It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair with a total footfall of over 2 million people. Hcl tech lends tech to help tn govt fight covid 19. Map of kolkata city with places to see, in and nearby locations, accommodation, railway stations, city boundary, railway line, roads and lakes. Kolkata book fair news and updates from the economic times. Fastest booking and best discounts at kolkata flight booking from goibibo. Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an entire pavilion to showcase their culture, traditions, food, tourism, and literature through books. A 12 days trade show, kolkata book fair is going to be held in kolkata, india from 29 jan 2020 to 09 feb 2020 focusing on book fairs product categories. The success of the kolkata book fair has resulted in many book fairs in smaller cities in west bengal like siliguri, and was inspired, in turn, by the first world book fair at new delhi in 1972 the popularity of the kolkata book fair was seminal in india being nominated the guest of honour at the frankfurt book fair in 2006, according to the frankfurt book fair organizers. I want emails from lonely planet with travel and product information, promotions, advertisements, thirdparty offers, and surveys. International kolkata book fair international kolkata. It will make your visit to the book fair a memorable experience by bringing all the services of the book fair at your fingertips. Kolkata city map, city map of kolkata with important.
Waits over, stage all set for book fairs salt lake debut. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. Our idea is to sell these from our stall in the foreign complex and to give the first 1,000 buyers a. And now, they are set to get familiar with another mega event the kolkata international book fair.
By united nations figures, the country is sixth largest, but no matter, its huge, coming in with 197 million people as its 2017 estimate. Jan 30, 2018 the 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of culture and communication francoise nyssen. I can unsubscribe any time using the unsubscribe link at the end of all emails. They have seen the u17 world cup proceedings from close quarters. To be organized by chandigarh administration in collaboration with national book trust of india, new delhi, chandigarh book fair will be held at parade ground, sector 17. Some college students bring along musical instruments and sit in groups singing songs in the open air. Functioning under the national council of science museums ncsm, it houses 12 galleries that display various models and structures pertaining to diverse subjects like metals, physics, television, transport, mathematics, biotechnology, life science. Uk the focal theme country at 39th kolkata book fair. Kolkata international book fair 2018 is the perfect milieu of art, culture, literature and everything that shouts 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. There are no entry charges for visiting kolkata book fair, another good thing about the fair.
Also features promotional offers, coupons and mobile app. Jan 29, 2014 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. Its a passion of the publishing community over here. Oct 07, 2017 pakistan and karachis fair by the numbers. Jan 29, 2020 book flight tickets to kolkata at lowest airfare. And this is a passion born of the frankfurt book fair, the mother book fair. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. Kolkata book fair can be a base where lots of very important products will likely be displayed. Canadian executives express bullish outlook in times of economic uncertainty. It will take place at milan mela complex kolkata book fair can be a base where lots of very important products will likely be displayed. The kolkata book fair, recognised by international publishers association, geneva, is also the largest book fair of the world in terms of visitors. Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it. Kolkata book fair 2014 is being organized in kolkata for outreach program in the wikimedia movement.
Bologna childrens book fair says goodbye for now to the over 60,000 friends who distant but close met this year, not in bologna but for the special online. It will run mostly at elevated viaducts but will descend underground after jessore road station and will again ascend above after new barrackpore station. Ground map 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 international kolkata book fair is a winter fair in kolkata. Pakistan publishers and karachi book fair makes a case at. Kolkata metro rail fare, new fare chart, kmrc smart card. During the mela period, nearly 5 lacs people have visited the stall of wbreda.
The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about. On friday, sebi came out with circular restricting short positions. Wbreda has received sportanious response from the 37th kolkata international book fair from january 26 to february 10, 20. Kolkata book fair kolkata, india kolkata kolkata book fair. Use promo code flynew and get upto 1200 instant discount on all kolkata flight booking. Fare chart of kolkata metro rail revised fare structure of metro railway, kolkata w. The book fair is organized by publishers under the name of book sellers and publishers guild. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international.
Kolkata city map, city map of kolkata with important places. Most of the fairs in west bengal take place in kolkata. 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. West bengal covers an area of approximately 88752 km. This year during the international kolkata book fair, olacabs will be our official transportation and travel partners. Tech hardware software internet ites tech and gadgets. The location is also changed to the mela ground, salt lake. Initiated in 1976, it is extremely popular with the locals. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. Museums in kolkata, india kolkata museums makemytrip. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela. The fair also has a typical fairground experience with a book flavour with the presence of picnickers, singersongwriters.
