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Footfall at Kolkata book fair may cross 59 lakh this year: Mamata

January 29, 2025 4:49 am

Banerjee was speaking after inaugurating the 48th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair at Salt Lake. This year, Germany is the theme country for the fair. For the first time, there is no stall representing Bangladesh at the fair.

He owns over 14,000 books, now this former teacher is building a library to share his collection

March 05, 2024 9:02 am

Former teacher Debabrata Chatterjee estimates that the collection is worth more than Rs 1.2 crore.

In Bengal, people prefer literature over food: Guv

February 10, 2023 3:53 am

State Education Minister Bratya Basu, book fair guild’s general secretary Tridiv Chattopadhyay and president Sudhanshu Shekhar Dey, Raj Bhavan Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Kolkata book fair events to be streamed live for enthusiasts: Organiser

January 29, 2023 11:45 am

The general secretary of Publishers and Book Sellers Guild, Tridib Chatterjee, said more than 950 stalls will be set up at the fair, to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata Book Fair 2023 to be on pre-Covid scale

September 06, 2022 3:48 pm

"We are hoping that the 46th edition will be on the pre-COVID scale, with bigger and more number of stalls, if the current situation does not deteriorate," Sudhanshu Sekhar Dey said

Satyajit Ray's scripts, illustrations in 'Sandesh' sell like hot cakes in Kolkata book fair

March 14, 2022 9:53 am

Subroto Choudhury, an 18-year-old looking for 'Satyajit 100' in the stall, said, "I am strongly rooted to our literature. I connect more with Feluda than with Sherlock Holmes."

Spain to be theme country for 2023 edition of Kolkata book fair

March 14, 2022 9:21 am

Spain's ambassador to India, Jose Maria Ridao Dominguez, who was at the venue, expressed happiness over the decision to make the European country the focal nation in the 46th edition of the book fair in 2023

International Kolkata Book Fair returns after a gap of one year, pays homage to lives lost during pandemic

March 02, 2022 10:37 am

Touted as the biggest in the world in terms of turnout, the 13-day book fair -- organised by the Publishers and Booksellers Guild -- has Bangladesh as its theme country, coinciding with its 50th year of liberation.

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Kolkata book fair, lays stress on cultural ties with Bangladesh

March 01, 2022 9:30 am

Inaugurating the 45th edition of the book fair at the Central Park in Salt Lake, Banerjee said the ties between West Bengal and the sovereign country Bangladesh cannot be "measured with a tape".

Book fair begins: With Russia stall at venue, Mamata warns against protest

March 01, 2022 5:34 am

The Chief Minister said that the venue of the book fair — Central Park — would be renamed as ‘Boimela Prangon’ (Book Fair Premises). She also announced that the state would be hosting an international music festival in 2023.

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Pictures from the 45th Kolkata International Book Fair with Bangladesh as its theme

March 06, 2022 6:25 pm

Starting as the Boi Mela in 1976 and later conceptualised as The Kolkata International Book Fair, till date it continues to be organised by the Publishers & Booksellers Guild

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