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Contents Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Amdavad National Book Fair 2 Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 3 Bologna Children’s Book Fair 4 World Book Day Events in Odisha 5 Book Festival at Tirupati 5 Excerpts 6 Recent Books from NBT 7 Meeting with Printers 7 he 23 Abu Dhabi International Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi, at the NBT Adieu TBook Fair was organised from 24-29 stall, Shri M.A. Sikandar, Director, NBT 8 April 2013, at the Abu Dhabi National said, “We are stepping up our activities Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi. to promote Indian books in this market.” Pick of the Month Organised under the patronage of His He further added that, “for the first time Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed we are selling our books through a local Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, collaborator, M/s Book Land, Abu Dhabi. the Fair was inaugurated by His Excellency In this way, we will be reaching out to a Sheikh Sultan bin Tahoom Al Nahyan, large group of readers in need of NBT Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and books”. Culture Authority. Ms Amiya Chakravarty, Second One of the fastest growing book Secretary (Culture), Embassy of India, exhibition in the Middle East, the Fair’s Abu Dhabi, and H.E. Sheikh Al Jumma, main objective is to develop the UAE’s Director, Abu Dhabi International Book publishing industry, promote reading and Fair along with a large group of publishers provide a platform for a large number of participated in the programme. writers of Arabic origin from around the world. Keeping in view the importance of Middle East as a growing market for Indian books, the National Book Trust, The Gonds: Genesis, History and India regularly participates at the Fair with Culture select display of books in English, Hindi, Anuradha Paul Urdu and Malayalam. In a Publishers’ ISBN 978-81-237-6787-1; Rs 95 Meet organised in association with Over 1000 exhibitors from were held during the Fair. Over 50 51 countries with about 5,00,000 speakers from various countries books in 30 languages participated participated in 30 odd sessions at the Fair. About 12 publishers deliberating on a wide array of including NBT represented India challenges facing the future of at the Fair. The focus of the Fair book publishing, in particular this year was on publishing the electronic books and also in Gulf countries and digital children’s books. publishing. With Abu Dhabi Despite the Middle East rapidly becoming the hub of the being a tech savvy region, with Arab book trade, the Fair is a big nearly 50% of the population window to access booksellers, under the age of 25 use tablets publishers, distributors, industry and mobile devices, yet e-books professionals and key market have not translated into profits players of the Arabian Gulf region. for publishers. But significantly, Translations are a big draw be signed with the Centre in Delhi after they were confident that the among the Arabic reading public. It is completion of formalities. market will become increasingly digital estimated that translated titles in Arabic Many professional programmes in future. language have a market share of about 30% concerning publishing and book trade Like the New Delhi World Book Fair, of the total titles published. At the second the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Abu Dhabi International Conference for is a unique fair that seamlessly combines Translation, four workshops on various B2B opportunities as well as rich and areas of translation brought together over diverse cultural and educative programmes 60 translators and academics from about for consumers and other visitors. This is 20 countries. a growing market, which the Indian In view of the growing need for publishers need to explore and benefit translations, the NBT is collaborating with from it. Indo-Arab Cultural Centre, to explore the Mr. Imran-ul Haq, Dy. Director possibilities of translating NBT books (Sales) also represented the Trust at the into Arabic. An MoU in this regard will Fair. Amdavad National Book Fair he second Amdavad National Shri M.A. Sikandar, Director, TBook Fair was organised from NBT was the special Guest at the 1-7 May 2013 at Gujarat University function. The Fair witnessed many Convention Centre. The Fair was literary and cultural events. organised by Amdavad Municipal Various technical sessions were Corporation in association with held on topics such as Proofreading: National Book Trust, India with the Hard Copy and Soft Copy, Copy support of Gujarat Sahitya Parishad Editing, Gujarati Wikipedia, and Gujarat Prakashak Mandal. Copyright, Book Designing and Inaugurating the Fair, Shri Book Trade. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Chief The NBT organised many Minister of Gujarat, emphasised on activities for children including the importance of reading and spoke Workshops on Children Poems, at length about how technology can Creative Story Writing, 25 Must make a major difference in popularising Read Books for Children, How to Read books. He spoke about how book fair and What to Read, Enactment of a Story, represents a collective effort and strength Dramatic Presentation of a Story. to make books more popular. Other events that took place during Shri Bhagawati Kumar Sharma, the Fair included poets meets, humour eminent Gujarati writer, was the Chief sessions, discussions on Gujarati language, Guest at the function, while Shri Asit session on translating poetry into regional Vora, Mayor was the Guest of Honour. languages, and musical evenings.

