International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. Kolkata book fair is perhaps the most eagerly awaited nonreligious festival that receives the highest footfall among all book fairs in asia. 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 oxford stall was no less than a usual oxford bookstore having books ranging from kids fiction categories to business books. Kolkata has always been known for its ability to soak. Kolkata the largest book fair in india is the kolkata book fair. The fair is being held by the assistance and cooperation of publishers and booksellers guild. The organizers will have a right to suitably edit the text provided by the participants. The 44th kolkata international book fair on sunday saw tensed situation after leftist goons attacked vhp stall. People choose the books at the second international festival book arsenal on october 7, 2012 in kiev, ukraine south bank book fair. A crowdpuller at international kolkata book fair ndli stall. Itpo online space booking software for participants. Digi silk road, worldwide b2b directory of trade fairs.
Sushil mukherjea as its founder president and jayant manaktala became its first general secretary. The 39th international book fair which was inaugurated on the 27 january is buzzing with book enthusiasts. Stalls from nations such as spain, venezuela, mexico, ecuador, colombia, argentina, chile, guatemala, great britain, usa, japan, france among others, will add an. Eminent authors, poets, and other creative personalities from the country grace the inauguration. 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. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. A secure, cashfree way to shop the fair with yearround shopping online. 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. Towards the end of the festival last week, bjp national secretary rahul sinha arrived to visit a rightwing stall. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. 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. International kolkata book fair 2015 alliance francaise du bengale. At the kolkata book fair, the relative calm was eventually disrupted. And in 1975, the publishers and booksellers guild was formed with mr.
Delhi news ndtv news desk saturday january 7, 2017. One can find a variety of books with subject ranging from literature in bengali and english, to marxism and java programming in kolkata book fair. Jago bangla has emerged as the mostvisited stall at the 44th edition of the international kolkata book fair, with more than 25,000 people visiting the stall every day. 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. The organizer of the ndwbf 2017 was national book trust nbt, ministry of human resources development, government of india in collaboration with itpo india trade promotion organisation. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an entire pavilion to showcase their culture, traditions, food, tourism, and literature through books. International kolkata book fair is one of the famous event of this city.
A fair catalogue will be brought out which would list the name, address and contact details of participating companies. The fair will be formally inaugurated at the central park, salt lake by chief minister mamata banerjee, ending the yearlong wait for many book lovers. Kolkata international book fair to begin on january 31. While the fair is held every year, the date and venue differ. Apart from english, the kolkata book fair has stalls selling hindi, urdu and other books too. In 1974, the concept of kolkata bookfair was getting formed by few young publishers, much against the will of the aged ones. Iit kharagpur has set up a stall at the kolkata book fair for the first time that. The idea of book fair in kolkata was first mooted the in 1975. We went to kolkata book fair on the sunday before last i. Exhibition calendar with currently 8 trade fairs from july 2020 in kolkata.
Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous. The figures at the entrance of the stall depict a hindu, muslim, sikh and christian. However, in spite of the book fair being the pride. The most common types of trade fairs in kolkata are packaging, leather goods and industry. Digital avatar of kolkata book fair the plunge daily. Book fair stock photos download 6,520 royalty free photos. The starting date is wednesday, 28 january 2020 and the kolkata book fair the last date is sunday, 9 february 2020. Crowd in our stall on sunday at international kolkata book fair 2019. 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 new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair.
In a bid to implement something new in its 40th year, the kolkata book fair kbf came up with a move that would not demarcate the historical and traditional fair of the city to just another event on the citys calendar, but make the event a continuum. Bangladesh books stall at kolkata book fair, on february 4th, 2014 in adults and a child read the books at the book fair. Police stop vhp from distributing hanuman chalisa at. Its considered a good business time for publishers as each stall. We really wait for the next book fair through the year. After selecting the product category in the next step the user will get the details of layout of the halls available for that particular product category. Leftists goons atatcked vhp stall, trampled bhagwad gita.
The 41st kolkata book fair, will be an elaborate show, like all years. The jago bangla stall was inaugurated by chief minister mamata banerjee on january 28. With 56 stalls of 34 publishers, the first kolkata book fair was organised on march 5, 1976. The book has been edited by sociologist prasanta ray. During this fair, the milan mela grounds will be dotted with about 500 indian stalls and 17 international stalls. Eleven things that will happen to you at the kolkata book fair. Wikipedia stall at book fair next year kolkata news. Pune the 9 th pune book fair pbf, supported by the maharashtra sahitya parishad, was a 5day fair conducted from 2024 october 2010 at kamayani grounds in patrakarnagar. In an effort to enthuse people to become regular contributors to its site, wikipedia will launch a campaign at the kolkata book fair next year. The society has published his notes in the form of a book, philosophy of gandhiism, at the book fair. The focal theme country of this years book fair is guatemala. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all. This year jago bangla the official party mouthpiece has been depicted through a stall which has been modeled around theme communal harmony.
Protestors and bjp supporters clashed, leading to six detentions. International kolkata book fair stalls are about 580 book publishers in kolkata and 200 little magazines will. Popular book stalls include ananda publishers, deys publishing, deb. January 30, 2015 jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair the 39th international book fair which was inaugurated on the 27 january is buzzing with book enthusiasts. The 25th new delhi world book fair was organised between january 715 at pragati maidan, new delhi. Religious bonhomie at kolkata book fair the muslim times. The much awaited 43rd kolkata international book fair will kickstart on january 31 in the city of joy.
International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The theme presentation of the 2017 edition was manushi books written on and by women. 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. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. She lives in bangalore and comes to her hometown kolkata ever year during the book fair. Trade fairs kolkata appointments from july 2020 worldwide. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. 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. The android app has been developed by private power utility company cesc. Leftists goons atatcked vhp stall, trampled bhagwad gita at kolkata. International kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2.
If bengals history can offer warnings in the age of the caa, then the speed and ferocity. Police close stall of viswa hindu parishad at kolkata book fair for distributing. The user will select stall number from the layout and shall proceed towards booking by keying in other relevant. I have my own boutique and exhibited through iimtf. Police stop vhp from distributing hanuman chalisa at kolkata book. Iit kharagpur has set up a stall at the kolkata book fair for the first time that would showcase the countrys heritage through scientific methodology. Kolkata book fair is going to be organised at milan mela ground, kolkata, india from 29 jan 2020 to 09 feb 2020 this expo is going to be a 12 day event. Jago bangla emerges as most visited stall at kolkata. 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. Earn cash for the school or get double the profit with scholastic dollars. The best books and stories brought to life with unforgettable characters.
The fair organized by publishers and booksellers guild. Bengal bjp state president dilip ghosh too visited ahmadiyya muslim jamat shop and received a book by ashok chatterjee last updated feb 6, 2020 kolkata. The fair guide will be published on the basis of the information received from the participants. Kolkata book fair is said to be one of the largest book fairs in asia and it was held this time at the salk lake central park ground in north kolkata.
It started from 25th january and will be be over on 5th february, 2017. Over 50,000 people visited the stall of an online library at the 44th international kolkata book fair to download books of their choice for free. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all india. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair. The stalls of ahmadiyya muslim jamat and vishwa hindu parishad vhp are opposite to each other, showcasing religious harmony. Kolkatathe 9day fair is organised by bangladesh deputy high commission in kolkata.
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