Kolkata book fair 2014 entry fee for world

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. This was the year when guild not only organized the book fair for the first time, but also participated in world book fair and the frankfurt book fair. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The book loving people of kolkata welcomed the idea of boi mela and paid a 50 paisa per head entry fee to be part of the event. Wikipedia, worlds largest multilingual free internet encyclopaedia, is set to make its debut at the 38th international kolkata book fair beginning here on. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. The kolkata book fair 2014 would be held from january 28 to february 9 at milan mela ground in the city, state information secretary atri bhattacharya said today. Trivia kolkata international book fair, organized by the kolkata publishers and booksellers guild, opened its first chapter in the year 1976 with 56 stalls. Kolkata book fair welcomes international literature lovers. It was from this time onwards that the dates of the kolkata book fair started being. They felt that books were not commodities that could be sold in fairs. The fair was inaugurated by the then state education minister, mrityunjay bandyopadhyay. This book fair made with 56 stalls and participate 34 book publishers in kolkata. The international kolkata book fair has been welcoming hundreds of thousands of people to the indian city of calcutta.

Seit 2014 wird an drei messetagen ein literaturfestival, kolkata literature festival, organisiert. Initiated in 1976 by kolkata publishers and booksellers guild, kolkata book fair is the most famous book fair in the city. The world book fair organised in new delhi in 1972 and the 1974. The year 2014 saw new event getting added to the kolkata international book fair. This year a new event was organized during the book fair. With a total footfall of over 2 million people, it is worlds largest book fair by attendance. Kolkata international book fair 2014 kicks off learning and. This year guild organized another book fair and also participate in the world book fair and the frankfurt book fair. Nicco park in kolkata one of the biggest amusement parks in india. Uk to be book fairs theme country kolkata news times. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata.

Kolkata book fair 2014city and book fair meta metawiki. 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 popularity of the kolkata book fair was seminal in india being. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. The next meeting would be held on january 14 to decide on entry fee and finalise theme of the event this year, he said. Some of the famous publishers names are vikalp, youth times, voice of world, disha sahitya, gita press etc. It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair. The 43rd kolkata book fair is getting under way on 31 january 2019. Both promised to have one more cup before leaving the fair. Wikipedia, worlds largest multilingual free internet encyclopaedia, also made its.

The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about. Free ticket for industry professionals view details. The book fair located at the ground beside the victoria memorial, opposite of the academy of fine arts. The kolkata book fair is certainly the front cover of. Never mind what you read between the lines about the state of healthcare or the potholes of kolkata. The fair, which runs for 12 days each winter, claims to be the largest non. Entry fee to the fair was 50 paisa considered the worlds largest nontrade book fair, its also asias largest and the most attended book fair in the world.

The 38th international kolkata book fair 2014 was inaugurated on 28. The kolkata book fair 2014 would be held from january 28 to february 9. Since 2014 guild has been organizing kolkata literature festival during the international kolkata book fair. Held across 12 days starting from the last wednesday of. New delhi world book fair welcome to national book trust. Kolkata book fair 2020kolkata boimela44th international.