Indian books on spirituality a big draw (Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) Books on Indian spiritualism are in great demand in foreign countries, and even the Chinese are impressed, National Book Trust (NBT) director M.A. Sikander said Saturday."Books ... Read more...
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Indian books on spirituality a big draw, says NBT chief
May 12th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) The books on Indian spiritualism are in great demand in foreign countries, and even the Chinese are quite impressed with their neighbouring people's spiritual richness, ... Read more...
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Book fair concludes, sees over 700,000 visitors
March 4th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Focused on youth and children, the biennial World Book Fair New Delhi, organized by the National Book Trust (NBT) concluded Sunday, after registering over 700,000 ... Read more...
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World Book Fair begins in New Delhi
February 25th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The 20th World Book Fair in the capital began on an optimistic note Saturday with Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal announcing that ... Read more...
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Hidden literary treasures often lie in smaller stalls (Comment)
February 24th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Books are going to be celebrated yet again. This time at the New Delhi World Book Fair - from Feb 25 till March 4, following closely on the heels of the ... Read more...
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Centenary celebrations galore at World Book Fair (Curtain Rasier)
February 23rd, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Centenary celebrations will be the highlight of the 20th World Book Fair that starts here Feb 25 with the spotlight on 100 years of Indian ... Read more...
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Book fair to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema
January 7th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) India's big screen will meet the fine print at the capital's 20th World Book Fair, the biggest carnival of books in the Afro-Asian region, when ... Read more...
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NBT should reach the grassroots: Director
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The National Book Trust (NBT) will have to reach down to the grassroots level with everybody's efforts and cooperation, its director M.A. Sikander has said.Addressing ... Read more...
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Book publishing course starts
July 7th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi July 7 (IANS) A four-week training course on book publishing organised by the by the National Book Trust was inaugurated here Thursday."Book making is a wonderful trade to ... Read more...
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Book bazaar at Delhi University
March 24th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi Weekend Book Bazaar, a literary carnival designed to give book lovers, particularly students, an opportunity to browse and buy their favourite books at ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
First ever Indian comic-book convention in Delhi
February 20th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 20(ANI): India's first comic book convention has opened in New Delhi, with organisers expecting thousands of fans to prove that the art form is still thriving in the Internet ... Read more...
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Read, sketch, buy, sell at India’s first Comic Con
January 13th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Remember pacing through your favourite comic book with a torch tucked inside a blanket? Indian comic book aficionados can now relive those moments at the ... Read more...
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Book bazaars to mark Delhi’s 100 years as capital
January 7th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Weekend book bazaars that feed the literary appetite of book lovers will soon be organised in the city in celebration of the hundred years since the shifting ... Read more...
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16th Delhi Book Fair draws attention of young readers
December 27th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.27 (ANI): The ongoing 16th Delhi Book Fair has drawn the attention of many young readers, as the publishers have set up their stalls here with a wide range of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Youth readership survey to be unveiled Thursday
November 10th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Findings from a nationwide survey on the reading habits of the youth will be unveiled Thursday on the occasion of National Education Day, a statement issued Wednesday ... Read more...
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Capitalism, crorepatis and relationships, browse all you want (IANS Books This Week)
October 7th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) From not-so-well-known things about capitalism to answers that could help you crack quizzes, the bookshelf is set to enlighten you this week. Of course, there is fiction ... Read more...
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Why so few children’s magazines in India?
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Why are there so few children's magazines in India? This question was posed here Friday by editor Navin Menon of Children's World.
"Presently there are very few magazines ... Read more...
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Bipan Chandra gives lessons on history books
February 8th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The next edition of the World Book Fair will have a special section on history, eminent historian and chairman of the National Book Trust (NBT) Bipan Chandra ... Read more...
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World Book Fair: Was it more books, less business?
February 8th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) There may have been a last-minute rush of visitors, but the 19th World Book Fair left many publishers complaining of poor sales and inadequate arrangements. ... Read more...
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World Book Fair ends in Delhi
February 7th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The nine-day 19th World Book Fair concluded here Sunday evening amid a rush of last-minute visitors and a show paying tribute to the cultural diversity of India.
Children ... Read more...
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Children’s books doing brilliant business
February 3rd, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) So you think children these days are simply not reading as much as they did in the past? The publishing industry doesn't seem to think ... Read more...
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Visitors not all too happy with World Book Fair
February 1st, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Not all is well at the ongoing 19th New Delhi World Book Fair, which according to its organisers, is one of the biggest in the world. For ... Read more...
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World Book Fair inaugurated in Delhi
January 31st, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): The 19th World Book Fair began in New Delhi on Saturday.The nine-day fair, organised by the National Book Trust (NBT), has 35 foreign publishers exhibiting books from ... Read more...
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Sibal defends scrapping of Class 10 boards
January 30th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday justified the scrapping of the Class 10 board examination, saying the government was trying to evolve a system where a ... Read more...
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World Book fair inaugurated in Delhi
January 30th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The 19th World Book Fair began at the Pragati Maidan here Saturday with 'India- The Nehru-Gandhi family and indigenous publishing' as its spotlight.
The nine-day fair, organised ... Read more...
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Make New Delhi Book Fair annual event: organisers (Lead)
January 28th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The New Delhi World Book Fair should be made an annual event, the organisers demanded Thursday.
High rentals, sales tax and a fund crunch - the National Book ... Read more...
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Readership survey to assess reading habits among young
January 28th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Perturbed by the dwindling interest in reading among youngsters, the National Book Trust (NBT) is doing a readership survey amongst the youth of the country. The aim ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s book foundation pulls out of Delhi fair
January 28th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The National Book Foundation of Pakistan has pulled out of the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair, a few days after the country's chief election commissioner and ... Read more...
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Delhi readies for World Book Fair; focus on CW Games
January 25th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) If you have been scrounging to read about sports but haven't been able to lay your hands on any good book, the upcoming 19th New Delhi World ... Read more...
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India guest country at Moscow Book Fair
August 27th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India will be the guest country at the Moscow Book Fair to be held in the Russian capital Sep 2-7, the National Book Trust said Thursday.
An ... Read more...
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‘Communists did not believe in Socialist-Left unity at heart’
June 3rd, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Veteran Communist leader and freedom fighter Z.A. Ahmad explores the complex relationship between the Socialists and the Communists -- and its historic bearing upon ... Read more...
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Get booked for life, become a publisher
May 24th, 2009 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
By Vaishali Bhambri
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Do you enjoy reading books and can you usually tell which book will click in the market? If yes, then a career as a book ... Read more...
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Arjun Singh to inaugurate new premises of National Book Trust
December 12th, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will inaugurate the ''Nehru Bhawan'', the new office premises of the National Book Trust (NBT) here today.
Nine ... Read more...
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Education system should adjust to rapid changes: Patil
November 11th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today said the education system should have the dynamism to be able to constantly adjust to the rapid changes.
Addressing at the First ... Read more...
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President Patil to inaugurate National Education Day tomorrow
November 10th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the National Education Day here tomorrow.
National Education Day is observed in tribute to eminent freedom fighter and educationalist Maulana Abul Kalam ... Read more...
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