Publishers & Booksellers Guild organized “Sharod Boi Parbon 2023,” a literary celebration at the start of the upcoming Durga Puja, in collaboration with the Information & Cultural Affairs Department of the Government of West Bengal. This literary celebration promises the chance to experience special and enticing discounts with every purchase of books, making it an exceptional and truly unique literary gathering.

The inauguration took place in the presence of Sudipta Dey, Member, Publishers & Booksellers  Guild, Basudeb Ghosh, Secretary, Bangla Akademi, Raju Barman, Joint Secretary, Publishers & Booksellers Guild, Pracheta Gupta, Renowned Author, Publishers & Booksellers Guild, Tridib Kr. Chatterjee, President, Publishers & Booksellers Guild, Sukhen Biswas, Renowned Author, Publishers & Booksellers Guild, Bithi Chattopadhyay, Renowned Poet, Bratya Basu, Education Minister, Government of West Bengal and President, Paschim Banga Bangla Akademi, Sudhangshu Sekhar Dey, Secretary Publishers & Booksellers Guild, Saikat Mukhopadhyay, Renowned Author, Jayanta Dey, Renowned Author.

At the inaugural ceremony, a group of female dhakis delivered a riveting performance.

‘Sharod Boi Parbon 2023’ emerges as the ideal prelude—a festival of literature and poetry that could not be more ideally timed or situated than in the entrancing City of Joy—as the spirit of Durga Puja starts to stir in the hearts of Kolkatans. The fair will serve as a focal point for cultural events, lively panel discussions, and mesmerizing recitations during the coming few days.

There are about 75 different publishers taking part.

This fair’s distinctive selling feature is that it offers recently published books at attractive prices. While people are busy buying apparel for Durga Puja, the organizers encourage them to also incorporate book shopping in their plans.

From September 28 to October 6, 2023, the book expo will be held at the Rabindra Sadan – Bangla Akademi Prangan.

Priyanka Dutta