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Ravinder Singh returns with his friends in a hilarious, moving story of friendship and adventure

Jun 18, 2019, at 12:04 pm

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Author Ravinder Singh's latest book, 'The Belated Bachelor Party' was recently launched in Kolkata at the South City Mall outlet of bookstore chain Starmark in association with the book's publisher, HarperCollins India.  

Starmark hosts launch of Barun Chanda's novel 'Murder in the Monastery'

Jun 05, 2019, at 03:14 pm

Kolkata, Jun 5 (IBNS): Kolkata's bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Rupa Publications India, hosted the launch of Barun Chanda's novel 'Murder in the monastery' at its South City Mall outlet last month.

Starmark hosts release of Bengali audio CD Awshomapto

Apr 18, 2019, at 02:57 pm

Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): Starmark, in association with Hindustan Records, hosted the release of the Bengali audio CD Awshomapto- The Infinite Love at its South City Mall bookstore last week.

Starmark pays tribute to author Nabendu Ghosh on his 102nd birth anniversary

Apr 09, 2019, at 12:00 pm

Kolkata, Apr 9 (IBNS): Bookstore chain Starmark last month paid tribute to late Indian author Nabendu Ghosh on the his 102nd birth anniversary.

Kolkata: Chandramouli Venkatesan's book Get Better at Getting Better launched in Starmark

Feb 25, 2019, at 06:45 pm

Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Penguin Random House India, hosted the launch of Chandramouli Venkatesan's book Get Better at Getting Better at its Mani Square outlet here in mid-February.

Starmark hosts launch of Sourabh Mukherjee’s book for children Micky and The Magic App

Jan 29, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): Kolkata’s largest bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Ahava Communications, hosted the launch of Sourabh Mukherjee’s book for children Micky and The Magic App at its Quest Mall outlet here last week.

Starmark hosts launch of Agradoot Ghatak’s Bengali novel Atanur Suyopoka

Jan 29, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): Kolkata’s largest bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Deep Prakashan, hosted the launch of US-based designer-photographer Agradoot Ghatak’s Bengali novel Atanur Suyopoka by writers Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, Pracheta Gupta and others in mid-January.

Starmark hosts the launch of Manushri Kanoria's book ‘am I beautiful, yet?’

Jan 29, 2019, at 02:44 pm

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): Kolkata’s largest bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Blue Rose Publishers, hosted the launch of Manushri Kanoria’s book of poems ‘am I beautiful, yet?’ at its South City Mall outlet here this month.

Dilip Datta launches book A Brief History From Creation of Universe to Evolution of Human Being

Jan 12, 2019, at 06:15 pm

Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): Management consultant Dilip Datta's book A Brief History From Creation of Universe to Evolution of Human Being was recently launched at Starkmark in South City mall here.

One should not forget to work on inside world: Gaur Gopal Das

Dec 23, 2018, at 12:25 pm

Monk-motivational strategist-author Gaur Gopal Das has recently launched his book Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in your Life at Starmark in South City Mall in Kolkata. In an exclusive chat with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Das tries to sketch the path one should follow in the modern world

Love for writing made me quit my job: Durjoy Datta

Dec 04, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Popular Indian author Durjoy Datta was recently present at Starmark in South City here for the launch of short story collection, Pocketful O’ Stories. IBNS correspondent Meghna Dunbar catches up with Datta

Author Tanushree Ghosh brings up some pertinent issues regarding immigration in her book ‘From An-Other Land'

Dec 03, 2018, at 08:47 pm

Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): With the United States and other countries mired in issues concerning immigration laws, author Tanushree Ghosh's new book struck a chord with the audience gathered at Kolkata's Starmark bookstore.

Starmark organizes story telling session by noted author Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay

Nov 30, 2018, at 01:06 am

Kolkata, Nov 28: He is writing more ghost stories for children to get them into the fold of reading Bengali books, said eminent author Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay at a literary evening organised at Kolkata's Starmark bookstore.

Mahul Brahma’s book ‘Dark Luxe’ explores the uncharted dark side of luxury

Nov 14, 2018, at 12:18 pm

Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): Luxury commentator and author Mahul Brahma launched his second book 'Dark Luxe', which explores the dark side of luxury, at an audience-packed Starmark bookstore in a city mall in Kolkata, recently.

Author Sreejib explores dichotomy of the human mind in her first book ‘Aqson Level 1’

Oct 15, 2018, at 07:57 pm

Kolkata, Oct 15 (IBNS): Author Sreejib’s first novel ‘Aqson Level 1', published by Lead Start Publishing, was recently launched at an outlet of the lifestyle and book store Starmark, in Kolkata.

Anthology 'Abrittir Kobita' fulfills a void in the world of Bengali recitation, say poets and elocutionists

Sep 21, 2018, at 01:15 pm

Kolkata, Sep 21 (IBNS): It is not easy to select poems for recitation because an elocutionist has to cater to a varied audience at any given time, said Sutapa Bandyopadhyay at the launch of the book named 'Abrittir Kobita', at a programme held at the Starmark book and lifestyle store in Kolkata.

