Hyderabad: The 35th edition of the popular National Book Fair, under the aegis of Hyderabad Book Fair Society, will be back in the city from December 22.
Being organised at Telangana Kala Bharathi grounds near NTR Stadium, this
will be a full-fledged edition after a dull Covid-induced fair last year.
This year’s book fair has been named after renowned short story writer Midde
Ramulu.
Coming up with the joint support of the state government and Telugu Sahitya
Akademi, the ensuing fair, lasting up to January 1, will have around 340
stalls. The multilingual books, including Hindi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit,
Telugu and other languages, will be on varied subjects like literature,
children and progressive literature, classics, novels, stories science &
technology and story books. Study materials for competitive exams,
engineering and medical books among others, will also be available at the
fair.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, the society’s secretary Sruthikanth Bharathi
said, “This time we are expecting a 20 lakh footfall. We are receiving many
enquiries from schools and colleges about the event. We are hopeful of a
large turnout of students. Moreover, we have distributed around seven lakh
free passes for various educational institutions”.
Meanwhile, Sahitya Akademi, Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, and Telugu Akademi will
be returning to the book fair after a long time.
The book fair will be open from 2 pm to 8.30 pm on weekdays and from 1 pm to
9 pm on weekends and public holidays.
