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Annual Subscription Rs 5.00; 50 paise per copy December 2018 • Vol 36 No. 12 Contents Sharjah International Book Fair Sharjah International Book Fair 1-2 Sharjah: Guest of Honour @ NDWBF 2019 2 National Education Day Celebrations 3 Books on Energy and Environment 5 Excerpts: Warp and Weft 6 ational Book Trust, India were also present on the occasion. Excerpts: Many Autumns Nparticipated in the 37th edition of The theme of the Fair was ‘Tale of 7 Sharjah International Book Fair held at Letters’. Over 470 authors, poets and Mobile Book Exhibitions in Expo Centre Sharjah, from October 31 to artists from 19 countries participated 10 November 2018. in the literary and cultural programmes Maharashtra 8 His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin including celebrity author talks, seminars, Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the book signings, poetry and storytelling and PICK OF THE MONTH Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah theatre held during the Fair. Over 1800 inaugurated the Fair. HE Ahmed Al Ameri, publishers from 77 countries participated Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority in the Fair who displayed over 1.6 million and His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin titles, of which 80,000 titles were displayed Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the at the Fair for the first time. Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah This year Japan was the Guest of A Kite’s Story Sukanya Datta 978-81-237-8710-7 Rs 155 DECEMBER 2018 NBT NEWSLETTER 1 Honour and Azzeldine Mihoubi, Algeria’s India’s National Movement. NBT books Minister of Culture, was the Cultural on Gandhiji like Bapu by F.C. Freitas, Personality of the Year. More than 100 What is Hinduism by Gandhiji, Gandhi: literary activities, lectures and workshops The Writer by Bhabani Bhattacharya, were organized at the Guest of Honour Gandhi: A Life by Krishna Kriplani, pavilion in which 13 award-winning Gandhiji and His Disciples by Jayant Japanese authors and artists participated. Pandya were among the 30 books that Cultural programmes including Japanese were part of special Exhibit. classic and folk music, Samurai show Besides, National Book Trust, India as well as book signing ceremonies by a was the facilitator to the participation number of Japanese writers and literary of 25 Indian publishers at the Sharjah figures were also organised. International Book Fair. Shri Navdeep The three-day SIBF Publishers Suri, Hon’ble Ambassador of India to UAE, Conference was held which engaged 486 visited the NBT stall. NBT’s participation publishers in various panel discussions, participated with a Collective Exhibit of at this year’s Fair had a special dimension and 3,000 matchmaking meetings. nearly 300 titles of 35 Indian publishers too. Sharjah is the Guest of Honour at the Besides, several workshops for children in Hindi, English, Urdu, Malayalam New Delhi World Book Fair (5-13 January were also organized. and Tamil languages. To commemorate 2019) being organised by the Trust. The This year’s guests at the SIBF the 150 years’ celebrations of Mahatma NBT delegation had a wide ranging 2018 included British writers James E. Gandhi’s birth anniversary, a major focus meeting on various issues with Hon’ble Montgomery, Bruce Parry and Emma of the Exhibit was books on and by Al-Amiri, Chairman of Sharjah Book Gannon; American authors Dr Leonard Mahatma Gandhi as well his associates in Authority and his team. National Book Mlodinow, James W. Parkinson and A.J. Trust, India delegation also had a meeting Finn as well as Canadian YouTuber, Lilly with Ms. Smita Pant, Deputy Chief of Singh. Indian writers and celebrities Mission, Embassy of India, UAE and Mr including Soha Ali Khan, noted actor; Kapil Raj, Second Secretary, Embassy of Ranveer Brar, Indian Chef, TV Host and India at Abu Dhabi. Food Stylist, and Manu S. Pillai, 2017’s Shri Kumar Vikram, Editor and Yuva Sahitya Akademi Award winner also Shri Imran Ul-Haque, Deputy Director participated at the Fair. (Exhibition) represented NBT, India at National Book Trust, India the Fair. Sharjah: Guest of Honour at NDWBF 2019 harjah is the third largest and third As part of the India-UAE Joint Smost populous city in the United Arab Statement released during the visit of the Emirates, forming part of the Dubai- Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to UAE Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. It is in February 2018, Sharjah is the Guest of located along the southern coast of the Honour at the New Delhi World Book Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. Fair (5-13 January 2019). Sharjah has Sharjah is the capital of the emirate been chosen the guest of honour due to of Sharjah. Sharjah shares legal, political, its pioneering efforts in the promotion of military and economic functions with the literature, arts in all its forms, intercultural other emirates of the UAE within a federal appreciation, reading and knowledge framework, although each emirate has sharing in the region. jurisdiction over some functions such as Sharjah, as the Guest of Honour, civil law enforcement and provision and specialised book publishing free zone. The will be participating with a delegation upkeep of local facilities. Sharjah has been zone currently offers 40,000 square metres of publishers, writers, artists and other ruled by the Al Qasimi dynasty since the of offices and office space for up to 550 intellectuals at NDWBF. A host of 18th century. publishers, distributors, printers and other programmes, including literary events, Though young, the Sharjah publishing associated publishing businesses. discussions, workshops and cultural industry is growing rapidly, it hosts Sharjah Sharjah has been chosen as as the programmes will be organized during the International Book Fair annually which ‘World Book Capital 2019’ by United Fair. These interactive sessions will help the is the third largest book fair in the world Nations Educational, Scientific and booklovers know about the rich literature, and has recently opened the world’s first Cultural Organization (UNESCO). tradition and culture of Sharjah. 2 NBT NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2018 National Education Day Celebrations I have many friends. But there book, Lulu Ki Sanak and interacted “are two friends who are very with the children. Children asked close to me, one is the book and him several questions like when the other are children,” said Shri he started writing stories, who Divik Ramesh, noted children’s inspired him to write, etc. author at the storytelling session In her address, Dr Rita organized by the National Centre Chowdhury, Director, NBT said for Children’s Literature at NBT that children’s literature is different Conference Room, New Delhi from other literature. It helps on 12 November 2018. The children to learn new things and session was organized to mark gives them guidance. She added the National Education Day that authors are part of human celebrations. The occasion marks the birth he read out a Korean poem in Hindi and development. Therefore, they should anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, remarked that a number of quality books write books according to the interest of the first education minister of India. from across the world are now available in children and help them enhance their He added, “Whenever I write a story, the form of translations. inquisitiveness. I first get it reviewed by children before Later, he narrated stories from his Ms Neera Jain, Chief Editor & printing.” Talking about the importance Joint Director, NBT also spoke on the of reading habit, he said that books are a occasion. She hoped that the children source of knowledge and help us become would enjoy the session and learn new a good human being. He further said that things. learning is incomplete with textbooks, Around 50 children from an NGO one needs to read books other than namely, Combined Action for Progress textbooks also. He made children aware participated in the programme. about their rights also like right to play, Shri Dwijendra Kumar, English right to read books, etc. Editor, NBT India, coordinated the Encouraging children to read books, programme. FAIR DAILY he visitors’ pick and a must read for the New Delhi World Book Fair goers is the FAIR DAILY. An NBT initiative, the FAIR TDAILY is the only daily publication which is distributed throughout the fair grounds. It is the best and unique opportunity for publishers, booksellers and other fair participants to be seen and heard. You can advertise your contents/products to attract visitors to your stall at the Fair. 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