International kolkata book fair stalls are about 580 book publishers in kolkata and 200 little magazines will participate in this year. Kolkata book fair news and updates from the economic times. Over 50,000 people turned up at our stall at the international kolkata book fair 2020. Notably, several leftleaning students from kolkata university were chanting anticaa, antinrc slogans outside stall number 370 of the vhp at the kolkata book fair. International kolkata book fair 2019 international. National book stores in college street, kolkata 4 people. Frequently asked questions international kolkata book fair. February 3 rd will be observed as bangladesh day at the book fair. India trade promotion organisation will organize the 26th edition of delhi book fair in halls 7 d, e and f, g, h and the 22st stationery fair 6th office automation and 6th corporate gift fair in halls 7 a, b, c during 2327 september, 2020 at pragati maidan, new delhi. The first book fair was held in the year 1976 and thereafter organized every year. 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. Religious bonhomie at kolkata book fair the muslim times.
The book hungry bengali community is thronging the milan mela complex in kolkata like every year. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Leftists goons atatcked vhp stall, trampled bhagwad gita. There are a good number of food stalls selling a variety of food items. Kolkata district book fair inaugurated millennium post. 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 morning, causing huge inconvenience to fair visitors which was packed to capacity as it was the last day and a holiday. There was also a scuffle between bjp activists and. West bengal cm mamata banerjees book on caa sold out in. Planning for hosting the wikipedia stall at the kolkata book fair 2014 in kolkata on 15 dec. The 2005 kolkata book fair was held over an area of 800,000 sq. In the afternoon when the stall named janabaarta started distributing hanuman chalisa, it triggered an altercation between leftwing.
State mass education extension and library services minister siddiqullah chowdhury inaugurated the kolkata district book fair at park circus maidan on monday. Due to book fair the have changed their spot but if you look around near karunamoyee bus stand, you will find an unusual crowd at one particular area at the side of the road. We provide the network to get budget stalls for customers. Mamatas book on caa sold out in book fair the open view. Jan 30, 2018 kolkata international book fair 2018, kolkata boi mela, book fair 2018, informational video, salt lake central park, theme country france for participant publisher stall information please see. 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. Kolkata international book fair 2018boi melabook fair.
International kolkata book fair, a book lovers paradise. Kolkata book fair, milan mela ground kolkata shopping. Bangladeshs increased presence in kolkata book fair 2018 is done to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring nations. Jan 30, 2018 there will be 42 bangladesh themed stalls at kolkata book fair 2018. Mamata banerjees book on caa sold out in kolkata book fair. 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. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. This years kolkata book fair gave me the chance to visit bapi dar kitchen which was in my wishlist for quite a long time. Kolkata book fair 2018 siddhartha chatterjee new book.
Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. A book fair is always an attraction for book lovers across the globe. Mamata banerjees book on caa sold out in book fair. On february 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd kolkata book fair at maidan caught fire and burned down onethird of the entire complex. Kolkata book fair 2014 is being organized in kolkata for outreach program in the wikimedia movement. Only two things bring like minded individuals together the love of reading and book fairs. How do i reach the international kolkata book fair, if i am from kolkata. Top book shops nearby in college street,kolkatacalcutta.
Apart from our regular books, we have a prominent section of our wall dedicated to the quran. The 39th international book fair which was inaugurated on the 27 january is buzzing with book enthusiasts. Police stop vhp from distributing hanuman chalisa at. With 56 stalls of 34 publishers, the first kolkata book fair was organised on march 5, 1976. This oldest book fair of india is organised by publishers and book sellers guild.
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. 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. Notably, several leftleaning students from kolkata university were chanting anticaa, antinrc slogans outside stall number 370 of the vhp at the kolkata book fair and had taken out a rally. The stall is also selling teeshirts with no caa written on it and it has become a craze among the youth, he said. The book fair has something for every generation of people books, comics, magazines, paintings, posters, dvds, foods. Itpo delhi book fair india trade promotion organisation. If your questions are still not resolved, dont hesitate to fill up the form below and contact us. It provides listing of daily events and guides you with route maps. Mamata banerjees book against new citizenship law sold. Visit niyogi books stall at international kolkata book fair 2020. An online library has come up at a stall in the 43rd international kolkata book fair, where readers of all ages and interests have been crowding to download books of their choice for free.
Its considered a good business time for publishers as each stall. People of all ages in large numbers are thronging the stall of an online library in the 43rd international kolkata fair to download books of their choice for free. Since the beginning, writers from all over have managed to cover. Kolkata international book fair 2018boi melabook fair 2018. The book was sold from the stall of trinamool congress mouthpiece jago. A book against the citizenship amendment act written by west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee was sold out six days after it was launched in the international kolkata book fair. Bookmystall provides a platform to connect all event creators and stall buyers. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. 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.
Stall owners race against the clock as chief minister buddhadeb bhattacharjee inaugurated the kolkata book fair at the milon mela grounds on monday,a few paces away sagar mal sharma was at his wits end. Exhibition and trade fair organisers in kolkata sulekha. At the students federation of india sfi stall, over 800 copies of two booklets on the proposed nationwide nrc and the caa have been sold out on friday, the 10th day of the book fair, one of the persons manning the stall said. The fair is organized in association with federation of indian publishers. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all.
Boi, boi, boi goes the chorus of the ongoing 39th kolkata book fairs theme song composed and sung by usha uthup. Kolkata book fair caught fire on february 3, 19 years ago. This, and a large number of rules related to common banking problems and customers rights, were publicised at the rbi stall at the book fair, which saw a huge crowd throughout the day. Book your stalls in this exhibition event, contact or call 9703949871 for more details.
Kolkata book fair 2005 was of special significance as it was technically updated and remodeled to keep pace with international standards. Get novels,fictional and nonfictional books,school books,engineering books,managementmba books,new and old books,cheap and second hand books,autobiographies,poetry and literature,competitive exams books. This is your book lovers book fair that started on march 2 and will end on march 8. Apart from english, the kolkata book fair has stalls selling hindi, urdu and other books too. This year jago bangla the official party mouthpiece has been depicted through a stall which has. 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.
The december issue of several little magazines also focus on nrc and npr. Kolkata boi mela is the best boi mela in the world. Artists also sketch visitors on the spot for a fee. Find book shops, icse books, children books, school book dealers, book dealers in kolkata. With 14 new titles released in this book fair, the number of books. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. The map of the location is provided on the home page. Eleven things that will happen to you at the kolkata book fair. A book against the citizenship amendment act written by west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee was sold out six days after it was launched in the international kolkata book fair, her publisher said. Jan 26, 2017 kolkata book fair 2017 has started on 25th january, 2017.
With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair a scuffle broke out between anticaa protesters and bjp supporters on saturday, after a senior saffron party leader visited a stall at the kolkata book fair here. Top 50 second hand book shops in kolkata best used book. She lives in bangalore and comes to her hometown kolkata ever year during the book fair. This event gets lit up with leading manufacturers, distributors. Kolkata book fair 2018 stall no 194 a gate no 8 venue near karunamoyee bus stand,salt lake, kolkata contact 180021242. 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. International publishers association 2007 ipa ftp prize. Guest of honour, manishankar mukhopadhyay shankar, eminent author. Like every other occasion, bengalis always like to enjoy every occasion with food. Boi mela food stalls booked, publishers struggle to survive. But do you know that this world famous fair once burned to ashes. Kolkata book fair was ranked at par with its foreign counterpartworld book fair, frankfurt on the world calendar. Diversity and dissent on the kolkata book fair ground made way for fisticuffs on saturday afternoon resulting in police intervention for the second time at the fair this year.
The wikimedia stall at 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. There are lots of varieties available like chinese. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. Titles favouring and opposing the caa and the proposed nationwide nrc authored by others were also on high demand in the 12day book fair which concluded on sunday. Well international kolkata book fair 2019 has entered its 43rd years. Niyogi books at international kolkata book fair 2020 facebook. It is organized every year in kolkata by book sellers and publishers guild. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map.
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. List of best book stores in college street, kolkata calcutta. The 36th kolkata book fair has a number of firsts in her bag. Get contact details,address,maps,email of book shops near me in college street, kolkata calcutta. The book fair has gained immense popularity and success down the years. Mamatas book on caa sold out in book fair republic world. Violence at kolkata book fair over anticaa protests. Maity book stall in college street, kolkata700073 sulekha. In subsequent years the numbers of stalls have substantially increased. On the occasion of the 2nd cape town book fair, the 2007 ipa freedom prize special award was also awarded posthumously to anna politkovskaya of russia 19582006, and hrant dink of turkey 19542007 on 15 june 2007. Chief guest of honour, smt mamata banerjee, honble chief minister, west bengal. This year jago bangla the official party mouthpiece has been depicted through a stall which has been modeled around theme communal harmony. Kolkata international book fair 2018, kolkata boi mela, book fair 2018, informational video, salt lake central park, theme country france for participant publisher stall. People of all ages in large numbers are thronging the stall of an online library in the 43rd international kolkata fair to download books of their.
The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. West bengal is considered to be the seat of wisdom and culture. So international kolkata book fair hosts a large number of food stalls for the visitors. How to reach there are several ways to reach the mela groundif its in saltlake. Old name of the event was calcutta book fair and officially it was named antarjatik kolkata boimela. Feb 06, 2020 talking about the stall, which has been a regular feature at international kolkata book fair over the years, mubashir ahmed munir, a missionary of the ahmadiyya muslim community, said the special feature of them has been the wide subjects on display. Read also how to reach gangasagar from kolkata mela tour guide. The 38th edition of the kolkata book fair the largest retail book fair in the worldkicked off at the milan mela grounds on tuesday evening. With the help of the map or the android application.
Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair 08 feb, 2020, 02. The best things in life come free, just like entry to the international kolkata book fair. Some snippets over 50,000 people turned up at our stall at the international kolkata book fair 2020. And the citys signature book fair is a symbol of that relationship. International kolkata book fair, first organised in 1976, gradually catched some serious pace in 90s. Banking on the high interest, a number of book stalls at the kolkata book fair have stocked up on these books. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new york times. Book fairs are not only held in kolkata but all across the country and globe as well. The venue of the book fair is located in the permanent fairground milan. Scuffle over anticaa protest at kolkata book fair, second. 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. At the students federation of india sfi stall, over 800 copies of two booklets on the proposed nationwide nrc and the caa have been sold out on friday, the 10th day of the book fair.
International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The stalls are given numbers, and each stall is alphabetically arranged with their respective numbers on the flip side, to save you the trouble of looking. See more of international kolkata book fair on facebook. Policemen prevented vhp workers from distributing the hanuman chalisa among visitors of the 44th international kolkata book fair for some time leading to an altercation between the two sides. A book against the citizenship amendment act written by west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee was sold out six days after it was launched in the international kolkata book fair, her publisher said titles favouring and opposing the caa and the proposed nationwide nrc authored by others were also on high demand in the 12day book fair which concluded on sunday.
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