I have been living in Dubai for few years, and had heard a lot about the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), but never got the opportunity to attend the event, but this year I managed to attend the event with my friends and was floored to see the magnitude of activities. The atmosphere was infectitous. I have never even seen so much of vibrancy anywhere else. I was extremely happy to see lots of young audience spending time at the event.
This clearly indicates that even in the digital era, books have the power to gravitate audiences. I am an avid reader, and I always carry books with me while travelling or driving and whenever I get the opportunity I read them. I have got this habit during my schools days. My parents would take me to book fairs in India and that's how my affinity with written words has started. This is what a visit to book fair does with us.
N. Imam,
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