West Bengal: International Kolkata Book Fair to be held in July
West Bengal: International Kolkata Book Fair to be held in July
FPJ Correspondent
Kolkata: International Kolkata Book Fair which is considered to be a festival across West Bengal was being deferred due to the ongoing pandemic.
Addressing a press conference, President of Publishers and Booksellers guild, Tridib Chatterjee said that owing to the pandemic situation the book fair will be held in July with âBangladeshâ as the focal theme country.
â2021 is the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and it is also the 50th year of the independence of Bangladesh. The International Kolkata Book Fair 2021 will be dedicated to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee year of independence of Bangladesh, mentioned Chatterjee.
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AAA The Kolkata Book Fair will this year be dedicated to Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark the 50th year of the creation of the neighbouring country. The year 2021 also marks the birth centenary of Bangabandhu.
The annual book fair, which draws lakhs of visitors every year, has been delayed this year. The festival, usually held towards the end of January and early February, has been postponed to July 2021.
Tridip Kumar Chatterjee, president of the Publishers & BookSellers Guild, said that the pandemic and the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal are the reasons for deferring the mega event.