ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIA 2014 (Saka 1936) Published by the Director, National Book Trust, India Nehru Bhawan, 5 Institutional Area, Phase-II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi- 110 070 Printed at Pushpak Press Pvt. Ltd., Okhla Indl. Area, New Delhi-110020 Introduction 5 Publishing 11 New Delhi World Book Fair, 2014 18 Book Fairs 32 Promotion of Indian Books Abroad 35 Literary Activities during 2013-14 42 56th Foundation Day Celebrations 49 National Book Week 51 Activities in North East 55 Activities in Jammu and Kashmir 58 Activities by NCCL 60 Regionwise List of Participation of The Trust in various Book Fairs / Exhibitions 67 Sales & Marketing 72 NBT FAP 73 Promotion and Sale of Books Through Mobile Exhibition Vans 75 Training Course in Book Publishing 78 Assistance for Publication of Books 80 Shiksha Shivir 81 List of Grantees under Grant-in-Aid Scheme for Book Promotional Activities 84 Officers of The Trust 95 Members of The Executive Committee 97 Members of The Board of Trustees 98 Titles Published during 2013-2014 100 Audited Annual Accounts 151 Audit Report on the Accounts of the Trust and the replies thereon 176 Annexure 179 The National Book Trust, India is an apex body established by the Government of India in the year 1957 for the promotion of books and developing reading habit in the country. Publishing Publishing forms a major activity of the Trust. It publishes a wide variety of reasonably priced quality books ranging from works of fiction to books on Medical Sciences and cutting edge technology for all segments of the society and for all age groups, including a wide variety of illustrated books for children. Over the years, the Trust's determined efforts in developing a strong and inclusive policy towards publishing is also apparent in the variety of books published for visually handicapped and the neo-literates. The Trust publishes books in all major Indian languages, which includes Asamiya, Bangla, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Manipuri, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. In addition to this, the Trust has also published books in Ao Naga, Bhojpuri, Bhili, Bhatri, Halbi, Himachali, Kokborok, Khasi, Garo, Lepcha, Bhutia, Mising, Limboo, Mizo, Newari, Bodo, among others. During the period under review 1,555 titles were published by the Trust. These included 152 originals, 182 translations, 1,210 reprints and 11 revised editions. New Initiatives As a part of its efforts to promote books and reading habit across the country and abroad, the Trust undertook some new initiatives during the financial year 2013-14. Some of the major new initiatives include: National Book Trust, India has stepped up its effort to promote reading 5 habit and provide platform to book lovers to organize book promotional 6 events through its Book Promotion Centres in major capital cities of the country. As a part of this initiative, the Book Promotion Centre was opened in Guwahati on 15 March 2014. The Trust has also planned to open Book Promotion Centres in Agartala, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi and Patna. To tap young commuters of metro trains and encourage them to read books while travelling, National Book Trust, India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 23 October 2013. As part of this agreement, the Trust will open bookshops at major metro stations in New Delhi and will promote reading habit through visual publicity material like posters etc. The bookshops at the Kashmere Gate and Vishwavidyalaya metro stations have become operational. During the New Delhi World Book Fair 2014, the Trust undertook a unique initiative—Kidz Bubble, a dedicated space with four corners for fun and creative activities for children. The four corners remained a hub of activities during the Fair where everyday hundreds of children participated in activities like storytelling, extempore speech, singing competition, listening skill activities, thread painting, leaf painting, collage-making, wax resist painting, mosaic painting, waste recycling crafts, origami, leaf craft, waste recycling crafts, clay toys, drawing competition, etc. For the first time in New Delhi World Book Fair, a radio station was put up by the National Book Trust, India in association with 92.7 Big FM. A make-shift studio was installed at Pragati Maidan where the events being organized at the Fair were covered and special guests and visitors were interviewed. The presentation provided a unique experience for the listeners as the radio presentation was a blend of entertainment, music and information. Book Promotion Activities The Trust organises Book Fairs/Exhibitions throughout the country. The NBT is the organizer of the prestigious annual New Delhi World Book Fair. NBT has so far organised 22 New Delhi World Book Fairs, 39 National Book Fairs and more than 215 Regional Books Fairs. Book Fairs in India During the period from April 2013 to March 2014, the Trust organised