India’s first art book fair to open on Feb. 24

If you love a book, cartoon or film’s character or an artist or an author, you can dress up like him/ her and try your luck to win a prize. This opportunity will be made available at India’s first two- day art book fair, which will begin on February 24.

The New Delhi Art Book Fair ( NDABF)’ s inaugural edition will take place at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts( IGNCA) at Mansingh Road.

A competition, organised for the fans on February 25, will give a chance for all participants to dress up as their favourite character, artists, and authors at the fair. Prizes will be given to the best dressed person.

The fair is being dedicated to the celebration of the country’s rich arts and culture heritage through the prism of artists and books. It will be open to the public from 12. noon to 6.30 pm. There will be special workshops, Kanahaya, and activities for children.

The first ‘ free and open’ art book fair will be a unique platform to discover India’s vast arts and culture spectrum through diverse panel discussions, workshops, art and book exhibitions.

It will begin with a talk by a noted art historian, photographer and film maker Benoy K. Behl on his latest book, The Art of India, Sculpture and Mural Painting.

Arup Chatterjee will talk about Indian trains and railway stations and its representations in writing, cinema and cultural production with his book

There will be panel discussions on art in the age of Instagram with illustrators and travel photographers and writers. The day will close with a focus talk on Kapaila Vatsayan by her biographer ( Cognitive Biography), Jyoti Sabharwal.

The second day will begin with the journey of a vintage camera collector about his museum. A Mexican photographer and chief editor of photography books Susan Casarin will speak about her book ‘ Realities and Desire’. Chef Michael Swamy, the Neuva Chef Patron, who wrote various books and has been a food stylist, will speak about his book on Indian food.