My Memories of the Sharjah International Book Fair

 


(From Left to Right) The Motivate Publishing team… Javed Akrami, Bhavi Ekavalakat, Rashid Iqbal along with poet-author Geeta Chhabra with her two books.


(From Left to Right) Bhavi Ekavalakat, Ananya Ekavalakat d/o Bhavi Ekavalakat, Geeta Chhabra.


(From Left to Right) – Geeta Chhabra with Dr. Hassan Elmrani (Poet) and his daughter, Iitimad Elmrani – at the book launch of Dr. Hassan Elmrani’s Arabic book in prose. The title translates into the English language as – The Scarf of Scherazad – the launch was at the Sharjah International Book Fair.


At a very recent setting… between two poets… a dialogue… focusing on universal peace, poetry and interfaith harmony.
Dr. Shihab Ghanem and Geeta Chhabra’s association goes back to the time when Dr. Shihab Ghanem translated into the Arabic language Geeta Chhabra’s poems in English – which was internationally published into a bilingual volume: An Indian Ode To The Emirates in 2012.


Dr. Shihab Ghanem with H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi (Ruler of Sharjah) at the Sharjah Book Fair Award Ceremony in 2003.


Dr. Shihab Ghanem presenting H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – (Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE) a poetry book dedicated to H.H. at his palace.