New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- India inaugurated its National Stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 on Wednesday, using the international publishing event to showcase Indian literature and languages and release German and Spanish translations of classic Indian stories for children.

The stand was inaugurated by Deepak Bansal, acting consul general of India in Frankfurt, and author and social activist Sundeep Bhutoria. Claudia Kaiser, vice-president of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Dhananjay Singh, member secretary of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, and representatives of Indian literary and educational institutions attended the event.

The initiative brings together books from Indian publishers under a collective national presentation, a...