Agartala Book Fair

Annual book fair usually held in February in Agartala, Tripura, India

Agartala Book Fair (Bengali language: আগরতলা বইমেলা) is an annual book fair usually held in February or March in Agartala, Tripura, India.[1][2][3][4]

## History

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It was started on 30 March 1981.[5][1][6][7] It ran for 10 days.[8][6]

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."[1]

Silver jubilee (25-year mark) of it 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]

## Events and participants

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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

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* Kolkata Book Fair

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Agartala book fair begins, bibliomania grips people". Business Standard. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
2. ^ a b "Agartala book fair from today". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
3. ^ "12 day long 38th Agartala book fair inaugurated". www.tripurachronicle.in. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
4. ^ "Agartala Book Fair begins". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
5. ^ ডেস্ক, এনএনভি (2016-08-08). "দেশ বিদেশের বই মেলা!". Newsnviewsbd.Com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
6. ^ a b c Smaranika 37th Agartala Baimela 2019, Published by Information & Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, 2019, Page - 148. (in Bengali)
7. ^ "Prominent literary figures to assemble at Agartala Book Fair". NORTHEAST NOW. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
8. ^ Agartala 40th Book Fair, 22 March 2022, 4th page, Dainik Sambad.
9. ^ "Agartala Book Fair venue change: CM Biplab Deb says 'reflects new mindset'". The Indian Express. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
10. ^ "Agartala Book Fair to begin on March 25". The Times of India. 2022-02-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-13.

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