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The Book Fair will Begin Tomorrow, with the CM Inaugurating It

Experience literary delights at the 47th Kolkata International Book Fair inaugurated by CM Mamata Banerjee. Explore diverse books with global publishers and eco-friendly initiatives.
on Jan 17, 2024

The 47th Kolkata International Book Fair will be launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday. Final preparations are underway at the Salt Lake Central Park fairground. Books have already arrived at several large stands, and final touches are being applied to the outlets.

Officials from the Publishers and Booksellers Guild stated that the fair will feature the most participation from book publishers and small periodicals, with approximately 1,000 exhibitors.

The book fair will begin tomorrow, with the CM inaugurating it.

Officials from the Publishers and Booksellers Guild stated that the fair will feature the most participation from book publishers and small periodicals, with approximately 1,000 exhibitors.

Sudhangshu Sekhar Dey, Guild honorary general secretary, stated that approximately 10,000 new books are expected to be produced this time. "We are expecting an average of 10 new books to be published in each of the book stalls," added Dey.
"There will be the greatest number of global publishers, with participation from approximately 20 nations. The

Guild president Tridib Chatterjee stated that the Bangladesh pavilion will have over 50 publishers.

More stalls are being set up this time to accommodate more publishers by decreasing the size of some of the huge stalls as the new paver blocks have been laid in front of

The new stalls have been replaced, as have the damaged ones.

"There will be tightened security measures with CCTV surveillance, police deployment, fire tenders, bikes and fire services officials," a government source stated.

During the book fair, a tree planting ceremony will take place for the first time. "As book publishers, we use a lot of paper, which means we cut down a large number of trees.

For the first time, we will hold a tree planting ceremony to give back to the environment," guild president Tridib Chatterjee stated.

To keep up with last year's fair, which was dubbed the greenest in recent memory, the guild is encouraging everyone to bring jute bags or plastic bags measuring more than 120 microns.