Actor soumitra chattopadhyay will be conferred the legion dhonneur by the french government as part of the festival. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. Kolkata book fair 2018 is all set to bring out the geek in. Book online tickets for kolkata trails 10k 2016 happening on 10 january 2016 at kolkata, east calcutta wetlands,mahishbathan road. Kolkata book fair is going to be organised at milan mela ground, kolkata, india from 29 jan 2020 to 09 feb 2020 this expo is going to be a 12 day event. By shahs reckoning, pakistan is the worlds fifth most populous country. Kolkata book fair 2018, or as us bongs lovingly call it, boi mela is starting tomorrow and we cant keep calm. Get event details, venue, ticket price and more on explara online event ticketing portal. Does anyone know a reputable printing company who might be interested in running 1,000 or so copies of the novel, especially for the show. The international kolkata book fair will be organised at milan mela, kolkata. Amol palekar panel discussion badal sircar and his theater 40th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 2016 0204 0841. Below we update the fare charges of as single token journey of the kolkata metro according to the respective zone which effective from 0711. Many dignitaries, educationists, book lovers and students.
The starting of kolkata book fair will be 30 jan and the ending date of the fair will be 10 feb 2019. 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. Fairs of kolkata offer an excellent opportunity for rejoicing the cultural heritage of the state. The popularity of the kolkata book fair was seminal in india being nominated the guest of honour at the frankfurt book fair in 2006, according to the frankfurt book fair organizers. The annual kolkata book fair ended on sunday with the ringing of the ceremonial bell at the milan mela ground here. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new york times. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 will be inaugurated today by bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and frances minister of culture and communication francoise nyssen. The kolkata book fair is one of indias oldest and the largest book fairs.
Special attractions at the fair will be interaction with various authors, sit and draw sessions, illustrators corner, calligraphers corner, seminars and childrens corner. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. The upcoming book fair 29jan9feb in kolkata, looks like the perfect venue to make a big impact with this. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair, the venue of which was shifted to central park in salt lake from milan mela ground, would have france as the friend country, the. Existing mmr minimum multi ride, gmr general multi ride, lmrlimited multi.
You can find booksellers, singers, vendors and picnicers flocking to the book fair grounds during the mela. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. With just a day to go for the international kolkata book fair, the authorities are ready with a slew of measures to make the fair experience as troublefree as possible for the visitors. Visitors to the kolkata book fair 2016 will get quite a benefits from olacabs. Trucks gaining ground on suvs, according to canadian car shopper data. The 42nd international kolkata book fair, from january 31 to february 11, has shifted to a new fair ground at the central park mela complex in. Dont close the markets, dont tamper with the contents. Providing detailed maps showing participants and pavillions with respect to gates can improve the visitor experience. This event showcases products like manufacturers, distributors, authors, publishers and so on. 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. It is asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair in the world which is totally designed for the general public rather than wholesale distributors. The wikimedia stall at 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. Book kolkata theatre festival 2016 tickets, kolkata. Kolkata bookfair and food listing there my suggestion on what to eat.
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. International kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2. The 40th international kolkata book fair is glad to introduce our joyride partner olacabs. Feb 07, 2018 the international kolkata book fair old name. They also help in promoting the trade and economy of the country by inviting participants from various parts of the nation. The starting of kolkata book fair will be 30 jan and the ending date of the fair will be 10 feb 2019 the calls you to kolkata, west bengal for kolkata book fair 2018. There are eight such colours pink, green, blue, yellow, magenta, red, sky and orange hall denoting these blocks. Many of these are typically about publishing, books, authors, literature, reading. The line 4 or noapara barasat line of the kolkata metro is an 16.
Book online tickets for kolkata theatre festival 2016 happening on 23 august 2016 at kolkata, ib201, salt lake city kolkata 700 106. N o t s f o r a d i s t r i b u ti o n t a n d a s a l e ramkrishna ghosh roa d b erp ar r d r a i c h a r a n s d h u k h a n r d ca n al e a st roa d a n at h d e b. Just a glimpse for those who could not or would not make it to boimela. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. Trade fairs in west bengal federal state july 2020, india. The international kolkata book fair 2016 hatpakha magazine. It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair with a total footfall of over 2 million people annually. The calls you to kolkata, west bengal for kolkata book fair 2018. Throngs of people are seen visiting the book fair every year in kolkata. A digital travelling pavilion is coming to the 42nd edition of international kolkata book fair, which will begin on january 31. The 40th international kolkata book fair was held from 27 january to 7 february 2016. The 38th edition of the international kolkata book fair was visited by 1.