Agartala Book Fair Explained
Agartala Book Fair (Bengali language: আগরতলা বইমেলা) is an annual book fair usually held in February or March in Agartala, Tripura, India.[1] [2] [3] [4]
History
It was started on 30 March 1981.[5] [6] [7] It ran for 10 days.[8]
In 2017, Tripura Publishers' Guild Secretary Raghunath Sarkar says, "After New Delhi and Kolkata book fairs, Agartala book fair is the most popular book fair in India."
Silver jubilee (25-year mark) of it was celebrated in 2007 as it was not held in 1990 and 1993.
Until 2020 it was usually held at Umakanta Academy or Agartala Children's Park, after which the fair was moved to the Hapania International Fair Ground.[9]
From the year 2022, this book fair is started in the month of March instead of February.[10]
Events and participants
The fair lasts for ten days or more. Publishers and book sellers from Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangladesh, Guwahati, Delhi etc. participate in the fair by setting up stalls. The fair showcases a variety of books, cultural programs, exhibitions and gatherings of writers. Various discussions on different topics related to literature are also held during the fair.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Agartala book fair begins, bibliomania grips people. 2021-02-12. Business Standard. en.
- Web site: Agartala book fair from today. 2021-02-12. www.telegraphindia.com.
- Web site: 12 day long 38th Agartala book fair inaugurated. 2021-02-12. www.tripurachronicle.in. 2020-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200228041150/http://tripurachronicle.in/Tripura/12-day-long-38th-agartala-book-fair-inaugurated-19741.cms. dead.
- Web site: Agartala Book Fair begins. 2021-02-12. www.outlookindia.com/.
- Web site: ডেস্ক . এনএনভি . 2016-08-08 . দেশ বিদেশের বই মেলা! . 2024-01-31 . Newsnviewsbd.Com . en-US.
- Smaranika 37th Agartala Baimela 2019, Published by Information & Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, 2019, Page - 148. (in Bengali)
- Web site: Prominent literary figures to assemble at Agartala Book Fair. 2021-02-12. NORTHEAST NOW. 25 January 2020 . en-US.
- Agartala 40th Book Fair, 22 March 2022, 4th page, Dainik Sambad.
- Web site: 2020-02-26 . Agartala Book Fair venue change: CM Biplab Deb says 'reflects new mindset' . 2023-03-24 . The Indian Express . en.
- News: 2022-02-19 . Agartala Book Fair to begin on March 25 . The Times of India . 2023-04-13 . 0971-8257.