Liesl schwabe explores the upholding of bengali literary traditions at the 43rd international kolkata book fair. Sahil walia turn the pages and discover a whole new world in thousands of books waiting to be read at the book fair 2017, which has a collection of books on various genres such as fiction, nonfiction, childrens books, books on music, art, movies, general knowledge, reference and rare books. Like every year, kolkata book fair 2019 is all set to launch quite a few jottings from chief minister mamata banerjees pen. The 44th international kolkata book fair ikbf 2020 is set to be held in january next year, where bengali books would be translated into russian and viceversa. Publishing her books since 1995, he said that thousands of copies of her books have been sold since the last five days. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The ambience, the attendees, the aroma, the aura once you visit the fair, youre sure to fall in love with it. Itpo delhi book fair india trade promotion organisation. Love for books and the kolkata bookfair guest post. Kolkata book fair to showcase russian books russia beyond.
International kolkata book fair or kolkata boi mela is the festival of books and booklovers. The klf will piggyback on the international kolkata book fair, to be held from 25 january5 februarylast year, 2. Russia is a special participant in the 41st edition of the international kolkata book fair, which opens on jan. 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. Sourabh has participated in and his books have been featured in the lit fest and book fair as part of antaragni, the annual fest of iit kanpur 2016, the supernatural literary festival, kolkata 2017, the triseries debate organized by rotary club, kolkata on international womens day 2017 and the world book fair, delhi 2015, 2016. So keeping that in our mind today we are heading towards another biggest fair of kolkata i. The fair begins on the last wednesday of the month of january and it continues for 12 days. Kolkata, formerly calcutta, has long been considered the literary heart of india. 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. Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair. Spanning twelve days, it celebrates not just books but also the everyday people who read them. The venue for the book fair will be salt lake central park, with russia being the theme country. The 41st kolkata book fair, will be an elaborate show, like all years.
Pirated books at kolkata book fair leave organisers worried. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an. The prasanta banerji homeopathic research foundation our. Several leading russian publishers are taking part in. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. 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. The fair starts with more than 60 bookstalls starting from. Variety of new books await readers at kolkata book fair. A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about international.
The book fair was started on a small scale in 1976 by the kolkata publishers and booksellers guild. The international kolkata book fair entry timing is 12. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Media in category kolkata book fair the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The book fair dates are 25th january, 2017 to 5th february, 2017. 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 fair 5th office automation and 5th corporate gift fair in halls 7 a, b, c during 1115 september, 2019 at pragati maidan, new delhi. It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair. Police objected to the distribution of the hindu holy book after leftwing student groups visiting the book fair protested against it, and ordered the closure of the stall. Books worth around rs 10 crore have so far been sold at the 42nd edition of international kolkata book fair, a development that testifies the love for paperbacks even in todays digital age, feel. The authors write the books in sophisticated styles and manner and. During this fair, the milan mela grounds will be dotted with about 500 indian stalls and 17 international stalls. The transport department will deploy two mobile mechanic teams to repair buses. The last day of kolkata book fair on sunday saw tensed situation after police had closed the stall of viswa hindu parishad for distributing hanuman chalisa.
At the book fair inaugurated on saturday at exhibition ground in sector 34, chandigarh. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. The book fair meeting in progress at the police commissionerate on monday. Stalls from nations such as spain, venezuela, mexico, ecuador, colombia, argentina, chile, guatemala, great britain, usa, japan, france among others, will add an. Chandigarh book fair begins cities news,the indian express. Several leading russian publishers are taking part in the 12day long event. It had over 2 million visitors last time and sales exceeded rs 25 crore. Last year, there were complaints of breakdown of some of the book fair special buses. Inclusive publishingbooks that can be read with eyes, ears and fingers. Last year, books worth rs 10 lakh authored by banerjee were sold, earning her a cool rs one lakh in royalty.
Books are probably the best friend even in the saddest time of our life. Visitors at kolkata book fair, on february 4th, 2014 in kolkata. Kolkata, feb 5 pti demonetisation has affected sale of books. As ever, the books sold at events like the amar ekushey boi mela, the kolkata international book fair and indeed the bangladesh book fair in kolkata go untracked by the stats counters that count bookstore and online sales.
International kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2. The teams can take care of such situations, agarwal said. The sales of her books had equalled popular bengali authors like mani shankar mukherjee and buddhadeb guha last year. Demonetization has affected sale of books at the 41st international kolkata book fair 2017, the largest book fair in the world in terms of retail sales, with the sales down by 20%, an official said. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an entire pavilion to showcase their culture, traditions, food, tourism, and literature through books. In kolkata, travelling book fair touches little hearts. Demonetisation hits kolkata book fair, sales dip by 20 pc. The 43rd international kolkata book fair will commence from january 30, 2019, at the central park mela grounds.
Our books at the kolkata book fair 2017 our books at the kolkata book fair 2017 print email parent category. The book fair was started to meet the growing public demand for books, and a relative lack of bookshops. The kolkata book fair started its journey in the year 1976, with only 56 stalls and 34 publishers, now it boasts of being the largest one in asia. Mamata banerjee a bestselling author at kolkata book fair. This event gets lit up with leading manufacturers, distributors, authors, publishers attending it. Police stop vhp from distributing hanuman chalisa at. A book fair is always an attraction for book lovers across the globe. International kolkata book fair, a book lovers paradise. The authors write the books in sophisticated styles and manner and they. The kolkata ibf is one of the biggest book fairs in the world, regularly attracting over two million visitors.
Argentina football fan club stall at kolkata book fair kolkata india 12287954524. Visitors book fair stock photos download 727 royalty. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. The seventh edition of the kolkata literature festival will kick off on thursday, february 6. This timing stays the same throughout the event duration. Bengalirussian exchange of literature to mark 44th book fair. Even though the country now has several large bookshops like landmark, starmark, crossword bookstores, and the oxford bookstore, in addition. Though books are available across the state and country, a book fair enables mingling of cultures and brings about unison and harmony in society. It is worlds largest non visitors at kolkata book fair 2014.
Edit account change password track your order saved addresses notifications. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Demonetization hits kolkata book fair, sales down by 20%. The kolkata book fair is the largest of its kind in the world, in terms of footfall. Bangladesh book fair in kolkata sets the scene for kolkata. The fair is organized in association with federation of indian publishers. Book fairs, conferences and exhibitions sage india. Kolkata book fair is happening on 25 jan 2017 at milan mela ground kolkata, india. You ask anyone in india about kolkata people and the most common answers you will get is art lovers book worms singers foodie and the list goes on. Pirated books are giving a tough time to the organisers of international kolkata book fair, as despite attempts to check their. In a unique endeavour, the citizens group smiles and spirits has started an initiative to offer an inclusive book fair that goes to the buyers instead of them having to visit the fair.