Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate 47th International Kolkata Book Fair with dignitaries on January 18
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate 47th International Kolkata Book Fair on January 18 in the presence of Alex Ellis CMG, British High Commissioner to India, Director of British Council-India Alison Barrett and eminent author Bani Basu along with other authors, dignitaries and various ministers of state.
«There will be around 1000 stalls and Little Magazines. This year we have allotted stalls to many more small publishers at the Book Fair,» Sudhangshu Sekhar Dey, Honorary General Secretary of the Book Fair Guild said.
Around 20 Countries across the globe will participate at the International Kolkata Book Fair 2024.
Dr Rama Prasad Goenka CESC Sristi Samman 2024' will be awarded to Bani Basu.
«Senior Citizen’s Day, ‘Chiro Tarun’ will be celebrated on 24 January. There will be nine entry and exit gates in the International Kolkata Book Fair 2024 for the easy movement of the visitors.
One of the gates will be the replica of London Tower Bridge,» Dey said.
«Another Gate will be a replica of Bethune School, commemorating its 175th foundation year. Among the other gates, there will be Biswa Bangla Gate and two gates will be named after Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay and Federico García Lorca commemorating their 125th birth year, sources said.
International Kolkata Book Fair 2024 android app to locate any stall in the fair, created by CESC will be available, sources said.
»We are indebted to CESC for their all-out cooperation.
There will be a well decorated CESC Corner for eminent guests of Book Fair. The daily lottery will be held from there, where CESC will distribute a Book Gift Coupon worth Rs 15,000/- per day to the lucky winners," Tridib Kumar Chatterjee, President of the Guild said.
«Buy books and
