The India Pavilion at the Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF) 2025 was inaugurated on Wednesday September 3, 2025 in the presence of Mr. Alexander Alimov, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia, His Excellency Mr. Vinay Kumar, Ambassador of India to Russia, Mr. Govind Jaiswal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education (MoE) and Mr. Vladimir Viktorovich Grigoriev, Director, Ministry of Digital Development, Russia.
From September 3 to September 7, 2025, India will showcase over 2,500 books in multiple Indian languages as the Guest of Honour country for this year at the 38th edition of the Moscow International Book Fair at the historic Soviet-era VDNKh exhibition grounds.
Before the inauguration of the Indian Pavilion, India was celebrated at the formal opening of the Moscow International Book Fair, with His Excellency Mr. Vinay Kumar, Ambassador of India to Russia and Mr. Govind Jaiswal, Joint Secretary, MoE, addressing the distinguished gathering.
The programme began with a welcome address by Prof. Milind Sudhakar Marathe, Chairman, National Book Trust, India, along with other dignitaries. Shri Yuvraj Malik, Director, NBT, India, delivered a Vote of Thanks at the event. The pavilion also hosted the launch of Russian translations of 22 NBT-India titles after the ceremonial ribbon untying. Various dignitaries visited the book stalls at the India Pavilion to interact with authors and publishers. The guests also immersed themselves in the Virtual Reality (VR) Experience Zone. More than 60 delegates including authors, scholars, publishers and officials from India are participating in the event. The day progressed with a roundtable discussion on ‘Enriching Children’s Literature through Translation’.
With an exciting line-up of events ahead, the India Pavilion at Moscow International Book Fair 2025 promises to engage global audiences and offer a vibrant showcase of India’s literary and cultural heritage over the next four days.
At the India Pavilion, the National Book Trust (NBT), India has brought together over 50 Indian publishing houses to showcase outstanding literary works across Indian languages, including English, Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil. The pavilion will also offer Russian translations of several children’s books, under the theme ‘Read and Explore India’.
