50 Years of Book Fair
Guild president Dey said 2027 would mark 50 years of the International Kolkata Book Fair and the Guild had several plans to make the event grander. We are eagerly waiting to organise the 50th International Kolkata Book Fair 2027 in a grand way. ”
The Guild will collaborate with EZCC and NBT this time,” Bakshi said. Guild officials said a request was submitted to the state urban development and municipal affairs minister in charge for the allotment of the designated Central Park fairground for the book fair. “The Guild has been requested to follow up the matter with the UD&MA department,” an official said. The advisory committee has been formed and we are all waiting for the book fair to be organised on a bigger scale and with more grandeur,” Dey said. Guild general secretary Chatterjee said, “We welcome this board, formed by the govt.
The board includes Swami Aryeshananda of RKM, Swami Saraswatananda of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, four representatives of the Guild, EZCC director Ashis Giri and personalities from different fields. Guild president Sudhangshu Dey and general secretary Tridib Chatterjee have not been included in the advisory board. The board will meet as often as necessary and may invite Guild members and organisers for better coordination. “We will discuss plans to organise the book fair in a grand way. “We will start our preparations.
Journalist Prasenjit Bakshi, who will act as the board’s convener, said the first meeting would be held on Saturday.