With a total footfall of over 2 million people, it is worlds largest book fair by attendance. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. The last time bangladesh was the theme country of the kolkata book fair was in 1997 and prime minister sheikh hasina, who was also then in power, had inaugurated the fair. Looking for information to visit kolkata book fair 2012. 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. Read more about guild seeks imran khans help for pak publishers participation in kolkata book fair on business standard. The kolkata literary meet anthem ei patay oi patay. A reception to mark the first ever participation of russia. International kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2.
The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. Theme devdas at boi mela screen tribute kolkata news. Guatemala will be the theme country of the 43rd international kolkata book fair which is scheduled to be inaugurated on january 30 next year, the organisers said on wednesday. In his inaugural address to 44 th international kolkata book fair 2020, themed.
Books are probably the best friend even in the saddest time of our life. Tyto, a category of bird species consisting of barn owls, grass owls and masked owls was selected as the official mascot of the book fair. Guatemala will be the theme country of the 43rd international kolkata book fair which is scheduled to be inaugurated on january 30 next year, the organisers said wednesday west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee will inaugurate the fair. Ikbf theme country 2020 russia participants 2020 events.
The starting date is wednesday, 28 january 2020 and the kolkata book fair the last date is sunday, 9 february 2020. The first press conference on book fair was held at a hotel on wednesday. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book. Each of the pavilions contained different publication. United kingdom the focal theme country at 39th kolkata.
Guatemala was the theme country of the 43rd international kolkata book fair in 2019. Express photo chief minister mamata banerjee and russian ambassador to india nikolay rishatovich kudashev will inaugurate the 44th international kolkata book fair on january 29 at central park, salt lake. Guatemala the heart of the mayan world guatemala we are pleased to announce that the focal theme of international kolkata book fair this year is the heart of the mayan world guatemala. India news ndtv correspondent wednesday february 1, 2012. It is asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair. This resembles a famous quote, which came to our mind is 42 nd international kolkata book fair youre never alone when youre reading a book. On 28 january 2020, the 44 th edition of kolkata book fair 2020 ikbf has commenced at central park mela ground in saltlake, kolkata, west bengal with russia as a focal theme country. The international kolkata book fair 2016 hatpakha magazine.
Organisers believe that steps like the restoration of the scottish cemetery at park circus, which has around 1,600 headstones, will help develop sustainable relations between kolkata. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an entire. This detailed guide about 44th international kolkata book fair 2020. Russia will be the focal theme country of the 44th international kolkata book fair to be held in 2019, the organising body, the publishers and book sellers guild, said.
Kolkata, dec 17 pti the 44th international kolkata book fair will begin from january 29 next year and russia will be the focal country, the. It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair with a total footfall of over 2 million people. The international kolkata book fair is a winter fair in kolkata. Major news media like the telegraph, times news and the statesman also hold stalls in the fair. With russia being the focal theme country of the international kolkata book fair for the first time in the 44 years of the event, one of the gates of the fair were modelled after the iconic bolshoi theatre in moscow and a host of russian authors participated in the kolkata literature festival, that happened on the sidelines of the fair. Kolkata24x7 kolkata book fairs focal theme guetamala. Following this trend kolkata book fair has chosen bangladesh as its theme for 20. Kolkata book fair in kolkata get detail information on. What i mean is, the original text you provided did not discuss how it is related to the kolkata book fair. 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 43rd international book fair will be held from january 30 2019 to february 10 2019.
International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Talk on secret of living and dyingr group dialogue in 2015. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. Terming arunachal pradesh as a state of treasure, especially oral literature, eminent novelist and bengali litterateur swapnamoy chakraborty called for documenting them for future generations.
In 1998, uk was the focal theme country of the fair while scotland was the focal theme. The theme of this years book fair was ebooks keeping in mind the increasing number of it savvy younger generation with a penchant for internet, mobilephones and other readerfriendly. Kolkata book fair from january 30 kolkata news times. The things that were said were about the book fair. Kolkata book fair 2012 theme song sung by subhamita,srikanto acharya, rupam islam, rupankar, bikram ghosh, ruprekha, lopamudra. About us kolkata book fair history publishers and booksellers guild. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. Russia to be focal theme of 44th kolkata book fair outlook india. Kolkata book fair gate themes this year, entry gates are made based on wisdom, culture, architecture. International kolkata book fair stalls are about 580 book publishers in kolkata.
Kolkata book fair to take green steps cities news,the. Yes, the bbc segment may have been about the book fair. Cooch behar book fair 30 december to 6 januar book fair at jamshedpur, november 2018. Gate no 1, 2, 6 and 9 are sampriti gate, india gate, biswa bangla gate and replica gate of. International book fair record arunachal oral literature. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. The fair will remain open from 12 noon to 8 pm everyday. Banerjee added the kolkata book fair is an international event and thanked the people of italy for keeping india as a theme in one of the book fairs in the european nation a few years back.
This edition of the fair will familiarise indian readers about the russian children and classic books and it will also witness launch of many. The publishers and booksellers guild, the organiser of the international kolkata book fair, has written to pakistan prime minister imran khan to facilitate participation of his countrys publishers in the 2019 edition of the fair. The first new delhi world book fair was held from march 18 to april 4, 1972 in. The kolkata scotland relations developed during the kolkata book fair this year is expected to bring the city and the theme country closer than ever before. This year, the theme of the kolkata book fair was usa, so the pavilion was an enormous plywood replica of the white house which was the main attraction and the pulitzer prize winning writer. The 38th edition of the international kolkata book fair was visited by 1. The theme of the stall was synchronized with the corporate colours of sage which are blue and white. Kolkata book fair 2012 pics photos the times of india. The 44th international kolkata book fair will begin on january 29 at central park, salt lake. Sage bags best stall award at the 36th international kolkata book. Kolkata literary meet, kolkata book fair 2012 pics, kolkata book fair pics, kolkata literary meet pics, kolkata literary meet 2012.
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