Events

Delhi Book Fair

The Federation has also been associating with ITPO in organizing the Delhi Book Fair since 1995 which provides a big opportunity to Indian publishers to expose their books to a vast number of readers. Delhi Book Fair has since established itself as an annual cultural event in the history of Delhi and showcases the progress made by Indian publishing over the years.

Awards for Excellence in Book Production

The Federation has a Scheme to give Awards for Excellence in Book Production. The Federation has also instituted the Distinguished Publishers Award and Distinguished Women Publishers Award for selected women publishers which are the most coveted awards. The Federation also gives Freedom to Publish Award to a publisher, who shows courage to publish controversial books without fear of the wrath of the fundamentalists or any action by the state. The Federation has also instituted the Young Publishers Award, the Award for Distinguished Editors and Designers, the Award for Distinguished Translators and the Award for ‘Books on Books’.

New Delhi World Book Fair

New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) is organized by National Book Trust, India, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, working towards promotion of books and the habit of reading in the country.

National Conventions

The Federation organised eighteen National Conventions of Indian Language Publishers in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, three in 2008, three in 2009, one in 2013, two in 2014 and two in 2015 in which publishers from all over India participated. The Conventions proved to be a great cementing force bringing together publishers from different language areas at one platform. The Federation also organized a National Convention on ‘Making India a Book Reading Society’ in 2004.

International Publishers Congress

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