Dr M M Pallam Raju, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development

released two NBT books on Swami Vivekananda titled Swami Vivekananda: The Eternal Inspiration of the Youth and The Simple Life of Swami Vivekananda. He also released the first NBT e-book on Swami Vivekananda on the occasion.

While releasing the books he said, “Thank you for providing an opportunity to launch books on Swami Vivekananda. His teachings are relevant even today and especially today as there is a need to reinforce moral values to the youth.” He added that the youths have huge potential that needs to be recognized not only in India but across the world. The teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Swami Vivekananda focus on the

Dr M M Pallam Raju releases NBT books on Swami Vivekananda

better and humane society and that is the thrust of MHRD also.

He further added that there is a need for distributing tool kits in universities, colleges and institutions for uplifting values. Parents and teachers have a larger role to play to make our society more accommodating and inclusive.

Shri A Sethumadhvan, Chairman, NBT, Shri Ashok Thakur, Secretary, MHRD, Dr M A Sikandar, Director, NBT, Shri Raghavendra, Director, Copyright Office, Shri N K Bhattacharjee, former Director of NBT, Prof. Sunita Sengupta, University of Delhi and Shri Sandipan Sen among others were also present.

“Perhaps we need Vivekananda more today,” said Shri A Sethumadhavan. He said that young readers are more attracted to digital world and this book in e-book form will help

bring them closer to books, and teachings and life story of Swami Vivekananda.

“Bringing children to books is a difficult task, said Shri N K Bhattacharjee. He was happy to find that NBT has brought out these books to bring children closer to Swami Vivekananda. Talking about the books, he said that these books trace the trajectory of Vivekananda towards attaining the statute of Swami Vivekananda. He added that we should all try and imbibe the values and teachings of great men like Swami Vivekananda in our life.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Sunita Sengupta, DU, said, “As many views, as many paths, towards spiritualism”. She said religion should be socially and logically relevant.

Dr Pallam Raju also released the new logo and new web portal

of the Copyright Office (www.copyright.gov.in) including e-filing facility for Copyright registration. The logo of the copyright Office was designed by National Design Business Incubator (NDBI), National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad.

Hon’ble minister also launched a new web portal of the “MHRD IPR Chairs Gateway”. Dr Raju said it is one of the steps that the government is taking in the direction of e-governance.

Dr Pallam Raju also released the book The Good Books Guide. At the outset, Dr Pallam Raju congratulated NBT for organizing the New Delhi World Book Fair. He hoped that The Good Books Guide will help children, parents and educators to select the good books. He expressed his happiness that the theme of the New Delhi World Book Fair is children’s literature. He urged children to make reading their habit as the books shape the future and asked them to visit Foreign Pavilion at the Fair to understand the tradition, culture and literature of other countries. He also said that children should also read books in their mother- tongue along with English language.

Dr M A Sikandar, Director, NBT talked about the need for good children’s literature in the country today, and how NBT was making efforts to provide good reading material to every child in the country.

Dr Pallam Raju also visited the pavilions of Poland – The Guest of Honour Country, Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Singapore among others.

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Books and literature know no boundaries. In contemporary publishing,

the best way to exchange cross-country/cultural literature is through Rights Table Concept. And what better occasion, it could be than NDWBF to have a B2B match-making sessions between publishers from India and overseas. A two-day event (Feb 17-18) is being held on the sidelines of the Book Fair. Smita Dwivedi brings an update of Day 1.

The New Delhi Rights Table brought publishers, rights’ agents, translators and editors from India and abroad at a forum to network and explore business opportunities together. Initiated by NBT, India, this attempt is a part of its effort to promote Indian books abroad, through its recently launched initiative for providing financial assistance to foreign publishers for translating Indian books into foreign languages. This was quite evident with the presence of several publishers from overseas like Poland, Norway, USA, Malaysia and UK. It also proved to be a convenient platform for many non-exhibiting publishers to interact with peer group.

Shri A. Sethumadhavan, Chairman, NBT, India welcomed the participants from various countries and India at the Rights Table inauguration programme. He introduced the concept of Rights Table as a B2B forum where publishers and authors get a platform for one-to-one interaction. He noted that this forum provides a

New Delhi Rights Table@NDWBF 2014unique platform, specially for Asian publishers to develop contacts for further business venture. He also said that a micro level reach is needed. Multinational publishers have their own resources, but Indian language publishers still need some platform,” he opined.

Sukumar Das, MD, NCBA Exports and publishing veteran introduced the concept behind the Rights Table and outlined the overall journey of Rights Table globally.

At the outset, Ms. Magda Haydal, a renowned literary translator from Poland shared some insight on Poland’s literature. She remarked that Poland joined European Union in 2004 and this entrance mirrors Polish literature in an interesting way. Poland and its history is dramatic - a change and evolvement from rural to urban. Therefore, this is well reflected in its literary sensibility too. Poland literature is about re-writing and re-assessment of its history from their experience of the merging of the East-West. Its literature has the essence of curiosity about the changes taking place in and around the world. Ms. Magda Haydal pointed out that besides some pioneering Polish literature such as Ryszard Kapuscinski's ‘The Emperor’, Wislawa Szymborska's ‘Here’, there are some exciting contemporary writers like Wojciech Jagielski, Jacek Dehnel, Malgorzata Gurowska, Michal Rusinek, Olga Tokarczuk, Joanna Bator, etc.

Ms. Magdalena Debowska, the only agent in Poland who

actively sells Translation Rights for Contemporary Polish Literature pointed out that, about two thousand publishers in Poland exist but only around seven hundred of them are actively publishing books and twenty percent of the annually published books are of translations. Ms. Magdalena Debowska took note of the importance of platforms such as Rights Table and Book Fairs, where contacts between publishers and authors happen and develop. She cited that the Polish Book Institute plays the role of the mediator for Poland and provides B2B session of selling Rights for translation. It is informed that Polish editors and publishers mainly rely on the translators for publication in other languages. And the Polish publishers mostly sell translation rights.

Ms Dina Roll-Hansen, adviser, children’s literature, Norwegian Literature Abroad – NORLA, who was also present at the inaugural ceremony, was amazed with the expanse of Indian book publishing activities. “We are here to promote Norwegian literature in India, and we have published over 2,500 books by our authors in more than 60 languages,” she shared.

