"VAN" (Delhi Bureau - 19.08.2021) :: “For publishers, publishing is not merely a profession, but is also a mission,” said Prof. Govind Prasad Sharma, Chairman, National Book Trust, India at the valedictory function of NBT's three-month Online Training Course in Book Publishing, organized in collaboration with Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, Bhopal and was held on a virtual mode from 20 February to 16 May 2021.
Prof. Sharma added that publishers play a significant role as messengers, who bring forward the opinion of writers to the society. He further said that during freedom movement publishers played a significant role in promoting revolutionary ideas among people and brought crucial changes, as a result publishing has earned a great reputation. He added that India is among 10 foremost countries in the field of publishing and NBT is a leading publisher in India. Thus, he remarked that NBT promotes publishing as a mission. He also expressed his happiness that even in the current pandemic situation, participants pursued the course with enthusiasm.
Prof. Ramdev Bharadwaj, Vice Chancellor, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, Bhopal in his address said that in present times, younger generation is inclined towards e-books, but print media too has the same importance. He was of the view that when a writer presents an incident in chronological order to the society, over the time, it becomes invaluable. Highlighting the qualities of a good writer, Prof. Bharadwaj said that a writer needs to focus on creativity, quality and objectivity, so that there is no obscurity in his writings.
Speaking of the importance of publishing as a profession, Shri Yuvraj Malik, Director, NBT remarked that there are a plenty of opportunities in publishing. One can choose a field like printing, marketing, editing, etc and become a master in it. However, he added that one needs to adopt moral values and bring out quality content. Shri Malik also said that NBT is playing a key role as the knowledge partner in the country.
In her vote of thanks address, Smt Neera Jain, Chief Editor & Joint Director, NBT said that publishing has a major role in voicing social concerns to the society. She also said that NBT will continue to organize training course to create a pool of trained professionals. The programme was coordinated by Shri Narender Kumar, Production Officer, NBT.
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