The 36th international kolkata book fair 2012 flagged off on 25 january 2012 and was operational till 5 february 20. The organisers source of income is through rent collected from stalls rs 250 per sq metre this year, same as last year, through ticket sales. Amount requested usd assumed if no other currency stated. Follow puri tourism guide for cheap holiday in india. Wikipedias participation at kolkata book fair 2014 is organized by. No budget films is now available at kolkata book fair 2012. Pegwm inkolkata book fair 2012 meta meta wikimedia.
Kolkata book fair 2018 bangladesh stall ekushey boi mela international kolkata book fair, kolkata, india. International kolkata book fair stalls are about 580 book publishers in kolkata and 200 little magazines will. Held from february 25 to march 4 at the sprawling pragati maidan complex, it labels itself the biggest book fair in the afroasian region though that begs the question of where the kolkata book fair, with over twice the attendance, falls. I travel to puri and bhubaneswar city from kolkata this year, which is in orissa.
Quite surprisingly for the day and age, the first kolkata book fair materialised within a year of ideation, with 34 publishers setting up 56 stalls in the heart of the city, on a patch of land. New digha tourist spots travel guide sea beaches in. Take a look at the russian stall at 44th international kolkata book fair. Boi, boi, boi goes the chorus of the ongoing 39th kolkata book fair s theme song composed and sung by usha uthup. Eco park is just 5 years old, but now it has become famous places in kolkata. Bengal bjp state president dilip ghosh too visited ahmadiyya muslim jamat shop and received a book. Resorts booking list with rooms low price and phone number in west bengal. This request was approved for funding on dec 12th 2011, but the project itself had to be cancelled due to a missed deadline in applying for a booth at the book fair. A day after the controversial author s latest book on her exile from india in 2007 amid riot like situation in kolkata was not allowed to have an official launch at the fair by the organisers fearing law and order problem,the sale of the book shot north. Religious bonhomie at kolkata book fair the stalls of ahmadiyya muslim jamat and vishwa hindu parishad vhp are opposite to each other, showcasing religious harmony. If you are not a publisher or distributor or book seller, and still want a space inside the fair ground, kindly go for information for applicants as well. A participant during a meeting organized by sanhati abhijan we are not an ngo, as we are being termed, we are a peoples collective, which aims at reducing the communal divide, which has further deepened in the past few years, added banerjee, a research scholar at centre for studies in social science, kolkata. Tender for construction of two stalls at the kolkata book fair 2016 tender for. Everything about kolkata book fair 2020 rider escaped.
The venue of the book fair is located in the permanent fairground milan. Popular book stalls include ananda publishers, deys publishing, deb. Frequently asked questions international kolkata book fair. If you like exhibition stall design, you might love these ideas. Book fair registered business of around rs 20 crore this year, which is nearly rs 3 crore more than last year. Just to give a perspective, this year, kolkata bookfair has grown by leaps. The kolkata boi mela kolkata book fair is a book lovers paradise which celebrates a festive time when all the big and small publishers from all across the country and abroad descend on the city, to bring the literary community under one roof. But the book fair at kolkata still stands out to be the most popular and has opened up new horizons and dimensions. For those who are planning to visit kolkata biswa bangla gate or eco park kolkata, the bonus is rabindra tirtha museum to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of rabindranath tagore, wbiddc limited took the initiative to establish a cultural and research institute called rabindra tirtha in new town. Kolkata book fair revenues surge business standard news. India news ndtv correspondent wednesday february 1, 2012. Boi mela food stalls booked, publishers struggle to. This was a submission to the project and event grants program from an group, organization, or individual in 2014, but was withdrawn by that group, organization, or individual before a funding decision was delivered see the discussion page of this grant request for more information since this grant was withdrawn, no report is required and no further action is required from the grantee. Online space booking software for participants the option for booking space online shall be available on home page of all the fair websites.
The starting date is wednesday, 28 january 2020 and the kolkata book fair the last date is sunday, 9 february 2020. The book fair at kolkata essay english school students. Kolkata book fair 2012 theme song sung by subhamita,srikanto acharya, rupam islam, rupankar, bikram ghosh, ruprekha, lopamudra. The same is being held at other places and is slowly gaining popularity among the masses. Kolkata book fair forced to reinvent itself business. 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. How do i reach the international kolkata book fair, if i am from kolkata. Exhibition stall design, exhibition stall designer.
Amount requested usd assumed if no other currency stated 3,509 usd provisional target start date. If your questions are still not resolved, dont hesitate to fill up the form below and contact us. Exhibition stall design for kolkata book fair read more. Flavours of costa rica in kolkata as 41st book fair opens doors to bibliophiles. Iit kharagpur has set up a stall at the kolkata book fair for the first time that would showcase the countrys heritage through scientific methodology.
