{"id":19371,"date":"2025-09-13T04:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T04:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/19371\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T04:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T04:48:07","slug":"hindi-urdu-patrons-relish-literary-treats-at-book-fair-lucknow-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/19371\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindi, Urdu patrons relish literary treats at book fair | Lucknow News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lucknow: Literary gem, novel \u2018Gunahon Ka Devta&#8217; by Dharmvir Bharti, is among the most popular books at the 10-day National Book Fair at Balrampur Garden. The poignant exploration of complex emotions, resonates with those in 18-24 age group. &#8220;This book is a hit among lots of young readers like me,&#8221; said Ayesha, a visitor. Over 400 copies of the said book were sold by Vani Prakashan Group at the ongoing fair.The region&#8217;s deep appreciation for Urdu shayari is evident too, with books like \u2018Naqsh-e-Faryadi&#8217; by John Elia and work of poet Rahat Indori are high in demand. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been following John Elia&#8217;s poetry for years and one always finds a treasure of his work at the book fair,&#8221; said Amir, a poet from the city. Additionally, titles like \u2018Naraz&#8217;, \u2018Mere Baad&#8217;, \u2018Rut&#8217;, \u2018Dhoop Bahut Hai&#8217; and several more are being browsed and purchased.At Arya Pratinidhi Sabha stall, religious and mythological books such as \u2018Satyarth Prakash&#8217; by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati are flying off the shelves. &#8220;I grew up listening to Dayanand Saraswati&#8217;s teachings,&#8221; said Ravi, adding, &#8220;The book \u2018Back to Vedas&#8217; resonates deeply with me and it&#8217;s amazing to find these books at such affordable prices.&#8221; At Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy stall, school-going Aman said, &#8220;I found \u2018Hindi se Urdu Seekhein&#8217; by Noorul Hasan Hashmi and I can&#8217;t wait to get started.&#8221;In non-fiction category, \u2018The 48 Laws of Power&#8217; by Robert Greene and \u2018Sapiens&#8217; by Yuval Noah Harari are leading the pack. These are a must-read for someone struggling with manipulation, said several students of psychology, citing \u2018Too Good to Be True&#8217; by Prajkta Koli.Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan&#8217;s stall has a large number of social fiction and children&#8217;s literature works. Munshi Premchand&#8217;s \u2018Idgah&#8217;, \u2018Prerna&#8217;, \u2018Pariksha&#8217;, \u2018Aatma Ram&#8217;, and \u2018Do Bailon Ki Katha&#8217; are finding many takers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lucknow: Literary gem, novel \u2018Gunahon Ka Devta&#8217; by Dharmvir Bharti, is among the most popular books at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[489,20665,156,20664,20661,17784,17783,17785,17786,20663,111,139,69,17787,20662],"class_list":{"0":"post-19371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-dharmvir-bharti","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-gunahon-ka-devta","12":"tag-hindi-literature","13":"tag-lucknow-latest-news","14":"tag-lucknow-news","15":"tag-lucknow-news-live","16":"tag-lucknow-news-today","17":"tag-national-book-fair","18":"tag-new-zealand","19":"tag-newzealand","20":"tag-nz","21":"tag-today-news-lucknow","22":"tag-urdu-poetry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}