2 NBT Newsletter june 2013 Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair he 32nd Kuala Lumpur International and about a million visitors, the TBook Fair (KLiBF) was held from 26 theme of KLiBF this year was: April to 5 May 2013 at the Putra World “Books: generating Creative Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur. One of the Intelligence”.Book launches, major events in the Afro-Asian region, seminars, conventions and lots KLiBF is organized by the Ministry of of other activities were in place Education, Malaysia through the National to suit all levels of the reading Book Council of Malaysia (MBKM), community, including talks, in cooperation with Malaysian Book workshops, book launches, Associations that comprise the Association interactive sessions with authors, of Exporters and Importers Malaysian and other literary programmes. Book (MBEIA), Malaysian Booksellers As part of the KLiBF, an Ibrahim, Director, Permanent Secretariat Association (MBA), the Malaysian annual rights fair for the South-East Asian for the National Book Council of Book Contractors Association (PKBM), region called the Kuala Lumpur Trade & Malaysia. The distinguished speakers at the Malaysian Book Publishers Association Copyright Centre (KLTCC) is held every conference included Ms Claudia Kaiser, (MABOPA), the Association of Book year.It is the biggest trade and copyright Vice President, Business Development, Publishers and Distributors Bumiputera fair in the region, offering an unparalleled Frankfurt Book Fair; Mr Wuping Zhao Malaysia (DEED) and the Council access to this exciting market andspecially from Shanghai Translation Publishing Publications IImiah Malaysia (MAPIM). dedicated for local and foreign trade House; Ms Azza Tawil, Publishing exhibitors and visitors to Director, All Prints Distributors and encourage exchanging of Publishers, Lebanon; Peter Schoppert, publishing and distribution Director, NUS Press, Singapore; and rights for the benefit of the Michael Bhaskar, Digital Publishing local book industry players. Director, Profile Books and Serpent’s Tail, This year it was held from 24 United Kingdom. to 26 April 2013 at PWTC, The stall of the National Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur. India was placed in the International In addition to the above Pavilion. Visitors were happy to see event, the Kuala Lumpur the range of various genres of Indian Publishing & Rights publishing. The popular science and The KLiBF 2013 was inaugurated Conference was also held on 23 April children’s books of NBT were a favourite on 27 April 2013 by YB Dato’Saifuddin 2013 at the Putra World Trade Centre, with the visitors. Shri Vinesh Kumar bin Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Higher Kuala Lumpur.The conference focussed Kalra,Second Secretary at the Indian High Education, Malaysia. Saudi Arabia was the on rights and intellectual properties sales Commission at Kuala Lumpur visited guest of honour country this year. They for publishers, literary agents, packagers NBT stall and appreciated the variety of were provided the prestigious Dewan and IP holders.The theme being digital books exhibited. Tun Hussien Onn Hall at the Putra rights sales, selling to China and selling to Shri Sumit Bhattacharjee, Asst. World Trade Centre for their display and the Middle East. Director (Training & Projects) represented presentation. The welcome address at the conference NBT at the Fair. With more than 700 participants was delivered by Mr Abd. Wahab bin

june 2013 NBT Newsletter 3 Bologna Children’s Book Fair

ith a distinguished focus 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Won copyright exchange, Award, the International Illustration a number of publishers, literary Prize, the Ars In Fabula Grant agents, authors, illustrators, Award, and the In Other Words editors, translators, librarians, and Prize for young translators, booksellers meet in the Bologna promoting linguistic and cultural Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) to diversity, the BOP Bologna Prize for enjoy the best in children’s books the Best children’s Publisher, and the and digital products. traditional Bolognaragazzi Award, This year was the 50th assigned every year to the finest anniversary of the Bologna books from all over the world. Children’s Book Fair, which was The Illustrators Exhibition had held from 25 to 28 March 2013 at 3,147 candidates, from which 77 the City Hall. With 1,200 exhibitors from artists (from 22 countries) were selected 75 countries, the Fair witnessed about for this year’s event. 25,000 visitors to the Fair. Sweden was the guest of honour The first edition of the Children’s country this year, where children’s and Book Fair (Fiera Internazionale del Libro young people’s right to culture was the per l’Infanzia e la Gioventù) was held in overall theme, titled “Yes! Children’s Bologna on 4 April 1964 at the Palazzo right to culture”. As guest of honour, di Re Enzo,which featured 44 exhibitors Sweden presented a major exhibition on from 11 countries. contemporary Swedish illustrations. The The celebrations for the golden Swedish Arts Council appointed a jury to jubilee were also marked by a week of select the 31 illustrators whose work was events in the city, with thousands of featured and which collectively represented children enthusiastically participating in a broad picture of contemporary Swedish the programme titled ‘Bologna: the City illustrations. for Children’s Books’. by Bononia University Press is a unique The Swedish component of the The 2013 Children’s Book Fair was contribution to the study of children’s programme also included