The Biennial 20th World Book Fair, 2012

Taylor & Francis Group participated in The Biennial 20th World Book Fair, 2012, held at the heart of India – New Delhi, from 25 February – 4 March 2012. Taylor & Francis Group was placed at Hall No. 12 A, Stall No. 163-174. We displayed over 2000 books covering our imprints such as Routledge, CRC Press, Garland Science, Psychology Press, Earthscan, Routledge India Originals, BIOS Scientific Publishers, Europa Publications, Marcel Dekker, SPON Press and much more. We also displayed our complete product range of Journals & Online Resources. We had great presence, good business, brilliant footfall, and the support of all the members of Taylor Francis in this fair.

Theme of the 2012 World Book Fair was “An International Rights Exhibition of Books on Indian Cinema Towards Hundred Years of Indian Cinema.” Moreover, a catalogue including 300 titles representing publications of 800 publishers in all major languages based on Indian cinema has been released by NBT. The World Book Fair prime motto is to provide a valuable edge between authors, publishers, booksellers and readers. The inauguration of the World Book Fair 2012 was done by Hon'ble Minister of HRD, Shri Kapil Sibal on 25 February, 2012. It was a big success and around 1300 exhibitors & 12,000 publishers displayed thousands of books in more than 20 languages. Several publishers from foreign countries like Europe, Asia and Americas have participated in the event. Penguins, HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Orient Blackswan etc., are some of the biggest names from trade publishing who made the weekend fulfilling and profitable.

Kolkata Book Fair 2012

Taylor & Francis Group participated in The 36^th International Kolkata Book Fair 2012 from 25 January 2012 – 5 February 2012. The focal theme country was Italy. The inauguration of the Kolkata Book Fair 2012 was done by Mr. Beppe Severgnini, Italian journalist and author on 24^th January 2012.  More than 100 publishers such as Harper – Collins; Elsevier; Tata McGraw-Hill etc participated in the fair and displayed their books. Local publishers such as script, katha o kahini, projapati etc. displayed the regional language books. Over 1.7 Million book lovers visited the fair in 12 days. There were pavilions dedicated to the international countries such as America, Bangladesh and the theme country Italy. 

Taylor & Francis Group won the ‘Best Stall Award 2012’ in the small category at the Kolkata Book Fair again in the 2^nd consecutive year. Last year, Taylor & Francis Group won the ‘Best Stall Award 2011’. 

We displayed our entire imprint list and the complete product range for Journals & Online Resources.

Gandhi and Revolution Book Launch - 10 October 2011

The book ‘Gandhi and Revolution’ by Devi Prasad was launched in New Delhi on Monday, 10^th October 2011 at The India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road. The event was attended by more than 60 people which included Professors, academicians from faculties of education, political science, peace and conflict studies, history and philosophy, artists from art galleries, authors and friends to show their support.

The book was released by Dr Bindu Prasad, wife of Late Shri Devi Prasad with lighting of the diya. Udain Prasad, film-maker and Devi Prasad’s son spoke about Devi Prasad and his works.

The panel discussion was led by Prof. Suresh Sharma - Former Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Dr Mukul Kesavan - Associate Professor, Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia and Dr Ananya Vajpeyi - Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

Here’s hoping that the book does really well.

The Marketing Team.