Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. Pm sheikh hasina to inaugurate next years kolkata book fair 2021. This is the first time when russia will be a focus country of the international kolkata book fair, the largest attended book fair of. Kolkata book fair 2019 for android free download and. 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 publishers and booksellers guild, the organizers of the kolkata book fair for the past 44 years, has been requested to assist in organising the fair in dhaka, because of its experience.
Initiated in 1976 by kolkata publishers and booksellers guild, kolkata book fair is the most famous book fair in the city. There is a difference of opinion in the guilds book fair committee about where to hold the fair. Police stop vhp from distributing hanuman chalisa at. Therell be special buses plying in the city with boimela marked on them. During the 1980s and early 1990s, kolkata played host to two annual book fairs, one by the kolkata publishers and booksellers guild, and one by the government. Since the beginning, writers from all over have managed to cover.
Kolkata book fair is a place where a hundred flowers bloom and different. Last year kolkata book fair was inaugurated by richard dawkins, the famous british science writer on 28th january. Guild to help bangladesh host first international book fair. The book fair was started on a small scale in 1976 by the kolkata publishers and booksellers guild. The next edition of the kolkata book fair to be held in january 2021 will be inaugurated by bangladesh prime minister sheikh. The kolkata book fair in 2021 will be dedicated to bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman, while bangladesh will be the focus country, it was announced as this edition of the mega event. A prominent member of the guild, asoke ghosh, got the kolkata book fair its international accreditation. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair is set to start within 2 months from now. The guild has felicitated a teacher from chakdah in nadia district for buying books worth rs 2. Greetings from the publishers and booksellers guild organisers of the worlds largest attended book fair, the international kolkata. Frequently asked questions international kolkata book fair.
Guatemala focal country of 43rd international kolkata book. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is. Setting aside the permissions granted by kolkata police and the. Kolkata book fair in kolkata get detail information on.
The 43rd kolkata book fair is getting under way on 31 january 2019. Bangladesh deputy high commissioner in kolkata, toufique hasan confirmed the development. Publishers and booksellers guild, organisers of the book fair, said the two incidents did not disrupt the event. Guatemala focal country of 43rd international kolkata book fair. A little more than a month is left before the inauguration of the.
The publishers and booksellers guild is an integral part of book fairs and festivals across the country and participates with its books from bengal section. Guatemala was the theme country of the 43rd international kolkata book fair in 2019. Kolkata book fair banned kolkata news times of india. Only two things bring like minded individuals together the love of reading and book fairs. Kolkata book fair will be held at salt lake central park, kolkata starting on 29th january. Book lovers wait all the year round for this great feast of books. The book fair needed more space every year to accommodate the ever growing numbers of publishers. Publishers and booksellers guild president tridib chatterjee said 2021 kolkata book fair wants to honour the father of bangladesh on the. The vacant green area adjoining park street and outram road was developed by the guild, which hosted the book fair there. Policemen prevented vhp workers from distributing the hanuman chalisa among visitors of the 44th international kolkata book fair for some time. Held across 12 days starting from the last wednesday of january, the. Greetings from the publishers and booksellers guild organisers of the worlds largest attended book fair, the international kolkata book fair. Publishers and booksellers guild international kolkata book fair.
As per the international book fair calendar it will be open to. Kolkata book fair 2020kolkata boimela44th international. Chatterjee, president of publishers and booksellers guild. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The venue of the book fair is located in the permanent fairground milan mela which is right opposite science city and next to itc sonar. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. The previous year, peter withers, the then director of frankfurt book fair visited the fair. Guild press release international kolkata book fair. Kolkata book fair in 2021 to be dedicated to bangabandhu. Kolkata book fair is perhaps the most eagerly awaited nonreligious festival that receives the highest footfall among all book fairs in asia. It was from this time onwards that the dates of the kolkata book fair started being mentioned in the calendar of the ipa each year. Ambassador of guatemala in india giovanni castillo and publishers and booksellers guild honorary general secretary tridib kumar. Mamata banerjee, honble chief minister, west bengal.
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