Kolkata International Book Fair 2025:
Today is the last day of the 48th Kolkata International Book Fair. The fair, which began on January 28, will end tonight at 8 pm. This time the theme of the book fair was Germany.
Officials of the Publishers and Booksellers Guild, the organisers of the fair, said that till Friday, books worth Rs 20 crore were sold. Last year, the total sales figure stood at a little over Rs 25 lakh. However, they are hoping that book lovers can gather well on this last day.
There has been controversy over Bangladesh’s non-participation in this year’s book fair. In addition, the issue of not giving stalls to APDR and Vishwa Hindu Parishad has reached the court. However, leaving all the controversies behind, this year’s 48th Kolkata Book Fair is coming to an end today.
Last year, when the total footfall was 29 lakh, the book sales figure was around Rs 25 crore.
In 2023, the book fair had a attendance of close to 2.6 million people, with books worth around Rs 25 crore being sold.