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Article: Kolkata Book Fair may lose 'world's largest' tag.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- February 19, 2007
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Kolkata Book Fair may lose 'world's largest' tag
Kolkata, Feb 19 (PTI) The Kolkata Book Fair, an important cultural event in the metropolis, is in all probability going to lose its status of the world's largest book fair in terms of attendance this year following a shift in venue due to environmental concerns.
"There were 2.5 million visitors to the Kolkata Book Fair last year and we cannot even dream of touching that figure this year due to change in venue," Tridib Chattopadhyay, the secretary of the Publishers and Booksellers Guild, organiser of the event, told PTI.
Chattopadhyay's comment came more than a week after the fair was inaugurated ...