28th New Delhi World Book Fair to focus on Gandhi as writer

28th New Delhi World Book Fair to focus on Gandhi as writer

• The 28th edition of the annual New Delhi World Book Fair will begin at the Pragati Maidan on January 4, 2020.
• The nine-day fair will conclude on January 12.
• The fair is being organised by National Book Trust (NBT) in association with ITPO.
• The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will inaugurate the event.
• The 2020 edition of the fair will focus on how Mahatma Gandhi influenced generations of writers through his writings.
• Among every thing, the fair will witness an exclusive exhibition of 500 books on and by Gandhi in different languages.
• The number of countries at the book fair 2020 has come down from 20 to 15.
• Also, the fair will not be hosting any ‘guest country’ this year, due to the ongoing construction and the subsequent lack of space in Pragati Maidan.