National Book Trust , India to organize Shimla Book Fair

National Book Trust , India to organize Shimla Book Fair National Book Trust , India ( Ministry of Education ) is organizing the Shimla Book Fair in collaboration with Department of Language Art & Culture , Himachal Pradesh .  The book fair is being organized from 25 June to 03 July 2022 at the Gaiety Theater and Padam Dev Complex , Shimla .  The fair will be inaugurated by Education Minister, Govt.  of Himachal Pradesh  Govind Singh Thakur on 25 June 2022 at 3pm in the presence of Special Guest  K.R.  Bharti , eminent writer and Guest of Honor , Rakesh Kanwar , Secretary ( Language & Culture ) as well as Prof Govind Prasad Sharma , Chairman NBT and Shri Yuvraj Malik Director , NBT .  The fair would see participation from more than 43 reputed publishers from the length and breadth of the country across 63 stalls.  Apart from Hindi and English , books published by NBT and other publishers in Himachali , Punjabi , Urdu and other Indian languages ​​will be available at the fair .  Booklovers would have the opportunity to purchase quality and cost effective books across genres for readers of all age groups on subjects such as popular science , popular social science , national biographies , autobiographies , folklore and Indian and world literature .  Along with daily literary and cultural activities , many workshops and competitions for children will also be organized .  NBT India will also be displaying its bilingual titles for children published as per the guidelines of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 along with its new series India @ 75 which acquaints readers with the lives and struggles of our freedom fighters.  The fair will be open to visitors from 11 am to 8 pm every day.  Entry to the fair will be free and a special discount of up to 10 p c  on books would be provided.  All writers, litterateurs, publishers and book lovers are invited to visit the book fair.