The fair is held between 28 january and 8 february from 1pm to 8pm. Kolkata book fair kolkata book fair is a celebrated book event in the city of kolkata which attracts a vast number of book lovers, authors and publishers. Boi, boi, boi goes the chorus of the ongoing 39th kolkata book fairs theme song composed and sung by usha uthup. The starting of kolkata book fair will be 30 jan and the ending date of the fair will be 10 feb 2019 the calls you to kolkata, west bengal for kolkata book fair 2018. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. Kolkata events, things to do and festivals 2014 2015. Kolkata book fair kolkata, india kolkata kolkata book fair. The fair, which runs for 12 days each winter, claims to be the largest non. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the.
The international kolkata book fair has been welcoming hundreds of thousands of people to the indian city of calcutta. Boi mela food stalls booked, publishers struggle to. The 39th international kolkata book fair 2015 was inaugurated on 27 january at 4. Guild press release international kolkata book fair. Published on feb 20, 2015 in 2015 sage completes 50 years of global academic publishing. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair is set to start within 2 months from now. Film and theatre and live performances covered, entertainment is guaranteed at bookmyshow. Kolkata book fair revenues surge business standard news. Initiated in 1976, it is extremely popular with the locals. Kolkata book fair pavilion competition, architect e. Children are especially enthusiastic about this observance. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. The kolkata book fair is one of indias oldest and the largest book fairs. Duration of the fair from february 18 to february 27.
Bangladesh day was observed in the kolkatabook fair as the bangladesh pavilion was inaugurated by asaduzaman noor, bangladesh culture minister. Go on a date with your best friend that is books this month at the book fair 2015. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in. The popularity of the calcutta book fair was seminal in india being nominated the guest of honour at the frankfurt book fair in 2006, according to the. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous. Bangladesh day observed in kolkata book fair kolkata. Bypass, this fair has over 600 stalls, selling over rs. Top upcoming events in kolkata near you bookmyshow. The fair also has a typical fairground experience with a book flavour with the presence of picnickers, singersongwriters, and candy floss vendors on the fair premises. Amol palekar panel discussion badal sircar and his theater 40th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 20160204 0841. A scuffle broke out between anticaa protesters and bjp supporters on saturday, after a senior saffron party leader visited a stall at the kolkata book fair here.
Paperbacks still a hit, say organisers books worth around rs 10 crore have so far been sold at the 42nd edition of international kolkata book fair, a developme. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata. Sage at the new delhi world book fair 2015 youtube. The first new delhi world book fair was held from march 18 to april 4, 1972 in roughly 6790 m 2 area with 200 participants. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. The 38th edition of the international kolkata book fair was visited by 1.
The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. Uk at the kolkata international book fair 2015 british. Che guevara to be honored at the 40th international. Uk the focal theme country at 39th kolkata book fair. Eleven things that will happen to you at the kolkata book fair. Trade fairs in west bengal federal state july 2020, india. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. Bangla book fair to celebrate ekusheyekushe february. The 39th edition of the international kolkata book fair, asias largest book fair, will be held from january 28 to february 8 this year. Greetings from the publishers and booksellers guild organisers of the worlds largest attended book fair, the international kolkata book fair. It will take place at milan mela complex kolkata book fair can be a base where lots of very important products will likely be displayed. Kolkata boi mela late january early february, asias biggest book fair, staged over a tenday period in the maidan park, with many related attractions.
Read about the events kolkata and book online tickets, right here. Saraswatii puja early february, a fun state holiday in which the youngest daughter in a family dresses all in yellow. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air. The year which is coincidentally the 50 th year of che guevaras immortal struggle against imperialism in bolivia. Buy, read, browse new bangla books, old books, listen to book discussion, enjoy poetry recitations and other cultural programs everyday. To commemorate this sage offers a 50 percent discount on all its products at the world book fair 2015. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. The kolkata literature festival, which is a part of the fair, has been scheduled from 68 february 2015. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. It has earned recognition for being asias largest book fair, worlds grandest noncommercial book fair, and the worlds highest collection of books just after the london book fair and. A massive pavilion at the 42nd international kolkata book fair set up by france, the theme country in this years editio. Kolkata book fair recent updates amar ujala results.
Held on the milan mela ground near science city on e. Ranjan bandyopadhyay and panchatapa at kolkata book fair 2015. With all the current events, upcoming festivals music, dance. The success of the calcutta book fair has resulted in many book fairs in smaller cities in west bengal like siliguri, and was inspired, in turn, by the first world book fair at new delhi in 1972.
They also help in promoting the trade and economy of the country. The 39th international kolkata book fair was inaugurated here on tuesday by british journalist and tv news presenter anita anand and chief minister mamata banerjee. Not chetan bhagat or vikram seth, but west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee. Fairs of kolkata offer an excellent opportunity for rejoicing the cultural heritage of the state. The city is about to host a massive book fair this year. Che guevara to be honored at the 40th international kolkata book fair by ab wire november 24, 2015 11. It is also known by names like kolkata pustakmela, kolkata boimela and previously it was referred to as calcutta book fair, conducted during winter. It is to be held from 27 january to 7 february 2016, the largest book fair in the world. Also features promotional offers, coupons and mobile app. Bangla books published from new york and bangladesh will be on display. The kolkata international book fair or kolkata boi mela is the worlds largest nontrade annual book fair as well as the largest book fair in asia. Kolkata book fair is perhaps the most eagerly awaited nonreligious festival that receives the highest footfall among all. Book fairs appointments from july 2020 trade fair dates. Many of these are typically about publishing, books, authors, literature, reading.
Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair. The kolkata book fair, recognised by international publishers association, geneva, is also the largest book fair of the world in terms of visitors. Mamata banerjee a bestselling author at kolkata book fair. Kolkata the 38th kolkata book fair may have lost the kolkata literary meet, which has spun off into a standalone event, but it has filled the void by adding the threeday kolkata language and literary festival, which is set to be inaugurated by shashi tharoor, the minister of state for human resource development. Guess who is the hottestselling author at the ongoing kolkata book fair. Edinburghbased practice, graeme massie architects, are delighted to have been confirmed as first prize winners in the open competition, organised by the lighthouse on behalf of the british council, for the design of a pavilion to represent scotland at the kolkata book fair 2009.
Kolkata book fair welcomes international literature lovers. The international kolkata book fair formerly known in english as calcutta book fair is the largest and oldest book fair in india, as well as one of the most important events of its kind in asia. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. A major attraction of the world book fair is the kolkata literature festival which will be held simultaneously with the world book fair from february 8 and will continue till february 10 at the same location. The countdown has begun for the 40 th international kolkata book fair 2016. The theme of the kolkata world book fair 2018 is france as it completes its third year as the partner country at the international book fair.
From exhibitions to dance performances or stage shows, you will get tickets online for events of all kinds at bookmyshow. After losses of rs 17 lakh incurred in 200708 when the venue was shifted from the centrally located maidan grounds to the salt lake stadium, the 34th kolkata book fair closed on a successful note this year. The fair will take place from 28 january to 8 february 2015 at the milan mela grounds in kolkata. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. Read more about kolkata book fair revenues surge on business standard. Book fairs from july 2020 search result returned the following book trade fairs. What is in store in the 40th international kolkata book fair. As the year staggers towards its end, we take a glance at the year that just went by in kolkata in 2015. Kolkata in 2015 has been a year of mixed flavours for kolkata. West bengal is considered to be the seat of wisdom and culture. Planning for hosting the wikipedia stall at the kolkata book fair 2014 in kolkata on 15 dec. Kolkata book fair kolkata literary meet 20 showing 12.
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