Narendra Modi to inaugurate Amdavad’s first National Book Fair
Ahmedabad, 27 April 2012
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Amdavad’s first ever National Book Fair on 1st of May at 9.30 am on Sabarmati River Front.
The 7-day-long book fair is organized by Amdavad Municipal Corporation in association with National Book Trust of India, and with the support of Gujarat Prakashak Mandal as part of Vanche Gujarat Mission.
The book fair will remain open during 1.00 pm and 10.00 pm everyday. There’s no entry fee or parking fee.
Literary events like writing shibir, book launch, discussion, seminar, kavi sammelan, hasya sammelan, young authors meet, cultural programms will take place everyday at the venue.
e-book and e-stationary stalls, fully air-conditioned state of art auditorium/dome, water sports, children amusement, food court are other attractions at Amdavad national book fair.
There will be 161 stalls and 103 national publishers participating in the event. An AC hall for literary and cultural activities will have capacity to accommodate 1,000 people. It has been named as Tagore hall to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. The venue will have four lanes. Each cross road will be given the name of a prominent author/writer.
In pictures: What’s going on at Sabarmati river front?
Schedule of events and presentation on book fair
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Gujarat should continue this mission on a bigger scale beyond the boundaries of Ahmedabad. There should be a such event planned in every taluka by inaugurating a new library, or additional more patrons to library. Every ward and every taluka should have atleast one library that contains information relevant to citizens in that area. Libray can also multi-function as a place to get all government forms, kiosks, and tax help. जय श्री राम!
Agree completely ! Book fairs must be organized in every city along with promotional events promoting books from past & present gujarati authors. Book fairs are an incredible delights for all avid readers. Glad that the frequency of book fairs is increasing in Ahmedabad
i like this events
Yeah, its true, education is a weapon.!
Brilliant ! Every year such book fairs must be organized in all the major cities of Gujarat. Also, promotional events of Gujarati books should be organized to promote gujarati reading amongst the youth.
Thank You Desh Gujarat for providing such detailed info and schedule of the event. Keep reporting such wonderful events regularly