seminars and officially opened with a solemn session by literature and illustration. activities featuring Swedish authors and the City Council, during which honorary In honour of the anniversary, the illustrators, both at the fair and at other citizenship was bestowed on writer Bianca Bologna Fair instituted a new award: the venues in the city of Bologna. Pitzorno and publisher Klaus Flügge. ‘Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s The NBT stall at the Bologna This was followed by the inaugural Publishers of the Year’, to recognize Children’s Book Fair attracted a number ceremony at the Fair, in the presence of excellence in children’s publishing. Six of visitors. The children’s books on exhibit the Mayor of Bologna, Lena Adelsohn prizes were awarded for six geographical with colourful illustrations, lively text and Liljeroth, Minister of Culture of Sweden, areas: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, attractive presentation along with low cost this year’s Guest of Honour, and Duccio Central-South America, and Oceania, for wider reach appealed to many readers. Campagnoli, Chairman of BolognaFiere, which included Tara Books, Chennai from Keeping in view the focus towards at Palazzo d’Accursio. India. visibility of children’s books from India To celebrate the 50 years journey Other important awards were also across the world, Shri M. A. Sikandar, of the Fair, a commemorative book announced at the function, namely the Director, NBT held discussions with titled Bologna – cinquant’anni di libri various publishers, illustrators and per ragazzi da tutto il mondo (Bologna: associations. In a meeting with the Fifty Years of Children’s Books From all representatives of the International Board Over the World), curated by Giorgia on Books for Young (IBBY), Shri Sikandar Grilli, was released at the inauguration. urged the members of the Indian chapter In addition to describing the beginnings of IBBY to make efforts in ensuring and and development of this 50-year story, promoting the children’s books from India this book by BolognaFiere in cooperation at the international forum. with the Education Science Department Ms Neera Jain, English Editor, NBT of Bologna University and published also represented the Trust at the Fair.

4 NBT Newsletter june 2013 World Book Day Events in Odisha Books broaden and The Odia translations of “strengthen human ‘Legend of the Phoenix and consciousness, make it more other Vietnamese Stories’, humane and empathetic. ‘Duba Hua Kila’, ‘Pani They teach man the psalm Varasane Wala Hai and Nerla of courage and creativity in Bhi Raja’, published by NBT, the vicssitudes of life and the were released on the occasion. world. Hence they are the The symposium was most wonderful discovery presided over by Prof. of man.” This opinion was Bauribandhu Kar. Smt. expressed on the occasion of World Book Habit among the Students’ was organized Manorama Mahapatra, former editor, & Copyright Day organized under the on the occasion. Inaugurating the Samaj, the respectable Odia daily, Shri auspices of National Book Trust, India function, noted author and educationist Dash Benhur, a prominent children’s in collaboration with Madhupur High Shri Achyutanand Pati laid emphasis on litterateur, and Prof. Nityanand Swain a School, Kalan, Odisha in the school the students’ love for books and opined prolific science writer in Odia participated premises on 23 April 2013. The speakers that “Books sharpen a person’s aesthetic in the symposium. also lauded NBT for organizing the sense and gives him unmixed spontaneous An exhibition of NBT publications programme in a rural based educational joy. They make people refined and humble was also held. About 600 students, teachers institution. and are the fount of endless inspiration and book lovers attended the function. A book release function-cum- and precepts.” Mr. Pramod Sai, Odia editor at the Trust symposium on ‘Promotion of Reading The inaugural session was presided coordinated the programme. over by Prof Bijay Kumar Satpathy, a prominent critic, playwright and member, Odia Advisory Panel, NBT. Dr. Gourahari Das, this year’s Sahitya Akademi awardee, a prominent fiction writer and Dr. Shakuntala Baliarsingh, translator graced the occasion as honorable guests. Shri Maguni Charan Prusty, Head Master of the High School gave the welcome address. Book Festival at Tirupati three-day book festival was essential for life.Inculcate the habit Aorganised by the National of reading books in everyday life.” Book Trust, India from 21 to 23 Prof. Rajendra later released April 2013, to mark the World two books published by the NBT, Book & Copyright Day at the namely Srinivasa Ramanujan and Sri Venkateswara University at Hrudaya Bandham. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Prof. M.A.K. Sukumar, “Books have the power to Rector, Sri Venkateswara usher in a silent revolution in University called books “The the minds of readers”, said Prof. only guiding light that can take W. Rajendra,Vice-Chancellor,Sri humans towards humanity in the Venkateswara University. However, he age of falling values.” lamented that the habit of reading had Prof. D. Kirankranth Chowdary, touched a low and the present generation Principal, College of Arts at the Sri was not exposed to the folklore. “Losing Venkateswara University, also called for link with books translates into disinterest critical analysis and literary creativity towards literature, social apathy and among the youth. further into the manifestation of vices,” The programme was coordinated by he added, “Books provide the knowledge Dr P. Mohan, Telugu editor at NBT.

