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Agartala Book Fair (Bengali language: আগরতলা বইমেলা) is an annual book fair usually held in January, February or March in Agartala, Tripura, India.[1][2][3][4]
History
[edit]It was started on 30 March 1981[5][1][6][7] and lasted for 10 days.[8][6]
In 2017, Tripura Publishers' Guild Secretary Raghunath Sarkar said, "After New Delhi and Kolkata book fairs, Agartala book fair is the most popular book fair in India."[1]
The fair's Silver jubilee (25th year) was celebrated in 2007, as it was not held in 1990 and 1993.[6]
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] The 43rd edition was held from 2 January to 14 January 2025.[11] The 44th Agartala Book Fair ran from January 2 to January 14, 2026.[12]
Events and participants
[edit]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.[2][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Agartala book fair begins, bibliomania grips people". Business Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- 1 2 "Agartala book fair from today". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ↑ "12 day long 38th Agartala book fair inaugurated". www.tripurachronicle.in. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ↑ "Agartala Book Fair begins". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ↑ ডেস্ক, এনএনভি (2016-08-08). "দেশ বিদেশের বই মেলা!". Newsnviewsbd.Com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- 1 2 3 Smaranika 37th Agartala Baimela 2019, Published by Information & Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, 2019, Page - 148. (in Bengali)
- ↑ "Prominent literary figures to assemble at Agartala Book Fair". NORTHEAST NOW. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ↑ Agartala 40th Book Fair, 22 March 2022, 4th page, Dainik Sambad.
- ↑ "Agartala Book Fair venue change: CM Biplab Deb says 'reflects new mindset'". The Indian Express. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Agartala Book Fair to begin on March 25". The Times of India. 2022-02-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ↑ Ghosh, Subrata. "43rd Agartala Book Fair: CM urges next generation to embrace joy of reading books | Northeast Herald". 43rd Agartala Book Fair: CM urges next generation to embrace joy of reading books | Northeast Herald. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ "44th Agartala Book Fair 2026 scheduled to be held from 2 January to 14 January, Publishers Asked to Submit Applications by December 12". tripurainfo DOT com. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
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