Locating any book stall becomes easier once you use these colours as coordinates along with the stall number. Wikipedias participation at kolkata book fair 2014 is organized by. Kolkata book fair, west bengal, india editorial stock. Colorful book stall of bangladesh, neighbour country of. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. Chief guest of honour, smt mamata banerjee, honble chief minister, west bengal. The map of the location is provided on the home page. But do you know that this world famous fair once burned to ashes. International kolkata book fair jan 2020, kolkata india trade show. There are eight such colours pink, green, blue, yellow, magenta, red, sky and orange hall denoting these blocks.
How do i reach the international kolkata book fair, if i am from kolkata. Display of indias map without jammu and kashmir at the bangladesh parjatan corporation stall bpc in kolkata book fair 2015 kolkata boimela on saturday drew huge criticism from the visitors. The venue of the book fair is located in the permanent fairground milan. According to reports, students from kolkata university were chanting anticaa, antinrc slogans outside stall number 370 of the vhp at the kolkata book fair since sunday morning, causing huge inconvenience to visitors at the venue which was packed to capacity as it was the last day and a holiday. The wikimedia stall at 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. My first book foodkahini is available at book farn stall no. The stall of wikipedia first time in any bookfair for the first time worldwide. In 2014, the organisers had done a business of around rs 20 crore. It makes stall hopping easier by showing the shortest route to the stall you seek. Sushil mukherjea as its founder president and jayant manaktala became its first general secretary. From meta, a wikimedia project coordination wiki kolkata book fair 2014. The international kolkata book fair 2019 will be held at the central park mela complex in salt lake, karunamayee.
To expand its database in bengali, wikipedia has put up a stall at the ongoing kolkata book fair seeking vernacular. Bookselling 38th international kolkata book fair milan mela complex kolkata 2014 0209 8863. And in 1975, the publishers and booksellers guild was formed with mr. Display of indias map without jammu and kashmir at the bangladesh parjatan corporation stall bpc in kolkata book fair 2015 kolkata boimela on. This bengali band performance was recorded at calcutta book fair on 9th feb, 2014.
International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international. The 39th edition of the international kolkata book fair, asias largest book fair. Media in category 2014 kolkata book fair wikipedia stall the following 46 files are in this category, out of 46 total. Kolkata boi mela is the best boi mela in the world. The 42nd edition of the international kolkata book fair 2018 is here to woo the book lovers. It will make your visit to the book fair a memorable experience. Theres always a book launch or some discussion or talk going on somewhere or the other. Leftists goons atatcked vhp stall, trampled bhagwad gita.
Volontaires of the wikimedia stall at the first day, 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. The book hungry bengali community is thronging the milan mela complex in kolkata like every year. Kolkata book fair 201943rd international kolkata book. Kolkata book fair 2015 gets high on tech times of india. Last year, the fair had a record number of 568 stalls and pavilions one of the biggest problems that the authorities face is from shoplifters. In a prompt action, the bangladesh deputy high commission in kolkata, however, gave directives to seal off the stall. The 38th edition of the kolkata book fair the largest retail book fair in the worldkicked off at the milan mela grounds on tuesday evening. Book fair is one of the most popular tradition of intellectuality. Frequently asked questions international kolkata book fair. Sell travel with our mobile friendly travel website theme. Almost two million people come to the fair over the 10 days.
Family visiting kolkata book fair 2014 old man taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india artists painting floor at kolkata international book fair. Little magazines at kolkata book fair 2014 women taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india family visiting kolkata book fair 2014 young man taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india old man taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india. Planning for hosting the wikipedia stall at the kolkata book fair 2014 in kolkata on 15 dec. Welcome to virasat art publication demo travel booking portal. Kolkata book fair 2014 is being organized in kolkata for outreach program in the wikimedia movement. Kolkata book fair dedicates largest pavilion to france. Kolkata book fair, where disparate ideologies breathe the. All leaflets, printed material will be provided by wmin chapter. Kolkata book fair caught fire on february 3, 19 years ago.
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. Guest of honour, manishankar mukhopadhyay shankar, eminent author. Great britain book stall at kolkata international book fair 2015. The fair, publicized to be worlds largest attended book fair, started from january 31 and will. The annual fair, which will be held from january 29 to february 9, will host about 600 books stalls and 200 little magazine kiosks. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali.
This is for the first time that wikipedia is participating in any book fair any where in the world. If your questions are still not resolved, dont hesitate to fill up the form below and contact us. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a. A pocket guide to the 2014 kolkata book fair the new. Intending participants may apply according to the advertisement 2. Women taking selfie at kolkata book fair, west bengal, india little magazines at kolkata book fair 2014 bangladesh books stall, kolkata book fair 2014. Book stall of bangladesh, neighbour country of india. To expand its database in bengali, wikipedia has put up a stall at the ongoing kolkata book fair seeking vernacular editors for the worlds largest free online encyclopedia available in over 280 languages.
On february 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd kolkata book fair at maidan caught fire and burned down onethird of the entire complex. Kolkata book fair to begin from jan 28 the hindu businessline. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped. Take a look at the comprehensive ground map of the international kolkata book fair provided below. 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. I loved the guitar tune played by the group and the enjoyment was. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. The 42nd edition of international kolkata book fair is dedicating its largestever theme pavilion of 14,000 sq. The year 2014 saw new event getting added to the kolkata international book fair kolkata literature festival, on the lines of the famous jaipur literature festival and edinburgh literature. The starting date is wednesday, 28 january 2020 and the kolkata book fair the last date is sunday, 9 february 2020.
Kolkata book fair, where disparate ideologies breathe the same air. Can indian authors afford to pursue writing as a full time career. In 1974, the concept of kolkata bookfair was getting formed by few young publishers, much against the will of the aged ones. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Kolkata bookfair and food listing there my suggestion on what to eat. There are hundreds of stalls to buy books fromthe ongoing kolkata book fair 2014 has about 800 participants from 30 countries.
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