Pongal, one of the most popular festivals in india, is a harvest festival that is celebrated in chennai. It is a fourdaylong fair during which the farmers offer their prayers to god for a good yield and also seek his blessings to experience the same in the future as well. It is the only day when chakkara pongal 18th january, a yummy delight of harvest rice is prepared with jaggery, cashew nuts and ghee and is then offered to the sun god. It is not the regular, popular chennai book fair, but a number of publishers and booksellers have got together to organise a similar event from january to 24 the chennai pongal book fair 2016. Jan 11, 2016 book fair in chennai starts on th this month with pongal festival.
This year, in its 42nd year, it has returned to the sprawling grounds of ymca nandanam. It is now said that many families came to the book fair along with their kids. Cm palaniswami to inaugurate bapasi book fair at chennai. English summary book fair in chennai starts on th this month with pongal festival. The chennai book fair by bapasi that happens around new yearpongal festival has been a must go annual event for me. Chennai pongal book fair announced printweek india. As i learnt about the price of that book compared to its actua. The newspapers reported that earlier this week, the book fair saw a record 8 lakh visitors on a single day. I had participated in the chennai pongal book fair 2016 drawing contest held on january 15, 2016 at ymca ground, royapettah. I happened to read when i wanted to know about book fair chennai 2009. Spent some money in kalachuvadu and uyirmmai stalls and at prodigy stall for my daughter. Every year, the chennai book fair comes to town right on the heels of the chennai music season, but clearly the book fair has a much larger appeal. 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. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january.
Chennai book fair 2020 january 921, 2020 one of the. Chennai book fair wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The ymca grounds in the city where the 37th annual book fair is being held, received more than 22,000 footfalls till about 6 pm on sunday. The 37th chennai book fair is organised will be held from january 10 to 22 at the ymca college of physical education, nandanam. Bibliophiles in the city have something to cheer about this new year. The fair is nothing fancy, its more like a large scale village market. Pongal 2020 in india, photos, festival, religion, fair. The annual book fair has become part of chennais culture, like the december music season. As a result the organiser bapasi has decided to postpone the. Chennai book fair is normally organised by the publishers and booksellers of the south india bapasi. Two lakh visitors and a good sale at the chennai pongal book festival at the ymca royapettah grounds.
The fair lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. The fair typically lasts for about 10 days during the new year pongal season. The fair typically lasts for about 10 days during the new yearpongal season. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. Chennai book fair 2020, ymca nandanam book fair timing, ymca book fair dates, venue address. To make your pongal vacation more enjoyable, treat yourself to. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in the chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india. Cm palaniswami to inaugurate bapasi book fair at chennai on. Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of the season consecrated to the sun the surya maangalyam. To make your pongal vacation more enjoyable, treat yourself to the annual book fair.
The event was postponed due to the flood and the tnvmk stepped in to organise the pongal book festival and 250 publishers took part in the fair. Jul 19, 2018 pongal, one of the most popular festivals in india, is a harvest festival that is celebrated in chennai. Pongal 2020 in india, photos, festival, religion, fair when. When books complete the pongal weekend chennai news. Jan 11, 2016 the tamil nadu book sales and promotions association announced the chennai pongal book fair to be held from january to 24 at ymca grounds, royapettah, chennai. Thai pongal is mainly celebrated to convey appreciation to the sun god for a successful harvest. This is pongal season and the kids are having holidays now is known. Sivaraman speech at chennai pongal book fair on 16th january 2016.
It is a twoweek long book fair that happens during the pongal season. Many other special events take place in chennai and the rest of tamil nadu during pongal, such as chennai book fair and lit for life. To those that visit us as the book fair, we will offer a discounted membership. Normally 600 publishers would take part in the book fair by the bapasi. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new year pongal season. Since i had taken my kids along too, couldnt spend much time and check out all the stalls. The book fair, which will begin on jan 4 will be open till jan 20 and is expected to have over 800 stalls. Chennai book fair project gutenberg selfpublishing. I got to read a book bought from book fair, chennai called 48 laws of law. Crowds swell at chennai book fair deccan chronicle. The booksellers and publishers association of south india or bapasi are the organisers of this grand event which occurs during the season of pongal new year, especially during the.
Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai. The 17day chennai book fair hosted by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi for the. Built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries, the. The fair lasts for about two weeks during the new year pongal season. Jan 18, 2019 every year, the chennai book fair comes to town right on the heels of the chennai music season, but clearly the book fair has a much larger appeal. Planning to visit other stalls in the next few days. Topic of the contest was vellam thaandi ullam velvom, which was based on the recent chennai floods. While some publishers have been affected, many of them depend on the revenue they get at the book fair about 50 per cent of. The chennai book fair is an annual book fair being organized in chennai by booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. The book fair conducted by the tamil nadu books sales and promotions association will consist of 225 book stalls. Mahabalipuram in chennai mahabalipuram tour mahabalipuram. The fair is usually held between the last week of decemb. Jan 31, 2016 i had participated in the chennai pongal book fair 2016 drawing contest held on january 15, 2016 at ymca ground, royapettah.
Jan 17, 2018 it is not a coincidence that the annual chennai book fair is scheduled during the pongal weekend. Usually held around pongal january, the book fair was cancelled due to the floods in december last year. Encompassing ied expressions of life for example cleanliness, plants and animals, feast, harvest, and relationship bonds, pongal festival is indeed a time to go for big celebrations like decorating the cows, processions and stunning rangolis. Chennai pongal book festival2016 the indian association. It is that time of the year when you indulge in that bowl of delicious sweet pongal dripping with ghee. The 17day chennai book fair hosted by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi for the year 2019 is all set to kick off from january 4 to 20. Marx, bhagat singh find young readers at chennai book fair. Chennai 32 nd book fair 2009 srivathsans statements. Yes, the chennai book fair for 2016 is not the regular one, but a special chennai pongal book fair 2016 by the publishers and booksellers.
The 39th chennai book fair is being held from 1st june to th june at the island grounds this year, with nearly 700 stalls. Coinciding with the end of the summer vacations, the fair has several stalls housing academic and schoolrelated books. The chennai pongal book festival 2016 is being held at the ymca grounds, royapettahnot nandanam from january 24, 16. Jan 27, 2016 the annual book fair has become part of chennais culture, like the december music season. I went to the chennai book fair 2009 on pongal day. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Representing the rural rituals, pongal or boiling over holds a great importance in life of tamalians.
When books complete the pongal weekend chennai news times. Pongal book fair will have over 200 stalls the hindu. A day after senior journalist v anbazhagan was told to vacate his stall at the chennai book fair, for selling a book highlighting alleged corruption by the tamil nadu government, the bjp has. Chennai book fair, tamil nadu is a major indian book event organised by booksellers and publishers association of south india which exhibits innumerable books and comprises several contests. Trade fairs chennai appointments from june 2020 worldwide. 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. Children browsing books at the 41st chennai book fair held at st. Earlier this week, booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi threw open the doors to chennais 41st book fair, also one of the citys largest book shows held annually.
The search for chennai from june 2020 result following trade fairs. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in the chennai, india by the bookseller and publishers association of south india bapasi. The chennai book fair, which is usually held in january, has been postponed to april because of the flood. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in the chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. My painting is selected as one of the best paintings in the competition and given the books worth rs. This year, a fivedaylong weekend for schools on account of pongal meant that a number of them. Pongal in chennai events, tickets, activities and things. Its always fun for me to visit the annual chennai trade fair that happens in island grounds near the mouth of river cooum. Bhogi pongal 15th january followed by surya is the first and the foremost festivity that takes place on the last day of tamil month. Pongal in chennai events, tickets, activities and things to. Through the weekend, this book fair organized by bapasi or booksellers and publishers association of south india fair saw a large number of people. Also referred to as the madras book fair, chennai book fair is an important annual book fair which is organised in the state of chennai and continues for 10 days. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair.