International kolkata book fair or kolkata boi mela is the festival of books and booklovers. The 43 international kolkata book fair is all set to begin, and the city of joy is eager to host reading enthusiasts like every year. Media in category 2016 kolkata book fair the following 200 files are in this category, out of 281 total. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. Kolkata book fair caught fire on february 3, 19 years ago. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. Make sure to creep up to our stall at the international book fair. Line 1 northsouth metro line 1 has an aggregate length of 27 kilometers 17 mi serving 24 stations of which 15 are underground. State transport minister suvendu adhikary on saturday released a booklet on the bus arrangement plan for the convenience of the visitors at the kolkata international book fair from. Here is a map of the 44th international kolkata book fair 2020 for the book lovers.
Kolkata is the capital of indias west bengal state. I am not a big fan of the ritualistic part of book release events at the fair. The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. International kolkata book fair, a book lovers paradise.
Special bus services for kolkata international book fair. Kolkata book fair is a 12 day event being held from 30th jan to 11th feb 2018 at the milan mela ground in kolkata, india. The biggest challenge for kolkata book fair 2019 is to sustain the footfall if possible, take it to the next level when the gates open on 31 january. This event showcases like manufacturers, distributors, authors, publishers and so on. Location central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata. 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 year kolkata book fair has been completed its 44th year. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped travelogue. For your convenience, the international kolkata book fair 2016 has been divided into various blocks segregated by colours, to denote the set of book stalls available in that particular block. The bookhungry bengali community is thronging the milan mela complex in kolkata like every year. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and.
International kolkata book fair, first organised in 1976, gradually catched some serious pace in 90s. Other important fairs of the city are textile fair, art and handicraft fair and. Kolkata book fair 2019 43rd international book fair. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a. 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. There will be many book signing happening here so be on the lookout for your favorite authors. Kolkata book fair, where disparate ideologies breathe the. Here is the map of kolkata book fair 2014 for your use home about. According to tv footage, the imrans address to the media ended abruptly as the power was switched off.
Kolkata book fair courts controversy of its own india ink. Inauguration of 43rd international kolkata book fair 2019 on 31st january, 2019 date. Kolkata map explore travel map of kolkata including satellite, road, routes, city and street guides of kolkata at travel. Guest of honour, manishankar mukhopadhyay shankar, eminent author. You ask anyone in india about kolkata people and the most common answers you will get is art lovers book worms. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. Neighbourhoods in kolkata metropolitan area wikipedia. This event gets lit up with leading manufacturers, distributors, authors, publishers attending it. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. The paradise for book readers is set up in kolkata. It provides listing of daily events and guides you with route maps between individual. Guatemala will be this years theme country, and the. The kolkata book fair is coming back this year and you get to quench your book thirst over here. Kolkata book fair 2018, or as us bongs lovingly call it, boi mela is starting tomorrow and we cant keep calm.
Kolkata book fair 2020 international kolkata book fair. There are eight such colours pink, green, blue, yellow, magenta, red, sky and orange hall denoting these blocks. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. Hours before the formal launch of the seventh part of ms. Chief guest of honour, smt mamata banerjee, honble chief minister, west bengal. Literature event by international kolkata book fair on wednesday, january 29 2020 with 24k people interested. Kolkata book fair in kolkata get detail information on. Tour fairfield by marriott kolkata with our photo gallery. Bjps rahul sinha said, one good thing is that the people who came to visit the book fair have discarded them left supporters. However, in spite of the book fair being the pride. Leftword at 44th international kolkata book fair 2020 facebook.
The kolkata book fair got its salman rushdie moment on wednesday, thanks to bangladeshi author taslima nasreen. This year, the bookfair is happening at milam mela ground beside science city like the last year. Why no bookbuying expedition can still match a visit to. The kolkata book fair takes place from the last week of january to the first week of february. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. On february 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd kolkata book fair at maidan caught fire and burned down onethird of the entire complex.
Initiated in 1976 by kolkata publishers and booksellers guild, kolkata book fair is the most famous book fair in the city. Held across 12 days starting from the last wednesday of january, the. Kolkata metro stations name, list of metro stations in kolkata. Here is the map of kolkata book fair 2014 for your use some more images are in my flickr gallery. Map of kolkata and travel information about kolkata brought to you by lonely planet. Kolkata book fair 2020 29th jan 9th feb20 register now. Map of 44th international kolkata book fair 2020 youtube. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air. Kolkata book fair is a 12 day event being held from 27th january to the 7th february 2016 at the milan mela ground in kolkata, india. Hotel photos fairfield by marriott kolkata photo gallery. The 40th international kolkata book fair at milan mela complex, kolkata. The biggest festival for hindus in bengal and eastern india, kolkata takes on an almost carnival.
This detailed guide about 44th international kolkata book fair 2020 will. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is. The fair begins on the last wednesday of the month of january and it continues for 12 days. This is the largest book fair in asia and is a major event in the city. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Fairs of different kinds are held at regular intervals, including kolkata book fair, 4 salt lake stadium. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fairthe book fair is. The international kolkata book fair 2020 is organized by publishers. Durga puja, a festival honouring the hindu goddess durga, takes place in october. The authors write the books in sophisticated styles and manner and they forward it to publishers who publish the books with the name of particular publication and exhibit these books in the book. Kolkata book fair 2017 has started on 25th january, 2017.
International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india. It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair in the world. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Avid readers of all ages eagerly wait for the kolkata book fair 2018 all year long where they can shop till they drop and go home with bundles of books. Kolkata book fair pavilion competition, architect e.
Old name of the event was calcutta book fair and officially it was named antarjatik kolkata boimela. It is organized at a very large scale and is the largest book fair of india. Map of kolkata book fair 2014 occasional and random. It has a blend of elevated, groundlevel and underground lines and uses five and a half feet 1676 milimetres of indian gage, a wide gage moving stock.
Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. It is organized every year in kolkata by book sellers and publishers guild. Left supporters, vhp members scuffle over anticaa protest. For a writer, finding readers may be a challenge, but readers out to find writers are spoilt for choice, as is obvious at the ongoing kolkata book fair, the 10day annual event showing every year. Kolkata book fair is perhaps the most eagerly awaited nonreligious festival that receives the highest footfall among all book fairs in asia. Kolkata, west bengal, city map,travel information and guide. Find kolkata city map showing information of major roads, railways, hotels, hospitals, school, and important landmarks. Edinburghbased practice, graeme massie architects, are delighted to have been confirmed as first prize winners in the open competition, organised by the lighthouse on behalf of the british council, for the design of a pavilion to represent scotland at the kolkata book fair 2009. It provides an annual opportunity for organisations from india and abroad to showcase their products and services. Nasreens autobiography, nirbasan exile, the book fair organizers, the publishers and booksellers guild, cancelled the event, bowing to threats from muslim community leaders opposed to the author. Ikbf theme country 2020 russia participants 2020 events. Many towns in greater kolkata are being incorporated within the kolkata postal area, with their postal pin codes being changed so that these areas can be identified with the larger metropolitan area.