Apart from that the themes of the fair are to educate the people about the importance of preserving forests and ecology for sustainable environment, promoting patriotism, and respecting parents, teachers and women. Thiruvottiyur is home to the ancient thyagaraja temple, tiruvottiyur it is one of the paadal petra sthalangal and amongst the great shiva temples of tamil nadu and ambal vadivudaiyamman also well known sakthi temple, and it is the one of the famous temple among thiruvudai amman, vaduvidai amman and kodivudai ammmans and here. So, if you are in chennai and, if not for any other reason but to get a place where nobody bugs you about cricket or movies, at least for a couple of hours, head to the book fair. The chennai municipal corporation officially the greater chennai corporation, formerly known as the corporation of madras, is the civic body that governs the city of chennai formerly madras, india. It has been running since june 7th and will be on for 2 more days today and tomorrow. With 800 stalls, chennai book fair expects footfall to exceed 15 lakh. Sanders, books on the 2016 banknote demonetisation, corruption in india and the. Chennai event chennai book fair festival 2017 jan 6 to. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by. The chennai mass rapid transit system, a stateowned subsidiary of indian railway, is a metropolitan elevated railway line in chennai, india, operated by the southern railways.
Normally 600 publishers would take part in the book fair by the bapasi. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. Director ram tells his favourite subject news7 tamil duration. The chennai book fair an irresistible annual book feast for someone like me. The fair will showcase the charitable workers rendered by hindu spiritual organizations. Writer salma on importance of book reading news7 tamil subscribe. The chennai book fair by bapasi that happens around new yearpongal festival has been a must go annual event for me. As a result the organiser bapasi has decided to postpone the.
Chennai book fair indias largest book fair in our own city. Thiruvottiyur was widely inhabited even before chennai was formed. Chennai book fair 2020 january 921, 2020 one of the. Due to their request, we have extended the duration of the fair by four days, said s vairavan, president of bapasi. Book lovers in chennai made the chennai book fair 2016 june 1 held at the peak of summer a resounding s. The annual book fair has become part of chennai s culture, like the december music season. For last 3 to 4 years i see lot of religious propaganda is going on during the chennai book fair with the aim of conversion, i feel it is happening with the blessings of bapasi or. Curtains were drawn for the day long book fair at ymca in nandanam on tuesday. As the response to the event was overwhelming, the book fair was extended for two more days.
We can sketch around the ground and inside the fair. The annual book fair has become part of chennais culture, like the december music. A book fair, organised by theosophical publishing house of the theosophical society, is on at two venues. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. Fair main attractions the german higher education fair 2016, india ghef 2016, india offers an enchanting study experience to all students who wish to pursue their higher education in germany. Chennai book fair news latest news on chennai book fair. Some things never go out of style just like the joy of holding a physical book and the feeling of the fresh smell that emanates with the flip of a. This year the book fair is happening in the spacious island grounds near. A key event for the tamil publishing industry, the chennai book fair has. The hub of knowledge featuring 10 lakh titles, 250 tamil publishers, 127 english publishers and 37 media organizations won t. The new delhi world book fair, hosted at pragati maidan in new delhi, is indias oldest book fair after the kolkata book fair. The china shanghai international childrens book fair ccbf is held under the guidance of the press and publication administration, organised by the.
Director ram speaks about importance of book reading news7 tamil subscribe. The book fair conducted by the tamil nadu books sales and promotions association will consist of 225 book stalls. So here again,after a long time wait the chennai book fair was started. Chennaiputhagasangamam 2019, chennai puthaga sangamam. Inaugurated on 29 september 1688, under a royal charter issued by king james ii on 30 december 1687 as the corporation of madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the commonwealth of nations. Digitising tamil books is still a big challenge the hindu. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third largest in terms of commuters in india. Meet officials from top german universities to collect firsthand information and submit your application directly. Due to the evolving nature of covid19 and after following closely the state and federal governments advice, we have extended the ngvs temporary closure. At chennai book fair on the footpath, old books find new readers 17 jan 2020 if you are visiting the book fair at ymca in nandanam, then dont miss this alternate fair. Its an annual book fair organized in chennai by the book sellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. I bought lot of books for those token and my picture has been. Year after year the book fair has grown in stature in all spheres gradually to be recogonised as the 2nd largest book fairs.
While you are there, pick up tee shirts at a booth that sells wonderfully attractive ones that are uniquethey have creatively designed tamil phrases on them. Chennai book festival going on at ymca grounds, royapettah. How government support to book fair venue can boost reading habit. Chennai book fair 2020 january 921, 2020 one of the biggest.
Over lakh people visit book fair in chennai times of india. Nellai kannans latest speech full video chennai book fair duration. The wait for the book lovers in the city is over as the 17th edition of the national book fair will be held in the city from september. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. The fair lasts for about 10 days and is held between december and january. I drew picture of a bird feeding it younger ones mentioning that mothers love is the beautiest of all. Library memberships are open for all 18 years and above. The 43rd chennai book fair on ymca grounds in nandanam will go on for days, from january 9 to 21, the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi said on friday. The first new delhi world book fair was held from march 18 to april 4, 1972 in roughly 6790 m 2 area with 200 participants. Welcome to nbt the national book trust, india is an apex body, established by the government of india in the year 1957 to develop reading. Although it is segregated from the chennai suburban railway, they both are operated by southern railway and are integrated in a wider urban rail network. Chennai chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai by the booksellers and publishers association of south india.
The 39th edition of chennai book fair was not conducted in january 2016 due to the flood happened in dec 2015. Spent an hour yesterday at the annual chennai book fair being held at island grounds near park town. Bapasi has conducted 36 editions of the chennai book fair so far successfully and is all set to launch the 38th edition of the book fair. Join us at the 43rd chennai book fair from 9 to 21 january 2020. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india. If your business depends on mobility, fords 2016 transit van is one vehicle youll want carrying your company logo. This year 2016 due to chennai floods in december, the annual book fair got postponed. If youre seeking economical transportation that is inexpensive but still playful, the 2016 hyundai accent sedan and hatchback. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. The chennai suburban railway is a commuter rail system in the city of chennai madras, tamil nadu, india, operated by the southern railway, one of the operating railway zones of the indian railways.
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