Chennai pongal book festival2016 the indian association. To those that visit us as the book fair, we will offer a discounted membership. The visit is a bit nostalgic as well for me, as it brings back memory of my school days when my dad used to bring me to this fair every year. Built largely between the 7th and the 9th centuries, the. Planning to visit other stalls in the next few days. Pongal in chennai events, tickets, activities and things to.
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. Cm palaniswami to inaugurate bapasi book fair at chennai on. 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. The chennai pongal book festival 2016 is being held at the ymca grounds, royapettahnot nandanam from january 24, 16. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new year pongal season.
When books complete the pongal weekend chennai news times. Sivaraman speech at chennai pongal book fair on 16th january 2016. The fair typically lasts for about 10 days during the new yearpongal season. Chennai 32 nd book fair 2009 srivathsans statements. 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.
The 39th chennai book fair is being held from 1st june to th june at the island grounds this year, with nearly 700 stalls. While some publishers have been affected, many of them depend on the revenue they get at the book fair about 50 per cent of. This year, a fivedaylong weekend for schools on account of pongal meant that a number of them. 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. Thai pongal is mainly celebrated to convey appreciation to the sun god for a successful harvest. The book fair conducted by the tamil nadu books sales and promotions association will consist of 225 book stalls. 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.
The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. Chennai book fair project gutenberg selfpublishing. My painting is selected as one of the best paintings in the competition and given the books worth rs. Jan, 2020 the book fair, which is currently in its 43rd edition and is a popular event in the city around pongal every year, has novels and other fiction set in the backdrop of the civil war that took place.
The 37th chennai book fair is organised will be held from january 10 to 22 at the ymca college of physical education, nandanam. 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. Trade fairs chennai appointments from june 2020 worldwide. Mahabalipuram, situated about 60 km south of chennai in tamil nadu, is an ancient port town known for its stone carvings and stone temples. Bibliophiles in the city have something to cheer about this new year. 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. 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. Iab participated in the book fair at ymca, royapettai, chennai from th jan, 2016 to 24th jan 2016. Pongal in chennai events, tickets, activities and things. I happened to read when i wanted to know about book fair chennai 2009. The fair typically lasts for about 10 days during the new year pongal season. 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. Chennai pongal book fair announced printweek india. I had participated in the chennai pongal book fair 2016 drawing contest held on january 15, 2016 at ymca ground, royapettah.
English summary book fair in chennai starts on th this month with pongal festival. The annual book fair has become part of chennais culture, like the december music season. 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. Through the weekend, this book fair organized by bapasi or booksellers and publishers association of south india fair saw a large number of people. Chennai book fair 2020, ymca nandanam book fair timing, ymca book fair dates, venue address. 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. It is a twoweek long book fair that happens during the pongal season. Children browsing books at the 41st chennai book fair held at st. Representing the rural rituals, pongal or boiling over holds a great importance in life of tamalians. To make your pongal vacation more enjoyable, treat yourself to the annual book fair. Chennai book fair wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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. The fair is nothing fancy, its more like a large scale village market. As a result the organiser bapasi has decided to postpone the.
The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. The chennai book fair, which is usually held in january, has been postponed to april because of the flood. I went to the chennai book fair 2009 on pongal day. Mahabalipuram in chennai mahabalipuram tour mahabalipuram. To make your pongal vacation more enjoyable, treat yourself to. The search for chennai from june 2020 result following trade fairs. 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.
The fair is usually held between the last week of decemb. The newspapers reported that earlier this week, the book fair saw a record 8 lakh visitors on a single day. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Two lakh visitors and a good sale at the chennai pongal book festival at the ymca royapettah grounds. Jan 11, 2016 book fair in chennai starts on th this month with pongal festival. Jan 31, 2016 i had participated in the chennai pongal book fair 2016 drawing contest held on january 15, 2016 at ymca ground, royapettah. This year, in its 42nd year, it has returned to the sprawling grounds of ymca nandanam. Marx, bhagat singh find young readers at chennai book fair. Coinciding with the end of the summer vacations, the fair has several stalls housing academic and schoolrelated books. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. As i learnt about the price of that book compared to its actua. It is now said that many families came to the book fair along with their kids.
When books complete the pongal weekend chennai news. Cm palaniswami to inaugurate bapasi book fair at chennai. 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. Its always fun for me to visit the annual chennai trade fair that happens in island grounds near the mouth of river cooum.
Jan 17, 2018 it is not a coincidence that the annual chennai book fair is scheduled during the pongal weekend. Pongal 2020 in india, photos, festival, religion, fair when. 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. Spent some money in kalachuvadu and uyirmmai stalls and at prodigy stall for my daughter. 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. 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. Chennai book fair 2020 january 921, 2020 one of the. Topic of the contest was vellam thaandi ullam velvom, which was based on the recent chennai floods.
Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai. 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. The chennai book fair by bapasi that happens around new yearpongal festival has been a must go annual event for me. Crowds swell at chennai book fair deccan chronicle. Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of the season consecrated to the sun the surya maangalyam. The fair lasts for about two weeks during the new year pongal season. Pongal book fair will have over 200 stalls the hindu. The book fair, which will begin on jan 4 will be open till jan 20 and is expected to have over 800 stalls. This is pongal season and the kids are having holidays now is known. 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. Pongal 2020 in india, photos, festival, religion, fair. The 17day chennai book fair hosted by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi for the. 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.
Normally 600 publishers would take part in the book fair by the bapasi. It is that time of the year when you indulge in that bowl of delicious sweet pongal dripping with ghee. Since i had taken my kids along too, couldnt spend much time and check out all the stalls. 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. The chennai book fair is an annual book fair being organized in chennai by booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. The fair lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. Jul 19, 2018 pongal, one of the most popular festivals in india, is a harvest festival that is celebrated in chennai. 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. Usually held around pongal january, the book fair was cancelled due to the floods in december last year.