Kolkata Book Fair

Rushdie ban: Writers, artists slam West Bengal govt

The literary and film community today came out in support of controversial author Salman Rushdie and blamed the West Bengal government for cancellation of his visit to the metropolis.

Rushdie is lying, he wasn't invited: Kolkata book fair organisers

Organisers of Kolkata Literary Meet (KLM) and Kolkata Book Fair have denied British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's statement today that he was invited to be a part of the literary carnival and said he was 'lying'.

Rushdie ban reveals the shameful truth about Kolkata

For a city as snooty as Kolkata, the Rushdie ban was not just a drubbing. Kolkata has become a Surpanakha. The greater tragedy is we sliced our own nose off.

Kolkata Book Fair to introduce award in Gangopadhyay's memory

Kolkata Book Fair organiser The Publishers and Booksellers Guild is planning to introduce a lecture and an award in the memory of legendary Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay who passed away recently.

First Rushdie, now Taslima: Book launch delayed at Kolkata fair

Taslima Nasreen's book launch at that Kolkata Book Fair was stalled after miscreants issued threats to disrupt the even scheduled to be held at the fair.

Mamata Banerjee a best-selling author at Kolkata Book Fair

Sales figures at the annual Kolkata book fair, deemed one of the largest in the world, demonstrate that Mamata has emerged quite a literary sensation.

Oxford University Press completes 100 years in India