. The Department, University of Allahabad was experts from the industry introduced also present on the occasion. the participants to the various aspects Shri Narendra Kumar, Production of publishing like copyright, editing, Officer coordinated the programme.
OCTOBER 2019 NBT NEWSLETTER 5 Books on Animals & Nature
The world celebrates October 3 as Nature Day, October 4 as Animal Day and October 6 as Wildlife Day - all the three days aim at promoting environmental awareness. Given below is a list of some of NBT’s publications on these subjects.
Common Birds analyses the human interference leading to Social Life of Animals Salim Ali & Laeeq Futehally the degraded status of the same today and Sukanya Datta Based on a study of Indian suggests measures for its eco-restoration. This book is a wealth of bird-life extending over four ISBN 978-81-237-6568-6; Rs 145 information on social life decades, this book conveys all Our Environment of animals—how crocodiles that one would like to know Laeeq Futehally guide their young to water, about birds. Written in an easy and lucid the male penguin incubates ISBN 978-81-237-1032-7; Rs 100 style, the book looks at the the eggs, the female hornbill Fishes varied natural environment protects her chicks from predators, and Mary Chandy in all their contours of many more such details of other animals. A fascinating book about utility and aesthetic appeal. The author ISBN 978-81-237-3937-3; Rs 110 fishes—their structure, emphasises, without being averse to the Social Life of Plants adaptations, peculiar habits needs of man’s dependence on Nature, Sukanya Datta and ways—and the various that most of the damage inflicted on the Plants, like humans, form kinds of fish that inhabit the environment is unwittingly done. alliances with other plants oceans, seas, rivers, streams, ponds and ISBN 978-81-237-0036-6; Rs 110 and animals, wage war fisheries. The Planet Earth against enemies, employ ISBN 978-81-237-1045-7; Rs 90 S M Mathur mercenaries and use subtle Forests and Forestry The book, besides giving strategies for survival. This K P Sagreiya physical data of the Earth, book explains the interesting social life of This book deals with various types of gives a concise account of the the plant world. forests in India, their nature, description broad physical features of the ISBN 978-81-237-2938-1; Rs 110 and utility as perpetual renewable national globe such as oceans, mountains, rivers The Strange World of Animals assets. It also throws light on the technique and lakes. G.S.Unnikrishnan Nair and practice of forestry so as to derive the ISBN 978-81-237-5858-9; Rs 45 The animal kingdom is full maximum benefit from forests. Extinctions: No Comebacks of wonders. Each animal ISBN 978-81-237-1126-3; Rs 195 M A Haque is a genetic marvel. Nature Rivers of India The book explores the history has blessed them with many Radha Kant Bharati of life on Earth and various special capabilities that even A comprehensive introduction to the factors that resulted in mass humans have been trying to life line of the country— extinctions. Scientists believe imitate. Recent explorations the rivers, explaining their that the rate of modern-day have revealed some animals, which have cultural, social, economic, extinctions is faster than the been unknown to us until now. This commercial significance. earlier ones due to human activities. The book, planned like a safari, takes the Translation from Hindi has book looks into the impact of extinctions readers around the animal world to see been done by Sandeep Sinha. on Earth’s biodiversity and gives some idea some of these creatures and their strange ISBN 978-81-237-4138-3; Rs 90 about measures that need to be taken to world. ISBN 978-81-237-7410-7; Rs 295 The Ailing Forests of India save Earth from further degeneration. ISBN 978-81-237-7951-5; Rs 140 Water: The Matrix of Life C K Karunakaran In pre-historic days, the Science of the Oceans K K Mishra forests extended over the A N P Ummerkutty The astonishing properties entire country. The original This book introduces us to the and role of water as the inhabitants mostly lived as science of oceanography and ‘matrix of life’ have been denizens of the forest. Later the immense potentialities of presented in a semi-technical on, greed and a growing population led to water around our shores for style. This book provides progressive shrinkage of our forest cover exploring and utilising them a deeper understanding of the most and to inevitable consequences in the form for the prosperity of our people. ubiquitous marvel of Nature. of erosion, floods and drought. This book ISBN 978-81-237-0468-5; Rs 75 ISBN 978-81-237-3314-2; Rs 60
6 NBT NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2019 An Inspiration to Many : Bapu
The nation celebrates 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s (2 October 1869-30 January 1948) birthday. National Book Trust, India has brought out a number of publications on Mahatma Gandhi in Hindi, English and other Indian languages.
