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The '''Calcutta Book Fair''' ( '''Kolkata Boi Mela''' in romanized Bengali ) is a winter fair in [[Kolkata]]. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a [[trade fair]] - the book fair is primarily for the common public and ''not'' whole-sale distributors. It is the world's largest non-trade book fair, [[Asia]]'s largest book fair and is probably the world's single largest annual conglomeration of books after the [[Frankfurt Book Fair]]. Many Calcuttans consider the book fair an inherent part of [[Kolkata]], and instances of people visiting the fair every day during its duration is not uncommon. The fair also has a typical fairground experience with a book flavour - with the presence of picnickers, singer-songwriters, and [[candy floss]] vendors on the fair premises. The success of the Calcutta Book Fair has resulted in many book fairs in smaller cities in [[West Bengal]] like [[Siliguri]], and has led to the [[World Book Fair]] at [[New Delhi]].
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