The 37th international kolkata book fair 20 was inaugurated on 26 january 20 and. The 37th international kolkata book fair 20 was inaugurated on 26 january 20. Distribution of hanuman chalisa by the vishva hindu parishad vhp on book fair grounds led to an altercation, which snowballed into a highdecibel fight late on sunday afternoon. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. But the fact remains that adult literature, including books in bengali, continues to be a hit at kolkata book fair. The 37th international kolkata book fair 20 was inaugurated on 26 january 20 and stayed operational from 30 january to 10 february 20. January 29, 20 the following are the new titles brought out by bhashabandhan on the occasion of kolkata book fair 20. Kolkata book fair all details of kolkata book fair youtube. Kolkata book fair 2019 worlds largest literature festival. It was rs 1 crore more than the sales figure at the book fair in 2018.
International kolkata book fair 2020 tour also called kolkata boimela kolkata book fair, the worlds largest nontrade book fair, had also. Policemen prevented vhp workers from distributing the hanuman chalisa among visitors of the 44th international kolkata book fair for some time. The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 is here to woo the book lovers. It was officially inaugurated on january 26 by prof. Dalit author manoranjan byapari s first classroom was a jail library. Guild to help bangladesh host first international book fair. The 37th edition of the popular fair will now start jan 26 in the state capital instead of jan 29 and will end feb 10 as scheduled earlier. The 12daylong international kolkata book fair has registered a record sale of rs 21 crore, the organisers said. Worlds third largest famous international kolkata book fair, 2017. Get complete event details like venue location, event tickets and more for 37th kolkata book fair event happening at milan mela ground, kolkata. Bengali adult books sell like hot cakes sounds inconceivable.
Find kolkata book fair news headlines, photos, videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at the indian express. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Violence at kolkata book fair over anticaa protests. 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. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Chandril on jibonmukhi gaanwith anindya,aniruddha,anupam. The international kolkata book fair has become a role model for bangladesh.
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. Kolkata book fair 2020 44th international kolkata book. Kolkata book fair kolkata literary meet 20 showing 12. For the 43rd year now, there are the familiar stalls selling books by. Explore kolkata book fair profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kolkata book fair. Diversity and dissent on the kolkata book fair ground made way for. Central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata inauguration.
Police stop vhp from distributing hanuman chalisa at. The fair, publicized to be worlds largest attended book fair, started from january 31 and will. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article.
Kolkata book fair 2020 kolkata boi mela 29th january to 9th. Kolkata fair news latest news on kolkata fair times of. Exploring kolkata book fair on its last day largest book fair in. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air. 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.
Between february 20 and february 2015, he wrote a regular sunday column in the bengali newspaper ei somoy, called nipaatone. Kolkata book fair latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata. Shashi tharoor interview kolkata book fair new book youtube. Russia will be focal theme country of the 44th edition of the international kolkata book fair, to be held from 29 january to 9 february in kolkata. It now plans to design its first international book fair on the same. All articles needing coordinates articles containing video clips. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. Bangla cm inaugurates 43rd international kolkata book fair today. 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 on sunday, the last day of the event police said they objected to the distribution of the religious book as it could incite passion among the visitors leading to law and order problem. Kolkata book fair latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news. The 41st edition of the international kolkata book fair ikbf, with a focus on costa rica and the special participation of russia, is set to open on january 25 next year, with organisers apprehending demonetisations fallout on the supply of books and eventual impact on sales. 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. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5.
It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest book fair. Intending participants may apply according to the advertisement 2. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The duration of the 20 kolkata book fair has been extended by three days, following a request from west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee, to help small and mediumsized publishers. Kolkata bangla book fair 2019 worlds largest book festival attracting more than 2 millions book lovers from all over the world, kolkata.
He is a member of the publisher and booksellers guild, the organisers of the kolkata book fair, which is asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair in the world. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. Kolkata book fair blogs, comments and archive news on. The sixth edition of the kolkata literature festival is also going to be held for a few days. There was also a scuffle between bjp activists and. To the quintessential bibliophile, the book fair in kolkata the international kolkata book fair is a lot like that. The focal theme of 38th kolkata international book fair 2014 was peru 2011 kolkata book fair theme country united states 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. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. Check out for the latest news on kolkata fair along with kolkata fair live news at times of india. There will be books in 24 local languages of guatemala. The 37th international kolkata book fair was held from 26 january to 10 february 20. Speaking at the inauguration of the 42nd international kolkata book fair at central park in salt lake, miss banerjee said. Kolkata book fair 20 duration extended news zee news. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair.
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