Kolkata Book Fair
The International Kolkata Book Fair ( Bengali আন্তর্জাতিক কলকাতা পুস্তকমেলা ), the Kolkata International Book Fair , has been held in Calcutta (officially Kolkata ) since 1976 . It is a public exhibition that attracts over 2 million visitors annually.
The book fair takes place in January / February, around the same time as Saraswati Puja , a spring festival and the highest holiday of the goddess Sarasvati , the patron saint of learning.
Since 2014, a literary festival, Kolkata Literature Festival , has been organized on three days of the fair .
subjects
| Subjects of the Kolkata Book Fair | |
|---|---|
| year | theme |
| 1991 | Assam |
| 1992 | Tripura |
| 1993 | Orissa |
| 1994 | Zimbabwe |
| 1995 | West Bengal |
| 1996 | Bihar |
| 1997 | France |
| 1998 | United Kingdom |
| 1999 | Bangladesh |
| 2000 | Brazil |
| 2001 | India |
| 2002 | Netherlands |
| 2003 | Cuba |
| 2004 | Chile |
| 2005 | France |
| 2006 | Spain |
| 2007 | Australia |
| 2008 | United States |
| 2009 | Scotland |
| 2010 | Mexico |
| 2011 | United States |
| 2012 | Italy |
| 2013 | Bangladesh |
| 2014 | Peru |
| 2015 | United Kingdom |
| 2016 | Bolivia |
| 2017 | Costa Rica |
| 2018 | France |
| 2019 | Guatemala |
Since 1991, following the example of the Frankfurt Book Fair , a topic has been selected under which the book fair starts. In the first few years these were the Indian states of Assam , Orissa , Tripura , Bihar and West Bengal . The first non-Indian topics were Zimbabwe in 1994 and France in 1998 . German-speaking countries have not been the subject of the book fair so far (as of 2018). In contrast, some countries were the subject of the fair for the second time (United Kingdom, France, Bangladesh).
In 2008, the book fair could not take place properly because the Calcutta High Court upheld a lawsuit against the continued use of Maidan Park as a venue two days before the planned opening day. This was the culmination of a dispute that had been simmering for years between environmentalists who opposed the use of one of Kolkata's few green spaces by the trade fair organizers. The organizers then canceled the fair this year. From the following year, the fair was held in a new location, Milan Mela .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c History Archived ( Memento from March 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) International Kolkata Book Fair. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ a b Famous book fairs Around the World Maps of World. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ a b Past Themes. (No longer available online.) International Kolkata Book Fair, archived from the original on April 9, 2016 ; accessed on March 17, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ High court cancels Kolkata book fair. indiaedunews.net, January 29, 2008, accessed March 18, 2016 .
Web links
- International Kolkata Book Fair - Book Fair website