ADVERTISEMENTNext year will mark the 50th edition of the fair, and the organisers said they plan to make it a grand affair. Magdalena Derzikowska, an architect from Gdynia in Poland, said her first visit to the Kolkata International Book Fair was unforgettable. “It’s fascinating to see such a massive crowd and so many book stalls spread across such a large area,” she said. Bashudev Chakraborty, 59, who visited the fair with his family from Mandirtala in Howrah, said the Metro had transformed their Book Fair experience. “For the last two years, we had to skip the Book Fair because returning home late was difficult.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 01:20 UTC