Adding further about Indian market, she shared, “The literacy rate is rising in India and so we see a rapid rise in demand of good international literature. It is an important market for us and we see it as a gateway to other Asian markets. In India, we have released 17 titles till now and are getting good response from publishers’ like Vani Prakashan.”

Poland being the Guest of Honour country brought great books for Indian authors. Ms Beata Stasinska, VP, Editor-In-Chief, Foksal Publishing Group, Poland, feels that this is a very informative occasion to connect, meet and exchange ideas with our industry professionals in India.

Whereas Ms Jadwiga Jedryas and Ms Ewa Stiasny, a publisher from the Poland were invited especially by Polish Book Institute to present children’s literature. Ms Jadwiga was amazed to explore Ruskin Bond’s literature and she is really keen to translate his work for Polish kids. “We are thankful to NBT for providing us support

to understand children’s literature better,” she shared.

Ms Marisa Bloom, who was representing the largest book retailer in the US was seen taking advantage of the opportunity, “We are here to learn more about Indian market, we are also bringing e-books for Indian market.”

Kristina Pappas, International Program Manager - Literacy, Benetech Technology, US shared a noble cause for book promotion, and added, “We are the online library of content for visually impaired people. Our books are audio books that can also be downloaded.”

Mr Ridhwan Che Mazlan, Executive Director, Al Ameen Serve, Malaysia was busy all through the session to discuss books with Indian publishers, “We are looking for educational books and children’s literature, we are not participating, but we are here for the Rights Table.”

The authors in Indian languages are so great that their demand is always there in the West, provided they are promoted well, explained Ms Geraldine Rose and Mr Sridhar Gowda of Peak Platform, UK. “We have translated many great Indian regional language writers and poets and we got great response. I feel Indian language writers are not well rated authors as compared to mediocre English writers. This is one of the reasons, why India has not won Nobel Prize in literature after Rabindranath Tagore. We need good translators as we have lot of literary works which need to be translated.”

Ms Geetanjali Chatterjee, Deputy Secretary, Sahitya Akademi was seen content as the books they produce are always in demand to be translated. “Our classics and new titles are always in demand by Indian an foreign publishers and we feel proud of it,” she said.

Indian publishers were also present in good numbers, Mr Rakesh Nath of Vishv Books, shared that some of their books are being adapted for the Middle East and Pakistan markets, and they are soon to launch Spanish versions of their books as well, “We feel we have the content, which is really good for other markets, so we are here.”

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Ms. Magda Haydal, a renowned literary translator from Poland in her conversation with Urvashi Butalia, publisher and writer, reminisced the tragic history of Poland, and how the

multi- cultural, multi-lingual, a diverse country was compressed into mono-cultural and mono-lingual community and how this impacted its literary sensibility.

In the interactive session, when asked of Joseph Conrad, a Polish writer who wrote only in English and his identity as a Polish, Ms. Magda Haydal was quick to add that the Polish critics are very ‘careful’ of not losing Conrad as a Polish writer. She also mentioned that no post-colonial study has been made on Conrad’s work in Poland, though it needs to be read differently. Polish history became a cradle of identity crisis at one point of time and its self-image became to play a crucial role in trying to assert its identity. She asserted that, if there is a literary obligation, one must regain its past through literature.

Publishers ForumHow to Publish in Poland; Children’s Books in Poland; Co-Financing the Translation of Polish Books in India

Ms. Magdalena Debowska, the only independent agent in Poland who actively sells Translation Rights for Contemporary Polish Literature presented on ‘How to Publish in Poland’. She

pointed out some of the well known publishing house in Poland as WAB, DWIE, Siostry, Znak, etc. It was informed that out of the existing 2,000 publishers in Poland, only 700 publishers are actively into publication at present. The Frankfurt Book Fair 2001, in which Poland was invited as the Guest of Honour became a breaktrough event for Poland. Because that Fair attracted interest on Poland literature from other publishers across the world. Polish books are also translated into German, French, English and many other national languages. Ms. Magdalena Debowska noticed that there has been a recent development of interest on Polish Literature by the Latin America. Literary Reportage is one of the famous genres in Ploish literary genre.

Ms. Jadwiga Jedryas, co-owner of the publishing house, Dwie Siostry (Two Sisters) made a presentation on ‘Children’s Books in Poland’. She said that children are the same every where, their curiousity on books, their appetite on colourful illustrations and their universal appeal through pictures, etc. Ms. Jadwiga Jedryas pointed out that Poland books for children are not very informative but do play with colours to inform them. As an example, each alphabet is i l l u s t r a t e d with a character to appeal the young learner. And the Polish p u b l i s h e r s always try to revive the classic by giving new il lus trat ions for the old book. In regard to this, Dwie Siostry (Two Sisters) also re-publishes the 60s and 70s books and it is bringing back to the market.

The Polish Book Institute presented on ‘Co-Financing the Translation of Polish Books in India’. Through this institute, they try to make Polish book accessible to wider audiences. Translation Programme are organised for publishers where financial assistance are given for translation and rights acquisation. The Institute also encourages translators to present Polish books to foreign publishers. The Institute attends about 12 book fairs annually and published catalogue of new books from Poland. They also organize seminars for foreign authors to come to Poland.

Polish author Wojciet Jagielski talks about his war books

Internationally acclaimed Polish journalist-turned author Wojciet Jagielski present at the stand of Poland shared some of his contribution to

the world of books. He is author of some of the popular books including Dobre meisce do Umeirania, Drogo Do Mandeli, Wieze z Kameinia and others now putting on display at the Polish stand. He gathered inspirations for his books from war-torn countries like Afghanistan, Chechnya, etc where he used to travel as news reporter. “In addition, fascinated works of authors like Ernest Hemmingway inspired me a lot,” said Wojciet. He explains that book writing is totally different from journalistic writing for the reason that the latter does not involve must into imaginative construction.

In conversation‘Polish Writing from Joseph Conrad to Ryszard Kapuscinski’

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Sonchiraiya entices audience!

