Emient author Prof. Manoj Das's new book released at World Book Fair in New Delhi

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, New Delhi: Acclaimed author Prof. Manoj Das’s new book "The Bride in the Moonlit Night and the Other Stories" published by The National Book Trust, New Delhi will be released in a function at "THE WORLD BOOK FAIR, NEW DELHI" at 5.00 PM on 15th FEBRUARY 2015 (SUNDAY) AT HALL NO.8.

It was released by the President of The National Book Trust and there was an interactive session with Shri Manoj Das after the book release function.

This 308 pages book contains 50 short stories written by him and are choosen by him from his entire creation of around 150 odd short stories in English and costs Rs.380.00.

On 16th February at 3.00 PM Shri Manoj Das had been interacting with children on his book "SO MANY SMILES" in the programme "Reading and Interaction with Prof. Manoj Das-the author of 'So Many Smiles” which was organised by National Book Trust, India at Hall no.7 (Foyer 8) ,World Book Fair,Pragatee Maidan, New Delhi.

Shri Manoj Das' new book "The Bride in the Moonlit Night and the Other Stories" published by The National Book Trust, New Delhi was  released in a function at "THE WORLD BOOK FAIR, NEW DELHI" at 5.00 PM on 15th FEBRUARY 2015 (SUNDAY) AT HALL NO.8.

Children dominate the 2015 World Book Fair!

New Delhi: This year’s World Book Fair, which started on February 14, has put prime focus on encouraging reading habits and creativity among Children.

A special segment for children named ‘Baal Mandap’ has been organized in Hall No. 7, in collaboration with the National Centre for Children's Literature.

The stalls inside the children hall have put on display -children literature, books, journals and magazines in Indian languages. There is a separate hall where skits, educational programs and children interactions are done.

One stall is from Sehwag International School, promoting the educational institute of infamous cricketer Virender Sehwag, who made an appearance on the first day of the event.

“Suryauday- Purvottar Bharat Ke Ubharte Svar, has been kept as theme of the fair, giving prime importance to the writers and authors of North East India. And close to 1050 publishers are participating in the event this year.

The stall of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting displayed varied genre of books - literature, history, autobiography, journals, business, art & culture and much more in the book fair. They also have a special catalogue of books for the children.

The 2015 extravaganza is witnessing the participation of approximately 30 foreign countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Iran, Japan, Sweden, Cuba, America and Malaysia.

The rich literature and journals put on display by these countries are much appreciated by the intellectual clan coming there. Pakistan stall has a separate catalogue for books for children, going by the due importance given to the little angles in the book fair.

Out of them, Singapore’s book café stall, Saudi Arabia’s architectural stall “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, and Indonesia’s stall with ethnic décor are an eye-candy for the book lovers coming there.

The paintings displayed at Korean Illustrators Exhibition gave a good example of traditional art, much appreciated by the folks coming there. Also the cultural performances happening there held the nerves of visitors

There is no place better than the World Book Fair for the true book lovers, who feel themselves incomplete without the existence of fiction, drama, literature and romance weaved in the golden words by the author.

“100 Rupees’ Happiness” at New Delhi World Book Fair 2015

NEW DELHI, INDIA (ANS - Feb. 19. 2015) - The Union Minister for Human Resource Development of India, Smriti Irani, on Saturday inaugurated the 42nd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in the national capital.

The nine-day event, which began in 1972, is being organised by the National Book Trust (NBT), in association with the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).

A total of 30 countries are participating in this year's fair, which is the largest such event in the Afro-Asian region.

100 RupeesSingapore is the guest country in this year's fair, while the status of the focus country has been accorded to South Korea.

According to a delegation from Urim Books, based in Seoul, South Korea, the publisher is conducting an event entitled "100 Rupees' Happiness".

"We cannot purchase happiness with money, but book fair visitors can buy 'The Message of the Cross,' which is a must-read for the whole world in 57 languages, for only with 100 Rupees, so that they can possess happiness by reading the book," said a spokesperson for Urim Books.

"Actually, the book is being sold at the price of 859 Rupees on www.amazon.in, however, we have planned this event to supply the book at the economic price so that anybody can get a copy of the book.

