Guatemala is the theme country in this years boi mela. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. At the annual kolkata book fair, people flock from all over the city to browse. Held on the milan mela ground near science city on e. Bypass, this fair has over 600 stalls, selling over rs. 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, boi, boi goes the chorus of the ongoing 39th kolkata book fairs theme song composed and sung by usha uthup. Bengal bjp state president dilip ghosh too visited ahmadiyya muslim jamat shop and received a book. Religious bonhomie at kolkata book fair the muslim times. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. If one gets to see the world ranking the first place is enjoyed by the frankfurt book. Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair the.
International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. Also, book tickets for the venues where these events are happening near you in kolkata on bookmyshow. New market is a market in kolkata situated on lindsay street at free school street mirza ghalib street. 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. In 1974, the concept of kolkata bookfair was getting formed by few young publishers, much against the will of the aged ones. Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair 08 feb, 2020, 02. Fairs of kolkata offer an excellent opportunity for rejoicing the cultural heritage of the state. Batteryoperated cars unavailable, no information at entrance, no wheelchairs, no ramps at most of the stalls. Eleven things that will happen to you at the kolkata book fair. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all india. Kolkata book fair, west bengal, india editorial stock. 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. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali.
Towards the end of the festival last week, bjp national secretary rahul sinha arrived to visit a rightwing stall. In subsequent years the numbers of stalls have substantially increased. Islamic popup stalls sit alongside hindu and sikh neighbours. Book fairs are not only held in kolkata but all across the country and globe as well. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous. The fair organized by publishers and booksellers guild. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is. At the kolkata book fair, a fight for indias soul prospect magazine. Shakepeare, dylan thomas to be focus points of kolkata. At the kolkata book fair, the relative calm was eventually disrupted. There was also a scuffle between bjp activists and. Violence at kolkata book fair over anticaa protests.
The 39th edition of the international kolkata book fair, asias largest book fair, will be held from january 28 to february 8 this year. Buying a book at our stall is a bargain for immediate pleasure, but also a good move in terms of futurity. The ikbf is one of the largest book fairs in the world in with an average footfall of 25 lakh visitors. Kolkata book fair is perhaps the most eagerly awaited nonreligious festival that receives the highest footfall among all book fairs in asia. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair. Every year, the book fair offers something new for people on varied subjects, be it the theme or exclusive stalls. But the book fair at kolkata still stands out to be the most popular and has opened up new horizons and dimensions. Kolkata international book fair 2015 news stories, latest news. Toi highlights some of the latest additions that promise to. We really wait for the next book fair through the year. The international kolkata book fair has been welcoming hundreds of thousands of people to the indian city of calcutta. If bengals history can offer warnings in the age of the caa, then the speed and ferocity. There are eight such colours pink, green, blue, yellow, magenta, red, sky and orange hall denoting these blocks.
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. 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. The fair, which runs for 12 days each winter, claims to be the largest non. Even as the organisers of the international kolkata book fair. The 39th international book fair which was inaugurated on the 27 january is buzzing with book enthusiasts. Read more about kolkata book fair revenues surge on business standard.
Visitors to the 39th international kolkata book fair, that begins jan 28, now have assistance at their finger tips, courtesy a mobile app providing all the relevant details about the fest. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances ambassador to india alexandre ziegler during the inauguration of 42nd international kolkata book fair 2018 in kolkata on jan 30, 2018. This is one of the most inspiring initiatives of our fascinating city of joy, kolkata. Its considered a good business time for publishers as each stall manages to sell around 50010,000. The oxford stall was no less than a usual oxford bookstore having books ranging from kids fiction categories to business books. A book fair is always an attraction for book lovers across the globe. Quite surprisingly for the day and age, the first kolkata book fair materialised within a year of ideation, with 34 publishers setting up 56 stalls in the heart of the city, on a patch of land. Kolkata book fair 2015 gets high on tech times of india. The two sides exchanged blows after west bengal bjp leader rahul sinha entered the stall at the 44th international kolkata book fair around.
Although primarily new market referred to the original enclosed market, today in local parlance, the entire shopping area is often known as new market. Jan 28, 2015 the 39th international kolkata book fair was inaugurated here on tuesday by british journalist and tv news presenter anita anand and chief minister mamata banerjee. Natmo stall 39th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 20150206 5780. 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. 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. But do you know that this world famous fair once burned to ashes. The 43rd kolkata book fair is getting under way on 31 january 2019. It started from 25th january and will be be over on 5th february,2017. Old name of the event was calcutta book fair and officially it was named antarjatik kolkata boimela. The 574 stalls and the food apart, the 39th edition boasts of cartload of entertainment.
International kolkata book fair 2015 alliance francaise. 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. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. From the time that the international kolkata book fair started in 1976, kolkatans love the concept of the book fair and being surrounded by various books. Uk at the kolkata international book fair 2015 british. Jan 28, 2017 it started from 25th january and will be be over on 5th february,2017. The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. Exhibition and trade fair organisers in kolkata sulekha. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. This year jago bangla the official party mouthpiece has been depicted through a stall which has been modeled around theme communal harmony. After losses of rs 17 lakh incurred in 200708 when the venue was shifted from the centrally located maidan grounds to the salt lake stadium, the 34th kolkata book fair closed on a successful note this 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. They also help in promoting the trade and economy of the country by inviting participants from various parts of the nation.
