Agartala Book Fair (Bengali language: আগরতলা বইমেলা) is an annual book fair usually held in February or March in Agartala, Tripura, India.[1][2][3][4]
It was started on 30 March 1981.[5][1][6][7] It ran for 10 days.[8][6]
In 2017, Tripura Publishers' Guild Secretary Raghunath Sarkar says, "After New Delhi and Kolkata book fairs, Agartala book fair is the most popular book fair in India."[1]
Silver jubilee (25-year mark) of it was celebrated in 2007 as it was not held in 1990 and 1993.[6]
Until 2020 it was usually held at Umakanta Academy or Agartala Children's Park, after which the fair was moved to the Hapania International Fair Ground.[9]
From the year 2022, this book fair is started in the month of March instead of February.[10]
The fair lasts for ten days or more. Publishers and book sellers from Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangladesh, Guwahati, Delhi etc. participate in the fair by setting up stalls. The fair showcases a variety of books, cultural programs, exhibitions and gatherings of writers. Various discussions on different topics related to literature are also held during the fair.[2][1]