India Takes Centre Stage At Landmark 50th Kolkata Book Fair
\n\nKolkata has always treated books differently. In a city where literary arguments can stretch across coffee-house tables for hours, the annual book fair is more than a gathering of publishers and readers. It is a celebration of a relationship with literature that has survived changing tastes, emerging technologies and generations of writers.
\n\nThat relationship will take centre stage in 2027 as the International Kolkata Book Fair celebrates its landmark 50th edition, with India announced as the theme country. Scheduled from January 22 to February 3, the event will bring the country's literary and historical heritage into focus while commemorating two significant milestones: 150 years of Vande Mataram and 80 years of Indian Independence.
\n\nIndia's selection marks its second appearance as the fair's focal theme country, having previously received the distinction in 2001. The announcement follows an earlier proposal to feature Israel, which organisers said did not materialise.
\n\nThe golden jubilee edition will place considerable emphasis on India's freedom struggle, nationalism and significant chapters in the country's history. Exhibitions are expected to document events including Partition and the communal violence of 1946.
\n\nBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Picture Credit – Wikipedia)
\n\nOrganisers have…
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