At Hansdhwani Theatre, artists from Sonchiraiya entranced the audience with their performances. Every folk song has a story to tell. "Just as a reader reads a story or a novel and a focus is required,

similarly, a viewer needs to have a similar patience to understand the folk song," told Malini Awasthi of Sonchiraiya, which was formed five years ago to promote folk music and dance and give platform to folk performers.

Meet the songwriter: Irshad Kamil

Irshad Kamil, the songwriter for popular movies like Chameli, Jab We Met, Love Aajkal, Once Upon a Time, Rockstar, Gunday

and Highway, was in NDWBF for a discussion on the amalgamation of cinema, literature and poems. “The experience has been good and it is heartening to see a lot of young people interested in literature,” he said.

Children novel ‘Kachhue Ki Udan’ written by Dinesh Panchal DK and published by Subhadra Publications, Karaval Nagar was released by Dr Divik Ramesh, Balram Agrawal, Ramesh Tailang and others.

Book released

Must attend...

Two landmark book releases are taking place at Poland’s Stand 17 in Hall No 7 today. First being the launch of Hindi version of renowned Polish writer Ryszard Kapuscinski’s book Shah of

Shahs. Published by Rajkamal Prakashan, Prakash Dixit translated the book from English; Maria Shakuj Puri and Monika Browarczyk are Polish translators who will be present at the launch session. The second release is Polish author Michal Rusinek’s Little Chopin translated in Hindi by eminent poet and translator Mangalesh Dabral and published by NBT. Author, translator and publisher of the second book will also be present at the launch event.

Law publisher successfully uses RICOH press for POD jobs

Bangalore based Puliani & Puliani Law Publishers adopts RICOH Pro C907 TX to meet the increasing print-on-demand (POD) jobs in the book publishing market. They are known for their

Kanataka Law Journal and also distribute books. “We are hopeful that with the new RICOH Pro C907 TX press, we will be able to attain new momentum in POD jobs,” said Mr Yash Pal Puliani of Puliani & Puliani Law Publishers.

E s t a b l i s h e d in the year 1979, Puliani & Puliani Law Publishers (Karnataka Law Journal Publications) owns more than three hundred publications, and prints more than 60,000 books with around 100 titles every year. “Being in need to print our short run books in-house, we found Ricoh Pro 907EX as the right solutions to meet our requirements,” conveyed Yashpal.

“We fruitfully ulilise the RICOH Pro C907 TX press to produce around 500 copies of our books per day,” mentioned Mr Yash Pal adding that the average pages of the books they have produced so far is from 400 to 1,000 pages. Puliani & Puliani Law Publishers boasts of its extensive range of law books covering all legal topics and distributes the company’s books across the county.

Publishing Next Conference

A Conference on the future of publishing ‘Publishing Next: The Next Chapter in Publishing’ was organized on 16 February on the sidelines of the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan. The event

started in a lighter note with a poetry session by the Kannada poet Ms. Mamta Sagar. The first session on ‘Indian Language Publishing’ was chaired by Ms. Vinutha Mallya, a consulting editor to Mapin Publishing. With Alind Maheshwari, Desraj Kali, Gouri Nath, Mangal Majhi and Sridhar Gowda as the panelists, the session focused on Indian languages and publishing ecosystem. The session on ‘An Analysis of the E-Publishing Ecosystem’ was chaired by Shri Venkatesh Mariharan, Director, Knowledge Commons, an NGO working on open education resources. The panelists included Badri Seshadri, Debasri Rakshit, Shiva Kumar, Swaran Lata and Vishal Salgota and the discussion elaborated on issues that have impacted the growth of e-publishing in India. Another session on ‘Going Slow: Examining Self-Publishing’ examined the role of self-publishing, its popularity and challenges, in today’s publishing environment. It was chaired by Leonard Fernandes, co-founder of Cinnamon Teal Publishing. Kanishka Gupta, Manish Purohit, Shailesh Bharatwasi, S. Sitaraman and Vivek Mehra were the panelists in the session. Lastly a workshop on ‘E-Publishing 101’ was also held where Amit Verma and Vidula Tokekar spoke about the development of digital book format and examined the issues involved in e-books specially those raised by publishers with limited resources. The Conference was organized by Cinnamonteal Publishing in association with NBT, India.

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A book reading session by LiFi Publications

LiFi Publications organized a book reading session by Neelam Chandra Saxena. It was a well-attended

event, where she read from her first ever novel ‘Soul Seekers’ published by LiFi. She is an engineer by profession, who has authored books in Hindi and English, and also for children.

Online New Delhi World Book Fair tickets available atwww.indiatradefair.com/wbf/

Promoting reading…

It is the common agenda of the Ministry of HRD and NBT, India to promote reading habits in children.

A special theme pavilion on children literature is an applausive step in this direction. I am happy that NBT has also taken a new initiative to bring school children and principals of Delhi Government schools to the fair. Almost 10-15 schools are visiting everyday and participating in lot of activities, said Dr. Suresh Chand, Special Officer (Book Promotion), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi on his visit to the NDWBF.

North-East and Northern Poets’ Meet

Sahitya Akademi in association with National Book Trust, India organized the “North-East and Northern Poets’ Meet” at Sahitya Manch in Hall No. 8 in which Kaustubh Moni

Saikia (Assamiya), Binod Basumatari (Bodo), Vijay Verma (Dogri), Desmond L. Kharmawphlang (English), Mondira Ghosh (English), Kailash Vajpeyi (Hindi), Sefali Debbarma (Kokborok), Kshetri Rajen (Manipuri), Thailow Mog (Mog) and Tarsem (Punjabi) participated and rendered their poems on patriotism, philosophy, rural life, women and other social issues.

Literature Against Violence

An interesting conversation between Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, poet, critic and Member of Parliament, Sri Lanka, and Prof. K. Satchidanandan, eminent writer and former Secretary,

Sahitya Akademi, enlightened the audience on the trends and issues of contemporary literature particularly of India and Sri Lanka.

Prof. Rajiva, whose books Bridging Connections: An Anthology of Sri Lankan Short Stories and Mirrored Images: An Anthology of Sri Lankan Poetry, published by NBT were the basis of the conversation. In his introductory remarks the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka said that such books are very important when they are embarking upon a reconciliation process.

