Kolkata Book Fair: A look at over 4-decade history of Boi Mela
The first Boi Mela was organised in 1976, after two years of planning and a year after forming the Publishers & Booksellers Guild, which continues to organise the event
The first Boi Mela was organised in 1976, after two years of planning and a year after forming the Publishers & Booksellers Guild, which continues to organise the event
The annual Kolkata Book Fair will from now showcase the literature and culture of one Indian Scheduled Tribe every year; the focus tribe this year is Lepcha
The lottery scheme to be introduced this year to give the average book lover an opportunity to fulfil an impossible dream to possess a library would appear to be a masterstroke