Kharagpur book fair 2015 kharagpiur boimela 2015 book fair or boimela started from 2000 when i was in school. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Today is the inauguration of 38th international kolkata book fair at milan mela. A digital travelling pavilion is coming to the 42nd edition of international kolkata book fair, which will begin on january 31. Books worth rs 21 crore sold at international kolkata book fair. International kolkata book fair is one of the famous event of this city. Wb cm to inaugurate kolkata book fair on jan 27 all. Speaking at the inauguration of the 5th bangladesh book fair at rabindra sadan in kolkata, noor said.
The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. The timing of fair for the visitors is daily 12 pm to 8 pm. Trade fairs in west bengal federal state july 2020, india. Published on february 3, 2015 february 3, 2015 by shibani leave a comment. The 39th international kolkata book fair 2015 will be inaugurated today at 4 pm at the sbi auditorium, milan mela prangan, kolkata by british. We really wait for the next book fair through the year.
It will be held at the central park in salt lake with 29 participant countries. It is the said that the craze of buying and reading books is declining. 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. The 39th international kolkata book fair was inaugurated here on tuesday by british journalist and. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. Kolkata book fair blogs, comments and archive news on. Among other distinguished guests at the inauguration was euda morales. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all india. Kolkata book fair 2015 gets high on tech times of india. The book fair will be held from 28 january to 8 february 2015 and the focal theme will be great britain. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair. It was announced that, exceeding the investment proposals of 2015, this. International kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2. The focal theme being costa rica this year, eminent costa rican litterateur roxana pinto lopez inaugurated this years edition.
Kolkata book fair begins with 6 books of mamata banerjee. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. The fair will be inaugurated on january 27 with the chief minister, mamata banerjee, as the chief guest, tridib chatterjee, general secretary of. While all this while, she was vocal about her stand in the state and delhi, now she has written a book on note ban, which was released at the inauguration of the international kolkata book fair, 2017. It currently consists of a small operational section within salt lake and will eventually connect teghoria with howrah by going underneath the hooghly river. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. The 39th international book fair which was inaugurated on the 27 january is buzzing. Ignatius high school in bakesvar, west bengal, was held on may 4, 2019 with a festive ceremony attended by the metropolitan of singapore and south asia, father constantine, the ambassador of greece to india, mr. The goal of the fair is to strengthen small and micro enterprises, it is a growth engine and points the way to economic prosperity. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata.
The largest attended book fair in the world, the kolkata book fair has always been the. While the kolkata district book fair is being held for the past 27 years, this is the second year of the book fair in the city. Dey met banerjee at her chamber in the state legislative assembly on tuesday and finalised the inauguration date. Legion dhonneur for soumitra likely at book fair inauguration. Check the list of best upcoming events and activities happening today, tomorrow and this weekend in kolkata.
Flavours of costa rica in kolkata as 41st book fair opens. The 41 st kolkata book fair today kicked off at milan mela ground in the city this evening with costa rican author roxana pinto lopez hitting the ceremonial hammer 41 times to declare the fair open chief minister mamata banerjee, veteran bengali poet nirendranath chakraborty, and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. Delhi news ndtv news desk saturday january 7, 2017.
Panos kalogeropoulos, nun nektaria, representatives of the orthodox church, official guests, continue reading inauguration of a. Wb cm to inaugurate 39th international kolkata book fair all india. The 40 th 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. The fair is held between 28 january and 8 february from 1pm to 8pm.
The theme presentation of the 2017 edition was manushi books written on and by women. Birthday celebration of netaji subhas chandra bose. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air. The kolkata book fair, recognised by international publishers association, geneva, is also the largest book fair of the world in terms of visitors. Sales from the international kolkata book fair, which had dropped in 2017 as a fallout of demonetisation, are likely to witness a rebound in. This year the book fair is being held from january 31 to february 11. Kolkata district book fair inaugurated millennium post. Seven books penned by mamata banerjee released at kolkata book fair inauguration. Inauguration ceremony of the 40th international kolkata book fair.
Also, book tickets for the venues where these events. 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. This was decided at a meeting held by wb cm and publishers. The industrial india trade fair takes place annually, and therefore for the thirtythird time previsibly in january 2021 in kolkata. The 39th international kolkata book fair 2015 was inaugurated on 27 january at 4. Top upcoming events in kolkata near you bookmyshow. Seven books penned by west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee were released at the 39th international kolkata book fair, which she inaugurated tuesday alongside british radio and television presenter and journalist anita anand. 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.
Guild press release international kolkata book fair. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. This year book fair inauguration ceremony was done on january 27 at sbi auditorium. At few years back only bengoli books were available in this fair but now english and hindi also available. Inaugurated at the school of excellence, rohini, the book fair which offers books for. 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. Inauguration of 3rd kolkata international children film festival20 201220.
A bus terminus will be set up near milan mela ground for the convenience of people heading to kolkata book fair. It may be mentioned that the ikbf 2019 that started from january 31, witnessed a record sale of books worth rs 21 crore and witnessed a turnout of 23 lakh visitors. Honble chief minister on the christmas eve 2015 24122015. 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. Cm to inaugurate 44th book fair on january 29 next year.
The theme for the 25th new delhi world book fair was manushi books written on and by women. Uk the focal theme country at 39th kolkata book fair. Kolkata book fair latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Che guevara to be honored at the 40th international kolkata book fair by ab wire november 24, 2015 11. 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. Honble chief minister mamata banerjee was present in the inauguration. The 25th new delhi world book fair was organised between january 715 at pragati maidan, new delhi. Sales from the international kolkata book fair, which had dropped in 2017.
Kolkata book fair declared open the hindu businessline. The fair that was organised from january 7 to 15 focused on the culture of reading. The organizer of the ndwbf 2017 was national book trust nbt, ministry of human resources development, government of india in collaboration with itpo india trade promotion organisation. International kolkata book fair 2017 inaugurated all. Chief minister ms mamata banerjee will be inaugurating the 39th kolkata international book fair on january 27, 2015. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. The honble chief minister of west bengal mamata banerjee.
The kolkata literature festival, which is in its fifth edition, will be held inside the fair between february 8 and 10 and at least 70 writers are likely to participate, said festival director. Actor soumitra chattopadhyay will be conferred the legion dhonneur by the. Che guevara to be honored at the 40th international. The inauguration ceremony took place on 25th of january, 2016. The fair will be inaugurated on 30th january, 2018 in the presence of our chief. The 38th edition of the international kolkata book fair was visited by 1. Seven books penned by mamata banerjee released at kolkata. It would consist of 17 stations from teghoria haldiram in the east to howrah maidan in the west, of.