Special guest China prominent at New Delhi book fair

The tickets for the event have been made available at multiple places including metro stations for the convenience of visitors.

"The fair can boast of hosting the largest community of book lovers in the world," Chowdhary said.

"Be it trade visitors, children and youth, the academic or general readers, there is something that would hold the interest of everyone."

The theme for this year's fair is the Cultural Heritage of India. More than 1,000 titles in major Indian languages on philosophy, language and literature from ancient to contemporary times are on display.

In addition, there is a series of programs including panel discussions, classical and folk dances, workshops, authors' meetings, and seminars will be integral parts of the fair's proceedings.

The book fair was inaugurated by Indian Minister of Human Resources Development Smriti Irani.

Back at the Chinese pavilion, the visitors are attracted to a photo exhibition based on the theme of China-India cultural contacts.

The exhibition brings alive the special moments captured in photographs and reflects the characteristics of cultural contacts between China and India in different historical periods over the past 2,000 years.

"Looking at the photographs, one gets an opportunity to peek into our past," Aparna Jha, a student of History said.

"India and China have come a long way and there is a need to strengthen the ties further to understand each other."

Thirty countries from the world including Egypt, Germany, Nepal, Poland, Spain and Saudi Arabia, to name a few, are taking part in the nine-day event, besides international agencies like WHO and UNESCO.