I am not a big fan of the ritualistic part of book release events at the fair. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. 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. Worlds third largest famous international kolkata book fair, 2017. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. The vcv project is a unique project where authors from wales will be visiting kolkata and authors from kolkata will be visiting wales. 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. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of. Fairs of kolkata offer an excellent opportunity for rejoicing the cultural heritage of the state. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks.
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The annual kolkata book fair ended on sunday with the ringing of the ceremonial bell at the milan mela ground here. The international hall will be open for the first 4 days of the fair. Get complete event details like venue location, event tickets and more for 37th kolkata book fair event happening at milan mela ground, kolkata. The 37th international kolkata book fair 20 was inaugurated on 26 january 20 and stayed. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Hundreds of events and book signings make the fair one of the foremost cultural activities in the city. Every year kolkata organises an international book fair.
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It started from 25th january and will be be over on 5th february,2017. The 37th edition of the international kolkata book fair will be dedicated to the memory of noted bengali litterateur sunil gangopadhyay who passed away on october 23. They also help in promoting the trade and economy of the country. The authors write the books in sophisticated styles and manner and. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. 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. The muchloved, muchawaited international kolkata book fair was. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. On any given day there are more book fairs and festivals happening around the world than anyone could keep track of, where readers, authors. The international kolkata book fair has been welcoming hundreds of thousands of people to the indian city of calcutta.
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