‘LockTheBox Reloaded’ Book Fair in Kolkata, a recreational way to enjoy books

on Apr 29, 2022

Bookchor.com is hosting a LockTheBox Reloaded Book Fair in Kolkata. The fascinating event began on the 27th of April. Known to be the most popular Book Fair event in the country is being held at the Ice-Skating Rink. The fair will end on 1st May 2022.

Lock The Box is an interesting and innovative event for all the bookworms out there. This is an event where people can get their box of happiness full of books. The idea is to give all the readers a golden opportunity where one can get all their favourite readers together at a lesser price. One-time payment for all the books can be carried in a box.

This year’s book fair is 5 times bigger in size as, previously around 2 lac books were available, however, this year, about 1 million books are on display in this year’s ‘Reloaded’ edition. They had made it much quicker and easier for people now, with reading lists in hand, a better way for them to find all the books they like and then decide what size box they need. “Yesterday, we had a footfall of 1500 people”, says Vidyut Sharma, Founder of Bookchor. “And we sold about 3,000 books. Every day, we replenish the books so that readers can get the best of the market’s content.”

At the fair, people can encounter Mr. Akshat Gupta, Author of ‘The Hidden Hindu’, and you can get signed books at the venue from him. Author Akshat Gupta says, “Readers will love the amount of work and time that has been dedicated to developing this story which is an amalgamation of science fiction, mythology, and thriller. They can expect the unexpected at every turn of the page, from finding answers to conspiracy theories, to exploring the idea of immortality and understanding our rich history, which is often limited to being seen as ‘mythology’.”

Bookchor.com is a 6-year-old startup with a clear aim of inculcating reading habits among Indian youth by providing books at the most affordable prices. LockTheBox was started back in 2018 from Delhi and this is the 3rd time Bookchor is into Kolkata.

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller

Books on various genres like fiction, Non-Fiction, Thrillers, Romance, Rare Classics, Books for teenagers and Children books in English and Hindi language are available at the event. There will be books from Indian authors and from best-selling authors across the globe.

After COVID, LockTheBoxReloaded version event was met with an encouraging response in other cities like Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Indore.Bookchor hopes to have a tremendous response in Kolkata too.

3 kinds of boxes will be available at the event named after heroes from Greek mythology. The Odysseus box, Perseus Box, and the biggest and mightiest box – Hercules box.