GUWAHATI: The '2nd Assam Book Fair, Guwahati' will be held from December 29, 2022 to January 9, 2023, at the Assam Engineering Institute ground at Chandmari, Guwahati. The Assam Book Fair will be jointly organised by the Assam Prakashan Parishad and All Assam Book Publishers and Sellers Association at five places in the state.
Assam Prakashan Parishad Secretary Pramod Kalita, President of Assam Book Publishers and Sellers Association Nagen Sharma, Vice President Baharul Islam Chowdhury, Secretary Dhiraj Goswami, and Assistant Secretary Prabodh Das gave details about the Assam Book Fair on Friday, October 28, 2022, in a press conference.
The Assam Book Fair will be held in five different parts of Assam and will start from Dhemaji where it will be held at the Kasari Maidan, from November 4, 2022, to November 13, 2022 with the programme spanning over ten days.
Assam Book Fair, Nalbari will be held from November 8, 2022 to November 19, 2022 on the occasion of Ras Mahotsav. Education Minister, Dr Ranoj Pegu will formally inaugurate the Assam Book Fair, Nalbari. Assam Book Fair, Jorhat will be held at Kasari Maidan in Jorhat from December 2, 2022, to December 11, 2022.
The 2nd Assam Book Fair, Guwahati will be held from December 29, 2022, to January 9, 2023, at the Assam Engineering Institute ground at Chandmari, Guwahati. The Chief Minister, Education Minister and renowned writers and authors of the state have been invited for the inaugural function to be held on December 29, 2022. Participants from Delhi, Kolkata, and abroad have expressed their desire to participate, said the organisers.
The date for the Bongaigaon Book Fair has not been fixed yet. Further, the idea of organising a Assam Book Fair in Diphu is also being considered.