In a first ever such move, the west bengal unit of bjp has booked a stall for its mouthpiece bharatiya janvarta at the ongoing kolkata international book fair to popularise its ideology. Just a glimpse for those who could not or would not make it to boimela. Bengals book fairs feel the pinch of demonetisation. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. The 40th international kolkata book fair at milan mela complex, kolkata. At kolkata book fair, books on hindutva, ram janmabhoomi. The fair is being held by the assistance and cooperation of publishers and booksellers guild. Curtain raiser a guide to book fair 2016 times of india. Gear up for one of the most happening literary extravaganzas of the city. The book fair needed more space every year to accommodate the ever growing numbers of publishers. Media in category 2016 kolkata book fair the following 200 files are in this category, out of 281 total. Iem gurukul campus college more, sector v, kolkata. New delhi world book fair welcome to national book trust. Senior bjp leader tathagata ray, who inaugurated the stall wednesday, said with just over a year remaining for assembly elections in state, the party intends to increase both the circulation and frequency of the fortnightly publication.
The book fair was inaugurated by ms magela baudoin. Kolkata book fair, milan mela ground kolkata shopping. The year which is coincidentally the 50th year of che guevara s immortal struggle against imperialism in bolivia. After his bengali memoir titled ghotikahini in 2016, the new yorker came up with an english translation of 18 bengali stories titled. Pages in category book fairs in india the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. On february 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd kolkata book fair at maidan caught fire and burned down onethird of the entire complex. 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 40th international kolkata book fair was held from 27 january to 7 february 2016. Eleven things that will happen to you at the kolkata book fair. Mamata burns midnight oil to write book on singur bengal chief minister mamata banerjee may be locked in a fierce battle with the modi government, but that isnt keeping her from staying up all. Bengals book fairs feel the pinch of demonetisation a number of book fairs are held all over the state between december and february and form an important part of bengals cultural calendar. A prominent member of the guild, asoke ghosh, got the kolkata book fair its international accreditation. Bratya basu, anjan dutt at kolkata literary meet 2016 duration.
Eye on 2016, bjp books stall for mouthpiece at kolkata. It was from this time onwards that the dates of the kolkata book fair started being mentioned in the calendar of the ipa each year. Kolkata book fair 2018 vlog kolkata boi mela 2018 duration. Notably, each year the event gets organized by the publishers. While this is not the first time vhp has put up a stall at the fair, the approaching lok sabha elections have got rightwing activists making efforts to woo the voters in mamata banerjees west bengal.