Knowledge is Great was the central theme, and Britain was the theme country at the 39th Kolkata Book Fair, bringing alive the works of William Shakespeare and Dylan Thomas in celebration of their 451st and 100th anniversaries, respectively.
The three-day Kolkata Literature Festival, which ran inside the book fair, featured myself and Madras Cafe author Prakash Belawadi, and Ashok Banker, the writer of Prince of Ayodhya.