But do you know that this world famous fair once burned to ashes. This is the theme song of 42nd kolkata international book fair. It was rs 1 crore more than the sales figure at the book fair in 2018. Want to know about the kolkata metro train timings from your station. Russias participation as the focal theme country in the. Exhibition calendar with currently 8 trade fairs from july 2020 in kolkata. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. Territy bazar kolkata best chinese food breakfast new. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. France is the focal theme country of this years edition. Initiated in 1976 by kolkata publishers and booksellers guild, kolkata book fair is the most famous book fair in the city. International kolkata book fair is the largest book fair in the world, organised by. The book lovers across the city have a reason to head towards the milan mela ground. And the citys signature book fair is a symbol of that relationship.
The fair now has been shifted to the periphery of the city. In 1997, six days into the fair, a massive fire broke out at the venue, reducing 1,00,000 books to ashes. Police personnel are flocking to the ongoing book fair at ymca in nandanam during break hours. The book hungry bengali community is thronging the milan mela complex in kolkata like every year. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. Central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata inauguration. Celebrities explore kolkata book fair times of india.
Summer timings 1 march to 31 october tuesday to saturday 2. The hong kong sports and leisure expo will be held concurrently with book fair. Kolkata book fair in kolkata get detail information on. Below information is subject to change, and we will, of course, do our best to keep this listing as much up to date as possible. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Kolkata book fair blogs, comments and archive news on. 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. While last year, the international kolkata book fair took us on a literary trip to bangladesh, this year, one gets to traverse the world of incas, as the focal theme of 2014 is the mysterious land. Tokyo olympics opening ceremony nearly 80% complete, says. Closing a gender gap, this kolkata woman grew monthly. Kolkata eye or calcutta eye was the proposed name for a giant ferris wheel which it was hoped would be constructed in kolkata, west bengal, india. Kolkata book fair caught fire on february 3, 19 years ago.
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. The ninth edition of the bangladesh book fair 2019 will begin at mohar kunja in kolkata on friday. The 12daylong international kolkata book fair has registered a record sale of rs 21 crore, the organisers said. Kolkata book fair latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. This year, for the first time, we will have an official mascot of the book fair, tyto. Guest of honour, manishankar mukhopadhyay shankar, eminent author. 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. Kolkata book fair news latest news on kolkata book fair.
Held across 12 days starting from the last wednesday of. The fair was inaugurated by the then state education minister, mrityunjay bandyopadhyay. This is one of the reasons why many now prefer online book fairs. The international kolkata book fair 2019 will be held at the central park mela complex in salt lake, karunamayee. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela. Bangladesh book fair begins in kolkata on friday435411. Check out for the latest news on kolkata book fair along with kolkata book fair live news at times of india. Page one organisers of the international kolkata book fair 2018 at a preevent press meet in kolkata on friday. While in 2011 the opening and closing ceremonies was shifted to netaji indoor stadium, nandan remains the main centre for the festival. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. Russian literature and culture were the central motif of the largest book fair in asia. Bangladesh deputy high commission in kolkata is organising the 10day fair november 1 to 10 with the help of bangladesh export promotion and bangladesh gayean and srijonshil publishesr committee, deputy high commissioner of bangladesh, kolkata, toufiq hassan said.
The mega book fair is back again, with an uproar after the completion of its thirty six eventful years. Closing a gender gap, this kolkata woman grew monthly revenue from rs. It was announced in 2011, and in may 2014 mamata banerjee, chief minister of west bengal, stated it is expected to be ready in a years time, but it was never built. Chief guest of honour, smt mamata banerjee, honble chief minister, west bengal. Inauguration of kolkata literature festival klf at 12. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata. Nandan is one of the main venues of the kolkata international film festival, hosting it till 2010. But spending time at the little magazine stalls is a must, as there i meet many friends who are into serious writing. Several ministers from bangladesh were present at the closing ceremony.
The most common types of trade fairs in kolkata are packaging, leather goods and industry. How to reach chinese breakfast food in territy bazar kolkata. Protest in front of the vhp pavillion on the last day of the international kolkata book fair on sunday. Trade fairs kolkata appointments from july 2020 worldwide. The assistant cast members will support each delegation at the opening and closing ceremonies for the games. Russia will be the focal theme country of the 44th international kolkata book fair 2020. The kolkata book fair has not been without its share of mishaps and controversies.
There will be no admission to the venue 45 minutes before the announced daily closing time of the fair. Mamata banerjee, honble chief minister of west bengal. On february 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd kolkata book fair at maidan caught fire and burned down onethird of the entire complex. Salt lake on the occasion of 44th international kolkata book fair 2020. It is a category of bird species consisting of barn owls, grass. Ticket holders of hong kong book fair can visit both fairs on the same day. Kolkata book fair 2019 is with nimai mallick at kolkata book fair 2019. Alexandre ziegler, inaugurated on 30 january 2018 the 42nd international kolkata book fair along with ms. Explore kolkata book fair profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kolkata book fair.
Less than 24 hours before its inauguration, the kolkata high court banned the 33rd kolkata book fair from being held on the park circus. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is primarily for the general public rather. Winter timings 1 november to 28 february tuesday to saturday 12 noon. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. Kolkata book fair 2020 international book fair 2020 in.
The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. 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. I am thankful to the publishers and booksellers guild for giving me this opportunity to make this theme song. I generally visit every stall at the fair, especially the ones stocking books on. With 56 stalls of 34 publishers, the first kolkata book fair was organised on march 5, 1976, at the ground opposite academy of fine arts, beside victoria memorial. If you have to use a simile, the apt one to use would be that of a book. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair. Chinese breakfast street food opening time is 6 am and closing time is 8 am. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The opening time is 6 oclock in the morning and at 7 oclock in. New delhi world book fair welcome to national book trust.
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