"We downsized the book and re-designed the cover, and the visitors can enjoy the book at Stand No. S1/3 at Hall No. 7 ABC, which is in foreign pavilion of the book fair."

In the book "The Message of the Cross", author Dr. Jaerock Lee writes that "The reason why God began human cultivation is because He wanted to gain true children who seek and believe in God through their freewill."

He goes on to say that "Human cultivation refers to all the processes in God's creating human beings on this earth and governing the human history until the Judgment in order to gain true children."

InaugurationofNDBWF2015The 2002 Healing Festival with Dr. Jaerock Lee took place at Marina Beach, Chennai, and during
the four days of the festival more than three million people gathered and Dr. Lee delivered the message of the book.

Urim Books is supplying Dr. Jaerock Lee's spirit-filled books to the Indian book distributors or bookstores like Amazon.in, Flipkart.com, MSS bookstore, KK bookstore.

Delhi World Book Fair to get bigger in 2016

The aggressive and smart marketing and communication strategies of the organisers of the Delhi World Book Fair 2015 have managed to hit the bull’s eye when it comes to footfalls, but the team is already “thinking big” for the next edition where China will be the guest country at this annual business-to-business event.

“You know when the country is China, everything has to be big. They like going big, so wait for the next year when everything will be big,” Kumar Samresh, public relations officer of the National Book Trust (NBT), told IANS.

The NBT in association with the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) organises this fair at Pragati Maidan. This year Singapore is the guest country and South Korea is the focus country.

Without revealing many details, Samresh told IANS that this year the organising team was extremely aggressive to increase “visibility” of the fair.

“Around two years back, we realised people would land at the fair mostly during last days and it too was because they were being told by someone. So we took notice of this and decided to promote aggressively almost a month in advance,” he said.

“And this is the reason why there hasn’t been any effect on the footfall despite Arvind Kejriwal’s swearing-in ceremony (as Delhi chief minister) and the India-Pakistan match. We almost crossed 75,000 footfall during the busy weekend,” he added.

With each year, challenge to host a book fair on such a massive scale that cuts across languages, states and countries and genres like crime, self-help, mythology, spirituality, religion, poetry, education, competition books, academics or anything under the sun.

This year, the fair has around 2,100 stalls, 1,100 exhibitors from India and 30 participating countries.

“It is tough job and the moment this fair will end, we will start working for the next year. And as said before it is going to be an extravagant affair,” said Samresh, adding around 200 members of the team work extensively to make this fair a success.





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Delhi Book Fair: About business and cultural ties

The international publishers participating in the ongoing Delhi World Book Fair 2015 not only want to do good business, but also bridge cultural ties and introduce their literary landscape to the Indian audience.

Gauhar Iqbal who represents Manshurat Publisher and Distribution firm from Lahore, has been participating in the fair since 2006. And to him, representation at the annual fair reinforces the fact that the relationship between the two nations is far away from being "turbulent".

"We don't come from Pakistan only to make money. We are here as cultural ambassadors representing our country. We have to improve the relationship between the two countries and for that it is important to have a presence in respective countries," Iqbal told IANS.

This year they have brought around 30-35 publishers from Pakistan to India and admit that this is the "biggest ever" contingent they have brought here.

"Indians love to read a lot of Islamic books and popular poets such as Faiz and Iqbal. We don't bring many novels to India because the cost of Urdu novels is higher in Pakistan and Indians don't want to shell out so much money," said Iqbal, adding they generate good business from the fair.

Similar sentiments were shared by Mohsen Nasralleeh, international representative of the Tehran International Book Fair, who has a stall at the fair. They have been participating for the past three years.

"This is the best platform to introduce Iranian writers to India. We want to promote Persian language and aid the learners of this language by offering a variety of books on various genres like Islamic culture, novels and poetry," Nasralleeh told IANS.

"We aren't doing much for profit because even though we sell a lot, the cost of our books here is lesser than the amount we pay for this stall. But the fair offers us many business opportunities and helps us to connect with many scholars and teachers," he added, saying they had brought 200 books and many of them have already been sold.

This stall has novels like Iranian author Seyed Mehdi Shojaee's "In the Twinkling of an Eye", Nima Yousij's "Modern Persian Poetry" and "The Water Urn" by Houshang Moradi Kermani.

