Agartala Book Fair

Agartala Book Fair (Bengali language: আগরতলা বইমেলা) is an annual book fair usually held in February or March in Agartala, Tripura, India.

History
It was started on 30 March 1981. It ran for 10 days.

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."

Silver jubilee (25-year mark) of it was celebrated in 2007 as it was not held in 1990 and 1993.

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.

From the year 2022, this book fair is started in the month of March instead of February.

Events and participants
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.