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10Th World Hindi Conference Annual Subscription Rs 5.00; 50 paise per copy October 2015 • Vol 33 No. 10 Contents 10th World Hindi Conference 10th World Hindi Conference 1-2 NBT Celebrates Hindi Pakhwada with Children 2 Beijing International Book Fair 3 NBT India Signs MoU with C-DAC/W3C 4 Hindi Pakhwada Celebrations 5 Excerpts 6 fter a gap of 32 years, World Hindi Governor of Madhya Pradesh; Shri Books Received 6 AConference was organized in India Kesrinath Tripathi, Hon’ble Governor at Lal Parade Grounds, Bhopal, Madhya of West Bengal; Smt. Mridula Singh, Books On and By Gandhi Pradesh from 10 to 12 September 2015. Hon’ble Governor of Goa; Shri Shivraj 7 Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Singh Chouhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister Prime Minister of India, inaugurated of Madhya Pradesh; and other dignitaries Farewell 8 the conference where he emphasized on were also present on the occasion. the importance of Hindi as a medium of A book exhibition titled Hindi: Kal, global expression and interaction in the Aaj Aur Kal was also organized in which FORTHCOMING TITLE 21st century. He said, “Hindi is a valuable National Book Trust, India participated. language and we all need to work towards Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Chairman, its expansion and if don’t do something NBT inaugurated the NBT stall. Smt. for our language it will be lost.” He added, Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble Minister for “English, Chinese and Hindi are the three External Affairs; Shri Shivraj Singh languages of the future of everything Chouhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of digital.” Madhya Pradesh among others visited the Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble NBT stall and appreciated the exhibit of Minister for External Affairs; Dr. Harsh books put up at the stall. Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister of Science and A book entitled Hindi Bhasha: Technology; Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Swaroop, Shikshan, Vaishwaviikta, Hon’ble Minister of Communications published by the National Book Trust, and Information Technology; General India was presented to the participants VK Singh, Minister of State for External in the event. The book is a compilation Affairs; Shri Ram Naresh Yadav, Hon’ble of writings of 31 Hindi scholars from the Sir Lallubhai Samaldas Aparna Basu OCTOBER 2015 NBT NEWSLETTER 1 country and abroad. The book has been Rajbhasha (official language) but it is also edited by Dr Kamal Kumar Goenka, the language of communication in the Dr Mahavir Sharan Jain and Prof. country.” Avanijaish Awasthi. “Hindi is the most scientific language Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma, also of the world,” Shri Rajnath Singh added. presided over a discussion on ‘Desh Aur He felicitated 38 scholars with Hindi Videsh Mein Prakashan: Samasayen Samman on this occasion. It was also Aur Samadhan’ in which the speakers announced that the 11th World Hindi highlighted the problems and challenges Conference will be hosted by Mauritius. faced by the publishing industry in India Several authors and scholars of Hindi as compared to the publishers of the language from over 29 countries attended foreign countries. the conference. On the concluding day of the Besides the Chairman NBT, Shri conference, Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Imran-ul-Haque, Dy. Director (Sales), Minister of Home Affairs in his keynote and Shri Pankaj Chaturvedi, Hindi editor address said that “Hindi is not only were also part of the NBT team. NBT Celebrates Hindi Pakhwada with Children s a part of celebration 2015, Dr Rita Chowdhury, Aof Hindi Pakhwada eminent Asamiya author throughout the country, and Director, NBT India, National Centre for Children’s interacted with the children. Literature (NCCL), a wing of She urged them to read more National Book Trust, India and more books and try to organized two interactive express their thoughts as well sessions with the school as feelings of those who cannot children at its Library. These express like birds, animals, interactive sessions were river, trees etc. through written organized on 2nd and 7th words. “One should keep on September 2015. writing again and again to In the first session on 2nd get something worthwhile,” September, Shri Baldeo Bhai she added. The participating Sharma, Chairman, NBT of adhering to traffic rules in order to children also interacted with India, had a lively interaction with the avoid accidents. On this occasion, Shri B Dr. Chowdhury on the skill of writing. children. While narrating a story from the B Patel, Gujarati language Editor, NBT More than 200 children along epic Mahabharata, he said that “Yudishtra, also narrated folktales to the children. with their teachers from the Hope Hall the eldest brother of Pandavas, learnt to In the second session on 7th September Foundation School and East Point School control his anger by his sincere efforts.” He participated in these sessions. also talked about Dr APJ Abdul Some of the children narrated Kalam, former President of India stories and were presented with who through his outstanding NBT books. The children also contribution in the field of visited the NBT bookshop and science served the nation. He procured NBT publications in also encouraged children to read various Indian languages. newspapers to learn about the Shri Manas Ranjan happenings in the country and Mahapatra, Editor, and the world. Head, NCCL welcomed the Shri Rajiv Ranjan, activist participants and guests and Smt and journalist was also present Mithlesh Anant, Librarian-cum- on the occasion. He talked about Documentation Officer of the the need to preserve water and Trust coordinated as well as environment for a better living. offered the vote of thanks in these He also spoke about importance sessions. 