National Book Trust (NBT) in association with the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) organises this fair at Pragati Maidan. This year Singapore is the guest country and South Korea is the focus country.

The fair, which began in 1972, is now considered a major international festival in Asia and this year 30 countries like China, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, UAE, Nepal and Germany are participating in the fair which will conclude Feb 22.

According to Vidya Pertiwi, third secretary, social and cultural department, Embassy of Indonesia, the fair provides opportunities to seek engagement with publishers who would be interested in translating their literature.

"This is our second year at the fair, though we are not selling any books. We are seeking partnerships and displaying what we have to offer," Pertiwi told IANS.

And this is the reason why they have stacked travel encyclopaedias, children's books, fashion magazines, political books and popular Indonesian writers to showcase their literary landscape for the Indian audience.

South Korean exhibitors too aren't selling books, but they would be donating these books to the Korean Cultural Centre in the capital to promote their literary stalwarts and help those Indian students who are learning the language.

"There are many Indian students who are learning the South Korean language. So we want them to improve their writing and reading skills through these books," Eunhee Kim from the Korean Publishers Association told IANS.

"Also, we have brought books of some of our prominent writers and these students would be able to understand our country and issues through these writings," she added.

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Singapore authors, storytellers at the World Book Fair 2015

One of the popular tales about Singapore's discovery and its subsequent naming as the Lion city is believed to trace back to the time when an Indian King on his way to conquer China, stumbled upon this little island.

A sequel to this story unravels the mystery of the famous Merlion (half-lion and half-fish chimera) which has come to be the country's tourism mascot.

Rosemarie Somaiah, a Singaporean storyteller and writer, tells everybody about this in her 15-minute-long limerick, in as she puts it, "really bad rhyme."

Rosemarie is part of the contingent of writers from Singapore which is the guest country in the ongoing World Book Fair 2015.

Singapore, has witnessed repeated colonisations and partitions, giving rise to its multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual character thereby vindicating its diverse literature and culture.

Peranakan author Joshephine Chia (58), who grew up in Kampong, a Malay village and later moved to the outskirts of London, describes how her identity frequently kept on changing with the state of her country: first as a British colony, then under the Chinese influence and later on the partition with Malaysia followed by its achievement of nationhood.

"We were first British, then we became Malays after independence and finally we became Singaporeans once we achieved nationhood," says Chia, whose book 'Kampong Spirit - Gotong Royong' is available for sale at the Fair.

Chia's book, a collection of short stories from 1955-65, the "dramatic decade" brings to life the colorful characters of the villagers with whom she grew up.

"Though deprived of modern comforts like water and electricity, multi racial neighbours lived harmoniously with each other with a strong sense of community and a wonderful zest for life," she says.


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Motivational Speaker and Author Mr Navin Gulia Launches Book written by Saumya Kaushik

Author and Motivational Speaker Mr Navin Gulia launches a book written by Ms Saumya Kaushik titled "Daughter of a drunkard Monk" in World Book Fair at Pragati Maidaan, Delhi  on  14th Feb 2015

About the Book
Daughter of a Drunkard Monk is Saumya Kaushik's debut novel, being a hard-core feminist the writer has penned down the adversities faced by women in a male patriarchal society the book picks out those issues which prevail in the society and are forgotten down in the papers and news. DODM is the story of the protagonist which can be any ordinary girl in similar situation. What, however, appears extraordinary is the grit and courage and confidence with which the protagonist faces all verities of adversities, many of which are simply reflections of her gender and the societal / patriarchal attitude towards girls in such / similar situations.

About the Author
Saumya Kaushik is a writer and an avid blogger. Daughter of a Drunkard Monk is her debut novel at the age of nineteen. She has also contributed her writing in the former anthology minds at work 3. She is a literature student and a hard-core feminist. Associated with several NGO's for women empowerment, she believes in an unbiased gender society.

The Book is available on all leading online and offline stores. Published by Omji Publishing Pvt Ltd.