Terming the books as a “gesture against violence” Prof. Satchidanandan said that both these books are an unusual and comprehensive anthologies. They focus on a creative turbulence, social upheaval, romantic passion and filial affection among other issues. He kicked off the conversation with an interesting observation on the role of English as a language that has changed the literary landscape in both the countries.

A professor of languages, Rajiva said “Relationship among the languages in Sri Lanka was bad for a very long time and it is only in the last few years that the government of Sri Lanka has made efforts for the people to talk to each other.” According to Rajiva, the rise and emergence of the middle class was a major factor in altering the form of literature. It was during the period of political upheaval and the extreme trauma and stress caused by it which in a way help flourish both the Sinhala and Tamil literature in Sri Lanka.

The event was organized by Sri Lankan High Commission in India and National Book Trust, India at the Authors’ Corner held at the New Delhi World Book Fair.

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IDSA @NDWBF 2014

The fair has been good and we are here to promote national and international security through the generation and dissemination of knowledge on defence and security-related issues, said Dr. Arvind

Gupta, Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), present in Hall no.11, Stall No. 85.

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi is an Indian think tank for advanced research in international relations, especially strategic and security issues, and also trains civilian and military officers of the Government of India. It is a non-partisan and autonomous body. It deals with objective research and policy relating to all aspects of defence and security. Its primary goal is creation and distribution of defence and security-related knowledge, thereby promoting both national and international security. The institute is funded by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Ambassador P Stobdan, Col. PK Gautam and Dr. Namrata Goswami spoke about books and monographs and interacted with audience with questions and answers.

Seminar on Emerging Trends in Book Publishing

On February 21, FICCI is organizing a seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Book Publishing: New Models for the Market’ at FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi. The seminar will bring

together experts from different publishing verticals to share, discuss and debate emerging trends in book publishing. Key highlights would include emergence of new distribution models in book publishing, technology in education and the future of Indian publishing: author’s perspective.

The Federation of Educational Publishers in India celebrates silver jubilee year

Marking a milestone of 25 years of success in the industry, The Federation of Educational Publishers in India (FEPI) celebrates its ‘Silver Jubilee’ year by organising an event titled

Educational Publishing Conference & Award Function during NDWBF 2014. The event was flanked by Shri Ashok Thakur, Secretary, D e p a r t m e n t of Education, Government of India as chief guest; Shri A Sethumadhavan, Chairman, NBT, India as guest of honour; Shri Pradeep Kumar Jain, Chairman, Vidya Prakashan Mandir; Shri RK Gupta, president, The Federation of Educational Publishers in India and other eminent personalities from the industry.

FEPI confers awards to industry stalwarts in recognition of their contribution and excellence in works as part of the Federation’s silver jubilee celebration. “Indian book publishing has really great prospects but it also requires the vision equally to explore. Our country has a huge population comprising 60 percent young readers who are below 25 years of age,” mentioned A Sethumadhavan. He further stressed the importance of content and quality in book publishing which FEPI and the whole industry altogether can move ahead to push the standards globally.

A Tribute to Farooq Shaikh

Farooq Saab represented the quintessential actor — intelligent, sensitive and embodied the aspirations of a rising middle class. His roles in his most productive years brought parallel cinema

closer to the common man. Actor, philanthropist and an avid lover of books, Farooq Shaikh shared a common cause with NBT to promote books and reading culture. Towards this end, he was always ready to contribute with his time and effort by participating in a whole host of events and programmes by the Trust.

To remember Farooq Saab with respect and affection, ‘A Tribute to Farooq Shaikh’ was paid at Auditorium, Hall No. 7 where Ms Dipti Naval, acclaimed actress, talked about her relationship with Shri Farooq Shaikh and said that he always believed in team-work rather than competition. The director of the movie ‘Sath Sath’, Shri Raman Kumar also spoke on the occasion. The session was moderated by Shri Raveesh Kumar, journalist and anchor, NDTV. Shri Sheikh being a book lover, promoted the cause of NBT for developing reading habit among people and participated in many book fairs and other events organized by NBT. The session also saw screenings from some of his films. In addition, recalling his close association with the NBT, the Trust screened some moments of his presence in NBT’s programmes be it seminars, book fairs, book launches, or at the New Delhi World Book Fair.

8Well attended Authors' Corners @NDWBF

Sudeep Nagarkar (left) discussed about his book ‘Sorry You’re Not My Type’ published by Random House India.

Shombit Sengupta talking about his book ‘Strategic Pocks’ published by Sage Publications.

Geet Ghajal Goshthi was organised by Dushyant Kumar Pandulipi Sangrahalaya (Bhopal) in Hall 18. Poets in this session included Suresh Nirav, Ashok Madhup, Sukhdev Pandey Saral (Hardoi), Ashok Nirmal, to name a few.

Visitors were enthralled with critic reading programme ‘Vyangya Yatra’

Samanvay Sangat was organised by Samanvay: IHC Indian Languages’ Festival in collaboration with NBT, India. During the programme, Madan Gopal Singh, Savita Singh, Priyadarshan, Ramakant Roy and others discussed on the topic ‘Aam Aadami in Literature.’ The programme was moderated by Ashutosh Kumar.

Kishalay Bhattacharjee talking about his book 'Pan India' published by Pan Macmillan.

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Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad (India) in a family of lawyers. After

graduating with distinction, he joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986, motivated by an interest in international relations and a desire to explore different cultures. In his diplomatic career, Vikas has been posted to various countries. Since August 2009, he is the Consul General of India in Osaka-Kobe, Japan.

He penned his first novel, Q&A, in two months, when he was posted in London. Published in 2005 by Doubleday/Random House (UK & Commonwealth), HarperCollins (Canada) and Scribner (US) it has been published in 42 languages. It was short listed for the Best First Book by the Commonwealth

“Only through reading can we learn to use the mind’s eye”says Vikas Swarup, a diplomat, an author and a well-known personality in the iterary circle in conversation with Varsha Verma.

