Colombo International Book Fair opens

[September 15, 2003 - 8.00 GMT] 

The 5th Colombo International Book Fair organised by the Book Publishers Association of Sri Lanka opened at the new Srimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre at the BMICH today. The fair will be on until 21st September.

This year the fair has 200 stalls with 43 foreign publishes participating from India, Malaysia, UK and US.

Ms.Shoba De, a famous Indian author, together with Prof. J. B. Dissanayake, Head of Sinhala Department, University of Colombo and K. Jayatilleke, a well-known Sri Lankan author inaugurated the exhibition.

              

 

 

 

 

 

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Last Updated Date: September 15, 2003  -8.00 GMT.

 


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