Ahmedabad opens nine days of books beside the Sabarmati
The International Book Festival brings together publishers, conversations, poetry, music and workshops until 1 November.
The Ahmedabad International Book Festival opened on 24 October at the Sabarmati Riverfront Event Centre and runs until 1 November. Organised by the National Book Trust India with the Amdavad Municipal Corporation, it combines publishing stands with conversations, workshops, poetry, music and sessions devoted to book culture. The opening also highlighted a publication on Sardar Teja Singh Samundri, a figure in the gurdwara reform movement, placing historical memory within the fair’s programme. Announced events bring together writers, scholars and speakers from different fields. By using the riverfront as its venue, the festival becomes a large public space designed to connect books with readers of different ages and interests.