Cesc bring a new gift in this book fail they published a application of kolkata book fair, where we found stall no, program schedules, bus route, route directions vehicle parking zone utilities and many more, wbtc provide many special acnonac buses for book fair routes and obviously special thanks to chief minister of west bengal. Kolkata book fair 2018 stall no 194 a gate no 8 venue near karunamoyee bus stand,salt lake, kolkata contact 180021242. Over 50,000 people turned up at our stall at the international kolkata book fair 2020. The same is being held at other places and is slowly gaining popularity among the masses. The 39th international kolkata book fair 2015 was inaugurated on 27 january at 4. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new york times. Sushil mukherjea as its founder president and jayant manaktala became its first general secretary. The 39th international kolkata book fair 2015 was inaugurated on 27 january at. West bengal is considered to be the seat of wisdom and culture. Colombo international book fair, colombo, sri lanka.
The figures at the entrance of the stall depict a hindu, muslim, sikh and. One of the most popular winter fair of kolkata is the international book fair. Problems and solutions the 1994 calcutta book fair showing the vast crowds, and the kolkata skyline in the backgroundthe biggest problem the book fair faces are the huge crowds which visit the fair crowd and litter control are a major issue at the fair. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all. This year too, people have stepped into the 44 th year of the international kolkata book fair where you can read books of legendary filmmaker satyajit ray, rabindranath tagore or classic childrens tales from all around the world.
Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous kolkata. Kolkata book fair news and updates from the economic times. Uk at the kolkata international book fair 2015 british council. Explore kolkata book fair profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kolkata book fair. It is organized every year in kolkata by book sellers and publishers guild. Xyz violence broke out at the kolkata international book fair on saturday as anticaa protesters clashed with the police, who were seen beating them with batons after the group of left civil rights activists shouted slogans against bjp national secretary rahul sinha who had come to the venue to visit a book stall. International kolkata book fair is one of the famous event of this city. Leftists goons atatcked vhp stall, trampled bhagwad gita. Apart from english, the kolkata book fair has stalls selling hindi, urdu and other books too.
Sri lankas largest book exhibition, colombo international book fair 2016. 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. Great britain book stall at kolkata international book fair 2015. Kolkata book fair welcomes international literature lovers. Kolkata book fair is a 12 day event being held from 30th jan to 11th feb 2018 at the milan mela ground in kolkata, india. Natmo stall 39th international kolkata book fair milan mela. Kolkata book fair 2018 siddhartha chatterjee new book. It is a fair of its kind where the book lovers from all over the world come and experience. Boi mela food stalls booked, publishers struggle to survive. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students.
The fair is held between 28 january and 8 february from 1pm to 8pm. Top upcoming events in kolkata near you bookmyshow. This event showcases like manufacturers, distributors, authors, publishers and so on. The stall of wikipedia first time in any bookfair for the first time worldwide. This year jago bangla the official party mouthpiece has been depicted through a stall which has. We went to kolkata book fair on the sunday before last i. Jan 27, 2015 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.
Feb 01, 2018 here are some interesting and unique facts about kolkata book fair organised in the indian city of kolkata. In a prompt action, the bangladesh deputy high commission in kolkata, however, gave directives to seal off the stall to tackle the situation. Kolkata book fair revenues surge business standard news. This spectacular event has already enhanced the sublime nicety of this city and all the common people. Display of indias map without jammu and kashmir at the bangladesh parjatan corporation stall bpc in kolkata book fair 2015 kolkata boimela on saturday drew huge criticism from the visitors. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Check the list of best upcoming events and activities happening today, tomorrow and this weekend in kolkata. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. The first book fair was held in the year 1976 and thereafter organized every year. The book hungry bengali community is thronging the milan mela complex in kolkata like every year.
It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Religious bonhomie at kolkata book fair the stalls of ahmadiyya muslim jamat and vishwa hindu parishad vhp are opposite to each other, showcasing religious harmony. In this connection, nbt invites sealed tender, on the prescribed tender form for construction of stalls as per specifications given in annexure i. Shakepeare, dylan thomas to be focus points of kolkata book fair in 2015 with great britain as the focal theme country, the upcoming kolkata book fair is set to bring alive works of english poet and playwright william shakespeare and welsh poet dylan thomas. 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. However, in spite of the book fair being the pride. Kolkata book fair caught fire on february 3, 19 years ago. 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 frankfurt book fair organizers. 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 tender document can be had from the office of the regional manager, national. Aug 28, 2018 in this emotional richness 42 nd kolkata international book fair has been initiated at central park mela ground, salt lake, kolkata. It provides an annual opportunity for organisations from india and abroad to showcase their products and services. On february 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd kolkata book fair at maidan caught fire and burned down onethird of the entire complex.
Top 5 reasons to visit the 44th kolkata international book. This year the kolkata book fair started on 31st january and the book fair will continue. The book fair has been celebrated in theatre, literature, songs and limericks in calcutta. Protestors and bjp supporters clashed, leading to six detentions. In a prompt action, the bangladesh deputy high commission in kolkata, however, gave directives to seal off the stall.