Patna Book Fair or ''Patna Pustak Mela'' is an annual book fair organized in

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

, India by the Centre for Readership Development (CRD),held annually (usually in the first week of December) at the

Gandhi Maidan Gandhi Maidan is a historic ground in Patna, near the banks of the Ganges River, in Bihar, India. The Golghar falls to its west. During the period of 1824–1833, under British rule, it was used as a golf course and horse racing track and was c ...

, selling and exhibiting books, printed matter,

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printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

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and other

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publishing. The First Patna Book Fair was held in 1985 and the last event was held in November 2022 was its 26th edition. During 1999-2002 the venue was shifted to Patliputra colony grounds. Next edition of 27th Patna Book Fair was held between 2nd-13th December 2022 at Gandhi Maidan. The event could not be held due to the Corona Pandemic and is being organised after 2019. Such is its stature that national dailies and electronic media provide wide coverage to the event not just on state level, but on national level. Celebrities from art and culture, authors, writers and thinkers come to the Fair and participate in seminars, symposiums talks and debates that are conducted by us for the benefit of the visitors. In effect, the Patna Book Fair serves as a melting pot of ideas, cultures, beliefs and trends in literary writings and lifestyle..

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