Writer’s Prize and won South Africa’s Exclusive Books Boeke Prize 2006 as well as the Paris Book Fair's Reader's Prize, the Prix Grand Public, in 2007. It was voted the Most Influential Book of 2008 in Taiwan, and winner of the Best Travel Read (Fiction) at the Heathrow Travel Product Award 2009. The film version of Q&A, titled ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, directed by Danny Boyle, took the world by storm, winning more than 70 awards including four Golden Globes, 7 BAFTAs and a staggering 8 Oscars, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.

Vikas's second novel, Six Suspects, was released in the UK & Commonwealth by Transworld in August 2008. Published by HarperCollins in Canada and

St Martin’s Press in the US, it has sold translation rights in 30 languages. Today, he is the well known personality in the literary circle. Here, Vikas shares more about his books are beyond. Excerpts.

Varsha: You are a man of various facets. Describe your various roles and how you balance them?

Vikas: I am a professional diplomat and an accidental writer. I’ve been practicing diplomacy for the last 27 years and writing only for the last 10 years. So, I prefer to call myself ‘a diplomat who writes’. Balancing the roles is not very difficult as I spend my weekdays fully immersed in my diplomatic day job and I write only on weekends and holidays.

Varsha: Tell us something about your journey as a novelist?

Vikas: I have been telling stories since childhood, but sadly, didn’t write anything beyond my schooldays, when my last published story was The Autobiography of a Donkey, way back in 1979!

My diplomatic posting in London marked a turning point.

All around me, I saw authors, editors, publishers and agents. Some of my own contemporaries in the Indian Foreign Service were trying their hand at writing fiction. So I thought to myself, “Do I have a novel in me?”

In the summer of 2003, when my posting in London was drawing to a close, my wife and sons left for New Delhi because the school session in India starts early. So I was all alone in London for two months with a book in my head. That is when I started Q&A. I wrote the entire novel in just those two months and what has been published is my first draft! Of course, you can get lucky only once. My second book Six Suspects took me a year and a half to write.

I have now come out with a third novel and hopefully there will be a fourth…and a fifth. I will continue to write as long as I have the urge to tell stories.

Varsha: Your debut novel Q&A was an instant hit. Tell us something about it?

Vikas: I wanted to write something off-beat, something ‘different’, as the cliché goes. I did not want to write a typical

Vikas Swarup at Authors' Corner

Talking about his well appreciated book ‘Accidental Apprentice’ published by Simon & Schuster during New Delhi World Book Fair 2014.

13family saga, a generational love story or that sort of a thing. And then it struck me, why not tap into the global phenomenon of the syndicated televised quiz show. Who Wants to be a Millionaire was the biggest show in town at that time. Kaun Banega Crorepati had become an overnight sensation in India. So I thought of framing a story based on a quiz show but with a very atypical contestant, someone who has not even had a formal education. I wanted to show that the greatest teacher in the world is life itself.

Varsha: As a writer, what do you aim to achieve when you start writing?

Vikas: To be able to tell a story without losing the reader’s interest.

Varsha: In your opinion, what is the hardest part of writing a book? Why?

Vikas: I think the hardest part is getting the narrative voice or tone right, because if the voice does not feel authentic, the reader is not going to persist with the book. For Q&A, I struggled till those two lines just popped into my head: “I have been arrested. For winning a quiz show.” And I knew instantly that I had the voice of Ram Mohammad

Thomas. The rest of the novel just flowed after that.

Varsha: What writing/publishing advice do you give to aspiring writers?

Vikas: To write from the heart and believe in what you write.

Varsha: We live in a time when young people have numerous choices for entertainment. What would you like to say to people who may be hesitant about reading a book for "fun”?

Vikas: Television and films are two-dimensional mediums, and do not leave any scope for imagination. They create their world right in front of our eyes. Only through reading can we learn to use the mind’s eye, and escape to literally any place a human mind can imagine. Finally, only through reading can we learn how to write and write well.

Varsha: Tell us about your likes and dislikes, your interests and hobbies, your favourite ways to unwind....

Vikas: To relax, I listen to music - something soft or semi classical. I also love watching films when I am not writing, anything with a gripping storyline.

(Based on an interview by AABP a while ago.)

Counselling session for children, parents and teachers

The Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, University of Delhi conducted a session on counseling to apprise students, parents and teachers on good content

for behavioral change. Ms Aditi Sarkar introduced the session by stating specific areas of counseling apart from behavioural aspects. The counselors including Ms Rimsha Farid was of the view that in the contemporary environment content should not only be entertaining, but also informative with value dimensions that can overcome challenges a child may face. The content has come a long way in its transition from the oral tradition to the print and now digital. Each medium has benefits but will complement each other to draw attention and revive the habit of reading. This session also covered other areas of counseling such as career counseling, youth counseling, relationship counseling, child counseling and old age counseling.

Myriad shades of Kathasagara

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Fakiri Songs, West BengalThe performers have revived the lost

tradition of the Bangla Qawwali. They have performed across India and abroad. The singers include Nurul Islam Khan—better known as Babu Fakir, Aman Khan and Akkas Ali Khan. They are accompanied on the khol by Gopen Debnath and on the dotara by Kamarun Jaman.

Kalaripayattu, KeralaNitya Chaitanya Kalari is an institute

operating in Delhi, known to be one of the leading troupes that impart the traditional martial arts from Kerala. The performing artistes include Murugan Pillai (Group leader), Abhijith, Ranjit Mishra, Ashwin, Aman, Rahul, Jubin, Tonyo, B.N. Subha, Divyasree and Divya.

Indian folk comes alive @ Lal ChowkMamore Puja, West Bengal

Sandip Nag is the group leader. The dancers include Arun Das, Sagen Murmu, Shyamal Chakravborty, Subhash Ghosh, Santu Mitra, Rana Pratap Singha, Ganesh Shyamal, Dep Kumar Doloi, Nikita Nag, Chandana Barik, Payel Banerjee, Debashree Mishra and Popy Roy. The musicians are Tarun Pal, Bidyut Bikash Das and Shyamapada Parmanik.

