What is the purpose of Delhi Book Fair: Sales or promotion of book reading habits?
Khan: The purpose is multiple; it includes trade and awareness as well as encouraging reading habits in the younger generation. As Salman Khursheed said in the conference -‘Books act as a bridge for national integration’. Q: What do you feel is new this time at the book fair? Khan: I sense a feeling of ‘come back’ this time. Over the years, people had shifted their interest more towards Internet. But from this year, there is a perceptible shift towards the physical book. The charm of sitting down with a book in hand has been rediscovered, it seems. Same goes for newspapers- you can browse all the e-papers on your computer, but nothing beats the early morning newspaper perusal with tea! Q: What kind of books are most popular? Khan: According to a survey in a newspaper, self-help books are very popular. Feel good books, cookery books and children’s books are in great demand. And then the stationery section of the fair is very attractive. You come across things which you would not come ac
