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In pics: ‘Bohurupi’, foodies’ paradise, art wall, touch of glamour lend other look to book fair

Salt Lake Central Park turns destination for all and sundry beyond love for books

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 30.01.25, 08:14 PM
Actress Paoli Dam (third from left) and Publishers and Booksellers Guild president Tridib Chattopadhyay (third from right) were among several prominent personalities present during the trailer and poster launch of ‘Chhaad’ at the SBI Auditorium on the Boi Mela Prangan in Salt Lake’s Karunamoyee on Thursday
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Actress Paoli Dam (third from left) and Publishers and Booksellers Guild president Tridib Chattopadhyay (third from right) were among several prominent personalities present during the trailer and poster launch of ‘Chhaad’ at the SBI Auditorium on the Boi Mela Prangan in Salt Lake’s Karunamoyee on Thursday

All images by Amit Datta
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Bengali literature readers engrossed in checking latest titles and covers on day two of the International Kolkata Book Fair
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Bengali literature readers engrossed in checking latest titles and covers on day two of the International Kolkata Book Fair

Flowers and plants adorn the stall of West Bengal Police at the International Kolkata Book Fair to spread their ‘Clean and Green’ campaign message
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Flowers and plants adorn the stall of West Bengal Police at the International Kolkata Book Fair to spread their ‘Clean and Green’ campaign message

Students took selfies in front of a giant replica of a NASA rocket
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Students took selfies in front of a giant replica of a NASA rocket

(Top) Book fair attendees took a break and indulged in a gastronomic experience and (above) three youngsters stopped for a photo session at the ‘boi mela’ to document the memory
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(Top) Book fair attendees took a break and indulged in a gastronomic experience and (above) three youngsters stopped for a photo session at the ‘boi mela’ to document the memory

A ‘bohurupi’ artist from North 24-Parganas district, Gopal Mandal, was seen at the book fair with a unique installation with photographs of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Rabindranath Tagore, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Sarada Devi along with inaugural day photos featuring Mamata Banerjee at the 48th edition of the Kolkata Book Fair this year
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A ‘bohurupi’ artist from North 24-Parganas district, Gopal Mandal, was seen at the book fair with a unique installation with photographs of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Rabindranath Tagore, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Sarada Devi along with inaugural day photos featuring Mamata Banerjee at the 48th edition of the Kolkata Book Fair this year

From Kashmiri delicacies, including kahwa to Bengal’s winter must patali gur, readers visiting Kolkata Book Fair on its Day 2 tried cuisines of various kinds
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From Kashmiri delicacies, including kahwa to Bengal’s winter must patali gur, readers visiting Kolkata Book Fair on its Day 2 tried cuisines of various kinds

Before starting on his primer, a toddler took a stroll around the book fair ground on a perambulator on January 30 and (right) a cutout of a tree stood as a reminder of the necessity of conservation of nature
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Before starting on his primer, a toddler took a stroll around the book fair ground on a perambulator on January 30 and (right) a cutout of a tree stood as a reminder of the necessity of conservation of nature

Graphic art adorned the wall of a book stall and (right) a book stall replicated the traditional mud huts of Bengal. A ‘dokra’ figurine installation adds to the visual attraction
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Graphic art adorned the wall of a book stall and (right) a book stall replicated the traditional mud huts of Bengal. A ‘dokra’ figurine installation adds to the visual attraction

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