The starting of kolkata book fair will be 30 jan and the ending date of the fair will be 10 feb 2019 the calls you to kolkata, west bengal for kolkata book fair 2018. The 38th edition of the international kolkata book fair was visited by 1. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. They also help in promoting the trade and economy of the country. The biggest festival for hindus in bengal and eastern india, kolkata takes on an almost carnival. Iit kharagpur has set up a stall at the kolkata book fair for the first time that would showcase. Boi mela food stalls booked, publishers struggle to. From exhibitions to dance performances or stage shows, you will get tickets online for events of all kinds at bookmyshow.
A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances ambassador to india alexandre ziegler during the inauguration of 42nd international kolkata book fair. A digital travelling pavilion is coming to the 42nd edition of international kolkata book fair, which will begin on january 31. This year, 584 book stalls have been put up, apart from the foreign ones. The annual kolkata book fair ended on sunday with the ringing of the ceremonial bell at the milan mela ground here. We are an event management company based on kolkata. The 40th international kolkata book fair started in full spirit at the melan mela prangan adjacent to science city, kolkata.
National book stores in college street, kolkata 4 people. Uk the focal theme country at 39th kolkata book fair. In subsequent years the numbers of stalls have substantially increased. 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. Fairs of kolkata offer an excellent opportunity for rejoicing the cultural heritage of the state. They felt that books were not commodities that could be sold in fairs. It now plans to design its first international book fair on the same. Colombo international book fair, colombo, sri lanka. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair.
Actor soumitra chattopadhyay will be conferred the legion dhonneur by the. Kolkata book fair 2015 gets high on tech times of india. General manager marketing india trade promotion organisation pragati bhawan,pragati maidan,new delhi 11 phone. Kolkata calendar of festivals and events 2014 2015 january dover lane music festival late january, this weeklong event is the definitive hindustani music fest and draws large crowds to. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. The option for booking space online shall be available on home page of all the fair websites.
The kolkata book fair, recognised by international publishers association, geneva, is also the largest book fair of the world in terms of visitors. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Kolkata events, things to do and festivals 2014 2015. The figures at the entrance of the stall depict a hindu, muslim, sikh and christian.
Jago bangla display stands made with recycled paper. If you are not a publisher or distributor or book seller, and still want a space inside the fair ground, kindly go for information for applicants as well. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. Milan mela book fair a muddy affair for stalls despite. Kolkata book fair 2018 is all set to bring out the geek in. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all. 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 guild has charged at least 1020 per cent more per square feet as ground rent than what it used to in maidan and salt lake stadium. Stall allocation layout for all runs chennai book fair. Display of indias map without jammu and kashmir at the bangladesh parjatan corporation stall bpc in kolkata book fair 2015 kolkata boimela on saturday drew huge criticism from the visitors. The publishers and the booksellers are paying the hiked ground rent, as the pbg justified the rise in the rent by claiming that it would have to spend a lot more to prepare the ground for the fair. 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.
College street in kolkata is the throbbing home of a maze of old book shops and stalls and this traditional place of learning and trading hosts the largest nontrading book fair in the world every. This is the largest book fair in asia and is a major event in the city. Dhamsamadol signifying adivasis at jago bangla stall collage of the chairperson. The 39 th international kolkata book fair sees a proliferation of stalls bearing little connection with. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Initiated in 1976, it is extremely popular with the locals.
The kolkata book fair takes place from the last week of january to the first week of february. Film and theatre and live performances covered, entertainment is guaranteed at bookmyshow. February 3 rd will be observed as bangladesh day at the book fair. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. A book fair is always an attraction for book lovers across the globe. Kolkata book fair 2014 is being organized in kolkata for outreach program in the wikimedia movement. Durga puja, a festival honoring the hindu goddess durga, takes place in october.
Many of these are typically about publishing, books, authors, literature, reading. Exhibition and trade fair organisers in kolkata sulekha. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. Sri lankas largest book exhibition, colombo international book fair 2016. The rent controversy continued, but the state government intervened to give the. Kolkata news press trust of india tuesday january 6, 2015. Kolkata book fair, indian kolkata book fair, famous.
The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata. Top upcoming events in kolkata near you bookmyshow. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the. Indplas kolkata international trade fair for plastics indplas in calcutta is an international trade fair for plastics and wants to be a platform where consumers, equipment manufacturers, additive suppliers, educational institutions and financial services come together. As soon as the applicant clicks on the button book exhibition space he will get an online form. Find here exhibition stalls, suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, traders with exhibition stalls prices for buying. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. Itpo online space booking software for participants.
It will take place at milan mela complex kolkata book fair can be a base where lots of very important products will likely be displayed. 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. Does anyone know a reputable printing company who might be interested in running 1,000 or so copies of the novel, especially for the show. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fairthe book fair is.
Trade fairs kolkata appointments from july 2020 worldwide. 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. Jago bangla stall wins hearts at kolkata book fair all india. The user will select the dropdown list of exhibition for which he wants to book the space. The kolkata book fair is one of indias oldest and the largest book fairs. With all the current events, upcoming festivals music, dance. It will be held at the central park in salt lake with 29 participant countries. Many dignitaries, educationists, book lovers and students. The international kolkata book fair has become a role model for bangladesh. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. I have my own boutique and exhibited through iimtf. In a prompt action, the bangladesh deputy high commission in kolkata, however, gave directives to seal off the stall to tackle the situation. 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.
In reality, about 15% of the book stalls cornered 80% of the sales. Boi, boi, boi goes the chorus of the ongoing 39th kolkata book fair s theme song composed and sung by usha uthup. Kolkata book fair is going to be organised at milan mela ground, kolkata, india from 29 jan 2020 to 09 feb 2020 this expo is going to be a 12 day event. If you are looking for branding and publicity, there is no better place than international kolkata book fair in kolkata with a. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. Exhibition stalls in kolkata, west bengal exhibition. Read about the events kolkata and book online tickets, right here. A good book has often been called a mans best friend, or as groucho marx puts it, outside of a dog, a book is mans best friend.
The upcoming book fair 29jan9feb in kolkata, looks like the perfect venue to make a big impact with this. Thats because the food stalls at this book fair do much better business than an overwhelming majority of the book stalls. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Eye on 2016, bjp books stall for mouthpiece at kolkata. 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. National book trust, india, the organizer of this fair, had earlier proposed the rental of rs. With 56 stalls of 34 publishers, the first kolkata book fair was organised on march 5. The search for kolkata from july 2020 result following trade fairs. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. The oxford stall was no less than a usual oxford bookstore having books ranging from kids fiction categories to business books. The first book fair was held in the year 1976 and thereafter organized every year.
Tender for fabrication of stalls using octonorm system, erecting of structure hangar, installation. Eleven things that will happen to you at the kolkata book fair. Bangladeshs increased presence in kolkata book fair 2018 is done to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring nations. There will be 42 bangladesh themed stalls at kolkata book fair 2018. Senior bjp leader tathagata ray, who inaugurated the stall wednesday, said with just over a year remaining for assembly elections in state, the party intends to increase both the circulation and. The wikimedia stall at 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. Kolkata book fair kolkata, india kolkata kolkata book fair.
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