Children's Book Fair 2010 commences from 23rd December

An opportunity for children to get more exposure to reading material and at the same time show case their talents through the Inter-School Competitions

The fifth edition of Children’s Book Fair was announced at a Press Conference today. Mr. Debojyoti Dutta, MD, Shishu Sahitya Sansad Pvt  Ltd., Mr. Manish Gupta, Chairman, Aeronautical Society of India, Mr. S.P. Bagla, General Secretary, Children’s Book Fair 2010, Mr. A. R . Roy, Joint Secretary, Children’s Book Fair 2010, Mr. Kalyan Saha, Ex-President, Publishers and Booksellers Guild and Mr. Badal Basu, Ex-President, Publishers and Booksellers Guild were present on the occasion to brief the media.

The Children’s Book Fair is aimed at rejuvenating the love for books. It is the first of its kind to be held in the city of Kolkata. The initiative has been taken up by a group of enthusiasts who want to revive the pleasures of reading. The CBF committee comprises of writers, poets, painter & sculptors, businessmen, social workers and other eminent personalities from all walks of the society. It is being guided under the Chairmanship of Hon’ able Justice G. N. Ray (Retd) who is also the chairman for The Press Council of India.

The Children’s Book Fair will provide a good platform to inculcate and propagate in children the various important aspects of life through the reading of books, which is now on its way to become a threatened habit with the advent of the technological age.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. S P Bagla, General Secretary, Children’s Book Fair 2010 said, "The Children’s Book Fair marks the celebration of the written word; it introduces young people to new authors and ideas. Through this initiative, we want to encourage young people and their parents/guardians to discover the world beyond their own through books."

There will be more than 60 participants from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. More than 150 stalls spread over an area of 25000 sq. ft will be set up. Publishers of international repute like  Readers Paradise, Galgotia Publication, Shisu Sahitya Samsad,Children's Book centre, Scholastic, Script, Turtle purple, Diamond Books, Knowledge Storm, Edulite, Evolve Multimedia, Oxford, Amity, Tata Mc Graw, Heritage,  Ananda Publishers, Pebbles, GRV, Shree Shoppers, Books & Sundries, Childrens Publication, Pakistan, Katha O Kahini, Brainware, Aeronautical Society of india, LINC, Star Marks, Navneeet, Joy Books, ITC, Future, Techno India, Sunderlal and many more are expected to set up their stalls.

The fair incorporates special activities for children that are designed to encourage the love for books. The idea is to provide an opportunity to children to get more exposure to reading material and at the same time show case their talents through the Inter-School Competition and other activities. Children will get a zest for knowledge through reading books.

The CBF will be held from 23rd December to 31st December 2010 at Bidhannagar Mela Ground from 11am to 9pm.