This is the 42nd International Book Fair of Kolkata. Every Year in around January / February this book fair take place. The Book fair is now become the culture & tradition of Kolkata. It covers different ages . There have so many people gather here & the crowd itself become the beauty & center of attraction along with the books.
The Book Fair of Kolkata had taken place in different part of the city. Now it happen in Salt Lake Central Park (the updated & advanced area of Kolkata) . Initially it took place at Maidan ( āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨, Central Kolkata) , later the location changed into Milanmela Prangan ( āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ ) .
Attraction :
The Fair is not limited to any kind of parameter. Everyone can come here and take foods, buy books, magazines, & many more things. There is no charge for entering into this fair. Lots of people come here with different background. It become the hub of out entire society. Some people come to showcase their writing , singing , dancing , folk culture & many more activities. Some come for only enjoyment. Some knowledge hunters come here to get more knowledge, some document lovers come for their doc hunger. The most exiting thing is a lot people come here only to enjoy the people, crowd, and the vibe of the fair. Few snaps :
The Fair gives always different minds to connect in a same place. International stalls are also there. If you coming in Kolkata, India in End of January or starting of February , this is an obvious visit for all kind of people.
@SDatta
Thank you for sharing this nice post about your local Book Fair.
When working in the public festival and event industry, the first time I heard about a book festival I had a hard time imagining it. Coming from a theatre background, I initially had a hard time imagining how you can âentertainâ people with books.
I quickly learned that book festivals or fairs can, in fact, be very exciting and I love the fact that they celebrate reading. With all the special effects in movies or on the stage these days, I really appreciate the art of language dragging us in a story and engaging with our (way more imaginative) thoughts.
On a completely different note, I am surprised the see the Disney characters being used as decoration at one of the eventâs entrance gates. I wonder if the local organizers had permission from Disney to use these images. I realize that you probably donât know the answer to that question, so please ignore it.
Good to read about a book fair for sometime now topic like this are far in between. It is usually interesting to go book fair gathering .The interest is always there to see different categories of books in bright colours . Science & technology is my favourite field. It is so good that the book fair has international touch. I could see stand from Russia.@SDatta thanks for posting.