nine Book Fairs across the country including Amdavad National Book 7 Fair (1 - 7 May 2013); Dharamshala Book Fair (8 - 13 May 2013); Kanyakumari Book Fair (19 - 28 July 2013); Moga Book Fair (28 September - 6 October 2013); Chandigarh Book Fair (13 - 18 November 2013); Mumbai Book Fair (29 November - 3 December 2013); Hyderabad Book Fair (7-15 December 2013); Mangalore Book Fair (4-12 January 2014) and Ramanathapuram Book Fair (25 January - 2 February 2014). The Trust also stepped-up its book promotional activities in the Northeast through a number of Book Fairs, literary activities and special sales drive. During the year under review, the Trust organised a literary programme and book exhibition in Gangtok and set up its Book Promotion Centre in Guwahati, Besides, the Trust also organised special exhibits of the Trust's publications at various colleges and universities in the region. The Trust has also broadened its activities in Jammu & Kashmir to create book-mindedness and make NBT books available to the people in the valley. During the year under review, the Trust organized a panel discussion on the topic Kashmiri Language and Literature in Jammu, Shiksha Shivir in Kathua, Training Course in Book Publishing in Srinagar and mobile exhibitions. International Book Fairs In order to promote Indian publishing abroad, the Trust participates in various International Books Fairs by displaying a cross section of representative Indian publications brought out by various Indian publishers. Since 1970, the Trust has participated in more than 330 International Book Fairs. During the period under review the Trust participated in 14 such International Book Fairs, including the prestigious London Book Fair (15 - 17 April 2013); Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (24 - 29 April 2013); Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (26 April - 5 May 2013); Tehran International Book Fair (1 - 11 May 2013); Warsaw International Book Fair (16-19 May 2013); Nepal Education Book Fair (24 May-1 June 2013); Seoul International Book Fair (19 - 23 June 2013); Colombo International Book Fair (14 - 22 September 2013); Beijing International Book Fair (28 August - 1 September 2013); Frankfurt Book Fair (9 - 13 October 2013); Sharjah International Book (6 - 16 November 2013); and Bologna Children's Book Fair (24 - 27 March 2014). Besides, the Trust also participated in the Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) held in Singapore from 25 to 30 May 2013 and attended a meeting with SAARC Cultural Centre, Colombo, Srilanka held from 19 to 21 August 2013. Mobile Exhibitions The Trust has been trying to make the books available to the people at their doorsteps through mobile exhibitions. So far it has organised more than 13,000 Mobile Exhibitions throughout the country including the Northeastern states. During the period under report, the Trust organised Mobile Book Exhibitions at about 1,650 places in and around Bihar, Goa, 8 Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Financial Assistance Programmes The Ministry of Human Resource Development had entrusted the scheme of Financial Assistance to Voluntary/Private organisations for organising Seminars/Training Courses/ Workshops/Annual Conventions/Book Fairs related to the Book Promotional Activities to the Trust. A number of organisations had applied for financial assistance for organising various Book Promotional Activities. Grants were released to 271 organisations during 2013-14 by the Trust to meet 75% of the approved expenditure of such Book Fairs, Seminars, etc. Besides, the Trust also provides assistance to authors and publishers for the publication of reasonably priced university level text and reference books and for books on Medical Science under its Subsidy Scheme. During the year under review, two titles were published under this scheme. Literary Activities The Trust organises several book-related activities for the development of the publishing industry of the country. It organises workshops and seminars for those involved in the development, production and distribution of books. It also organises author's meet and other literary activities such as book release functions from time to time. During the period under review, over 100 activities were organised by the Trust. National Centre for Children's Literature (NCCL) The Trust also has a National Centre for Children's Literature (NCCL), which is the nodal agency to monitor, coordinate, plan and aid the publication of children's literature in various Indian languages. The NCCL has developed a library-cum-documentation centre of children's literature. It organises workshops, seminars and exhibitions to develop the children's literature of the country. With a view to promote and develop the reading habit of the children at the school level, the NCCL encourages setting up of Readers' Clubs at the schools throughout the country and also conducts surveys and takes up research work relating to children's literature.