Chief minister of west bengal is in the inauguration of 40th international kolkata book fair. He doesnt have a release this year but is still happy to be back. It was from this time onwards that the dates of the kolkata book fair started being mentioned in the calendar of the ipa each year. The book fair will be held from january 19 to february 1 in 2019. The book fair has increased in stature from an exhibition phenomenon for publishers and authors, to a celebration of literature and the arts from all over the world. Its bengal calling for the greatest festival on earth. 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. Manual particulars of recipients of concessions, permits. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances. Books worth rs 21 crore sold at international kolkata book fair. The national library, india is the largest library in the country. Just a glimpse for those who could not or would not make it to boimela. The state transport department will run 1 additional buses on weekdays and 177 buses on weekends to facilitate the visitors, particularly those who come from the.
The evening was followed by a musical by noted vocalist raghav chattopadhyay. Itpo india international trade fair iitf 2016gallery. The international kolkata book fair has been welcoming hundreds of thousands of people to the indian city of calcutta. Felicitation programme 25 years of nagarik mancha details. Bangla cm inaugurates 43rd international kolkata book fair today. Dec 25, 20 wikipedia, worlds largest multilingual free internet encyclopaedia, is set to make its debut at the 38th international kolkata book fair beginning here on january 29, its organisers said on. The mayor of bidhannagar municipality sabyasachi dutta was absent at the inaugural program of 42nd kolkata international book fair at salt lake central park. Amol palekar panel discussion badal sircar and his theater 40th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 2016 0204 0841. Serving as a public library, this is a permanent repository of all documents published in india.
Chief minister ms mamata banerjee will be inaugurating the 39th kolkata international book fair on january 27, 2015. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Initiated in 1976, it is extremely popular with the locals. The then secretary general of international publishers association ipa, geneva, mr koutcowmow attended the inauguration ceremony of the fair that year. The timing of fair for the visitors is daily 12 pm to 8 pm. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Jan 29, 2015 in a first ever such move, the west bengal unit of bjp has booked a stall for its mouthpiece bharatiya janvarta at the ongoing kolkata international book fair to popularise its ideology. The 40th international kolkata book fair has created plenty of buzz and generated anticipation from kolkata and beyond, with people awaiting the biggest literary event in town to start off once again. Kolkata book fair blogs, comments and archive news on. Top upcoming events in kolkata near you bookmyshow. Mamata banerjee inaugural address 38th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 20140128 7923. Check the list of best upcoming events and activities happening today, tomorrow and this weekend in kolkata. Kolkata book fair declared open the hindu businessline. International kolkata book fair is one of the famous event of this city.
The book fair was started on a small scale in 1976 by the kolkata publishers and booksellers guild. The international kolkata book fair, the largest attended book fair in the world, is being held at milan mela, kolkata, from january 25th, 2017 february 5th, 2017, supported by the west bengal government. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous kolkata. Dutta, who is a chemical engineer by profession in dallas, is a regular at the kolkata book fair this year. Celebration of 26th year foundation day of nagarik mancha details.
The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. On monday, 25th january 2016, the international kolkata book fair was formally inaugurated in a ceremony attended by various dignitaries. Mamata unveils her english poetry collection at kolkata. Feb 03, 2015 kolkata is always a city of book lovers. Many of these have been translated into english and urdu too. Mamata banerjee, in the presence of special guest ms. The book fair was started to meet the growing public demand for books, and a relative lack of bookshops. Even though the country now has several large bookshops like landmark, starmark, crossword bookstores, and the oxford bookstore, in addition. Soumitra chatterjee inaugurates bangur book fair 2017 ibtn9. 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.
The fair, which runs for 12 days each winter, claims to be the largest non. The fair organized by publishers and booksellers guild. The inauguration ceremony took place on 25th of january, 2016. Chief minister mamata banerjee have inaugurated the kolkata international book fair. This was decided at a meeting held by wb cm and publishers. Kolkata book fair latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an. On monday, 25th january 2016, the international kolkata book fair was formally inaugurated.
Sales from the international kolkata book fair, which had dropped in 2017 as a fallout of demonetisation, are likely to witness a rebound in 2018. Library day inauguration west bengal public library network. National library west bengal public library network. Young swiss businessman, jean henry dunant was appalled by the condition of the wounded soldiers he happened to see in the battle field of solferino, italy in 1859 during the franco austrian war. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air.
International kolkata book fair on jan 27 the hindu businessline. Bengal chief minister mamata banerjee inaugurated the 42nd kolkata international book fair today. A bus terminus will be set up near milan mela ground for the convenience of people heading to kolkata book fair. This is for the first time that the fair will be held at central park in salt lake. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. Safe world festival 2016 photo gallery d r c sc newsletter date volume 1, issue 1 inside this issue seed biodiversity festival 2017 urban gardening safe food campaign child rights kolkata book fair news events publications drcsc has organised safe world festival on 26 27 nov 2016 at tarun sangha club premises. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. The book fair will be held from 28 january to 8 february 2015 and the focal theme will be great britain. Following were discussed during the press conference dated 18. With these nine, the total number of books penned by the chief minister would touch 79. Jan 29, 2017 international kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2. The fair will see tributes, memorial lectures and an awards being instituted in the name of the sahitya akademi awardwinning author. Inauguration of india international trade fair iitf 2016.
