“The NBT aims to create reading movement and engage people in the habit of reading,” M A Sikander, Director, NBT said.
A specially curated exhibition “A Tale of Tales” will talk about children's literature in Indian languages across six categories- “Myths, Legends and Folktales”, “Storytelling tradition in India”, “Epics and Classics Retold for Children” “Towards Freedom”, “Tales for a new nation” and “Tales Today.”
Apart from Shankar Pillai, the founder of Children's Book Trust, the theme pavillion will also commemorate children's authors Pulak Biswas and Harikrishna Devsare.
‘Kids-Bubble' would host magic shows, film screenings and special art and craft mankind demonstrations for children from February 16-23.
The Fair, which has become an annual event, from last year onwards is hosting two business sessions—The CEO Speak and the New Delhi Right Table in collaboration with Ficci.
“To make the fair participatory we started a rights table for publishers to make deals and business last year on a modest scale and will take off in coming years,” Sethumadhavan said.
The rights table is a two-day event that brings together publishers, translators and editors from India and abroad and offers a single-window shop to explore the world of Indian books.
“The CEO speak is a brainstorming session on the problems faced by Indian publishing industry and this year the response is tremendous compared to last year,” he said.
Entry ticket for adults will be Rs 20, and Rs 10 for school children. Tickets can also be purchased at select Metro stations.
