New Delhi World Book Fair 2024

Client: National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (for National Book Trust, New Delhi)
Role: Curator and Editor (Theme Pavilion on ‘Multilingual India’)

This exhibition focused on showcasing India’s linguistic diversity through various exhibits such as newspapers published across India, historical inscriptions, contemporary signages, the National Education Policy 2020, iconic classics, major litterateurs and linguists, and proportion of speakers across states in India for the 22 Scheduled languages. It also spotlighted various mother tongues and the Non-Scheduled languages of India.

Banner of Theme Pavilion
One of the main entrances to the Theme Pavilion
Multilingual inscriptions from across India (procured from the Archaeological Survey of India)
Showcasing the Linguistic Heritage of India through development of alphabets, classics, maps showing distribution of speakers, along with mother tongues and Non-Scheduled languages
Showcasing major litterateurs and linguists across 22 Scheduled Languages
In India newspapers are published in more than 100 languages. This exhibit showcases few language newspapers published in the country.
Showcasing anecdotes from Gandhi's life in different languages
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