Gujarat Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel releases book – ‘Shadows of the Land’ written by Ms Swasti Mishra

Gujarat  Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel releases book – ‘Shadows of the Land’ written by Ms.  Swasti Mishra
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Gandhinagar, Saturday, 31st January: Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel today released a book ‘Shadows of the Land’ written by Mr. Swasti Mishra.
The book is depicting the struggles and successes of NRIs on foreign lands. It also showcase how the cultural and social values of Indian cultures have been upheld by the NRIs.
The Chief Minister congratulated Mr. Mishra for his book and wished him good luck.


Published by Moments Publishing book is now available on all major online stores

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Beware of Publishers in India

Well iam into book promotions and online review of books. This is a very controversial topic as there are many topics which are unclear.
What is Self Publishing: Self Publishing is a kind of publishing where the writer gets his / her content published without a specific publishing firm. There are many online platforms which do this work. In self publishing the author himself / herself is responsible for marketing the book. The author has to take care of the sales figures and get the royalty from the platform as per their terms.

Paid Publishing: In paid publishing the author pays to the publisher to get published. its a service that they are taking from the publisher for which they are paying them. Its also many times mistaken by Self Publishing.  Paid Publishing can be of many types of paid publishing,
Partnered Publishing: Here in this case the work is divided and so are the costing behind it. As per the costing shared profits are also shared upon successful sale of books.
In partnered publishing as well there is another way wherein a publisher ensures your investment recovery. you can contact HERE

Now comes the part which is very interesting.
There are a few publishers in India who claim to work for budding writers, but these publishers are the ones from whom you should be aware of.
Point to remember:
While approaching a publisher you should be careful and take the following points into consideration.
1. Are the Publisher to whom you are approaching have a legit standing?
2. Are they legal work complete?
3. Do they intend in getting the paperwork done before submission of manuscript?
If yes then well and good, If no then please excuse the publisher.
4.  Have they published books before?
     a. If yes then which?
     b. Where are they available?
5. Contact one of the authors published by the firm before hand and satisfy yourself
6. Beware of such claims by publishers. Finalsied a big deal / Got a mail from a famous book store.  Monthly Royalty Payouts. (Monthly royalty payouts is possible but verify)Beware of such claims and verify their authenticity which such publishers will support with a screenshot hiding the names and mail ids.
7. Some even share photoshopped articles about their firm in newspapers, across socila media platforms. In these cases do check for legit links and the image / articles details carefully. 

In many cases and instances we have found that publisher  takes the money from the Writer and does not deliver. Their reasons are

1. Burnt all the x sum of copies as they had an editing error

2. The warehouse caught  fire.

Well there are some publishers who are into plagiarism who ask authors of their entire manuscript and then publish the same with their name on it.   

Following are a list of some reputed publishers in India whom you can contact to. 

Rupa Publications

EDITORIAL OFFICE
Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
161-B/4, Gulmohar House
Ground Floor, Yusuf Sarai Community Centre
NEW DELHI 110049
P: 011-49226666
E: editorial@rupapublications.com



Penguin Books India
7th Floor, Infinity Tower – C
DLF Cyber City,
Gurgaon 122002, Haryana
Tel +91 124 478 5600
Fax +91 124 478 5600
or e-mail us at customer.service@in.penguingroup.com


Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd.
Regus Business Centre,
Level 1, Trade Centre,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051 India.
Contact No: +91-22-61623804
Fax: +91-22-61623800

Sales Office
Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd.
Unit – 25-26, Building A/1,
Near Wadala R.T.O.
Wadala(E), Mumbai – 400 037.
Telephone:022 24046887

First Step Publishing

303 304 Garnet 

Nirmal Lifestyles Phase 2 

Behind Nirmal Lifestyles Mall 

LBS Marg 

Mulund West 

Mumbai 400080

+91-9820557998

 

Dream House Publications

Rajabagicha Labour Colony
House No- N/3, Badambadi
Cuttack- 753009, Odisha

gargipublishers
http://www.gargipublishers.com/

Interview with Neelam Saxena Chandra

1. Tell us something about yourself
I am a bureaucrat working with Indian Railways. Writing is my passion and I have written nineteen books as of now. I was named by Forbes India as one of the seventy eight most popular authors. My other awards include
•    Awarded by eminent poet/lyricist Gulzarji in a Poetry Contest organized by American Society on the topic ‘Poetry for Social Change’.
•    Received the Rabindranath Tagore International poetry award -2014
•    Awarded Premchand Puraskar by Ministry of Railways (II prize).
•    Awarded by Children Book Trust, India in 2009.
•    Neelam also debuted as a lyricist in Shankar Tucker's composition 'Mere Sajan sun sun' at the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRmXTmVwrY and the song has won the 'Popular Choice' award  in Folk Fusion category in Radio City Freedom Awards.
•    Neelam is a record holder in the India Book of Records for being the author with highest number of publications in a year.
•    Neelam and her daughter hold record for being the first mother-daughter duo to write a poetry book for the book 'Winter Shall Fade' in Miracle World Records and India Book of records.

