Patna Book Fair Explained

Patna Book Fair
Status:Active
Genre:Multi-genre
Next:2 to 13 December 2022
Venue:Gandhi Maidan
Location:Patna, Bihar
Country:India
First:1985
Organizer:Centre for Readership Development (CRD India)
Attendance:More than 6 Lakh Visitors [1]
Website:http://www.patnabookfair.com

Patna Book Fair or Patna Pustak Mela is an annual book fair organized in Patna, India by the Centre for Readership Development (CRD), held annually (usually in the first week of December) at the Gandhi Maidan,[2] selling and exhibiting books, printed matter, stationery, printing, compact discs and other multimedia publishing.[3] [1] The First Patna Book Fair was held in 1985[1] and the last event was held in November 2022 was its 26th edition.[4] During 1999-2002 the venue was shifted to Patliputra colony grounds.[2] Next edition of 27th Patna Book Fair[5] was held between 2–13 December 2022 at Gandhi Maidan. The event could not be held due to the Corona Pandemic and is being organised after 2019.

Such is its stature that national dailies and electronic media provide wide coverage to the event not just on state level, but on national level. Celebrities from art and culture, authors, writers and thinkers come to the Fair and participate in seminars, symposiums talks and debates that are conducted by us for the benefit of the visitors. In effect, the Patna Book Fair serves as a melting pot of ideas, cultures, beliefs and trends in literary writings and lifestyle.[1] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Book lovers throng Patna Book Fair : Latest Headlines, News - India Today . Indiatoday.intoday.in . 2008-12-11 . 2014-05-01 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122954/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Book+lovers+throng+Patna+Book+Fair/1/22434.html . live .
  2. Web site: Book fair back at original venue - The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2003-10-29 . 2014-05-01 . 24 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924085707/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Book-fair-back-at-original-venue/articleshow/256087.cms?referral=PM . live .
  3. Web site: Patna book fair witnesses over 1 lakh visitors on last day - The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2011-11-19 . 2014-05-01 . 1 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101083137/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patna-book-fair-witnesses-over-1-lakh-visitors-on-last-day/articleshow/10794744.cms?referral=PM . live .
  4. Web site: Patna Book Fair Just Hours away from Opening . PatnaDaily.Com . 2014-05-01 . 1 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701122829/http://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/news/9033-patna-book-fair-just-hours-away-from-opening.html . live .
  5. Web site: Patna book fair from Feb 4 . TimesOfIndia.com . 2017-01-23 . 4 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204094040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/patna-book-fair-from-feb-4/articleshow/56693574.cms?from=mdr . live .
  6. Web site: Our Correspondent . More than books at fair . https://archive.today/20140501182008/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131019/jsp/bihar/story_17467452.jsp%23.U2KJ8IGDkTA . dead . 1 May 2014 . Telegraphindia.com . 2013-10-19 . 2014-05-01.
  7. Web site: Patna book fair from November 10 - The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2013-10-19 . 2014-05-01 . 3 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180703030516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patna-book-fair-from-November-10/articleshow/24356604.cms . live .

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