My first time at the 45th INTERNATIONAL KOLKATA BOOK FAIR | 2022 | Foreigner living in India

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  • After 2 years of living in India, I've finally been able to go to the International Kolkata Book Fair and it was awesome! I can't wait to go again!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 46

  • @TantaiJinWife
    @TantaiJinWife Рік тому +1

    I am a bookworm...it's my favourite place 😊❣️❤️

  • @animeshdas2037
    @animeshdas2037 2 роки тому +6

    Brings back a lot of nostalgia from my school days... It was an annual ritual to visit here, and return with bagful of novels, comics, and atlas and maps even 😋

  • @sanjaypaul1200
    @sanjaypaul1200 2 роки тому

    When you said the word "Maa" uffff.... Its melt my heat 😍❤️✨

  • @mr.mandal8243
    @mr.mandal8243 2 роки тому +1

    You posting videos frequently. That's so good! It's makes me happy to watch your new video. With much longer hair and new delivery style, your present presentation looks much easier, more flawless in my view.
    On February 3, 1997, a stall at the 33rd Kolkata Book Fair at Maidan caught fire and burned down one-third of the entire complex.
    More than 100,000 books were charred in the fire and one person named Jiten Seal died from a heart attack during the stampede. The fire broke out on the sixth day when the footfall had reached a crescendo.

  • @pritamroy8872
    @pritamroy8872 2 роки тому +3

    You forgot to see an another thing, the main attraction of this year's book fair is Bangladesh. The main theme has been arranged on the 50th independence anniversary of Bangladesh.

    • @alainatoday8519
      @alainatoday8519  2 роки тому +2

      I did! I went again today, so was able to explore more of the bookfair 👍🏻

  • @feeljijo
    @feeljijo 2 роки тому

    Another great video from you. Missing the book fair of Kolkata. Thanking you for showing it on your video. Well, the books you purchased, are rare very choices. Keep up your good work

  • @champ360yt4
    @champ360yt4 2 роки тому

    Please do check out the Ananda Publishers stall. You can come from gate no. 4 The stall no. is 446.
    You just came and passed by the stall but didn't entered. 4:50 to 4:58 in this video.

  • @srijar10
    @srijar10 Рік тому

    Yor are so sweet❤❤❤

  • @joeybenra
    @joeybenra 2 роки тому

    Great 👍 show !! Come back in the eve …. Crowd gets crazy after the sun sets 😄

  • @_sayan_roy_
    @_sayan_roy_ 2 роки тому +1

    I think you should have gone in the evening. It's a different atmosphere then with more live music just like the live traditional baool folk song you witnessed. Moreover, you also could have gone to more stalls like "country" specific ones, comprising books in various languages incl English of course . But I'm glad you enjoyed and made the most out of it especially with your mother in law. I went there just today, after so many years because I don't permanently stay in Kolkata anymore.
    Thanks for showing what you bought, one or two of which I am going to put in my bucket list. Subbed.

    • @alainatoday8519
      @alainatoday8519  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! I did go again another day in the afternoon and looked at more book stalls, it was really great!

  • @shovanpyne-x8p
    @shovanpyne-x8p 2 роки тому

    really awesome... wish you happy woman's day... really enjoyed your book fair vlog 😊😊

  • @anandamayeebiswal9907
    @anandamayeebiswal9907 2 роки тому

    Hi Alli... So nice video.... Let me let you its "Namaskar bandhu gana".... love from New Delhi ❤️

  • @swarupbanerjee147
    @swarupbanerjee147 2 роки тому +1

    Read Bengali books of Manik Bandopadhyay and rabindranath nath Tagore!! They are best story tellers of human life.

  • @arghabanerjee2991
    @arghabanerjee2991 2 роки тому +4

    The ones that are dedicated for different countries usually have some panels with people who hare advocating for the different literary traditions of those countries. And if you had visited the fair a few days earlier, I'm sure you'd have been able to find more books in those stalls. Moreover, I heard they were selling a lot of Japanese Manga this year and there was also a cosplay event held at the fair premises. Nonetheless, I am sure you'll be more accustomed to the whole scenario of the Book Fair if you frequent it a few more times in the coming years 😊

  • @ASMRaphael
    @ASMRaphael 2 роки тому

    You are so charismatic and energetic :) I loved it so very much :)

  • @StyloSajjat
    @StyloSajjat 2 роки тому

    This year I m not able to go there... Thank you for share with us

  • @Snata93
    @Snata93 2 роки тому

    💜❤loved this vlog

  • @santoshpanda1352
    @santoshpanda1352 2 роки тому

    You may go 'One world book store', 'penguin publication',Harper collins,oxford book store willey,pearson etc They hve vry good books. These all are in book fair You hve to find it🤩

  • @raktimsarkar4599
    @raktimsarkar4599 2 роки тому

    Darun didi. " nice sister"

  • @Balboa_Rocky
    @Balboa_Rocky 2 роки тому +2

    I bought the book 'Fundamentals of Physics' by Halliday , Resnick and Walker back in the 2013 Kolkata Bookfair from Wiley Publication's stall. That was the first American book that I had ever read. Did you read this book too Alaina?

    • @alainatoday8519
      @alainatoday8519  2 роки тому +1

      Unfortunately, I have not, I did not take much physics in school 😅

    • @Balboa_Rocky
      @Balboa_Rocky 2 роки тому +2

      @@alainatoday8519 Well, this book is almost a cult classic in India among high school and college students, who are serious about physics.And along with this a Soviet problem book on physics by an author called IE Irodov. So Indians are learning from both US+Russia.😄

    • @nm3247
      @nm3247 2 роки тому

      You forgot to mention another name for physics books..Irodov. I studied in 1996 for IIT preparation Resnik Halliday and Irodov. You made me nostalgic

    • @Balboa_Rocky
      @Balboa_Rocky 2 роки тому

      @@nm3247 So did you finally make it to IIT? What are you doing now?

  • @sauravbasu1344
    @sauravbasu1344 2 роки тому +1

    @ Alaina, Which counties participated this year?

    • @alainatoday8519
      @alainatoday8519  2 роки тому

      I'm honestly not for sure. I only saw a couple of stalls.

  • @abantisarkar2055
    @abantisarkar2055 2 роки тому

    Hi Alaina, the colour of the shirt you wore is so attractive. You are looking good.

  • @abantikakundu1733
    @abantikakundu1733 2 роки тому +1

    How much was the atomic habits book ?

  • @multikpopfandomswag956
    @multikpopfandomswag956 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Alaina. Can you please tell me the address of this book fair. I really wanna go. You said this is the last week!

  • @RohitDas-tx8no
    @RohitDas-tx8no 2 роки тому

    Nabanita Deb Sen bhraman Samagra a very good book😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @saptarsanandan8864
    @saptarsanandan8864 2 роки тому +2

    Ai book fair ta kotodin cholbe keo bolte parben ?

  • @sumitroy372
    @sumitroy372 2 роки тому +1

    Bhabi u look very good

  • @Danysid45
    @Danysid45 2 роки тому +2

    Speak বাংলা more