2. The Purple Moon  its an intriguing title how did you come up with this title.

After having completed the book, while I was wondering what its title should be, my husband randomly uttered the name and I loved it. That moment was immediately captured by me in the form of the title for my collection.

3. Describe your book

‘The Purple Moon’ is a collection of a hundred poems that emote the different sentiments and phases of love. What really is love? It is a feeling most difficult to define; it is a sentiment, to be felt, smelled, drunk and tasted – for it is the most subtle emotion. , When one is in love for the first time, many raw feelings en wrap him or her. One may just be crazy, have a simple desire to meet the sweetheart or may just feel something very divine…On the other hand, there are chances of one getting annoyed, developing jealousy and hatred and may end up doing random acts. However, as love matures, the feelings also mature and it is then that the lovers realize that love is something more than just these raw feelings.
Love brings out the deepest of emotions and is the purest of all feelings. True love makes one fly, giving the person in love a pair of wings, making one expand one’s horizons.
‘The Purple Moon’ is a treat to all those who have ever experienced love

4. How was it working with First Step Publishing

It was an excellent experience. First Step Publishing believed in quality and everything was done timely and in consultation with me.

5. Describe your path of getting published

I began with reputed magazines. Getting published in them was in itself a satisfaction that my work and its quality is being recognized. It was only after I had made a space for myself that I moved to publishing my own books.

6. any new venture you are working with

I write continuously. I have more than one novel, three short story collections, two poetry collection and eight illustrated books for children under publication with various reputed publishers.

7. Though being poetry, which is not read to that extent in India, The Purple Moon has been in the top charts on amazon. How do you feel about it.

It is a fact that poetry is not so well read in the country. Despite that, ‘The Purple Moon’ remained in best seller list for long. This boosted my confidence. I am sure it must have instilled confidence in other poets minds too, who wish to publish their books.

8. Let us know some details of your titles published by far.

Various books published by me include
1.    Can I have this chance - A novel by Authors Press 
2.    Soul Seekers- A novel by LiFi Publications 
3.    Rishtey Mohabbat ke –  A short story collection in Hindi by Omji Publishers. 
4.    Pankhudiyan – A short story collection for children by Sadhna Publications.
5. The Delicate Wings - A poetry collection by The Poetry Society of India 
6.    Layers of flickering lights – A poetry collection by Authorspress India.  7.    Silhouette of Reflections – A poetry collection by YS Books International. 
8.     The Purple Moon– A poetry collection by First Step Publishing
9.    Hues of Love – A poetry collection by Writers Empire.
10.    Treacherous Lady – A novella by Pageturn Publishers. 
11.    Tales from Sundervan – A short story collection for children by Sahni Publications. 
12.    Chanda – A picture book for children by Room to Read.
13.Five tales – A short story collection for children by Naman Publications
14. Winter Shall fade - A poetry collection along with co-author Simran Chandra published by Omji Publishers
15. Her story – Edited by Neelam, it is a compilation of stories of women around their workplace
16. Rishtey Zindagi ke- A poetry collection in Hindi
17. Skylines by Authorspress
18. As a beginner for a beginning by Authorspress
19. Geet gaata chal by Subhanjali Prakashan

9. Any Rituals for writing??

None. I am a very moody person and I write as per my whims. My heart does not even follow my own mind and chooses its own path.

10. Any advice for budding writers.

Believe in yourself. You cannot become famous overnight. Writing is a serious matter and it requires lot of hard work and efforts to hone your skills. It is almost like meditation.

11. How can your readers connect to you?

My readers can connect to me on facebook at CLICK HERE