Bagh, earlier known as tank square or dalhousie square, in the heart of kolkata, earlier known as calcutta, in. Lal dighi meaning red pool is a body of water in the middle of b. Kolkata dist book fair to start from monday the statesman. The book hungry bengali community is thronging the milan mela complex in kolkata like every year. International kolkata book fair 2017 dates, timings and. Bangladesh, theme country in next kolkata book fair km. The event is expected to be attended by kolkata mayor, firhad hakim, state fire and emergency services department minister sujit bose, state.
Transport dept will run special buses for kolkata book fair. International kolkata book fair the worlds biggest. Bitter memories of 1997 flashed in the minds of book lovers and publishers when a fire broke out at the book fair on saturday morning. But the flames were doused within minutes, before it. Terming arunachal pradesh as a state of treasure, especially oral literature, eminent novelist and bengali litterateur swapnamoy chakraborty called for documenting them for future generations. A total 200 special buses will operate during the weekends and 1 buses from monday to friday. The kolkata book fair started its journey in the year 1976, with only 56 stalls and 34 publishers, now it boasts of being the largest one in asia. International book fair record arunachal oral literature. We are also taking measures to stop the usage of plastic in the fair.
Setting aside the permissions granted by kolkata police and the fire services, the court observed that apart from posing a threat to the. The guild started publishing names and details of all titles in print at the fair and a fair directory. For the second consecutive year, the international kolkata book fair has been anchored at central park. Lifeline book fairs raise thousands of dollars each year to help support the lifeline crisis support services. Despite poor firefighting measures adopted at the 33rd kolkata book fair, fire minister pratim chatterjee allowed his department to arrange for a conditional no objection certificate noc, a day before his own book andhakare eka was released at the milan mela ground on february 1. Kolkata book fair banned kolkata news times of india. The website and the app of international kolkata book fair will provide all information. Formerly known as the whiteway laidlaw department store, it was a famous department store in calcutta during the british rule in india.
Kolkata book fair to take green steps cities news,the. Kolkata book fair in 2021 to be dedicated to bangabandhu. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially kolkata boimela or kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. City faces tough time due heavy rain and waterlogged. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair the book fair is. The west bengal transport corporation will run book fair special buses and also special bus services from various places of the city and its periurban areas to salt lakes karunamoyee daily during the book fair. Kolkata district book fair to commence from monday nyoooz. But besides books, here are a few other sights that may catch your eye. West bengals newly appointed chief minister mamata banerjee inaugurated the kolkata book fair on 24 january 2012 at 4. To get the fair back to the maidan, the then chief minister, buddhadeb. No casualty was reported so far as shopowners and customers were evacuated from the storey building, which housed one of the biggest wholesale markets in the country, a senior official of the fire services department said. Chief minister mamata banerjee, the chief patron of the kolkata book fair, has asked for drast. Police stop vhp from distributing hanuman chalisa at. According to the met department the continuous spells of rain will continue.
Fire norms flouted, book fair manages conditional noc 3. The kolkata book fair may not start on january 30, thanks to the publishers and booksellers guilds delay in installing firesafety equipment on park circus maidan. There is no report of casualty or injury as of now, fire department. The state transport department has made an elaborate arrangement to ensure that common people easily reach the new venue of the kolkata international book fair. In his inaugural address to 44 th international kolkata book fair 2020, themed cultural heritage of arunachal pradesh, he said. Kolkata24x7stage is set for the 42nd international book fair. Both promised to have one more cup before leaving the fair. The seven year old kolkata book fair got a retinue of visitors from the field of literature, the world over. Kolkata book fair 2018, or as us bongs lovingly call it, boi mela is going on and we cant keep calm.
The book fair is the second biggest festival in bengal after durga puja, where thousands of people from all over the state come to the city to. Police objected to the distribution of the hindu holy book after leftwing student groups visiting the book fair protested against it, and ordered the closure of the stall. The book fair, which will be inaugurated by chief minister mamata. It will make your visit to the book fair a memorable experience by bringing all the services of the book fair at your fingertips. To the quintessential bibliophile, the book fair in kolkata the. The fire broke out on the sixth day when the footfall had reached a crescendo. On february 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd kolkata book fair at maidan caught fire and burned down onethird of the entire complex.
