India Showcases Literary Diversity at Sharjah International Book Fair 2025

NBT India leads the first India Pavilion at Sharjah International Book Fair 2025, bringing multilingual Indian literature to global readers and publishers.

on Nov 10, 2025

India Showcases Literary Diversity at Sharjah International Book Fair 2025

The NBT of India, the country's state-owned publishing body, is leading the first-ever India Pavilion at the ongoing Sharjah International Book Fair 2025, marking a significant milestone in India–Arab literary and cultural collaboration.

The ongoing 12-day fair, which runs from November 5-16 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, will feature India's largest publishing showcase outside the country, offering multilingual titles across several Indian languages.

The India Pavilion was inaugurated by the Consul General of India in Dubai Satish Kumar Sivan in the presence of NBT Chairman Milind Sudhakar Marathe, Joint Director Rakesh Kumar, National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) Director Shams Eqbal and several dignitaries, officials, authors, and community leaders.

The pavilion has participation by leading Indian publishers and provides readers, authors, and distributors in the UAE a chance to connect with India's vibrant publishing industry.

"We are delighted to be a part of this journey of Sharjah that has risen to become one of the leading literary destinations in the world. The first-ever India Stand at the Sharjah Book Fair is a proud milestone for NBT India. This reflects our shared cultural ties with the UAE and our commitments toward taking the depth and diversity of Indian publishing to a global audience," Kumar said.

He said the India Pavilion is committed to further strengthening its collaborations with publishers, authors, and readers in the UAE and across the region.

"Books are ambassadors building bridges between different cultures. From regional classics to contemporary voices, the display represents the creative energy and linguistic richness of Indian literature," Kumar added.

He said by introducing the sales of books this year, NBT aims to provide UAE readers direct access to India’s literary treasures in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, and several other languages.

"We are getting an overwhelming response from the visitors, readers and authors including children who are showing enthusiasm about the availability of books in many Indian languages at one stand. Books of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore are among the best-selling ones along with fiction from across India," Rakesh said.

The Sharjah International Book Fair is among the world's largest book fairs, drawing together participants from across the globe, including authors and publishers, in addition to readers. NBT's participation, officials said, underlines its mission to promote Indian literature and authors on the world stage, promoting cross-cultural literary exchange as well. (PTI)