Lepcha Music, SikkimSonam Tshering Lepcha

compiled Lepcha songs, researched on Lepcha musical instruments and has presented dance dramas based on Lepcha folklore and has been honoured with the Padma Shri and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards. He was elected Tagore Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The performing artistes along the Sonam Tshering Lepcha are Norbu Tshering Lepcha, Topden Lepcha, Raman Lepcha, Marmit Lepcha, Chukit Lepcha, Mangalmit Lepcha and Albina Lepcha.

Mayurbhant Chhau, OdishaThe Sangeet Natak Akademi Chhau

Project in Baripada has resulted in supporting the formation of repertories of well trained dancers and musicians. It aims at promoting a professional approach to the Chhau dance of the region. The dancers performing are Loknath Das, Foren Narayyan Dhada, Susanta Behera, Kartika Ghadei, Parmeswar Das, Dipu Dhada, Gopal Yadav, Chhichana Dhada, Nabo Ghadei and Gopunath Ghadei. The musicians include Kanhu Ghadei on kadka, Tarjan Ghadei on mohuri, Biranchi Mohanta on dhumsa, Pagulu Jena and Dillip Jena (group leader).

Hirni Birni Katha, BiharWell-known folk artist Karent Lal heads

the Bhojpuri Natya Kala Parishad in the village Hilsa in the Nalanda district of Bihar. Through his performances he endeavours to bring those living on the edge into the mainstream. The artistes include Karent Lal, Lalit Kumar, Lallu Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Tuntun Prasad, Bakhori Rai, Dayanand Paswan Sugan Vind, Jitandra Kumar and

Amarjeet Kumar. The musicians include Bangali Paswan (harmonium), Akhilesh Kumar (naal) and Rambali Majhi (nagarchi master).

Gond Tribal Dance, Andhra PradeshBharat Folk Arts Academy in Hyderabad

aims at promoting and preserving Indian tribal and folk arts. It aspires to reach out the general public by creating awareness towards this wealth of cultural treasure. It is a training centre for folk and tribal art, costume designing, stage-craft and visual arts. The dancers of the performance are B. Rama Rao, M. Bikshapathi, D. Srikanth, D. Sai Kumar, D. Mahesh Kumar, D. Krishna, M. Arving, M. Tirupati, M. Kiran and S. Bharath. On the dappu are S. Parshuram and G. Jashua, and S. Charandas on the shenai and Shekhar on the kommu.

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“SHOW DAILY” – official newsletter during New Delhi World Book Fair 2014 – February 15-23, 2014, is jointly published by Director, National Book Trust (NBT), India & All About Book Publishing (AABP). Editorial Team: NBT – Binny Kurian, Kanchan Wanchoo Sharma; Production –R Shahjahan. AABP – Varsha Verma, Smita Dwivedi , Jyaneswar Laishram, Shailendra Kumar, Sunita Arora, H Pandey, Sandeep Verma.

Printed at Kaveri Print Process Pvt. Ltd., 114, Patparganj Industrial Area, Delhi – 110 092. Disclaimer: The views expressed in the signed articles do not necessarily reflect the official views of the NBT and AABP.

Interesting invitation!

Through the lens...

Radio FM Big 92.7: connects book lovers to NDWBF

Visit India Gate at NDWBF

Meet the author: Shamlal Puri

“The Illegals – Homeless, Visa-Less Hopeless Striving for the Good Life” shows the sad plight of paperless Indian immigrants struggling for survival in the United Kingdom. The book was released at the New Delhi World Book Fair and is published jointly by the London-based Crownbird Publishers and Har Anand Publications of New Delhi.

“While reporting these tragic stories for various international media, it occurred to me that these different stories should be strung together in a Faction novel. This is the only way to

record them for posterity since the content in news media is perishable,” said Shamlal Puri, the author of the book, who is also an international journalist, author and broadcaster based in London. “The Illegals is a wake-up call for all who want to settle in Britain, by entering the country without legal papers only to find their dreams of a cushy life shattered. I hope the vital significance of this book reaches young Indians and their families harbouring desires of sending their children to the land of milk and honey by hook or by crook. Even if a few families heed the message in this offering, I will feel that I have done successful job in warning would-be young settlers headed for credit-crunch battered Britain and their parents that this island has little or nothing to offer to them except pain and shattered dreams,” added Puri.

Talk on open access publishing!

Talk @ Tea Time on “ Open Access Publishing “ by Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, University

Librarian, JNU , will be held at Springer Stall, on February 18 at Hall No 12A, Stall No. 69, from 4 – 5 pm. Talk @ Tea Time is a small talk show intended to be given by eminent academician at the stall to enlighten the audience about the latest trends and development in research and its application in Science and Technology and the ways to access content and scientific literature with modern technology like the laptops, smart phones and tablets.

16Building lives: K-12 publishingThe education sector in

India is in the midst of major changes owing to the

influence of rapid globalization and digitization. “The Indian education sector can broadly be segmented into core and non-core businesses. The K-12 and higher education constitute the core business in the education sector while pre-school, vocational, coaching institutes, etc. constitute the non-core business. Within the core business, the K-12 segment comprising both private and government or government-aided schools is expanding rapidly. Traditional teaching and learning tools are being increasingly supplemented by newer digital and interactive options,” says Ranjan Kaul, managing director, Oxford University Press (OUP).

Perhaps one of the most peculiar facts about the Indian publishing industry is that there are no statistics available for the market. Though anybody and everybody related to the industry would like to know how big the

market is, they do not have a definite figure. Whatever figures we can ascertain from the industry are based on assumptions or individual research.

As per Raj Mani, president - schools division, Orient BlackSwan, Hyderabad, “There are no definite industry statistics to back any

figures, but at a rough estimate I would say that the market size of only the private English medium schools affiliated to the CBSE and ICSE boards is around Rs 3,000 to 4,000 crore. In addition, there are English medium schools that follow the various State Board syllabuses, and the non-affiliated English

medium schools. Together, these would account for another Rs 2,000 to 3,000 crore. It would, therefore, be safe to assume a market size in excess of Rs 7,000 crore for just the private English medium schools that prescribe books of private publishers. This figure does not take into consideration the large

The K-12 education publishing industry is one of the most important genres of publishing as it caters to the formative years of the child. What is the status of this segment and how can teachers select the right books, finds out Varsha Verma.

