NE Book Fair (www.northeastbookfair.org) from today STAFF Reporter GUWAHATI, Dec 24 – The 15th North East Book Fair 2013, organised by the All Assam Publishers and Book Sellers’ Association, would start from tomorrow at the AEI Field, Chandmari.
To be formally inaugurated by distinguished poet-litterateur Nalinidhar Bhattacharya, the event would witness participation of 153 institutions from across the country. In the inaugural function at 1 pm, Saraswati Samman-winning litterateur Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora would be the chief guest. This year, the book fair has been dedicated in the memory of educationists Debo Prasad Barooah and Dr Kamaleswar Bora. A seminar would also be organised to recall the contributions made by these eminent educationists. The book fair would conclude on January 5. Addressing the media here, Dhiraj Goswami, secretary of the Association, said that many renowned publishing houses are participating in the fair and the organisers are contemplating taking the event to an international level from next year. “The Consul General of Italy in Kolkata, Cesare Bieller, would be attending the event and we are looking forward to the participation of Italy in the book fair from next year,” he said, adding that World Bank representative Sunita Malhotra and educationist Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury, among others, would also participate in the fair. The institutions and publishing houses participating in the fair include, the British Council, the World Bank, the Cambridge University Press, the Oxford University Press, the Harper Collins Private Limited, the Gauhati University (publishing wing), the Penguin Books India and Vishwabharati. Publishers from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Siliguri, Ludhiana, Hyderabad, Patna, Agartala, Chennai, apart from Guwahati, would take part in the event. On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbaroa and in remembrance of music legend Dr Bhupen Hazarika, the posters of both the iconic personalities would be made in an area of nearly 3000 square feet with the hand imprints of the book-loving people. This programme would be formally launched by litterateur Homen Borgohain at 11.30 am on the December 25. Other attractions of the book fair include an interactive session with Anand Kumar, founder of Patna’s ‘Super Thirty’ on December 26, a poets’ meet on December 28, and a series of seminars from December 29 to 31 on the topic ‘My literature, my film’. The focal theme of this year’s fair is ‘100 years of Indian cinema’. On December 26, Dr Banikanta Kakati’s Sankardev, published by Sahitya Prakash, would be released on the book fair premises by litterateur Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora at 5 pm. The book has been translated and edited by Dr Bhupen Roychoudhury. On the same day, Tea Garden Memories, written by Rekha Baruah and translated into English by Biman Arandhara, would be released by writer Arup Kumar Dutta. Other important days of the event include – children’s day on January 1, Northeast day on January 2, and an interactive session with Vikram Sampat, secretary of the Bengaluru Book Fair. Special programmes would also be organised for the senior citizens and women. ( The Assam Tribune ,25.12.2013) North East Book Fair : http://www.northeastbookfair.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ সমাজৰ কাৰণে ভাল কাম কৰাজনৰ পৰিচয় ৰাইজৰ আগত দাঙি ধৰিব লাগে আৰু ভাল খবৰবোৰ যিমান পাৰি ৰাইজৰ মাজত বিলাব লাগে। ---- বুলজিৎ বুঢ়াগোহাঁই _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
