By Shivani Panjwani –
Kolkata city is well known for its heritage and now is the time of the year to open the gates for the biggest 45th International Kolkata Book Fair 2022 to be held from 28th February 2022 to 13th March 2022 at Central Park Mela Ground in Salt Lake. The last 44th Book Fair was held on 29th January 2020 till 9th February 2020. Post that, COVID -19 took the leading role, and every social gathering event went on a new model, named Virtual mode. So this biggest 45th International Kolkata Book Fair for the first time will reach masses with a new twist in a Hybrid Model with live- streaming of the sessions and also mobile applications will be available on play store or app store soon for the books lover to access it, taking care of the physical health and mental health hand in hand.
This time the ground will have more open places than before, because of the wake of the pandemic. The event will be initiated by the honorable chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. The focal theme country for this year is Bangladesh.
The main organizer of the fair – Mr. Tridib Kumar Chatterjee states that this is the first time in the history of the book fair that it will be available online and also many sessions of the fair will be live-streamed on several platforms. All over there is an arrangement of 800 stalls in total, and 200 stalls are only dedicated to the magazines.
This international book fair will also have different countries’ participation some of them are Britain, USA, Russia, Italy, Japan, Iran, Spain, and Mexico. As conveyed by the transport department, they will be arranging for special buses to the fair.
So “Bibliophile” be ready for the next level of excitement and stay tuned for more updates. Mark your calendars from 28th February 2022 till 13th March 2022.