Kolkata Book Fair

The 30th Kolkata Book Fair got underway in the City of Joy on the [[Republic Day]] at the city's Maidan from 25 January to 6 February 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=kolkata|first=book fair|title=Kolkata Book Fair Duration|url=http://www.indiamike.com/india/india-travel-news-and-commentary-f80/kolkata-book-fair-t9446/|publisher=India Make|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220183210/http://www.indiamike.com/india/india-travel-news-and-commentary-f80/kolkata-book-fair-t9446/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, the [[fair]] housed about 600 stalls, including more than 20 pavilions, and recorded 13 to 14 lakh visitors every year. Kolkata Book Fair 2005 was of special significance as it was technically updated and remodeled to keep pace with international standards. Kolkata Book Fair was ranked at par with its foreign counterpart—World Book Fair, [[Frankfurt]] on the world calendar.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

The 30th Kolkata Book Fair got underway in the City of Joy on the [[Republic Day]] at the city's Maidan from 25 January to 6 February 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=kolkata|first=book fair|title=Kolkata Book Fair Duration|url=http://www.indiamike.com/india/india-travel-news-and-commentary-f80/kolkata-book-fair-t9446/|publisher=India Make|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220183210/http://www.indiamike.com/india/india-travel-news-and-commentary-f80/kolkata-book-fair-t9446/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, the [[fair]] housed about 600 stalls, including more than 20 pavilions, and recorded 13 to 14 lakh visitors every year. Kolkata Book Fair 2005 was of special significance as it was technically updated and remodeled to keep pace with international standards. Kolkata Book Fair was ranked at par with its foreign counterpart—World Book Fair, [[Frankfurt]] on the world calendar.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

For the first time in the fair's history, three big players of the publishing industry -- [[Ananda Publishers]], Mitra & Ghosh and Dey's Publishing— set-up their stalls adjacent to each other. This caused small and medium publishers some concern as they felt the three crowd pullers would tell upon the distribution of buyers in the fair.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

For the first time in the fair's history, three big players of the publishing industry -- [[Ananda Publishers]], Mitra & Ghosh and Dey's Publishing— set-up their stalls adjacent to each other. This caused small and medium publishers some concern as they felt the three crowd pullers would tell upon the distribution of buyers in the fair.{{https://avarani.com/product-category/ananda-publishers/}}

France was the theme of 2005's fair. French writer and critic [[Daniel Pennac]] inaugurated the event. He shared the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya.<ref>{{cite web|last=Book Fair|first=Kolkata|title=International Kolkata Book Fair|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/book/20050127.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220031424/http://www.rediff.com/news/report/book/20050127.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

France was the theme of 2005's fair. French writer and critic [[Daniel Pennac]] inaugurated the event. He shared the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya.<ref>{{cite web|last=Book Fair|first=Kolkata|title=International Kolkata Book Fair|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/book/20050127.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=3 February 2014|archive-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220031424/http://www.rediff.com/news/report/book/20050127.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>