A Sweet Escape at the International Kolkata Book Fair

🖊️Srinanti Roy

International Kolkata Book Fair is filled with book signings, motivational speeches and inspiring tales. Amidst these hustle and bustle, every sweet tooth find their ideal match in the rich flavours of traditional Bengali sweets or cooling off with a delicious scoop of Ice creams. People enjoy  moment of pure happiness as they found the world of literature and delicious treats all in one place.

Book enthusiasts are drawn to the vibrant, fragrant stalls offering the best of Kolkata's famous sweets and ice creams as they browse through aisles brimming with novels, poetry collections, and art books.

 The sweet aroma of freshly made rasgullas, mishti doi, chomchom and the aroma of caramelized sugar in various Bengali treats permeate the air. Alongside contemporary ice cream flavours like strawberry, chocolate, vanilla as well as regional variations like Rabri Utsav and Nolen Gur. People can be seen enjoying these treats as they go through their just purchased books, resulting in a beautiful combination of literature and taste. Additionally, these stalls  provide  discounts to customers who purchase books or collect stamps from specific literary stalls of the fair. It's about an experience, where a scoop of ice-cream or a bite of rasgulla enhances the literary experience and not only satisfy hunger.

International Kolkata Book Fair was made more lively and pleasurable for attendees by the presence of ice cream stands and other confections. Book lovers can enjoy these refreshing treats while hunting for new books. Diversity of sweets and flavours offered at the stalls shows the cultural variety of the event. Those in need of a break between searching for books, these stalls allow a perfect stop offering refreshing treats to keep the spirits lifted.