Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated the "Mathrubhumi Delhi Book Fair" organized by the Mathrubhumi Group of Publications, Kerala, in association with the Lalit Kala Academy, Sahitya Academy and the Sangeet Natak Academy here today.
Addressing on the occasion, Vice President Ansari said the book publishing industry is flourishing in the country despite many people spend most of their time on computers and social media. He congratulated the organizers for such a noble initiative and wished them good success.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Prof. P.J. Kurien was also present on the occasion.
Mathrubhumi brought about 10,000 titles of different publishers to the book fair to make it a grand success.