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8/2/25 – Day 3 of book signings at Kolkata Book Fair

The fair was buzzing with people today. I went to sign copies of ‘Diary, Deceit Death’ in the Storyteller Stall and ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ in the Sristhi Publishers Stall. A few friends had messaged that they would go tomorrow to pick up copies of my books, so I thought of keeping some signed for them. Besides it was the perfect time to meet Shouvik of Srishti Publishers & Distributors. Thank you Arup for the constant encouragement.

Signing copies at Storyteller Bookstore stall for the second time was a pleasure. Thank you Mayura for the support. A big thanks to Vishal Soni of Vishwakarma Publications and Uttam Patil for arranging this.

But it was a pleasant surprise when Basubhadra dropped in with her family to buy an author signed copy of ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ for gifting. I know it’s her second copy of this book, so a tight hug to you, Rhea. After 33 years, Anupriya Banerjee Misra chose the book fair as the perfect venue for a reunion. Thank you for picking up both my books.

Suhail and team The Book Bakers , this wouldn’t have been possible without you. Thank you!

To those visiting the fair tomorrow, you can grab signed copies of my books at E-86 (The Sanyasi who became a King) and E-39 (Diary, Deceit and Death). Also, it’s the last day of the fair.

My first Book Fair as an author

This is how my first book fair as an author went.

On 29/1/25, I spent an hour at the Srishti Publishers & Distributors stall E-86 and I was delighted to meet its CEO, Arup, after more than a year. My childhood friends made the event more special with their presence. It was a pleasure catching up with fellow authors Prasun, Sourabh Mukherjee Da and meeting Udayaditya Da for the first time. We were more than happy to sign books for each other though I must mention that the first signed copy was bought by my son.

My next destination was The Storyteller stall E-39. Anwesh, who I had met during the previous event at The Storyteller bookstore had come to get an author-signed copy of ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’. Signed some copies of this book and ‘Diary, Deceit and Death’. Mayura, the owner of The Storyteller, made the experience so warm and welcoming. Thank you Vishal Sir and Uttam Dada of Vishwakarma Publications for arranging this.

Kolkata Book Fair 2025

29th Jan 2025 at the Kolkata Book Fair is now etched in memory for life.

Thank you Sristhi Publishers and Vishwakarma Publications for the opportunity. Thank you The Book Bakersl for turning my dreams into reality.

Both my books are available at the Kolkata Book Fair until 9th Feb. ‘You can get The Sanyasi who became a King’ in E-86 (Sristhi Stall) and ‘Diary, Deceit and Death’ in E-39 (The Storyteller Stall)

‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ on the entry banner of Sristhi Publishers Stall in Kolkata Book Fair

From the little girl who would beg her Baba to buy one more book from the Berhampore Book Fair and promise her Ma that she would touch them only after her second term school exams get over to becoming the author of the book displayed on the banner of her publisher’s stall, it’s a journey I will cherish forever. As I see ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ shining bright on the banner and inside the stall, I can only thank God and my Ma up there for giving me the courage to take the plunge in 2017.

I dedicate this moment to Tuneer, Tanmoy and Baba, my three pillars of strength.

Thank you Arup for sharing these pics. It’s been a joyride working with team Srishti Publisher. And none of this would’ve been possible without the magical touch of Suhail.

I’ll be at the Sristhi Stall E-86 in the Kolkata Book Fair today from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm to meet my readers and sign copies of ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’. If you are around, drop in to say Hi.

Meet me at the Sristhi Publishers Stall E-86 in the Kolkata Book Fair on 29th Jan

Srishti Publishers is coming to Kolkata Book Fair this year. Visit stall no. E-86 to grab copies of a range of books published by them.

My non-fiction bestseller ‘The Sanyasi who became a King’ would also be available at the Sristhi stall from 28th of Jan to 9th of Feb.

On 29th Jan, Wednesday, I’ll be present at the Sristhi Publishers stall E-86 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Come, visit us and grab an author signed copy of my book.