International Kolkata Book fair announces Britain as the Focal Theme Country

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The 39th edition of International Kolkata Book Festival is scheduled to be held from January 28 to February 8, 2015 at the Milan Mela grounds in Kolkata. The British Council and the Publishers & Booksellers Guild announced Great Britain as the focal theme country for the 39th Kolkata Book Fair.
Rob Lynes, Director British Council India, said: “We are delighted that Great Britain is the focal theme at this year’s Kolkata Book Fair. This announcement comes at an apt moment. The UK continues to have a special relationship with India and Education, English and the Arts are among the areas which are important to the strengthening of the UK-India relationship. As the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations our work in these areas and others is what we hope to showcase for visitors to the book fair this year.”
Education will be in focus at the UK theme pavilion around the Knowledge is GREAT campaign at the fair. It will highlight information on a huge range of scholarships available for studying in the UK.

Celebrating beauty of Literature:  The Shakespearean way
William Shakespeare’s 450th birth anniversary and Dylan Thomas’ birth centenary will be marked at the Kolkata Book Fair. “Shakespeare is evergreen and universally celebrated. He remains relevant till date in many countries including India,” explained Lynes.
The fair will be inaugurated by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen along with the presence of legendary film & theatre personality and poet Soumitra Chatterjee, Upamanyu Chatterjee and Shobha De. Amongst the list of distinguished authors, historians and other celebrities there will be Sudha Murthy, Rajdeep Sardesai, Ashok Banker, Prakash Belawadi.
British author of Bangladeshi origin Zia Haider Rahman will also deliver the Ashoke Sarkar memorial lecture.

Digital affair at the fair
With many books and readable information getting digital, bibliophiles are attuning to the digital trend.  “Any consumer who wants access to knowledge and information today will adapt to technology,” said Lynes favouring the change.
Books and online resources from the UK will be displayed at the British Council pavilion. The official website of the international Kolkata Book Fair, www.kolkatabookfair.net will be launched on January 20, 2015 alongwith a strong presence on Facebook. Special mobile apps are being developed for the book fair allowing booklovers to have full information concerning the participating stalls.

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International ‪#‎Kolkata‬ ‪#‎Book‬ ‪#‎fair‬ announces ‪#‎Britain‬ as the Focal Theme Country
Visit at HALL NO. 1, STALL NO. 18 (Check details at javascript:void(0);)
Grab this opportunity to discover ‪#‎PHI‬ World of Books.

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