2 NBT NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2015 Beijing International Book Fair he 22nd Beijing International TBook Fair was held at the China International Exhibition Centre from 26 to 30 August 2015. National Book Trust, India participated in the Fair. The India stand at BIBF was inaugurated by Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Chairman, NBT India. During the Fair, Shri Baldeo Bhai Sharma had a detailed meeting with Mr. Wu Shangzhi, the Vice-Minister of State Administration of Press, Publication, (Political), Embassy of India, Beijing meters. The UAE organized its cultural Radio, Film and Television of the People’s attended the meeting. institutions, publishers, and writers to Republic of China (SAPPRFT). Both Spread over an area of 66,000 square attend the Fair, and held activities to the dignitaries discussed at length the meters with 2,400 stands, more than 2300 enhance communication in the publishing publishing scenario in India and China, publishing houses from China and 82 industry and among writers. and hoped that the upcoming Guest countries attended the Fair. Approximately This year BIBF, for first time, of Honour Presentation of China at 300,000 titles were on display, over 1,000 organized the ‘Hall of International the New Delhi World Book Fair 2016 cultural events and seminars were held, Children’s Publications’ for children’s would provide a meaningful platform and more than 260,000 visitors were publishers from China and abroad. Besides for the engagement of the publishing present during the fair. The rights deals the rights trade zone, the 1500-square- and intellectual communities of the signed at the fair amounted to 4,721, an meter,’ BIBF Picture Book Exhibition’ two countries. Besides other officials of 8.6% increase from last year. and the ‘Illustration Exhibition’ were also SAPPRFT, Shri Vinod Jacob (Counsellor- United Arab Emirates was the put up at the Fair. Political), Embassy of India, Beijing, and Country of Honour at BIBF, with This year BIBF organized the trade- Shri Siddharth Malik, Second Secretary an exhibition area of 1,000 square activities such as Beijing International Publishing Forum, BIBF Advanced Seminar on International Rights Trade, CLT-ELT Seminar, BIBF 10+10 Roundtable Meetings, and IDPF@ BIBF International Digital Publishing Forum. Moreover, BIBF launched the first International Children’s Publishing Forum, Rights Managers’ Salon and the International Translation Grant Presentation. These activities contributed in enhancing communications between publishers from home and abroad. Shri Kumar Vikram, Editor also represented NBT at the Fair. OCTOBER 2015 NBT NEWSLETTER 3 NBT India signs MoU with C-DAC/W3C ith a view to facilitate of the role of a facilitator that we Wwider dissemination of are supposed to play. NBT will digital publishing technology and act as a bridge between Digital innovations, National Book Trust, publishing technology innovators India signed an MoU with Centre and digital publishing end users for Development of Advanced like publishers.” Computing (C-DAC), a Scientific Describing it “as an important Society under Department day for NBT, Dr. Rita Chowdhury, of Electronics, Information Director, NBT, said, “National Technology, Ministry of Book Trust, India will endeavour Communication and Information to add new dimensions to Indian Technology, Government of India. publishing in collaboration with C-DAC is the India Host Office C-DAC/W3C. NBT will organise of World Wide Web Consortium The MoU to this effect was exchanged workshops with publishers of (W3C), the main international standards between Dr. Rita Chowdhury, Director, different languages so that a healthy organization for the World Wide Web National Book Trust, India and Dr. atmosphere of sharing of ideas on these (abbreviated WWW or W3). Mahesh Kulkarni, Associate Director, new areas of publishing could be created.” Mooted as a programme under HoD, GIST & WDG, Country Manager Earlier, Dr. Mahesh Kulkarni gave a brief the ‘Digital India’ initiatives of the - W3C India in the presence of Shri background of the innovations of CDAC Government of India, the MoU enables Baldeo Bhai Sharma, Chairman, National in creating Indian languages technology NBT to become a W3C Global Member Book Trust, India. and standardisation, and hoped that “NBT for the purpose of participation in the Speaking on the occasion, Shri Baldeo will be able to help us in getting the inputs W3C Consortium activities nationally Bhai Sharma, Chairman, National Book and feedback of the requirements of Indian and internationally, more specifically Trust, India, said, “With this MoU, a publishers for the global community.” Ms.
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