The daylong event was kickstarted on january 9 and is organised by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. Police personnel are flocking to the ongoing book fair at ymca in nandanam during break hours. The book fair stays open for days from 9 th january to 21st january, 2020. Find our books at the chennai book fair pratham books. Quikrjobs offers the largest platform for job seekers. Day of reading to mark book fair 2020 chennai nyoooz. The annual book fair has become part of chennai s culture, like the december music season. Curtains were drawn for the day long book fair at ymca in nandanam on tuesday. So in order to increase the sales with this big annual gap the small time chennai royapettah book festival will be very helpful says the sources. Ymca college of physical education grounds, nandanam, chennai dates. The 43rd edition of chennai book fair which is being held at the ymca ground in nandanam witnessed a sea of bibliophiles at the event on its eleventh day on sunday. Chennai book fair is one of the biggest books festivals of india usually starting in the month of january. Meghna won 3rd prize in the 37th chennai book fair drawing competition held on jan 12, 2014 at ymca grounds, nandanam. Today was my first visit to 37th chennai book fair, for the second year the venue was at ymca nandanam chennai.
My earliest memory of the book fair was sitting on an open ground under moonlit skies with friends, discussing books. In 1981, the book fair moved to the ymca grounds in royapettah, chennai. There are around 700 stalls with plenty of options to choose. We can sketch around the ground and inside the fair. You can search for relevant jobs in your city and locality. Instead, an alternate lowkey pongal book fair was held between and 24 january for book lovers and tourists. Even better is to search for jobs by type like full time, part time, summer trainees interns, work from home or freelancing. Chennai book fair wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The chennai book fair attracts readers and book lovers from various countries and from. Chenna i book f air or m adras book fair is an annual book fair organize d in chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south indi a bap asi. 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. There is a visible increase in the number of khakiclad personnel visiting the fair. The booksellers and publishers association of south india. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january.
The booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi administrators have informed that the 43rd chennai book fair is scheduled to be conducted from 9th january till 21st january for days at chennai nandanam ymca grounds. Sri aurobindo society, chennai branch is participating in the 43rd chennai book fair at ymca grounds, nandanam from 9 to 21 jan 2020. From keeladi findings to writers corner, 43rd chennai book fair promises to be a literary treat from keeladi findings to writers corner, 43rd chennai book fair promises to be a literary treat the fair will be held from january 9 to january 21 at the ymca grounds in nandanam, between 3 pm and 9 pm on weekdays and 11 am and 9 pm on weekends. Cops day out at chennai book fair chennai news times. Chennai book fair from jan 9 with keeladi, thirukkural as. South indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to be held. Ymca college of physical education ground, nandanam, chennai 600035. Now is the perfect time to shop the scholastic dollars catalog to gift new books to kids during school closures. The discussion of bans at chennai book fair is telling of. Chenna i book f air or m adras book fair is an annual book fair organize d in chennai, india by. The chennai book fair is the second largest book fair in the country. Regular readers of this blog are familiar with my fondness for books and spending lot of money in book fairs. It had 747 stalls in a 180,000squarefoot area, with 450 participants and 1 million titles. This is the first time i am visiting the book fair.
The 37th edition of the chennai book fair organised by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi will be held from january 10 to 22 at the ymca college of physical education. At chennai book fair on the footpath, old books find new readers. Chennai book fair 2019 latest tamil news about chennai. As precursor to the chennai book fair which will start on january 9, around 5,000 school and college students read books together at the same time at ymca on monday. Books in several indian and foreign languages are featured, and the event program is filled with book launches and lectures. The 43rd chennai book fair on ymca grounds in nandanam will go on for days, from january 9 to 21, the booksellers and publishers. The 42nd edition of the chennai book fair, organised by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi, will be held from january 4 to 20 on the ymca. Chennai book festival going on at ymca grounds, royapettah. The chennai book fair starts today and goes on till 22nd january. Parking facility is good even in sunday rush hours with nominal charge of rs 10. This blog will express views on indian stock market, wit, chennai, travel, reflections, current affairs, music, movies and photography.
The book fair features over a million books, records, magazines and cds and starts at 4 p. Though i had to go an entire round inside the huge ymca i got a parking spot right near the book fair entrance, i am feeling lucky today. The muchawaited chennai book fair, which draws lakhs of young and old readers from across the country, is set to retu. Proceeds from the sale of the books benefit programs at the. I dont exactly remember the first time i attended the chennai book fair. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to. Day of reading to mark book fair 2020 the new indian express. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most.
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. It will be held between january 921, 2020, at the ymca grounds in nandanam, the organiser booksellers and publishers association of. The book sellers and publishers association of south india bapasi has been. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to be held in may. From keeladi findings to writers corner, 43rd chennai. Sri aurobindo society participates in the 43rd chennai. The 17day fair which is in its 42nd edition will be held at ymca grounds in nandanam, and is expected to have 20 lakh visitors and close to 800 stalls. The 43rd chennai book fair will be held at ymca grounds from 9 january to 21 january, 2020, between 3 pm and 9 pm and on extended hours. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. I am jack of all trades and trying to become master of few.
It is an experience to see rows and rows of stalls selling just books, all under one roof. Join us at the 42nd chennai book fair from 4 to 20 january 2019. The 37th annual chennai book fair starts today, with a huge 777 stalls to fill the ymca college of physical education in nandanam. Elocution and drawing competitions will be held on 11. The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20, at ymca physical education college ground, nandanam due to the construction of cmrl chennai metro rail at e. Exhibition at ymca royapettah book fair 202021 job. What i discovered on a sunday afternoon at the chennai. The venue was ymca royapettah opposite to royappetah general hospital which is different from. The chennai book festival 2014 will be nothing short of a cultural euphoria. More than lakh people visited the 43rd book fair, which was inaugurated on january 9. Last sunday, we went to chennai book fair 2015 which is my first book fair visit in chennai. Chennai book fair, chennai book fair 2015 date and time, chennai book fair 2015 stall list, chennai book fair books, chennai book fair venue. Chennai book fair from jan 9 with keeladi, thirukkural as highlight.
The chennai book fair is one of the biggest book fairs in the country and is a busy place every single year, 20 lakh people are expected to visit this year what i discovered on a sunday afternoon at the chennai book fair 2019 chennai news edexlive. Chennai book fair from jan 9 with keeladi, thirukkural as highlight the 43rd chennai book fair fair will be held from january 9, 2020 to january 21, 2020 at the ymca grounds in nandanam, between 3 pm and 9 pm on weekdays and 11 am and 9 pm on weekends. If you are visiting the book fair at ymca in nandanam, then dont miss this alternate fair. Chennai book fair project gutenberg selfpublishing.
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