june 2013 NBT Newsletter 5 Mirrored Images: An Anthology of Sri Lankan Poetry Excerpts Rajiva Wijesinha (Ed.); ISBN 978-81-237-6734-5; Rs 150 This select anthology of poetry brings to you representative works of some of Sri Lanka’s most respected poets. Written mostly after independence, the collection maps the trends and developments in the growth of poetry from the island nation. Drawn from Sinhala, Tamil and English, this anthology holds a mirror to today’s Sri Lanka, casting kaleidoscopic images of many hues. Poems that reflect a patchwork quilt of identities, human emotions and struggles. Lines that chart the eventful journey of a country in transition. Herein reproduced are a few poems from all the three languages.

Sinhala Tamil English The Student Dry Season: Riverside Lepidoptera In a dress white as the athana flower Boatman, On broken butterfly wing, your crippled and a pair of milk-white shoes You paddle away into the distance … mind head demurely downcast, not a glance And I still sit on the bank fluttered into my schoolroom. Failed. And astray Before me green eddies in the river; died. like a holy one observing the precepts, she mid-day, and the wet sun glints I couldn’t do a thing to stir its organs walks to school to acquire learning in the paddle strokes of poor maimed sense to life again. a love letter smuggled between her breasts. Only sensation. Reflex twitch —Buddhadasa Galappathy The etti trees that survived the storm of feelers. And for me sentiment. are laden with bitter fruit beside the bank; Occasional small rapture at your velvet A Waste Land and scattered coconut palms guzzle the sun softness and smoothness. Soon the ants of Though I have reached the limits of On the bridge the crowds pass, still time learning unhushed …. carry you away from chalk and Chaucer I have nothing to write about Boatman, you paddle still further away into oblivion. Though I have eaten the most flavourful and lovelorn Farewell, lovely. food I sit on the bank alone The heavy footed State, which made a mess —Cheran of your fragility, called this progress, Not a taste remains on the tip of my tongue should pin you down on cardboard behind Though I indulge in learned verbiage Your Fate Too, Perhaps glass specimen of the educated class. I have nothing meaningful to say You might be returning —Angela de Silva Though memories remain etched in my home from the sea-side Legend heart or strolling back Tormented between two noises It is a waste land where a poem dies from the cinema, perhaps. the infant Gemunu —Sunil Govinnage on one side inarticulate sea Suddenly you will hear gun-shots on the other the Tamil raging. followed by the sound of boots, running. The Black Zebra And he crouched in bed You will lie dead If a Zebra is seen as black listening to the voices sprawled upon the street, With white lines which bade him rise a knife sprouting from your hand So too is day and drive out from his native land (it might be a pistol too, perhaps). The white line in a black night? the stranger chattering gibberish You will be given the title, How much of waste Or should we think of night Terrorist. And trouble of bright swords As the black line No one will question it: stream of bloodshed reeking In a white day? a frozen silence will prevail. —Lal Hegoda in the aboriginal darkness Raja Rata But deep in people’s hearts of a child’s fear —Derrick de Silva (The Domain of Kings) a terrible fury will rage. For Jennifer Tears —A. Jesurasa Don’t talk to me of love, Pouring down cheeks As bombs rip through the city, Cannot fill the sterile tank The Great Wind Tamer He may be Don’t talk to me of togetherness, Do not cry just seven years old As brother rips brother’s throat, But wait But look Don’t talk to me of forever Until the sky itself weeps one day he has tamed the wind As the araliya lives and dies each day. Seeing the earth suffer with a kite Just talk to me. —Ariyawansa Ranaweera —Tharmu Sivaram —Nedra Vittachi 6 NBT Newsletter june 2013 Recent Books from NBT Selected Writings of Madhusudan Das his writings would help us to understand consciousness among the middle class Pritish Acharya (Ed.) the intimate and complex relationships women by starting the first women’s 978-81-237-6761-1; Rs 110 between the nation and the regions. magazine