Preparatory meeting for book fair-2027 held in ‘Muktadhara’ auditorium

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, October 29, 2026

The state government has already set in motion the preparation for the next Agartala Book Fair likely to come off in the month of January 2027. Even though no final date has been fixed for the fair , it was indicated officially that the fair might come off between January 4-16 , 2027 in the official fair ground at Hapania area southwest of Agartala town. An open meeting was held in this regard in the government run ‘Muktadhara’ auditorium this morning under the stewardship of minister for finance Pranjit Singharoy, secretary of the ICA department Kiran Gittye and director of ICA department Bimbisar Bhattacharjee.

Addressing the meeting the director of ICA Bimbisar Bhattacharjee said that the final date for the fair will be announced soon but the government’s preparation for the same has already commenced . He thanked all for attending the meeting and sought co-operation from all concerned to ensure a grand success for the fair. The minister for finance Pranjit Singharoy also sought co-operation from all for the success of the upcoming book fair which he described as the ‘most important cultural event in the annual calendar of the government’. The minister said that all reputed publishers and book sellers will be invited to participate in the book fair and at the same time the state government will take a special initiative to invite and have the presence of important diplomatic personnel in the upcoming book fair. There were several other speakers who delivered brief speeches on the same line.

Sources said that besides a large number of media personnel, community of poets, writers and authors , the meeting today was attended by leading ‘Kokborok’ poet Nanda Dulal Debbarma, former vice chancellor of Tripura Central University Arunoday Saha and senior officials of police, traffic wing , power department and ICA department.

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