Gandhi-Tattva-Shatakam uniqu relationship that was not only economic planning, giving a radmap of Dr M V Nadkarni personal but also political. Khadi from local village to world market. Written by noted economist, Gandhiji and His Disciples Back to the Sources: A Study of the book is the first Sanskrit Gandhi’s Basic Education publication of the National Jayant Pandya Henry Fagg Book Trust, India. This 978-81-237-1116-4 / Rs 45 978-81-237-3969-9 / Rs 50 bilingual book in Sanskrit This book is the story of The book attempts and English, is a set of twelve eminent Gandhians, to provide a detailed 108 verses conceived and their initiation and shaping contextual study of the presented in Sanskrit language covering of their personalities by most decisive period in all the important aspects of Mahatma the Mahatma and their the evolution of Gandhi’s Gandhi’s life, work and philosophy. It contribution to humanity. beliefs on education. endeavours to enrich the Sanskrit language Gandhi: A Life by introducing contemporary thinking for Krishna Kripalani Pen-Portraits and Tributes by Gandhiji the benefit of the youngsters as well as 978-81-237-0646-7 / Rs 60 U S Mohan Rao general readers. Mahatma Gandhi lived, 81-237-0260-7 / Rs 30 The book is a collection Bapu (Part I) suffered and died for his of Gandhiji’s sketches and F C Freitas people. Yet it is not in tributes on some of the 81-237-1026-7 / Rs 14 relation to this country eminent personalities of The story of Gandhi from alone that his life has his times who nfluenced his birth till the Dandi significance. Nor is it only him greatly. It throws light March in pictures and as a patriot or revolutionary on a fascinating aspect of Gandhiji’s words. reformer that he will be remembered by future generations. An personality; his observations and the Bapu (Part II) interesting and absorbing account of ability to penetrate the innate goodness of F C Freitas the life and achievements of Mahatma human nature in a few words. 81-237-1025-9 / Rs 16 Gandhi. The Mahatma and the Poet This sequal to Part I Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (Comp.) tells about Gandhi’s Gandhi’s India: Unity in Diversity 978-81-237-2201-X / Rs 65 arrest following the Salt 978-81-237-5213-6 / Rs. Put together from various Satyagraha and ends with 40 published and unpublished his assassination. Gandhiji’s basic ideas underwent no change sources, this book is a Stories from Bapu’s Life during the forty years of his collection of letters and Uma Shankar Joshi active public life, but their debates exchanged between 978-81-237-0508-8 / Rs 19 expression and application Mahatma Gandhi and In this book, the noted varied according to circumstances. This is Rabindranath Tagore. Gujarati writer relates some a brief anthology of Gandhiji’s views. What is Hinduism? interesting episodes from History of Khadi Mahatma Gandhi Bapu’s life. Written in a Geetanjali Parikh 81-237-0927-7 / Rs 35 simple and heartwarming 978-81-237-6042-1 / Rs A selection of Gandhiji’s style, the stories will appeal to children. 80 articles drawn mainly Gandhi-Nehru Correspondence: A The book attempts to take from Young India, the Selection the readers on a historical Harijan and the Navajivan Arjun Dev (Ed.) journey of Khadi, from on Hinduism. Written on different 978-81-237-6125-1 Rs 95 being a livery of freedom occasions, these articles present a picture This collection brings together select to green fabric or designer of Hindu Dharma in all its richness, correspondence between Gandhi and wear. It aims to provide an insight on the comprehensiveness and sensitivity to the Nehru. Together they portray a strikingly pivotal role Khadi played in the Indian existential dilemmas of human existence.
OCTOBER 2019 NBT NEWSLETTER 7 Books on Sardar Patel RNI-39456/82 Postal Regd. No. DL-SW-1-4076/2018-20 The nation celebrates the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 31 October. Popularly known as the Iron Licenced to post without prepayment. Man of India, Patel played a significant role during India’s L.No. U(SW)21/2018-20 freedom struggle as well as post independence years. Two books Mailing date: 5/6 Same Month brought out by NBT, bring out the personality of Sardar Patel. Date of Publication: 01/10/2019
Gandhi-Patel: Letters and Speeches; Neerja Singh (Comp.) This collection brings out some of the significant New Delhi Rights Table correspondences between Gandhi and Patel, s part of the New Delhi World Book Fair, the NBT is their mutual respect for each other and also the organizing the 8th New Delhi Rights Table (NDRT) on differences between the two on various matters of A policies and strategies. 4 and 12 January 2020. The two day event brings together 978-81-237-5556-4; Rs 80 publishers, Rights’ agents, translators and editors from India and abroad to network and explore business opportunities Nehru-Patel: Agreement Within Differences; together. Neerja Singh (Ed) This collection brings together the correspondence The NDRT offers you B2B sessions in a refreshingly between Nehru and Patel. Set against the new business ambience. The unique format will enable tumultuous backdrop of India’s freedom struggle, participants to book their own table, meet each other and these conversations engaged with some of the most present their products and ideas. challenging debates of the day. What is striking For online Registration at the NDRT 2020, and for about these exchanges is the candour and high other details, kindly visit our website : intellectual acumen with which they addressed www.newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in. many of these issues. Disagreements were aplenty, We look forward to your participation at the NDRT but they also display a willingness to set these aside for the common 2020. pursuit of national goals. A collection that inspires as much as it For further details please write to: informs. [email protected] 978-81-237-5874-9; Rs 95
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