17market for books in the vernacular languages for the K-12 segment.”

“K-12 publishing is far the most stable market, all kids have to go through formal education. It is a growing segment and is very competitive. Many trade and academic publishers are now looking at this segment,” tells Sunil S Patki, business head, Vikas Publishing/Madhuban Books (a S Chand Group Company).

Though NCERT is the main body for textbook publishing, there are many foreign and indigenous publishers jostling for their books to be recommended in various schools. “The publishers mostly compete in the Classes I-VIII level as after VIII, NCERT books are adopted by many schools,” adds Prateek Dhanuka, vice president-North India, Nepal and Pakistan, Cambridge University Press.

“The biggest advantage of publishing for the K-12 market is that, to a great extent, one size fits all, in that, all schools affiliated to a particular Board follow the same curriculum across the country. This assures a minimum sale for any book published at this level, offering publishers economies of scale. The scene is just the opposite in the higher education space with the shrinking size of universities, and almost every university encouraging local authorship. This affects the volumes that a publisher can expect to sell any title. Also, unlike in schools, students gain a lot more freedom to choose, once they enter college. And there is always the temptation to succumb to purchasing guides as a short cut to clear exams,” points out Raj Mani. While, Prateek adds, “It is not a one-time sale. We need to support the schools in terms of teachers manuals, web support, teacher workshops, etc. While, in other segments, display at right places is required for increasing the chances of our books being picked up.”

Dinesh Goyal of Goyal Brothers Prakashan shares an interesting fact demographically that Keralites spend more on the reference books as these are more job-oriented. Then comes, the people from Punjab, who do spend a lot on books, but the utilization is less. “Since they can afford it, they buy it, but they are not very education-oriented,” he added as a matter of fact. “People of West Bengal

also like to spend on books,” he added. Another interesting point he shared was that in Bihar, people spend more on education after the child passes 12th standard, as they want their children to do well in competitive exams.

But is the Indian education industry at par with the foreign counterparts? “Yes, absolutely. Considering the size, diversity of cultures, numerous languages and the varied economic backgrounds across the country, I believe that our academicians and Boards are doing a commendable job in drawing up inclusive curricula. The results are evident for all to see. Our students gain access to premium institutions across the world and perform at par or better than their peers from other countries. They also reach positions of importance in global industries. Isn’t this a great endorsement of our education system, or industry as you call it?” comes a quick reply from Raj.

But, Sunil feels that the education methodology has still not changed in India and schools are not open to new technologies of teaching and learning. Similarly, Prateek feels that the quality of publishing in India is not at par with foreign counterparts. “It is because it is price-sensitive market but I feel that the content is not bad, infact, Indian content is superior from many countries,” he adds as a matter of fact.

Everybody in the publishing world is coming forward and promoting their products matching up with the standards. How do educators judge whether those claims are true? How do they know which products are the real gold standard? “A good question, for which there is no definite answer. Considering that the curriculum is laid down, the biggest differentiators that influence a decision maker would be, I suppose, the approach, language appropriacy, treatment of a topic, relevant and adequate illustrations, editorial consistency, reputation of the publisher, post-supply service like teacher training, web-support for teachers and students, digital support and a host of other supporting factors. Considering that there are scores of publishers vying for a share of the same pie, one has to build in a USP to have an edge over the others,” replies Raj from Orient BlackSwan.

“Teachers have a strong responsibility toward future generation, hence they need to have

genuine and honest about the content they choose to teach. Spend time with the

book, evaluate it and then choose the right one,” comes

a quick reply from Sunil. “In school textbook

segment, there are basically two parameters for comparing

quality and standard of a

Affordable e-learning solutions!“Intel Education focuses more on the K-12 segment. But, we would like to have the right partners in publishing for the right use of technology. Book fairs like NDWBF gives us a chance to explore newer markets,” said Tom Burns, Global Director, Content & Services, World Ahead Program Team, Intel Semiconductor (US) Ltd. On talking about their partnership with RAPPLES, Tom said that they are happy with Intel technologies being used in the RAPPLES learning solutions.

“RAPPLES is a new platform using different types of technologies. We provide end-to-end solution to the schools. It takes care of the needs of the teachers and students in classroom. Teachers help students in the journey of learning and we are trying to give an affordable solution to the teachers,” added Pranav Dave of Repro India Ltd.

“The tablet that we offer as a part of our solution can serve a dual purpose – it can be used as an educational tool by children and at home, it can be used as a commercial tablet by parents after unlocking the code,” added Jitender Mohan Gakhar, General Manager – Operations, RAPPLES.

product. These are: credentials of authors and content quality. Recently, (due to problem of content disputes), CBSE has undergone some amendments in affiliation by laws to ensure that only properly scrutinized textbooks would be used for teaching across all CBSE affiliated schools. Under this law, all CBSE affiliated schools will have to setup website informing the details of textbooks being prescribed in their curriculum. Now, the responsibility of prescribing quality content is reserved with

respective CBSE School. By this process, the schools can definitely have a check on book’s content and author’s credentials. The new amendment will definitely help schools to choose products with real gold standards,” tell Navin Joshi, executive vice president, S. Chand Group.

Yes, it is the collective responsibility of the educators, teachers and publishers to give the right content to the future generation. Let the best content win!

