A Great Start To The 48th International Kolkata Book Fair 2025
The inauguration of the 48th International Kolkata Book Fair 2025 took place today.
Gracing the event were Smt. Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal; Dr. Phillip Ackermann, H.E Ambassador of Germany in India, Dr. Marla Stukenberg, Director Goethey- Institut, South Asia, Abul Bashar, Eminent Author of Bengal, Janab Firad Hakim, Mayor of West Bengal, Sujit Bose, MIC Fire and Emergency Services, Government of West Bengal and MLA of Biddhannagar, Indranil Sen, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of West Bengal, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, Minister for Agriculture, Govt. of West Bengal, Tridib Kr. Chatterjee, President, Publishers & Booksellers Guild, Mukesh, IPS Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, Sudhanshu Sekhar Dey, Honorary General Secretary, Publishers & Booksellers Guild, Dola Sen, MP, Rajyasabha; Krishna Chakraborty, Mayor, Biddhannagar; Mala Roy, Member of Lok Sabha, Biman Bandopadhyay, MLA, Baruipur, Pashchim Assembly Constituency, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Refugee and Rehabilitation, Government of West Bengal.
Hon. Chief Minister Smt. Mamata Banerjee presented Shri Abul Bashar with a GUILD LIFETIME LITERARY AWARD worth Rs 2,00,000 during the inaugural function.
CM Mamata Banerjee conveyed her appreciation for attending the 48th Kolkata International Book Fair’s opening ceremony. Books including Salute 2, Lipiboddho-KIchu Kaj, and Banglay Nirbachan o Amra were launched during the ceremony.
Nearly 20 countries have participated, including countries in Latin America, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Nepal, Spain, Peru, Argentina, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Germany.
The 48th International Kolkata Book Fair 2025 will continue till the 9th of February.
Priyanka Dutta