The wikipedia stall will occupy a prime spot in the fair, said chatterjee. The book fair used to be held on the maidan, the sprawling green expanse in the heart of kolkata. Senior bjp leader tathagata ray, who inaugurated the stall wednesday, said with just over a year remaining for assembly elections in state, the party intends to increase both the circulation and. Every stall in india would look similar ofcourse the books wont be bengali. Kolkata book fair latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The figures at the entrance of the stall depict a hindu, muslim, sikh and christian showcasing unity in diversity and the motto the party firmly. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. Itpo delhi book fair india trade promotion organisation. Kolkata international book fair 2018, kolkata boi mela,book fair 2018, informational video, salt lake central park, theme country france for. Events that varta trust organized or participated in. Notably, several leftleaning students from kolkata university were chanting anticaa, antinrc slogans outside stall number 370 of the vhp at the kolkata book fair and had taken out a rally. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped.
Durga puja, a festival honouring the hindu goddess durga, takes place in october. Almost every bookstall will give a minimum 10% discount. Queer ink books at dumdum swikriti societys little magazines stall at 44 th international kolkata book fair 2020, including copies of queer potli. Kolkata book fair is the kumbh mela of bibliophiles. In a first ever such move, the west bengal unit of bjp has booked a stall for its mouthpiece bharatiya janvarta at the ongoing kolkata international book fair to popularise its ideology. She lives in bangalore and comes to her hometown kolkata ever year during the book fair. Our exhibitors come back every year because lbf provides them with the perfect platform to engage.
The london book fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, tv, film and digital channels. If your questions are still not resolved, dont hesitate to fill up the form below and contact us. Popular book stalls include ananda publishers, deys publishing, deb sahitya. Eleven things that will happen to you at the kolkata book fair. 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. Any number of hours even a full day is too short for this book fair. West bengal is considered to be the seat of wisdom and culture. Kolkata book fair 2018 bangladesh stallboi mela youtube. The 36th kolkata book fair has a number of firsts in her bag. Kolkata international book fair 2018boi melabook fair. International kolkata book fair is a late winter fair in kolkata. Perhaps it was my memory playing tricks with me or maybe its just that things are better organised now, but the crowds seemed thinner than in my childhood. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous.
This year at the kolkata book fair, the small and medium book sellers sales jumped 520 per cent compared to last year. Fairs of kolkata offer an excellent opportunity for rejoicing the cultural heritage of the state. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Book sellers at the delhi book fair 2016 say that australian author markus zusaks 2005 bestseller the book thief is one of the most popular titles this year. In an effort to enthuse people to become regular contributors to its site, wikipedia will launch a campaign at the. Pegjayanta nath kolkata wiki communitykolkata book. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a. Our term loan book is fairly large and i think rs 22. The best things in life come free, just like entry to the international kolkata book fair. Bangladeshs increased presence in kolkata book fair 2018 is done to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring nations. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. Apart from our regular books, we have a prominent section of our wall dedicated to the quran.
Booklovers thronged chandmari in large numbers, which has around 258 stalls and the presence of 5 publishers. Jago bangla emerges as most visited stall at kolkata book fair all. Book fair gives texts on fair sex a miss guwahati news. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all india. Exhibition and trade fair organisers in kolkata list of best exhibition event management companies, trade fair planners, services agency and get contact addresses, phone numbers. This is the largest book fair in asia and is a major event in the city. Of a total of 650 stalls this year, around 250 stalls were put up by small and medium book sellers, occupying an average of 100120 sq ft per stall. The 39 th international kolkata book fair sees a proliferation of stalls.
Kolkata wiki communitykolkata book fair 2014report to read this. The 36 edition of the chennai book fair came to a close on wednesday, with more than 9 lakh visitors getting an opportunity to browse through 10. Frequently asked questions international kolkata book fair. I was in kolkata in early feb 20, so i might have missed a chance to go to this book fair. During the mela period, nearly 5 lacs people have visited the stall of wbreda. With the help of the map or the android application. Leftists goons atatcked vhp stall, trampled bhagwad gita. These stalls had basically all the bengali books and novels ranging from. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in. Does anyone know a reputable printing company who might be interested in running 1,000 or so copies of the novel, especially for the show. Kolkata book fair kolkata literary meet 20 showing 12. With 56 stalls of 34 publishers, the first kolkata book fair was organised on march 5, 1976. Wikipedia stall at book fair next year tnn dec 21, 20, 01. In subsequent years the numbers of stalls have substantially increased.
