Read also how to reach gangasagar from kolkata mela tour guide. Eighty year old seen at the calcutta book fair buying booklets on caa, nrc and npr. It operates on a scale that is impressive even by global standards, but it is local in a. Kolkata book fair 2017 has started on 25th january, 2017. Spanning twelve days, it celebrates not just books but also the everyday people who read them. Hungry for new lands, in the sixteenth century they swept into india to found an empire that would one day stretch from the mountains and saffron fields of kashmir and the high passes of afghanistan to the blue ocean near goa and the steamy jungles of bengal. The literature and culture of the respective state were highlighted.
Kolkata book fair 164 members last activity oct 08, 2019 07. A visit to a book fair essay for children 900 words. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book. Worlds third largest famous international kolkata book fair, 2017.
Descended from genghis khan and timur tamburlaine, the moghuls were nomadic warriors from central asia. And here, as in many other things, the grand old city of calcutta has played the role of the pioneer. Media in category 2014 kolkata book fair wikipedia stall the following 46 files are in this category, out of 46 total. Jan 31, 2019 the 43rd kolkata book fair is getting under way on 31 january 2019.
Kolkata book fair in 2021 to be dedicated to bangabandhu. Wikipedias participation at kolkata book fair 2014 is organized by. It is the worlds third largest annual conglomeration of books after the. Held on the milan mela ground near science city on e. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is. The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. Kolkata international book fair 2014 college admission. The uk will be the theme country of the 39th calcutta book fair beginning january 28. Inscriptions name of the person calcutta book fair perforated gummed stamp paper from calcutta security printers. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is primarily for the general public rather.
Great britain book stall at kolkata international book fair 2015. The international kolkata book fair has been welcoming hundreds of thousands of people to the indian city of calcutta. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a. The year 2014 saw new event getting added to the kolkata international book fair kolkata literature festival, on the lines of the famous. Little magazines at kolkata book fair 2014 women taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india family visiting kolkata book fair 2014 young man taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india old man taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india. The 36th calcutta book fair was inaugurated on wednesday afternoon jan. Variety of new books await readers at kolkata book fair. Apr 17, 2020 this bengali band performance was recorded at calcutta book fair on 9th feb, 2014. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Jclub catholic book fair is the pauline solution for catholic school administrators, librarians, and teachers who want to provide good catholic content to their students. They felt that books were not commodities that could be sold in fairs. The 38th international kolkata book fair 2014 was inaugurated on 28 january at 4. The 12daylong international kolkata book fair has registered a record sale of rs 21 crore, the organisers said.
Subham dutta over 100 security personnel of gujarat police have been flown in from their state to take charge of bjp prime ministerial candidate narendra modis security when he arrives in west bengal for his rally on february 5 claiming that his party. After 1998, this will be the second time the uk will be the theme country of the annual event. The first calcutta book fair in usa was held on march 15 at the luther conant school in acton. The year 2014 saw new event getting added to the kolkata international book fair kolkata literature festival, on the lines of the famous jaipur literature festival and. National book fair lucknow, kanpur, allahabad, varanasi. It was rs 1 crore more than the sales figure at the book fair in 2018. Several detained after scuffle at calcutta book fair. Held on the milan mela grounds, this fair attracts over 600 stalls, selling over rs 18 crores worth of books and attracting close to 500,000 visitors every year. What started as an idea to recreate a microcosm of the annual megakolkata boimela book fair in boston has blossomed into an event of unprecedented proportions within a very. Feb 27, 2018 the international kolkata book fair old name. Worlds third largest famous international kolkata book fair. Security personnel from gujarat inspect the arrangements at brigade parade ground, in kolkata on monday. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than wholesale distributors.
First it were the indian states that became themes. Sinha also referred to the recent police intervention at the calcutta book fair where party workers were illegally stopped from distributing handbills in favour of modi. Calcutta club usahosts international book fair sanskriti 2016. What started as an idea to recreate a microcosm of the annual megakolkata boimela book fair in boston has blossomed into an event of unprecedented. The literary critic surendranath dasgupta reports from one of the biggest literary events of the year. Kolkata, formerly calcutta, has long been considered the literary heart of india. Mar 18, 2015 seeking to duplicate the cultural and intellectual environment of calcutta, india, a small group of families from greater boston, including concord, held the inaugural calcutta club international book fair march 15. Held on the milan mela grounds, this fair attracts over 600 stalls, selling over rs 18 crores worth of books and attracting close to. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. In the 38th international kolkata book fair 2014 held from 29 january9 february worlds biggest multilingual free internet encyclopaedia.
Seeking to duplicate the cultural and intellectual environment of calcutta, india, a small group of families from greater boston, including concord, held the inaugural calcutta club international book fair march 15. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous kolkata. Several detained after scuffle at calcutta book fair, mob beats up police officer. No further information has been provided for this title.
