Every year there is a focal theme country, which gets an entire pavilion to showcase their culture, traditions, food, tourism, and literature through books. The theme country for this years book fair is peru. This is the first time when russia will be a focus country of the international kolkata book fair, the largest attended book fair of the world. Among other distinguished guests at the inauguration was euda morales, an eminent author from guatemala, as the central american nation is the theme country this year. The muchloved, muchawaited international kolkata book fair was.
The theme country embassy is typically given a stall at the fairground centre, and many book shops theme their collections. Thinkstock images pegged to be a festival of ideas, the 39th edition of the international kolkata book fair that begins here jan 28 will focus on literary works from britain and will be graced by the presence of a noble laureate whose name has not yet been revealed. The uk continues to have a special relationship with india and education, english language and the arts are among the areas. Its an amalgamation of words, emotions, feelings, memories and nostalgia, with the stories passed down from generation to generation. Spotlight on britain at 39th kolkata book fair lifestyle. The theme country russia day will be celebrated on.
It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest book fair and the most attended book fair. The 6th baul fakir utsav will be held on 8 and 9 january 2011. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. The 38th edition of the international kolkata book fair was visited by 1.
Kolkata book fair at salt lake central park youtube. Bauls from several districts of bengal as well as bangladesh come to perform. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or. For the first time in the fair s thirtyfive years, its theme country. 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. International kolkata book fair announces britain as the focal theme country international. International kolkata book fair is the largest attended book fair in the world with an average record footfall of 2. Alan thomas visits the book fair in kolkata, india.
Russia is the theme country of this years book fair and the theme gate will be a replica of the iconic bolshoi theatre in moscow. Like other metropolitan cities in developing countries, kolkata continues to deal. Bangla cm inaugurates 43rd international kolkata book fair. It is the worlds largest nontrade book fair with a total footfall of over 2 million people. Uk to be book fairs theme country kolkata news times. The fair is being organised by nkda and the new town boi mela samity. Colin is on seagulls board, and the university of chicago press. United kingdom the focal theme country at 39th kolkata. The exhibition leads visitors through different aspects. The 41st edition of the international kolkata book fair ikbf, with a focus on costa rica and the special participation of russia, is set to open on january 25 next year, with organisers apprehending demonetisations fallout on the supply of books and eventual impact on sales. British councils director east india sujata sen said their. Shakespeare and charlie chaplin to be focus of uk themed kolkata book fair the 39th edition of international kolkata book fair, said to be asias largest bookfair, is set to begin at the end of january in kolkata with the uk returning as focal theme country after a gap of 16 years. Top 10 most important highend annual international book fairs.
The 38th international kolkata book fair 2014 was inaugurated on 28 january at 4. The new town book fair, which is falling in its 5th year will be organised at the new town fair ground from december 21 to january 1. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. Kolkata is often also called the backyard of indian art. This year a new event was organized during the book fair. In the 38th international kolkata book fair 2014 held from 29 january9. The 26th new delhi world book fair, january 614 at pragati maidan, new delhi, was organised by the national book trust nbt in association with india trade promotion organisation. The 38th edition of the kolkata international book fair 2014 kicked off on 28 january 2014 milan mela grounds. February 3 rd will be observed as bangladesh day at the book fair. In 1998, uk was the focal theme country of the fair while scotland was the focal theme in 2009. With a total attendance over 2 million people every year, it is one of the worlds largest book fairs. My library and my books books purchased from book fair in animated form. The 38th international kolkata book fair 2014 whatshot.
New town book fair to commence from december 21 kolkata. This year we expect footfalls to increase by 2 to 3 hundred thousand, as the traffic and infrastructure in and around the book fair area has become more organised, added chatterjee. The theme of the fair was books for readers with special needs and sharjah is the guest of honours country. Kolkata book fair to focus on shakespeare and dylan thomas. The 43rd kolkata book fair is getting under way on 31 january 2019. Certainly, the first focal theme was based on indian state assam. Bangla cm inaugurates 43rd international kolkata book fair today. The international kolkata book fair is a winter fair in kolkata. Kolkata book fair declared open the hindu businessline. Uk the focal theme country at 39th kolkata book fair.
Kolkata book fair to pay tribute to che guevara the hindu. Banerjee along with bolivian author, magela baudoin, declared the book fair open with the traditional ringing of the gong. There will be 42 bangladesh themed stalls at kolkata book fair 2018. The focal theme of 38th kolkata international book fair 2014 was peru 2011 kolkata book fair theme country united states 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. Along with the book fair, the kolkata literature festival 2020 will also be organised for three days from 6 to 8 february. The international kolkata book fair 2016 hatpakha magazine. Twenty countries will participate in this years kolkata international book fair, scheduled to be held from january 29 to february 9. Like its durga puja, the kolkata book fair is a festival that the city of joy waits for the entire year and celebrates as a way of life. Chief minister mamata banerjee inaugurates the 43rd international kolkata book fair ikbf today at central park, salt lake. Uk at the kolkata international book fair 2015 british.
The 36 edition of kolkata book fair last year had footfalls of 1. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than wholesale distributors. Bangladeshs increased presence in kolkata book fair 2018 is done to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring nations. Nearly 29 countries are participating in the fair with guatemala as the theme country. In the first pic, enthusiastic book lovers are gathered to enter in. For the first time, the focal theme was a foreign country france. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. Initiated by the west bengal government in 2014, this award is conferred for outstanding. The fair was held between 29 january and 9 february from 1pm to 8pm. With great britain as the focal theme country, the upcoming kolkata book fair is set to bring alive works of english poet and playwright william shakespeare and welsh poet dylan thomas.
Rob lynes, director british council india, made the announcement at a press conference held on 21 july 2014 at nandan ii, 11 ajc bose road kolkata west bengal 700020. International kolkata book fair world heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation. Kolkata book fair 2014 is being organized in kolkata for outreach program in the wikimedia movement. The guest of honor country 2014 was kuwait that gave away the awards to the ten. Syed mustafa siraz, sunil gangopadhyay and humayun ahmed are those great souls. Shakespeare and charlie chaplin to be focus of uk themed. Famous book fairs around the world around the world world map. The city continues to be the home of one of the most passionate lovers of art in country. We are delighted that the uk is the focal theme at this years kolkata book fair. Apart from the focal theme country, the other countries which represented themselves in the book fair includes usa, china, vietnam, turkey and japan. For the last five years a unique show has been organised in kolkata, called baul fakir utsav. The utsav is a continuous 48hour musical experience. A large number of writers from russia, costa rica, spain, scotland, australia, guatemala, argentina, bangladesh will be participating in sessions and seminars along with noted indian authors at the book fair, said tridib chatterjee, president of the publishers and booksellers guild. At the kolkata book fair last month, i find mao less in evidence than che, whose iconic image adorns several publishers displays, including the latin american pavilion.
The peru pavilion presents an elaborate exhibition on the country s culture and history in the form of labyrinth. The example of the frankfurt book fair a commercial trade fair of books came up. Kolkata book fair is now fullfledged by the book lovers of all ages. The wikimedia stall at 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. Kolkata international book fair 2014 kicks off learning. And the citys signature book fair is a symbol of that relationship. For the first time in the fairs thirtyfive years, its theme country is the. The 39th edition of the international kolkata book fair, asias largest book fair, will be held from january 28 to february 8 this year. United kingdom the focal theme country at 39th kolkata book fair. Worlds third largest famous international kolkata book. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. This year the book fair is being held from january 31 to february 11. The focal theme of 38th kolkata international book fair 2014 is peru. The kolkata book fair 2014 would be held from january 28 to.
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