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MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR : 31 JAN - 15 FEB 2004
The second Mumbai International Book Fair will be held at Bandra Kurla Complex from 31st January to 15th February 2004. About 50 Publishers and Booksellers from across the country and abroad will be participating in the fair.
Mumbai International Book Fair will be Inaugurated on Saturday 31st Jan' 04 by famous writer Shobha De at 11.30 AM at the fair venue at Bandra Kurla Complex.
The Mumbai International Book Fair will be a unique opportunity for Book lovers of Mumbai to find rare books, which they otherwise find difficult to locate at conventional bookstores in town. Mumbai International Book Fair would bring a wide variety of books - Fiction, Non- fiction, Children's' Books, Text Books, Encyclopedias and Reference Books, Business & Management Books, Religious Books, Self-Help Books, Multimedia CDs and many more - all under one roof. Thus one trip to Mumbai International Book Fair is worth visiting twenty bookstores in town. Cambridge University Press, British Council, Culture House of Iran, Iskon, World Islamic Network, Sahitya Academy, Goodword Publications, Sultan Chand & Sons, India Book Depot to name a few who are participating in the fair.
What's more - Fully Air-conditioned halls have been purpose built for the event to create a cool comfortable environment, ideal for relaxed browsing. Also if visitors happen to need some food for thought, they can sample the delicacies at the exclusive food & beverage counters.
The experience doesn't end here. It moves on to the National Handicrafts and Handloom Fair, which is being held side by side. Artisans from across the country will put-up their art and craft on display. Visitors can sample Sambalpuri Sarees from Orissa, the Kantha Silk of Bengal, Gujarati patch-work, Bandhej work from Rajasthan, Bagh Print work of the tribals from Madhya Pradesh, Antique wood-work and engraving from Karnataka, Pondicherry and across the country, antique jewellery and much more.
Side-by-side, there is Mumbai Shopping Festival - a mega consumer products show.All the events promise to be a never before experience for Mumbaikars. Entry Fee for the show is Rs.20/- and every visitor gets a free gift.
Mumbai International Book Fair, National Handicrafts and Handloom Fair and Mumbai Shopping Festival are part of an entire series of exhibitions being organised by Fairfest Media Ltd - India's leading independent trade fair organizer and co-sponsored by the Indian Merchant's Chamber - the premier chamber of commerce & industry in India. Reliance India Mobile is the sponsor of the programme.
company: Fairfest Media Ltd
contact person: Prashant Nanda / prashant30@hotmail.com
phone: +91 22 226372883
site: www.fairfest.com |