The ten-day annual Jamshedpur Book Fair will begin at Rabindra Bhawan at Sakchi premises from November 11. Organised by The Tagore Society, about 70 publishers from Kolkata, New Delhi, Patna, Mumbai and other parts of the country will take part in the book fair.
A total of 70 publishers from across the country will showcase a rich diversity of novels, essays, short stories at the 32nd Jamshedpur Book Fair. The fair will conclude on November 20.
The fair wil]l be inaugurated by Anand Sen, president, TQM and Steel Business, Tata Steel along with PP Chattopadhyay, director, National Institute of Foundary.
Ashis Chowdhury, general secretary of the society said books in English, Hindi, Bengali, Santhali and Gurumukhi would be available in the fair.
“Book lovers eagerly wait for the annual fair. Our basic idea is to promote rich literature of different languages and so were keen to have books of all regional languages at the fair,” said Chowdhury.
He also went on to inform that all precautionary measures such as installing CCTV, fire-fighters, dog squad have been made to ensure life and property during the fair.
It may be mentioned that Tagore Society, a city based leading educational and cultural organisation, has been organising book fair from more than two decades. Celebrities like writer Mahashweta Devi, quizmaster Neil O’ Brien have participated in the fair.
The organisers believe that the more children get exposure to a platform where publishers with so many books gather at one place. The interest in reading can thus be developed among children.