The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an entire pavilion to showcase their culture, traditions, food, tourism, and literature through books. The 41st edition of international kolkata book fair, considered the worlds largest exhibition in terms of footfall, opened on wednesday at the milan mela ground here amid the presence of a galaxy of authors, book lovers and cultural personalities. Durjoy datta is an author and screenwriter, but it is his immediately apparent charm that endears him to millions of young readers in india. In april, it was decided that the burial ground would be open 24x7.
The international kolkata book fair may travel further eastwards to new town in its 42nd avatar next year, with the government planning to request the. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. The book loving kolkatans await for this with much anticipation. The maidan literally, open field, also referred to as the brigade parade ground, is the largest urban park in kolkata in the indian state of west bengal. On the last day of durga puja, dashami, married women bid farewell to maa durga by applying sindur to her and each other, making it a joyous event, overcoming the sadness of farewell. The kolkata book fair was started 1st time in 1976. Durga puja a photo journey of the grand festivities. The kolkata book fair started its journey in the year 1976, with only 56 stalls and 34 publishers, now it boasts of being the largest one in asia. The 43rd international kolkata book fair will commence from january 30, 2019, at the central park mela grounds. Part of a group of writers who have succeeded enormously in the genre of commercial fiction, datta has penned stories that have. Kolkata book fair to showcase russian books russia beyond. Over the years international kolkata book fair ikbf has become an integral part of the bong culture. Location central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata.
The annual kolkata book fair presents one such opportunity not only for book. The 44th international kolkata book fair ikbf 2020 is set to be held in january next year, where bengali books would be translated into russian and viceversa. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. In recent years, book theft had become a major cause for concern among publishers and vendors participating in the kolkata book fair. This detailed guide about 44th international kolkata book fair 2020 will help. Kolkata book fair 2019 43rd international book fair. Nearly 29 countries are participating in the fair with guatemala as the theme country. Nagendra prasad sarbadhikary, who is now known as the father of indian football for his role in introducing football as a teenager in the year 1877 at hare school, calcutta. Eden gardens is called the mecca of indian cricket because it was the first officially built ground for the game of cricket in india. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. Several leading russian publishers are taking part in the 12day long event.
The 41st international kolkata book fair 2017 has costa rica has its focal theme country. The largest attended book fair in the world, the kolkata book fair has always been the heartthrob of one and all ever since its inception. The fair now has been shifted to the periphery of the city. The line is targeted to open in from kavi subhash to hemanta mukherjee in 2021. It is a vast stretch of field that includes numerous play grounds, including the famous cricketing venue eden gardens, several football stadiums, and the kolkata race course. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. This is outside view of the main venue milan mela ground, kolkata, west bengal, bangla, india. Rahi will be at the kolkata book fair at milan mela ground near science city coming week. Their experience in new place, the environment culture and people will be written down in stories, either fiction or non fiction, and compiled in a book both published in india and the uk.
The venue for the book fair will be salt lake central park, with russia being the theme country. It started from 25th january and will be be over on 5th february, 2017. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Netaji subhas chandra bose international airport wikipedia. Part of a group of writers who have succeeded enormously in the genre of commercial fiction, datta has penned stories that have captured the hearts of his audience, both on the. For book lovers, book fairs are a treasure ground, with books of different genres, authors, publishers and topics, all available at one place. World book fair 2017 is scheduled from 9th to 17th january 2017 at the pragati maidan, new delhi and is organized by national book trust.
Alls not fair at 2017 boimela tnn dec 14, 2016, 09. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Closing a gender gap, this kolkata woman grew monthly. The ambience, the attendees, the aroma, the aura once you visit the fair, youre sure to fall in love with it.
It is no wonder that we still go out to buy magazines and books. Kolkata municipal corporation participated in the recently concluded kolkata book fair 2017 at milan mela ground, kolkata. 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. Line 6 of the kolkata metro is an underconstruction rapid transit line that will connect new garia to the netaji subhas chandra bose international airport.