18Polish Pavilion: Hall No. 7

Events Today

Sahitya Manch: Hall No. 8

Seminars & Discussion: Hall Nos. 7,8,14,&18

Cultural EventOrganised by NCPUL & NBT India (4.00 pm onwards)

Theme Pavilion, Hall No. 7EKathasagara: Celebrating Children's Literature

Kidz Bubble: Hall No. 7

Time Event

15.30 – 16.30Launch of Ryszard Kapuściński’s ‘Shah of Shahs’ in Hindiwith the publisher Rajkamal Prakashan and the translators Prakash Dixit, Maria Skakuj Puri and Monika Browarczyk

17.00 – 18.00Launch of Michał Rusinek’s ‘Little Chopin’ in Hindi with Michał Rusinek and the translator Manglesh Dabral

Pre–Lunch(11.00 am to 1.00 pm)

Post–Lunch(2.00 pm to 4.30 pm)

Kathasagara Evening(5.30 pm to 7.00 pm)

11.00 am to 12.30 pm: Book Talk: An Interactive Session with Authors(AWIC)

12.30 pm to 1.15 pm: Storytelling Session: Subhadra Sengupta(Pratham Books & NBT)

1.30 pm to 2.30 pm: Dramatic Performance on Poems (SARD)

2.30 pm to 3.00 pm: Storytelling Session on Environment(Raahein Development Society)

3.00 pm to 4.30 pm: Panel Discussion on What Do Children Read? (Pratham Books & NBT)

Children’s Interaction with an Author-Illustrator duo: Shashi Shetye (Illustrator) and Rajiv Tambe (Author)

* There will be Screening of Films on Shankar, Pulak Biswas and Harekrishna Devsare everyday in the evening

Centre Stage

11.00 am to 12.00 noon Puzzle

Organised by NBT, India12.00 noon to 1.00 pm Listening Skill Activities1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Singing Competition2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Extempore speech

Art Corner

11.00 am to 12.00 noon Wax resist painting

Organized by Macaw Books and NBT, India

12.00 noon to 1.00 pm Mosaic painting 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Thread painting2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Leaf printing3.00 pm to 4.00 pm Collage-making

Crafts Corner

11.00 am to 12.00 noon Leaf craft

Organized by Macaw Books and NBT, India

12.00 noon to 1.00 pm Mask-making1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Waste recycling crafts 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Papier mache3.00 pm to 4.00 pm Origami

Creative Corner

11.00 am to 12.00 noon Drawing Competition

Organised by NBT, India12.00 noon to 1.00 pm Fruit & Vegetable-Clay1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Story Telling2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Paper Folding3.00 pm to 4.00 pm Clay Toys

Fun Corner

11.00 am to 12.00 noon Flower making

Organized by SARD & NBT, India

12.00 noon to 1.00 pm String Puppets1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Best use of Waste2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Paper toys3.00 pm to 4.00 pm Finger puppet

Authors' Corner: Reflections, Hall No. 10-11

Authors' Corner: Conversations, Hall No. 12

Time Author Organiser

1:30 to 2:30 Vijai Vardhan Wisdom Tree

3:00 to 4:00 Joginder Singh Diamond Pocket Books

4:30 to 5:30 Minakshi Thakur HarperCollins Publishers

5:30 to 6:30 Ingrid and Marietta HarperCollins Publishers

Time Author Organiser

11:30 to 12:30 Nikhil Chandwani Omji Books

1:00 to 2:00 J J Singh Prabhat Prakashan

2:30 to 3:30 Deb Mukherji Niyogi Books

4:00 to 5:00 Abhijit Basu Lead Start Publishing

5:30 to 6:30 Bikram Om Books International

6:30 to 7:30 Anna Vetticad Om Books International

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12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m.

“Gujarat Se Gujarat Tak”Speakers: Krishna Sobti, Ashok Vajpayee, Om Thanvi, Purushottam Agrawal, Alpana Mishra, Niranjan Dev Sharma Moderator: Sushil Siddharth

Rajkamal Prakashan

1.15 p.m. to 2.15 p.m.

Samanvay Sangat:“Love Making Law Breaking”Speakers: Ashley Tellis, Vrinda Grover, Simran Saikh, Manish SharmaModerator: Giriraj Kiradoo

Samanvay: IHC Indian Languages’ Festival

3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

INDO-CZECH WRITER’S MEETSpeakers: A. Sethumadhavan , K. Sreenivasarao, Martin Vopenka, Uday Prakash, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Marketa Hejkalova, K. Satchidanandan, Sylva Fischerova, H.K. Kaul, Marta Hochmal, ManoramaJafa, Blanka Skuckova, N.K. Bhattacharjee, M.A. Sikandar

Sahitya Akdemi & NBT, India

Time Event Venue Organiser

9.30 am to 4 pm

Diversity and Dialogue: Translation among Indian Languages

Seminar Hall (First Floor), Hall No. 8

NBT, India & School of Translation Studies and Training, IGNOU

12 Noon to 1.45 pm

Book Release & discussion

Auditorium I, Hall No 14 Reed Elsevier, Gurgaon

12 Noon to 1.45 pm

Quiz competition Auditorium II, Hall No 18Encyclopedia Britanica Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi

12 Noon to 1.45 pm

Discussion Auditorium III, Hall No 18 Afro Asian Book Council

2.00 pm to 3.45 pm

Book Release Auditorium I, Hall No 14 General Book Depo, Delhi

2.00 pm to 3.45 pm

Book Release Auditorium II, Hall No 18Publication Division, New Delhi

2.00 pm to 3.45 pm

Discussion Auditorium III, Hall No 18 Afro Asian Book Council

4.00 pm to 5.45 pm

Discussion Auditorium I, Hall No 14 Om Books International

4.00 pm to 5.45 pm

Book Release Auditorium II, Hall No 18Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi

4.00 pm to 5.45 pm

Discussion Auditorium III, Hall No 18Apno Kaj SrejanDelhi

06.00 pm to 7.45 pm

Book Release Auditorium I, Hall No 14Jyoti Publishers & Distributors, Dehradoon

06.00 pm to 7.45 pm

Authors & Librarians Meet

Auditorium II, Hall No 18Tan Prints India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi

Desaj: Festival of Tribal and FolkPerforming Arts of India Organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi & NBT, IndiaLal Chowk (Near Hall No. 6) 6.00 pm onwards

Programme Performing Troupe

ALAH, Bihar Muharram Rathor & Group, Patna

MAYUR BHANJ CHHAU, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Chhau Project, Baripada

RANPA, West Bengal Lok Chhanda Cultural Unit, West Bengal

DHOL CHOLAM, Manipur Panthoibi Jagoi Marup

LEPCHA MUSIC, Sikkim Sonam Tshering Lepcha & Group, Kalimpong

CHAVITTUNATAKAM, Kerala Uvajana Chavittu Nadaka Kala Samithi, Gothuruthu

Sufiana by Chand Nizami Brothers Hall 7 (1st Floor)