The fair was inaugurated by the then state education minister, mrityunjay bandyopadhyay. Tejaswi services private ltd is one of the leading exhibition stall designer for architecture designing trade shows across india. The map of the location is provided on the home page. If you are looking for branding and publicity, there is no better place than international kolkata book fair in kolkata with a. The international kolkata book fair and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik. A scuffle broke out between anticaa protesters and bjp supporters on saturday, after a senior saffron party leader visited a stall at the kolkata.
A travel plan for visit places like mohana sea beach,amarabati park, udaypur, best sea beaches in west bengal. West bengals newly appointed chief minister mamata banerjee inaugurated the kolkata book fair on 24 january 2012 at 4. 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. Sage exhibition stall designed by tejaswi exhibitions has. I cover all the tourist attractions and sightseeing with travel guide. We have worked with vast segment of clients in this industry in order to offer them a single source of contact for all their. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. The book fair caters to all ages and is a venue of knowledge and information for the. Book fairs are not only held in kolkata but all across the country and globe as well. Sage stall designed by tejaswi exhibitions has bagged the best stall award at the international kolkata book fair 2012 sage exhibition best stall award see more. In a prompt action, the bangladesh deputy high commission in kolkata, however, gave directives to seal off the stall. Over 35 million people visited this park past five years. Besides matrix engineering books there will be a host of other books for school students. Kolkata book fair 2014 is being organized in kolkata for outreach program in the wikimedia movement.
The kolkata book fair is the secondlargest in the world after frankfurt and used to do a business of at least rs 14 crore every year with 2. Kolkata book fair january to february reputedly one of the worlds largest book fairs, and often grouped with the legendary london and frankfurt book fairs in terms of book volume and number of attendees, the kolkata book fair is a gargantuan annual jamboree that draws close to 2. Announcementsevent notices postmeetup summaryblogsnews twitteridenticastatusnet. Location, central park mela ground, saltlake, kolkata map. Ndli at 44th international kolkata book fair 2020 youtube. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest international.
According to the guild, of the 800 stalls set up every year, about 650 stalls are set up by kolkata based small and medium bengali book. Exhibition stall designer for architecture designing trade. We are extremely happy and proud to announce that the sage stall designed by tejaswi exhibitions has been awarded the best stall award in the large category at the 36th international kolkata book fair 25 jan 2012 05 feb 2012. The location is also changed to the mela ground, salt lake karunamoyee, opposite to vidyut bhaban. Kolkata book fair 2018 bangladesh stallboi mela youtube. A visit to kolkata book fair kolkata book fair, a winter fair in kolkata, is organised by the government of west bengal and by a guild of publishers and. Exhibition stall design bauma india bcindia read more.
There are eight such colours pink, green, blue, yellow, magenta, red, sky and orange hall denoting these blocks. Matrix will be participating in the kolkata book fair for the first time in 2012. Little magazines and big books at kolkata book fair. Iit kharagpur has set up a stall at the kolkata book fair for the first time that would. Seven wonder park kolkata top ideas for eco tourism in.
Italy was declared the theme for kolkata book fair 2012, by publishers and booksellers guild, kolkata. As soon as the applicant clicks on the button book exhibition space he will get an online form. The book fair has been the annual show for bengali little magazines since the inception of the fair. The little magazines are now housed in a special dedicated section in the fair. The wikimedia stall at 38th international kolkata book fair, kolkata. Kolkata book fair cancelled exiled bangladeshi author taslima nasrins book release, saying the government had warned of security problems.
The organisers need around rs 12 crore to organise the book fair in kolkata every year. The book stalls were big and there were usually enough room for people to move about and choose books from the shelves. International kolkata book fair is the largest book fair in the world, organised by. Udaygiri, khandagiri, nandankanan, jagannath mandir, konark surya mandir, pipli art included. 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 world book fair s main hall last week, i attended the world book fair in delhi. Kolkata bookfair and food listing there my suggestion on what to eat. Tender document for rental commercial taxi services. All first editions of books which are released in the fair are housed in a special release gallery. Anticaa protesters, bjp supporters clash at kolkata book fair the. The 36th international kolkata book fair 2012 flagged off on 25 january 2012. If you are looking for branding and publicity, there is no better place than international kolkata book fair in kolkata with a footfall of over 2 million. Like cpm, mamata also soft on fundamentalists, says. Rabindra tirtha new town rajarhat kolkata full details. Religious bonhomie at kolkata book fair the muslim times. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a. Flavours of costa rica in kolkata as 41st book fair opens.
Taslima s publisher orders reprint cities news,the. Open a door, a campaign by sanhati abhijan to fight. Tender for construction of two stalls at the kolkata book fair2016 tender for. First meet at furn road jayanta nath biswarup ganguly rangan datta partha sarathi banerjee arnab dutta second meet jayanta nath kalyan sarkar biswarup ganguly rangan datta partha sarathi banerjee ankita sinha kasturi chatterjee sujoy chadra shantanu chandra. Milan mela book fair a muddy affair for stalls despite.
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. Itpo online space booking software for participants. Exhibition stall design for green building congress 2012 read more.