The vcv project is a unique project where authors from wales will be visiting kolkata and authors from kolkata will be visiting wales. Kolkata book fair 2017 has started on 25th january, 2017. This stretch will be one the most important stretches of metro because it will be connecting the southern part of the city. In 1987, eden gardens became the second stadium to host a world cup final. The airport was earlier known as dum dum airport before being renamed in 1995 after netaji subhas chandra bose, a prominent leader of the. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata. Take a look at the comprehensive ground map of the international kolkata book fair provided below. It is located approximately 17 kilometres 11 mi from the city centre. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair is set to start within 2 months from now. Sales from the international kolkata book fair, which had dropped in 2017 as a. The largest international kolkata book fair 2017 kicked off on 25th january.
The maidan is dotted with statues and architectural works, the most. Our campaigners will be distributing pamphlets and engaging with the avid readers of kolkata. Please, visit our stall in kolkata book fair, karunamoee, center park, saltlake kolkata, stall no. The park had had a driving range since 2017, with 12 bays, but now experts, beginners and. Ikbf theme country 2020 russia participants 2020 events. Locating any book stall becomes easier once you use these colours as coordinates along with the stall number. But that trend seems to be on the wane, going by what. The curtain raiser of the 4th kolkata literature festival at the 41st international kolkata book fair witnessed the presence of bollywoods own chuck norris, the winner of the lifetime achievement award at the 62nd jio filmfare awards 2017, the man who rose from the ashes of mediocrity and societal pressure to become the watchword of. International kolkata book fair 2017 part 1 outside.
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 fair6th office. It will make your visit to the book fair a memorable experience. Bengali thespian soumitra chatterjee to get highest french. Bengalirussian exchange of literature to mark 44th book fair.
Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped travelogue. Theme country 2020 russia participants 2020 events 2020 ground map. Attracted by the enthusiasm of the boys in the school, the european teachers of the school and adjacent colleges encouraged. Find out the full data about international kolkata book fair trade show 2019 held in.
Historians across the world are coming to jadavpur university, kolkata. So, here are some unusual activities that visitors to ikbf. Taste awesome kolkata street food, especially the quintessential mughlai paratha. About us kolkata book fair history publishers and booksellers guild. It has taken just a fortnight to alter indias covid19 map. 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.
Inauguration of 43rd international kolkata book fair 2019 on 31st january, 2019 date. The fair offers a typical fairground experience with a book flavour with picnickers, singersongwriters, and candy floss vendors. Pictured are the visitors at central park fair ground, salt lake on the occasion of 44th international kolkata book fair 2020. The international kolkata book fair is unlikely to quench your thirst for new bengali titles this year. Court did not allow them to host the fair at the maidan on environmental grounds. Every year kolkata organises an international book fair. Host a virtual scholastic book fair to get books in the hands of your students now to keep them reading. Love for books and the kolkata bookfair guest post. And when the fair starts, the fun is not centred solely around seeing, buying and reading books. The location is also changed to the mela ground, salt lake.
Old name of the event was calcutta book fair and officially it was named antarjatik kolkata boimela. Russia too will have a significant presence in celebration of its 70 year of diplomatic relations with india. About the organisers declaring france as the focal theme of the coming kolkata book fair. It is organized every year in kolkata by book sellers and publishers guild. Poets recited their poems from amaravati poetic prism, 2017 at the international kolkata book fair in february 05, 2018 also. The 42nd international kolkata book fair will begin on january 31 and conclude on february 11, 2018. Vecc is an international airport located in dum dum, west bengal, india, serving the kolkata metropolitan area. International kolkata book fair a telegraph picture. Netaji subhas chandra bose international airport iata.
The objective of launching the amaravati poetic prism at the international kolkata book fair ikbf is to ensure that more people know about the anthology so that we have more poets contributing to it. Come winter and its time for kolkata s favourite fair the kolkata book fair. When i started selling on flipkart in 2017, i used to earn rs 30,00040,000 monthly, she says, but within a year, my business saw a turnaround, and now i earn rs 4050 lakhs. Previously it used to be held at the maidan, but for a few years now, it is being held at the milan mela ground, near science city. Greetings from the publishers and booksellers guild organisers of the worlds largest attended book fair, the international kolkata book fair. Guild press release international kolkata book fair.
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