Starmark holds launch of pocket editions of Bhagvad Gita, Hanuman Chalisa, Yoga Sutras

Sep 19, 2018, at 01:21 pm

Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS): Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Srinivas Fine Arts, held the launch of exclusive creative pocket editions of the Bhagavad Gita, Hanuman Chalisa and Yoga Sutras by Master Minood, a renowned spiritual guru and founder of Temple of Inner Wisdom, at its South City Mall outlet here recently.

New book launched at Starmark presents perspectives on inclusive urbanism in relation to Kolkata

Jul 24, 2018, at 04:42 pm

Kolkata, July 24 (IBNS): One of the key issues worrying Kolkata these days is the increasing number of migrants and the effect it has on the distribution of resources in the city.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee lauds popular film critic Pradip Biswas's emergence as a poet

Jul 09, 2018, at 04:18 pm

Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): That popular film critic Pradip Biswas was an accomplished poet too came as a surprise to him even though he has known Biswas for a good five decades, said Soumitra Chatterjee, the much awarded versatile Bengali actor, recently, in Kolkata.

Former railway official Deepak Sapra draws on his experience for his debut novel The Boy Who Loved Trains

Jul 09, 2018, at 03:36 pm

Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): Most of us have travelled by trains innumerable times but how many of us are aware of the behind-the-scene stories? Deepak Sapra's debut novel 'The Boy Who Loved Trains'  will let you into this heretofore little known world.

'Timeless Tales from Bengal' brings well-known Bengali children's stories in translation to a wider audience

Jul 01, 2018, at 01:37 pm

Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): Widening the realm of children's books in translation is ‘Timeless Tales from Bengal’, an English anthology of 34 stories, published by Niyogi Books.

PR expert Rita Bhimani talks about the trending practice of public relations in her latest book

May 22, 2018, at 11:05 pm

Kolkata, May 22 (IBNS): Kolkata-based Starmark, in association with Bee Books, hosted the launch of corporate public relations expert Rita Bhimani's latest book - PR 2020: The Trending Practice of Public Relations - recently at their South City Mall outlet.

The old Panjika or the Bengali almanac is also a reflection of then contemporary life, discovers author Asit Paul

May 19, 2018, at 11:11 pm

Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): Author Asit Paul has delved into the advertisements and illustrations found in the Panjika (Bengali for almanacs), published in Bengal during the 19th and 20 centuries, in his book 'Adi Panjika Darpan'.

Patra Bharati publishes a two-volume collection of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's lost writings

Apr 06, 2018, at 07:49 pm

Kolkata, April 5 (IBNS): Kolkata’s leading book store chain Starmark in association with Patra Bharati recently hosted the launch of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s ‘Hariye Jawa Lekha’ (Collection of Lost Writings) in two volumes at the bookstore's South City Mall outlet.

Starmark and Readomania launches eminent actor, director and writer Jayant Kripalani’s first book of poems

Mar 14, 2018, at 07:25 pm

Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): Starmark, in association with Readomania, hosted the launch of eminent actor, director and writer Jayant Kripalani’s third book and first book of poems—Some Mad Poems, Some Sad Poems, Some Bad Poems and A short Story in Verse— at its South City Mall store.

Starmark's store in South City mall reopens

Jan 25, 2018, at 06:19 pm

Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): After one year, Starmark's store in the South City mall has reopened in the last week in Kolkata.

Studio by Starmark hosts exhibition of curated Diwali collections

Oct 12, 2017, at 01:03 am

Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS) : Kolkata-based model Ishika inaugurated Deepawali— an exhibition of curated Diwali collections at the Studio by Starmark at 3, Lord Sinha Road, Emami Market.

'One Day One Story' campaign aims to make children fall in love with reading

Sep 14, 2017, at 10:19 pm

Kolkata, Sep 14 (IBNS): One of Kolkata’s leading bookstore chain, Starmark, in association with Pratham Books, Wild Strawberry, and Lions Clubs of Calcutta Roshni District 322B1, held a storytelling session for children at its Quest Mall outlet, on International Literacy Day.

Mahul Brahma’s book on luxury Decoding Luxe launched in Kolkata

Aug 19, 2017, at 02:26 am

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) Former journalist-turned-communicator Mahul Brahma on Thursday launched his debut book “Decoding Luxe”, which is billed as a definitive guide to luxury, in an audience-packed Starmark bookstore at a city mall.

Nikita Singh's book 'Every Time It Rains' is about a woman in a romantic quandary

Feb 27, 2017, at 10:17 pm

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS) A packed audience at Starmark, Kolkata, served as the perfect setting for the launch of bestselling author Nikita Singh's tenth novel 'Every Time It Rains'.