NBT Books Popularity Zooms by 1,000 % during last few years!
SIX ANTHOLOGIES IN VARIOUS INDIAN LANGUAGES RELEASED ON NBT’S 51ST FOUNDATION DAY AT ITS NEW PREMISES, NEHRU BHAWAN, NEW DELHI .
Six titles in various Indian languages under the Golden Jubilee Anthologies project were released today by Prof., Bipan Chandra, Chairman, National Book Trust, India, on the 51st Foundation Day of the Trust at the Trust’s new premises at Nehru Bhawan, 5, Institutional Area, Phase II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070. He also inaugurated a Book Exhibition at the venue depicting the journey of NBT from 1st August 1957, when the First Prime Minister of India, and a great visionary, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru had founded the Trust, to this day when NBT has achieved an enviable distinction of having published more than 17,000 titles. A number of eminent writers and authors were present on the occasion.
The Golden Jubilee Anthologies released today are: Drishyantar (an anthology of Marathi poetry) edited by Shri Chandrakant Patil; Paridrishya (an Anthology of Marathi short-story) edited by Shri Nishikant Thakar; Sakh Bharay Sabad (an anthology of Rajasthani poetry) edited by Shri Arjun Dev Charan; Pirah Khan Poi (an anthology of Sindhi poetry) edited by Dr. Moti Prakash; Galp Chayan (an anthology of Assamese short-story) edited by Shri Nagen Saikia and Katha-Yatra (an anthology of Bangla short-story) edited by Dr. Ram Kumar Mukhopadhayay. The highlight of the function was the presentation of the First Copy of the concerned anthology to the editor of the anthology and a short speech by the editor on the subject-matter of his compilation. All the authors were of the view that more Indian Language works need to be translated in various Indian Languages so that people from all corners of India are able to enjoy the literary works of masters of other languages, thereby strengthening our Unity in Diversity, the basic mantra on which this great nation thrives upon.
The Director of the Trust, Nuzhat Hassan, informed the gathering that during last few years the sales of NBT books has recorded a jump of around 1,000 % !! And that during last two years it has published the works of over 200 authors. In totality the NBT has published over 17,000 titles till date. Also, it has been engaged in organising Book Fairs to popularise books among masses.
With today’s function NBT has moved to its own new premises in NEHRU BHAWAN, a beautiful and well designed building complex that sprawls over one hectare of land in Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, Phase-II, New Delhi. It is named after the Founder of the Trust, Pndt. Nehru. A number of rooms have been earmarked for the stay of writers who may have to come to Delhi in connection with literary work.
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