Stree-Darpan. Madhusudan Das (1848-1934) is one Rameshwari Nehru Industrial Development (Rev. Edn.) of the pioneers of Kamlesh Mohan M.R. Kulkarni modern Orissa. He 978-81-237-6801-4; Rs 95 978-81-237-2388-4; Rs 230 was active in public This is a biography of This book is life for over 53 years Rameshwari Nehru an invaluable (1881-1934) and he (1886-1966), a introduction to the was the main force versatile personality, study of industrial in the foundation of an eloquent speaker development in Utkal Youngmen’s and a strong believer India, its problems Association, Utkal in Gandhian values, and progress, and Sabha, Utkal Union Conference and who worked for the unfolding of Utkal Tannery, etc. He was also involved the social dignity, the prospects in the in the publication of several journals such economic and emerging free-market as The Utkal Dipika, The Star of Utkal, political rights of economy. In the fifth The Oriya. The Oriya movement striving Harijans as well as for women rights. revised edition, three new chapters have for a linguistic and cultural identity A prominent social worker of India, been added which provide the readers was his brain child. As a member of the Rameshwari Nehru advocated the use updated account of developments in Bengal Legislative Council (1896-1897, of legal and administrative measures related fields. The book will be of enduring 1900-1902 and 1908-1911), Bihar- for the abolition of untouchability interest to the lay reader as well as to the Orissa Provincial Legislative Council and encouraged women to participate student of economics. Writtenby an (between 1912 and 1926) and Imperial in political movements. Her works industry expert who was associated with Legislative Council (1913-1916) he, like included the broadening of the social the Planning Commission for over three other early nationalists, had raised many base of Indian women’s movement by decades till 1990, has been intimately issues concerning the general welfare of including women from lower middle involved with industrial planning and the country. To him, Utkal is one of the class and from all religious communities industrial policy formulation both at various forms of mother India. A study of especially Muslims. She also infused self- micro and macro levels. Meeting with Printers

n interactive meeting with the Trust has engaged the services Aprinters empanelled with the of M/s Globus Logisys Pvt. Ltd., Trust for printing books and other for modernization of the Trust’s publicity materials like Newsletters, warehouse and problems associated brochures, catalogues, etc. was held with it will be hopefully resolved. at the Conference Room of the Trust Assuring the Trust of their best on 10 April 2013. services, the printers were of the Representatives of about view that paper quality needs to be 28 printing presses attended the improved. meeting. Stressing on the need for The meeting was chaired by improvement of quality in printing, Shri M.A. Sikandar, Director, NBT. Shri Sikandar, Director, NBT said that, Senior Officials who participated in the “NBT is mandated to produce quality meeting included Shri Satish Kumar, books at affordable prices to promote Joint Director (Production), Ms. Farida reading habits”. He further added that, Naik, Joint Director (Admn. & Finance), “NBT books are read all over the country Dr. Baldev Singh, Chief Editor and Joint in all languages and they are also displayed Director, Shri Rizvi, Manager (Sales & at various international exhibitions. Hence Marketing) as well as officers of Production the quality should be of high order”. Section, Accounts, Art Section and Sales He also informed the participants that Store of the Trust. june 2013 NBT Newsletter 7 Adieu RNI-39456/82 Postal Regd. No. DL-SW-1-4076/12-14 Smt. Usha Kaul, Library Assistant, retired from services of the Trust after serving for over three decades. She joined the Trust in 1982 and has Licenced to post without prepayment. worked in various capacities. As a Library Assistant she coordinated the L.No. U(SW) 21/2012-2014 collection and display of Indian books at various international book fairs. Mailing date: 5/6 Same Month We at NBT wish her a happy retired life. Date of Publication: 01/06/2013

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