Rajkumar Ranjan Singh Inaugurates New Delhi World Book Fair 2023

27 February 2023: Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education, inaugurated New Delhi World Book Fair 2023 recently. H. E. Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India, Vincent Montagne, President, Syndicat National de LEdition, France, Ms. Annie Ernaux, Nobel Laureate, France, Pradeep Singh Kharola, Chairman and Managing Director, ITPO and Yuvraj Malik, Director NBT-India also graced the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Ranjan said that books play an essential role in our lives, broaden our horizons and allow us to travel the world while staying in one place.

He expressed his happiness to welcome France as our Guest of Honor country. As a part of this platform, hundreds of authors, publishers, book lovers and eminent personalities from not only India but all across the world will be a part of this harmonious amalgamation of literature and culture.

Ranjan further said that this year’s theme is ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ which commemorates 75 years of India’s independence and marks the beginning of our journey towards Amrit Kaal. As we mark 75 years of independence, the National Book Trust, India has also released the India@75 series to honor our freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

Ranjan also inaugurated the Theme Pavilion in Hall No. 5 after a guided walk through the G-20 and Foreign Pavilions as well as the Children’s and Language Publishers Pavilion. Shri Ranjan also interacted with the 75 PM YUVA delegates – who were selected following a competition and mentored by established authors under Prime Minister’s YUVA (Young Upcoming Versatile Author) scheme.

New Delhi World Book Fair – one of the largest book fairs in the world – is back in all its glory to regale booklovers. Organized by National Book Trust, India, in collaboration with ITPO the NDWBF 2023 is being held from 25 February to 5th March 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.