Union Minister for Human Resource Development 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.
Singapore is the guest country in this year's fair, while the status of the focus country has been accorded to South Korea.
