The 48th International Kolkata Book Fair concluded on Sunday. Guild’s general editor Trideeb Chattopadhyay said, this time 27 lakh people came to the book fair. This time books were sold at the book fair worth Rs 25 crores.
International Kolkata Book Fair:
27 lakh people came to the book fair, said Trideeb Chattopadhyay. The 12-day book fair was held from January 28 to February 9. Germany, this year’s theme country, was a major attraction.
The Publishers and Booksellers Guild gave an account of the book fair crowd and book sales to end.
Residents of the city come from different parts of the state, even from different parts of the country and abroad. Behind the scenes of book lovers, the International Kolkata Book Fair. This time the International Kolkata Book Fair ended on Sunday. The closing ceremony on Sunday at the Boimela Prangan in Salt Lake was graced by state ministers Firhad Hakim, Bratya Basu and Aroop Biswas, along with Bidhannagar Mayor Krishna Chakraborty.
Publishers and booksellers have given an account of the crowd at the book fair and the book sales guild. Guild General Secretary Tridev Chatterjee said that this time 2.5 million people came to the book fair. Last time the number was about 2.9 million. He explained why the crowd was less than last time.
This time the book fair started on January 28. Since its inauguration, a crowd of book lovers has gathered in the city’s Central Park. Some with family, some with friends, some with loved ones, and there are many people who have gone to the book fair alone. They are coming out of one stall to another to find their favorite book.
Tridib said that this time books worth 25 crore were sold at the book fair. But regarding the reason why the crowd at the book fair was less this time, the general secretary of the guild said, “Last time the book fair was held for 14 days. Two of these days were national holidays. That is why the crowd was more.
On the last day, the bookstore was open for an extra hour. On other days, the doors of the book fair close at 8 pm, but on Sundays they are extended until 9 pm. According to the guild, the last two days of the book fair were more crowded than other days. In the words of book lovers, “Waiting for the next year”. When will the book fair be held next year? Trideep said that the date has not been finalized yet. However, the book fair will probably be held from the end of January to the first week of February. The date will be announced very soon, said the general secretary of the guild.