The 38th edition of the kolkata book fairthe largest retail bookfair in the worldkicked off at the milan mela grounds on tuesday evening. Banning of a book launch the first maitreyee chattopadhyay memorial lecture, in memory of maitreyee chattopadhyay, a leader of the womens movement, titled parijayee nari o manabadhikar, and delivered by professor jasodhara bagchi, was scheduled to be released. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air. The kolkata book fair 2014 would be held from january 28 to february 9 at milan mela ground in the city, state information secretary atri bhattacharya said. It seems our people are becoming more and more conscious of books and the pleasure of reading. The calcutta book fair is the second biggest book fair in the world after hamburg in terms of the number of visitors it attracts. No faith in bengal police, bjp flies in gujarat cops for modis kolkata rally. The wikimedia stall at 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. The 43rd kolkata book fair is getting under way on 31 january 2019.
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. The organisers are at the moment stitching up the rest of the lineup. Jan 27, 2017 it is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair in the world. Jan 26, 2017 kolkata book fair 2017 has started on 25th january, 2017. The bonjour india festivals closing ceremony was held at the 42nd international kolkata book fair. This year a new event was organized during the book fair. Organized by calcutta club usa, it was an innovative approach to recreating a microcosm of the annual mega kolkata international book fair in india. Kolkata book fair, west bengal, india editorial stock image. Like every year, kolkata book fair 2019 is all set to launch quite a few jottings from chief minister mamata banerjees pen. International kolkata book fair stalls are about 580 book publishers in kolkata and 200 little magazines will participate in this year. The fair, which runs for 12 days each winter, claims to be the largest non. 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.
Books of different publishers and topics are found at the book fair. Kolkata book fair 2005, held at milan mela prangan, highlighted the it and ites aspects of the state along with the changing face of west bengals infrastructure and talent pool. Bookselling 38th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 2014 0209 8863. The lit meet had started out within the calcutta book fair premises in 2012 and moved to the historic steps of victoria memorial hall in 2014, which is likely to cohost the festival in 2015 as well. The calcutta book fair or kolkata boi mela is unique and is the worlds largest nontrade annual book fair. Hopping from one book stall to the other to collect the favourite book, novel etc. Empire of the moghul the epic story of the rise and fall. Each year the organizer of the fair publishers and book sellers guild selects a theme country and authors from that country. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous. The book fair is organised by a guild of publishers and booksellers and it is a vibrant affair, the fields buzzing with excitement that the fair unerringly creates every year. Jan 29, 2014 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. This is what makes the calcutta book fair, which ends today, february 9, so different and truly special. The drama to organise the book fair on the maidan started again in 2007, but the kolkata high court issued a ruling against allowing the kolkata book fair to be held at the maidan.
The focal theme of 38th kolkata international book fair 2014 is peru 2011 kolkata book fair theme country united states the success of the. Old name of the event was calcutta book fair and officially it was named antarjatik kolkata boimela. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Kolkata book fair 2014 is being organized in kolkata for outreach program in the wikimedia movement. Chief minister mamata banerjee and peruvian author and academician francesca denegri inaugurated the 10day event by sounding a gong at a read more boi pujo kicks off in calcutta. It is organized every year in kolkata by book sellers and publishers guild. A community to share the nostalgia and fragrance of the evergreen kolkata book fair the kolkata book fair old name. National book fair lucknow, kanpur, allahabad, varanasi, lucknow, uttar pradesh. Hopping around for books and finally purchasing some of the favourite ones brings about some attractive discounts. Calcutta book fair posted on 30 january 2014 heard on the radio this morning that two million people will visit the calcutta book fair what a great thing to hear from the city of tagore. The heart of the mayan world guatemala was the theme country for the first time at the book fair.
International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Six books in all will be published by deys publishing, one of the biggest bengali publishing houses in the city. It was an event of historic proportions with the fusion of literature, art and theater on a platform that drew participation from global south asian authors and leaders. Bond with books from near and far fourth edition of. In a huge endorsement of calcutta clubs novel effort, the ambassador of india mr. The largest theme pavilion in the history of book fair presented by france as a part of bonjour india festival. 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. Boi mela or calcutta book fair, which later became kolkata book fair, was thus conceptualised.
From the 1990s, the calcutta book fair also has a special section for budding artists, authors, poets and painters. The honble chief minister of west bengal mamata banerjee. The little magazines are now housed in a special dedicated section in the 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. Today is the inauguration of 38th international kolkata book fair at milan mela. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. Kolkata book fair 2014city and book fair meta metawiki. Calcutta club usa debuts with acton event news the. Sited on the open space near park street the calcutta book fair draws lakhs of visitors for about a fortnight during late winter or early spring. Bypass, this fair has over 600 stalls, selling over rs. The book fair was eventually held in the yuba bharati krirangan in 2007. The book fair is organised by a guild of publishers and booksellers and it is a vibrant affair, the fields buzzing with excitement that the fair. Famous book fairs around the world around the world world map. Asia leading technology disrupt, techcrunch beijing participation in overseas exhibitions beijing international book fair bibf 2014 participation in overseas exhibitions.
I loved the guitar tune played by the group and the enjoyment was evident from audience with smile on each face. Explore kolkata book fair profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kolkata book fair. Sougata ray sougataray calcutta, 28, india 152 books. The kolkata book fair 2014 would be held from january 28 to february 9 at milan mela ground in the city, state information secretary atri bhattacharya said today. The book fair has been the annual show for bengali little magazines since the inception of the fair.