West bengal is considered to be the seat of wisdom and culture. Uk the focal theme country at 39th kolkata book fair. A 12 days trade show, kolkata book fair is going to be held in kolkata, india from 29 jan 2020 to 09 feb 2020 focusing on book fairs product categories. The city is located on the east bank of the hooghly river. London book fair and frankfurt book fair take the 2 nd and the 1 st positions respectively. Uk at the kolkata international book fair 2015 british council. Kolkata book fair 2015 gets high on tech the 574 stalls and the food apart, the 39th edition boasts of better internet presence and even an app to help you find your way around. Boi mela food stalls booked, publishers struggle to survive. Kolkata book fair is worlds 3 rd largest books conglomeration. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. 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.
Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. Feb 07, 2018 the international kolkata book fair old name. The kolkata book fair, recognised by international publishers association, geneva, is also the largest book fair of the world in terms of visitors. Ground map for your convenience, the international kolkata book fair 2016 has been divided into various blocks segregated by colours, to denote the set of book stalls available in that particular block. Jan 28, 2015 literary fever peaks here with the arrival of the years most awaited event the boi mela kolkata book fair. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and.
Uk is the focal theme at this years kolkata book fair and want to showcase what the united kingdom has to offer india and the rest of the world, in arts and culture, education, and research through the uk governments great campaign, which includes information on the huge range of scholarships available for studying in the uk. Boi, boi, boi goes the chorus of the ongoing 39th kolkata book fairs theme song composed and sung by usha uthup. The kolkata book fair takes place from the last week of january to the first week of february. 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. Below information is subject to change, and we will, of course, do our best to keep this listing as much up to date as possible. Durga puja, a festival honoring the hindu goddess durga, takes place in october. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. We have spent a marvellous few days talking and working together, as we have always done. Kolkata is the 9th largest city of, the 9th largest city of the far east. Kolkata book fair 2015 gets high on tech times of india. Kolkata book fair 2020 all information how to travel. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata.
The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. Dutta, who is a chemical engineer by profession in dallas, is a regular at the kolkata book fair this year. If you are looking for flights between guwahati and kolkata. Calcutta eller kolkata officiellt kolkata sedan 2001. Literary fever peaks here with the arrival of the years most awaited event the boi mela kolkata book fair. Noida office a50, institutional area, sector62,noida209, up, india phone no.
In terms of nontrade book fair, kolkata book fair is worlds largest. Jan 27, 2015 the kolkata book fair, recognised by international publishers association, geneva, is also the largest book fair of the world in terms of visitors. In 1998, uk was the focal theme country of the fair while scotland was the focal theme country in 2009. Government kolkata customs kolkata police kolkata traffic police raj bhavan, kolkata regional passport office, kolkata the india government mint. 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. Kolkata municipal corporation my city pedia kolkata. 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. Communications kolkata telephone kolkata yellow pages online. Events industrial india trade fair kolkata book fair kolkata film festival. The first new delhi world book fair was held from march 18 to april 4, 1972 in roughly 6790 m 2 area with 200 participants.
The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. Bologna childrens book fair says goodbye for now to the over 60,000 friends who distant but close met this year, not in bologna but for the special online edition. It is an in your face city that shocks and charms the unsuspecting visitor. He doesnt have a release this year but is still happy to be back. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata.
Avid readers of all ages eagerly wait for the kolkata book fair 2018 all year long where they can shop till they drop and go home with bundles of books. Map of kolkata and travel information about kolkata brought to you by lonely planet. 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. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous. The minimum airfare for a guwahatikolkata flight would be 2261. Kolkata book fair in kolkata get detail information on. Its the worlds largest nontrade book fair for the general public instead of. The 38th edition of the international kolkata book fair was visited by 1. It is dedicated to the memory of queen victoria, then empress of india, and is now a museum and tourist destination under the auspices of the ministry of culture.
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. 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. In 2015, a map of india showing a large area of kashmir as part of pakistan in a bangladesh tourism brochure, which was being distributed at the international kolkata book fair led to an inquiry by the bangladesh government. The fair is held between 28 january and 8 february from 1pm to 8pm. Fairs of different kinds are held at regular intervals, including kolkata book fair, 4 salt lake stadium. The victoria memorial is a large marble building in kolkata, west bengal, india, which was built between 1906 and 1921. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. Books in kolkata form an integral part of the life in kolkata. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in. Uk at the kolkata international book fair 2015 british. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. Digi silk road, worldwide b2b directory of trade fairs. Jan 30, 2018 the 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of culture and communication francoise nyssen. This is the largest book fair in asia and is a major event in the city.
The memorial lies on the maidan grounds by the bank of the hooghly river, near jawaharlal nehru road better. Kolkata book fair 2018 is all set to bring out the geek in. Kolkatans are ardent fans of books be it fiction, fairy tales, short stories, novels, poetry, prose, novella, epistolary pieces. If bangalore is the seattle of india, then kolkata is the subcontintents london.
Bangladesh tourism brochure at international kolkatta book fair. 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. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Bypass, this fair has over 600 stalls, selling over rs. Abject poverty mixes inexplicably with crumbling british rajera gems, sprawling gardens and. Aug 24, 2015 kolkata book fair is worlds 3 rd largest books conglomeration. Kolkata book fair 2018, or as us bongs lovingly call it, boi mela is starting tomorrow and we cant keep calm.
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