Exhibition · Mumbai, India
Kolkata Book Fair 2012
Also known as Kolkata Auto Expo
Key numbers
- Editions on record
- 7first in 2011
About Kolkata Book Fair
Organized by the Publishers & Booksellers Guild, the 35th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair 2011 was successfully held from January 26 to February 6, 2011. This year’s fair was not only international but also carried an important historical significance. This was because on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of the Nobel Laureate immortal poet Rabindranath Tagore to whose memory the Fair had been dedicated, there was no entry fee of the visitors. Each and every booklover visiting the fair was gifted a pocket calendar with a photograph of Rabindranath Tagore as a memento. Over 1.6 million booklovers gathered in this 12 days book festival and the books worth Rs 16 crore were sold at the fair. Noted Pulitzer Award winning writer Richard Ford of USA inaugurated the fair. The Hon’ble chief minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was the chief guest while the guest of honour was the noted author Atin Bandyopadhyay and the special guest was the ambassador of USA to India, Timothy J Roemer.
From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.
Who visits
The public
As listed for 2012.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Where | Exhibitors | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 Jan – 11 Feb 2018 | Milan Mela Complex Kolkata, India | — | — |
| 2017 | 25 Jan – 5 Feb 2017 | Milan Mela Complex Kolkata, India | — | — |
| 2015 | 27 Jan – 8 Feb 2015 | Miran Mela Prangan Mumbai, India | — | — |
| 2014 | 29 Jan – 9 Feb 2014 | Miran Mela Prangan Mumbai, India | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 Jan – 10 Feb 2013 | Kolkata Mumbai, India | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 Jan – 5 Feb 2012 | Kolkata Mumbai, India | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 Jan – 6 Feb 2011 | Kolkata Mumbai, India | — | — |
Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.