47th in West Bengal Kolkata book fair Will start from Thursday 18th January. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the book fair at ‘Boimela’ premises of Salt Lake at 4 pm. Preparations for the book fair are in the final stages. Special arrangements for buses have been made by the state government for the fair. Many steps have been taken for the convenience of the people coming from the district. Publishers and Book Sellers Guild President Tridib Chatterjee and General Secretary Sudhangshu Shekhar De said that this year more than 20 countries will participate in the book fair. A large number of publishers will come from India and abroad. There will also be stalls of small magazines.
20 countries will participate
According to the organizers, publishers from Britain, America, Bangladesh, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Thailand will also come to the book fair. Bangladesh pavilion will be decorated in a special style. About 50 publishing houses from Bangladesh will come. Organizers said that there will be participation of publishers from almost all the states of the country in this year’s Kolkata Book Fair.
A separate Children’s Day program will be organized in the book fair on January 21.
A separate Children’s Day program will be organized in the book fair on 21st January. Senior Citizens Day will be celebrated in the fair on 24th January. Writer Abul Bashar will be specially honored on that day. This time there will be nine gates in the book fair. They have also been named. The book fair will run till 31 January. It is noteworthy that train service and metro service will also continue regarding the book fair. According to information received from sources, strict security arrangements will also be made in the book fair. There will be tight police security.