Updated on january 19, 2018 published on january 25, 2016. Senior bjp leader tathagata ray, who inaugurated the stall wednesday, said with just over a year remaining for assembly elections in state, the party. Special bus services for kolkata international book fair. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. Smarajit jana will be launched at milan mela ground.
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 40th edition of the international kolkata book fair the worlds largest nontrade fair is all set to bring to life a slice of history. Our bureau kolkata updated on january 19, 2018 published on january 18, 2016. It would serve as a platform where various researchers, publishers, literary fellows, teachers, students and knowledge seekers meet. The opening ceremony was done with the students of aisadamas international school the focal theme was france. Tata steel kalam 2019 is all set to begin with a bang from january 22, and end on january 27. Mamata banerjee inaugural address 38th international. A number of french authors, a panel of scottish crime writers, a poet and poetry activist from the us and diplomatturnedpolitician shashi tharoor will be present at the fifth edition of kolkata. Also, book tickets for the venues where these events are happening near you in kolkata on bookmyshow. This year book fair inauguration ceremony was done on january 27 at sbi auditorium. Kolkata book fair welcomes international literature lovers. We really wait for the next book fair through the year. The national library is the apex body of the library system of india.
Like every year, this year too chief minister mamata banerjee released her books at the 2018 kolkata international book fair kibf. According to tridib chatterjee, general secretary of. The 39th international kolkata book fair 2015 was inaugurated on 27. Inauguration of manusi katha monthly magazine details. The book fair was inaugurated by honorable chief minister of west bengal, smt. The book fair is scheduled for inauguration on january 25 by the chief.
The book fair was inaugurated by mamata banerjee on january 30 and will conclude on february 11. Kolkata news press trust of india tuesday december, 2016. Kolkata book fair kolkata, india kolkata kolkata book fair. This year padatik football league will start from 24th. Eye on 2016, bjp books stall for mouthpiece at kolkata book fair. The 34th agartala book fair got off to a flying start here at agartala on sunday afternoon. Wb cm to inaugurate kolkata book fair on jan 27 all. The fair also has a typical fairground experience with a book flavour with the presence of picnickers, singersongwriters, and candy floss vendors on the fair premises. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. Here is a chance for the fussy book readers to choose from a wide spectrum of books of all kinds.
The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. International kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2. The inaugural programme was attended by a host of dignitaries including. International kolkata book fair 2016 will start from 27 january.
The 40th international kolkata book fair was held from 27 january to 7 february 2016. It is an institution of national importance under the. Inauguration of the international kolkata book fair 2018. A prominent member of the guild, asoke ghosh, got the kolkata book fair its international accreditation. 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. It will be held at the central park in salt lake with 29 participant countries. The opening ceremony was done with the students of aisadamas. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. International kolkata book fair 2017 inaugurated all. This year the book fair is being held from january 31 to february 11. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee today inaugurated the 40 th kolkata book fair 2016 at milan mela off em bypass in presence of bolivian author, magela baudoin keeping in with the traditional ritual, banerjee declared the fair open this afternoon by banging the gong with a gavel. A digital travelling pavilion is coming to the 42nd edition of international kolkata book fair, which will begin on january 31. Amol palekar panel discussion badal sircar and his theater 40th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 20160204 0841.
The 40th edition of the international kolkata book fair the worlds largest nontrade. 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 kolkata book fair is one of indias oldest and the largest book fairs. Bengal cm inaugurates 42nd kolkata international book fair. Among other distinguished guests at the inauguration was euda morales. Inauguration ceremony of the 40th international kolkata book fair. From last few years the fair happens at milon mela ground which is just opposite to science city. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela. International kolkata book fair on jan 27 the hindu.
Jan 19, 2018 speaking at the inauguration of the 40th international kolkata book fair the worlds largest non trade fair banerjee batted strongly for physical books claiming that it was no match for. The book fair needed more space every year to accommodate the ever growing numbers of publishers. 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 dates were decided on stage with dramatic promptness even as the inauguration of the 42nd edition of the event was under way on tuesday afternoon. The indian red cross society in the state of bengal in the pre independent period was created by the ircs west bengal. Other than tripura booksellers from kolkata, assam, delhi, goa, kerala and bangladesh participated in the fair.
The seven year old kolkata book fair got a retinue of visitors from the field of literature, the world over. He arranged relief services with the help of the local community immediately. An application mobile app that can be downloaded on smartphones to. Sales from kolkata book fair, which had dropped in 2017 as a fallout of demonetisation, is likely to witness a rebound in 2018. 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.
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