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Kolkata, The 48th International Kolkata Book Fair will kick off on January 28 and continue until February 9, 2025, organisers Publishers and Booksellers Guild said here on Friday..
The fair will feature Germany as the focal theme country, showcasing its rich cultural heritage and literary legacy, they said..
. Guild president Tridib Chatterjee said the concept of Kolkata Book Fair, first held in 1976, was inspired by Germanys Frankfurt Book Fair, and many of the Guilds founding members were regular attendees there..
. Sudhangshu Dey, the guild's general secretary, said the guild has participated in the Frankfurt Book Fair on multiple occasions, especially when India was the theme country in 1984 and 2006..
Astrid Wege, director of the Goethe Institute, expressed her honour at Germany being invited as the focal country, while Simon Kleinpass, Vice Consul of Germany in Kolkata, emphasised that the fair will further foster exchanges between the people of both the countries..
