Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is showcasing vintage equipments at an ongoing 12-day-long book fair here, for imparting knowledge to prospective students.
The 15th edition of the North East Book Fair in the Chandmari area of Guwahati, started on December 25, and will conclude on January 5, where more than 70 publishers from across the country have set up their book stalls.
Around 150 publishers and booksellers from across the globe are participating in the fair, which has been dedicated to late academicians Kamaleswar Bora, former vice-chancellor of Dibrugarh University in Assam, and Deba Prasad Baruah, former vice-chancellor of Guwahati University.
A large number of people throng the book fair, which is providing translations in Assamese script facilitating the residents.
"We are very happy that all the avid book readers and lovers are able to understand art and also know the depth of art-work. The book-fair is receiving a lot of positive response from the people," said a stall-owner, Kevin.
All India Radio (AIR) Guwahati, showcased broadcasting equipments like microphones from the 50's, old OB recorders, mixers, vinyl disk players and also some transmitting tubes of old transmitters and communication receivers made-up of valves.
"This is the first time we are participating in this book fair. We thought that it will be beneficial for the students for the engineering students particularly that they should get the glimpse of the old equipments that we have used in the past," said programme executive, All India Radio, Guwahati, Aseem Kumar Kazi.
In India's northeast, only Assam and Tripura are the states with a good number of publishers, whereas states like Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Mizoram are yet to build a good publishing strength.
The North East Book Fair 2013 also gives a hope for revival of books belonging to microscopic community and their literature. The participants from Tripura also came up with few books in Kokborok, the principal language of Tripura, for interested people and scholars.
Various publishing houses from across the state released their books at the fair and schools and colleges also performed cultural programmes, besides holding discussions on various topics.
