Iceland culture on display in Delhi

With Iceland being the guest country at the Frankfurt Book Fair next month, a prelude is trying to acquaint the Indian publishing and literary fraternity with the European island nation's culture and literature.

'Fabulous Iceland: Portraits of Contemporary Icelandic Authors' and art exposition 'Cognitive Fluidity' have brought to India snapshots of the nation at the Max Mueller Bhavan from Sep 9-17.

"Iceland is the guest country of the Frankfurt Book Fair while Indian publishing is the trade spotlight at the prestigious book carnival," a spokesperson for the German Book Office, which is coordinating the showcase, said.

Full report here Times of India 

Frankfurt Book Fair launches training campaigns in India

The prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair is reaching out to new segment of Indian readers at the grassroots to enhance literacy and reading competence.

'Jumpstart', a programme under the 'Litcam - Competence for Life' programme, is part of the fair's three-pronged outreach programme to tap into the exploding readers' and publishing market, bring the marginalised sections of readership to the mainstream and combat functional illiteracy.

At the core of the campaign is promotion of education in India and media literacy. Children in urban slums and villages are under spotlight.

Full report here IBNLive