The kolkata book fair takes place from the last week of january to the first week of february. The first book fair was held in the year 1976 and thereafter organized every year. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. People of all ages in large numbers are thronging the stall of an online library in the 43rd international kolkata fair to download books of their choice for free. Kolkata book fair news and updates from the economic times. The upcoming book fair 29jan9feb in kolkata, looks like the perfect venue to make a big impact with this. Pegjayanta nath kolkata wiki communitykolkata book fair. Fair price shops in kolkata to sell onions at rs 59kg. Religious bonhomie at kolkata book fair the muslim times. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. C7 also seems like a common building from its looks. This submission to the project and event grants program was funded in the fiscal year 2014. Jadavpur university press stall number 271, just around the corner from the biggie deys publishing, symbolises the spirit of the book fair that goes beyond books to art, music, food and adda.
The map of the location is provided on the home page. Kolkata book fair 2018 is all set to bring out the geek in. Trade fairs kolkata appointments from july 2020 worldwide. Talking about the stall, which has been a regular feature at international kolkata book fair over the years, mubashir ahmed munir, a missionary of the ahmadiyya muslim community, said the special feature of them has been the wide subjects on display. The stalls are given numbers, and each stall is alphabetically arranged with their respective numbers on the flip side, to save you the trouble of looking.
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. With of her books unveiled at the kolkata international book fair that began on tuesday the number of her publications has now gone. The bigger, branded publishers saw sales jump 1525 per cent. The 37th international kolkata book fair 20 was inaugurated on 26 january 20. The fair is organized in association with federation of indian publishers. The venue of the book fair is located in the permanent fairground milan. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. Kolkata book fair 2018 bangladesh stallekushey boi mela international kolkata book fair, kolkata, india. The total area of the book fair this time is about 75330 square meters and the number of book stalls is as many as 568. This detailed guide about 44th international kolkata book fair 2020 will help answer. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all.
International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. Now its moved to the fair grounds near science city, in the newer eastern suburbs of kolkata. They also help in promoting the trade and economy of the country. Sbi sees around rs 60k crore repayment getting deferred. According to reports, students from kolkata university were chanting anticaa, antinrc slogans outside stall number 370 of the vhp at the kolkata book fair since sunday morning, causing huge inconvenience to visitors at the venue which was packed to capacity as it was the last day and a holiday. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. Exhibition and trade fair organisers in kolkata sulekha. Eye on 2016, bjp books stall for mouthpiece at kolkata. Wbreda has received sportanious response from the 37th kolkata international book fair from january 26 to february 10, 20. Memories, imaginations and reimaginations of urban queer spaces in india edited by pawan dhall and gulabi baghi edited by owais dumdum swikriti society, queer ink, varta. The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. Indias top five it services firms added 25% fewer employees in fiscal year 201920. Wikipedia stall at book fair next year kolkata news.
The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. India trade promotion organisation will organize the 25th edition of delhi book fair in halls 7 d, e and f, g, h and the 21st stationery fair5th office automation and 5th corporate gift fair in halls 7 a, b, c during 1115 september, 2019 at pragati maidan, new delhi. Wikipedia, worlds largest multilingual free internet encyclopaedia, is set to make its debut at the 38th international kolkata book fair beginning here on january 29, its organisers said on. 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. 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. Within the seven day book fair become very popular among the book lover. National book stores in college street, kolkata 4 people. International kolkata book fair it is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest and the most attended book fair in the world with over 2. The rbi move is aimed at providing borrowers some relief to borrowers, who are affected by the impact of lockdown on account of covid19. The 2005 kolkata book fair was held over an area of 800,000 sq. This year jago bangla the official party mouthpiece has been depicted through a stall which has been modeled around theme communal harmony. Our idea is to sell these from our stall in the foreign complex and to give the first 1,000. At macmillan the total area of the book fair this time is about 75330 square meters and the number of book stalls is as many as 568.
The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. There will be 42 bangladesh themed stalls at kolkata book fair 2018. Book thieves steal the book thief at delhi book fair. Lacs of people attended book fair on saturday on 22 20. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new.
The biggest festival for hindus in bengal and eastern india, kolkata takes on an almost carnival. February 3 rd will be observed as bangladesh day at the book fair. The success of the kolkata 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 the popularity of the kolkata book fair was seminal in india being nominated the guest of honour at the frankfurt book fair in 2006, according to the frankfurt book fair organizers. A book fair is always an attraction for book lovers across the globe. Kolkata book fair revenues surge business standard news. How do i reach the international kolkata book fair, if i am from kolkata. The 39th international book fair which was inaugurated on the 27 january is buzzing with book enthusiasts. Planning for hosting the wikipedia stall at the kolkata book fair 2014 in kolkata on 15 dec. The search for kolkata from july 2020 result following trade fairs. Instead something else to represent tagore should be used.