Friday, November 1, 2013

Bangalore Book Festival 2013

[Updated 29.11.2013 7.35 pm]  This event has been called off by the organizers.
[Updated 07.12.2013 10:05 pm] Book Fest may be held in Jan (link)
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My Original Post:
The much awaited Bangalore Book Festival 2013 will start from 29th November.  The grand event is scheduled at Tripura Vasani, Palace Grounds, Bangalore.
The exhibition is between 29th Nov - 8th Dec.
This will be the much awaited event of the year for the book lovers and bibliophiles. The event normally starts in the October and also spread for more than 2 weeks.  However, this time it happens only for 10 days.  The public will get two weekends to visit this book exhibition.
Approximately under 300 stalls, the books are expected to be in English and all Indian languages. Usually, the book stalls give a discount of 20% - this is far lesser than online shopping.  But I personally encourage buying from stores regularly to support the publishing community.
I wish the book exhibition differentiates itself beyond regular and popular books. We also would like to see rare books, unique ones. Also, bibliophiles would love to see bookshelves.  Self Publishing companies and City Libraries also should make their presence wide.
I am looking forward for the event.

[ADDED] Some more personal links:
My daughter Diya at Bangalore Book Festival 2010
Diya exploring the stage in Bangalore Book Festival 2008 (she was 2 years then)



7 comments:

  1. Hey there is no mention of the Bangalore Book festival in the papers and the facebook page on it has been closed. So are you sure about the book festival being held from Nov 29th-Dec 8th?

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    1. Even I was very surprised that there was no mention on the newspapers and any news websites. I am very disappointed. I called the Secretary Mr.Devaru Bhat and learnt that the event has been called off. Looks like Palace Grounds is under some litigation and the Govt is not providing place beyond 3 days. Disappointment for all the book lovers.

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  2. Any update if this is getting re organized elsewhere? I was looking forward for this

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    1. What I learnt was the organizers are approaching Govt for support. You would have noticed that the event is scheduled through two weekends. But the govt is granting permission for 3 days only. I hope the organizers will soon get this resolved.

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  3. Hi Guys. Spoke to one of the organizing committee members this morning, and was told that the event has actually been postponed to next month. No exact date yet, but it's not cancelled. :)

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    1. Thanks so much. I always look forward for this event every year.

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