There is good news for the book lovers of the city, as the 19th Patna Book Fair
is only a month away. Being organized under the aegis of Centre for
Readership Development (CRD), the fair will kick off on March 13 and
continue till March 24. The event will coincide with 'Bihar Diwas',
slated to be held from March 22 to March 24.
Conforming to the
theme, there will be separate section for books on women and issues
related to them, and the book fair will also have a woman guest
convener.
In fact, for the first time, The Federation of Publishers' and Booksellers' Association in India ( FPBAI) and Federation of Educational Publishers in India ( EPBAI) have come up with their support to the book fair.
In fact, for the first time, The Federation of Publishers' and Booksellers' Association in India ( FPBAI) and Federation of Educational Publishers in India ( EPBAI) have come up with their support to the book fair.
The two federations
will also hold seminars at the fair on subjects such as functioning of
fictitious firms in the market and selling books to universities, piracy
of books and ways to combat price rise of books, mainly textbooks and
competitive books. "At the seminar, people from the federation will
appeal to publishers to print special editions of competitive books at a
special price in view of the large readership in Bihar," said H L
Gulati, chairman, Patna Book Fair.
Several leading publishing houses will again mark their presence at the Patna Book Fair. They include Cambridge University Press, Pustak Mahal, Prabhat Prakashan, Sahitya Akademy and Oxford University Press. Many books by upcoming writers from the state and outside too will be released at the fair.
Besides holding programmes like 'Jansamvad', 'Nukkad Natak' and 'Bioscope', awards such as Surendra Pratap Singh award, Vidyapati award and Bhikhari Thakur award will be given for journalism, literature and theatre respectively. Also, the main gate, seminar halls and others will be named after popular books.
Gulati said Patna has been longing for an international book fair since 1992 and negotiations between the organizers and the state government have proved to be of no avail. "A fixed venue with concrete flooring, a fixed schedule and involvement of state government are required for holding an international book fair," said Gulati and added that CM Nitish Kumar once even told him that Harding Park, which has 10% concrete ground, would be allotted for the international book fair, but all promises seem to have been forgotten.
Entry for schoolchildren will be free and entry for college students will be free on the basis of their identity cards.
Several leading publishing houses will again mark their presence at the Patna Book Fair. They include Cambridge University Press, Pustak Mahal, Prabhat Prakashan, Sahitya Akademy and Oxford University Press. Many books by upcoming writers from the state and outside too will be released at the fair.
Besides holding programmes like 'Jansamvad', 'Nukkad Natak' and 'Bioscope', awards such as Surendra Pratap Singh award, Vidyapati award and Bhikhari Thakur award will be given for journalism, literature and theatre respectively. Also, the main gate, seminar halls and others will be named after popular books.
Gulati said Patna has been longing for an international book fair since 1992 and negotiations between the organizers and the state government have proved to be of no avail. "A fixed venue with concrete flooring, a fixed schedule and involvement of state government are required for holding an international book fair," said Gulati and added that CM Nitish Kumar once even told him that Harding Park, which has 10% concrete ground, would be allotted for the international book fair, but all promises seem to have been forgotten.
Entry for schoolchildren will be free and entry for college students will be free on the basis of their identity cards.
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