A number of seminars and symposia became permanent features of the fair. 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. The publishers and booksellers guild, the organiser of the international kolkata book fair, has written to pakistan prime minister imran khan to facilitate participation of his countrys publishers in the 2019 edition of the fair. Kolkata book fair caught fire on february 3, 19 years ago. Hundreds of volunteers are needed, so if you have an interest in books and want to. The last day of kolkata book fair on sunday saw tensed situation after police had closed the stall of viswa hindu parishad for distributing hanuman chalisa. The fair now has been shifted to the periphery of the city. Kolkata book fair 2017 has started on 25th january, 2017. Neater, safer boi mela next year kolkata news times of. The website is established in 2015 and is owned by agk fire inc.
The kolkata district book fair organised by the state mass education extension and library services department will be held from 2 march to 8 march at park circus maidan. The example of the frankfurt book fair a commercial trade fair of books came up. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjees anticaa book nagarikatta aatanko sold out in kolkata book fair. West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee and russian ambassador to india, nikolay. This year the fair was totally demolished by a violent outburst of fire on the 6th. Gandhi 150 the book fair, like the rest of the country, is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of mahatma gandhi. Read more about guild seeks imran khans help for pak publishers participation in kolkata book fair on business standard. After a newlook film festival, a redesigned boi mela. Bangladesh state minister for culture km khalid was present. More than 100,000 books were charred in the fire and one person named jiten seal died from a heart attack during the stampede. Mamata banerjee, honble chief minister, west bengal. Indian crews sos video from quarantined japan ship. Old name of the event was calcutta book fair and officially it was named antarjatik kolkata boimela. Join facebook to connect with anindya dhar and others you may know.
This neobaroque emporiumwith domes, a clock tower, and arched recessed windowsexemplifies fashionable shopping during the british raj in british india. He now sits at the fire department s control room at the fair. International kolkata book fair is the largest book fair in the world, organised by. It is organized every year in kolkata by book sellers and publishers guild.
The kolkata book fair has not been without its share of mishaps and controversies. Fire at kolkatas sskm hospital, no casualties reported. Love for books and the kolkata bookfair guest post. International kolkata book fair 2020 android app to locate any stall in the fair, created by cesc will be available from play store soon. A fire broke out at sskm hospital in kolkata on monday morning creating panic among patients and family members at the main referral hospital of the state. Kolkata latest news, politics, events, entertainment. If kolkata lives within your heart then visit our channel and explore the city of joy in a heartbeat. The fair is on till february 11, from noon to 9pm and entry is free. Kolkata book fair, where disparate ideologies breathe the same air at the largest book fair in the world, visitors are spoilt for choice. Special bus services to help visitors reach book fair. Calcutta book fair in english, and officially antarjatik kolkata boimela or antarjatik kolkata pustakmela in romanized bengali, bengali. But do you know that this world famous fair once burned to ashes. The continuous heavy and frequent spells of rainfall for past few days have highly affected kolkata and adjoining districts. Traffic is disrupted in various important roadways making it difficult for office goers during morning rush hours.
The state urban development department will soon announce more such measures to make it an ecofriendly book fair, chatterjee during a news conference. Major fire breaks out in kolkata s nandaram market, brings back memories of 2008 inferno. The ambience, the attendees, the aroma, the aura once you visit the fair, youre sure to fall in love with it. A fire broke out at the sskm hospital in kolkata this morning, triggering panic among patients and family members. Fire at book fair, hindu hostel kolkata news times of. Kolkata mayor firhad hakim, state panchayat and rural development minister subrata mukherjee, state fire and emergency services minister. The fire services department feels there is too little time to make the necessary firefighting arrangements. In 1997, six days into the fair, a massive fire broke out at the venue, reducing 1,00,000 books to. With the international kolkata book fair starting today, ct took rounds of the preparation ground and discovered that the city, which is known to be home to numerous bookworms, has come a long way. The kolkata book fair may not start on january 30, thanks to the publishers and booksellers guilds delay in installing fire safety equipment on park.
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