Agartala Book Fair (
Bengali language
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: আগরতলা বইমেলা) is an annual book fair usually held in January, February or March in
Agartala
Agartala (, , ) is the capital and the List of cities and towns in Tripura, largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora River, Haora/Saidra River, about east of the border ...
, Tripura, India.
History
It was started on 30 March 1981.
[Smaranika 37th Agartala Baimela 2019, Published by Information & Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, 2019, Page - 148. (in Bengali)] It ran for 10 days.
[Agartala 40th Book Fair, 22 March 2022, 4th page, Dainik Sambad. ]
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
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(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.
From the year 2022, this book fair is started in the month of March instead of February. The 43rd edition was held from 2 January to 14 January 2025.
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
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Kolkata Book Fair
The International Kolkata Book Fair (formerly Calcutta Book Fair) is a winter fair in Kolkata. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair—the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than whole-sale distribu ...
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Chennai Book Fair
Chennai Book Fair (earlier Madras Book Fair) is an annual book fair organized in Chennai, India by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI). The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the New Year- Pongal se ...
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Hyderabad Book Fair
References
Book_fairs_in_India
1981 establishments in Tripura
Annual events
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