Residents flip through books at a stall at National Book Fair on Friday. The 10-day fair, organised by Indian Regional Journalists’ Association, started on Friday. Book lovers can pick their favourites from over 100 stalls at Gandhi Maidan. They can also take part in various competitions and enjoy cultural programmes. The chairman of the association, Chandra Bhushan, said: “There are books on different subjects.” There are indeed books on a wide variety of subjects — from newspaper editorials to gardening. Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Bihta, student Ankit Kumar said: “Though I’m an engineering student, I’m an avid reader. I loved coming to the book fair.” Text by Smita Kumar, picture by Jai Prakash