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. All books are available in one place with different dealers are known as book fair. The chennai book festival 2014 will be nothing short of a cultural euphoria with 700 stalls, over 5 lakh titles including both tamil and english and 10 lakh. 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. Publisher evicted from chennai book fair for displaying book. Find here exhibition stalls, suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, traders with exhibition stalls prices for buying. Join us at the 43rd chennai book fair from 9 to 21 january 2020. Innumerable major book publishers and sellers enjoy active participation in the chennai book fair. At chennai book fair on the footpath, old books find new readers. World book fair 2017 is scheduled from 9th to 17th january 2017 at the pragati maidan, new delhi and is organized by national book trust nbt, india. A publishercumauthor was evicted from his rented stall at the ongoing 43rd chennai book fair by the booksellers and publishers. Stalls selling books on religion and theology are drawing in more people at the chennai book fair this year. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. With a vision to empower parents to raise happy and successful children, parentcircle is also unveiling.
The 36th chennai book fair was hosted at the ymca education college. The first madras book fair had 22 stalls and was held at the madrasaiazam school due to the initiative of k. The 37th chennai book fair is organised will be held from january 10 to 22 at the ymca college of physical education, nandanam. 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. Pages in category book fairs in india the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Book stores in velachery, chennai, shops sulekha chennai. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. Check out the list of latest movies running in nearby theatres and multiplexes in chennai, for you to watch this weekend on bookmyshow. This year the book fair is happening in the spacious island grounds near. It is conducting basically in a well known area so that every one can able to use that opportunity in a better manner. I made my customary visit to the book fair today with my son. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. Georges school on periyar evr high road and will go on till january 19. During 2009, there existed 600 stalls in the chennai book fair.
Library memberships are open for all 18 years and above. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by. Its always fun for me to visit the annual chennai trade fair that happens in island grounds near the mouth of river cooum. Around 10 stalls have put on sale 10,000 books of which most are english titles with prices ranging from rs 10 to rs 150. The hub of knowledge featuring 10 lakh titles, 250 tamil publishers, 127 english publishers and 37 media organizations wont be a less than a dream for any booklover. Stalls with religious books favourite at chennai book fair. We can sketch around the ground and inside the fair. Hello everyone, in chennai there are many places the book fair are conducting. The chennai book fair is considered to be one of the biggest events in the chennai cultural calendar along with the chennai music season.
This year 2016 due to chennai floods in december, the annual book fair got postponed. Today, i was joined by my friend muthu nedumaran malaysia of murasu anjal fame. Georges school, aminjikarai opp pachaiappas college. It is hard to fathom that it is a thursday afternoon, with. Check the list of best upcoming events and activities happening today, tomorrow and this weekend in chennai. 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. Thieves a pain for sellers at book fair chennai news times of india.
The worlds biggest bible does and it is currently on display at the international christian book fair which is being held from august 9 to the 16 in the city of chennai, in the southeastern. India biggest bible on display at the chennai book fair. Book your stall in exhibitions, call 9703949871 for event details. A packed stall in the chennai book fair on the last sunday of the event photo. Along with the chennai music season, the chennai book fair is amongst the most interesting events of the year. Online movie ticket bookings for the bollywood, hollywood, tamil, telugu and other regional films showing near you in chennai. India trade promotion organisation will organize the 25th edition of delhi book fair in halls 7 d, e and f, g, h and the 21st stationery fair5th office automation and 5th corporate gift fair in halls 7 a, b, c during 1115 september, 2019 at pragati maidan, new delhi. The fair will have around 700 stalls, with over two crore books under 15 lakh titles. Regular debates, contests and speeches are held at the venue.
In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. Of the 700 stalls, a major share, as always, will be taken up by tamil. Stall allocation list 2014, book fair stall allocation details 2014, chennai book fair 2014, chennai book fair stall details, chennai book fair home news good news events market watch classifieds price list directory weather health business tips recipes jobs agro foods services. Visit us at stall number 340 and change your childs life. In addition to book stalls, there are food and refreshment stalls to serve the needs of hungry visitors. Keeping with the digital age, the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi has launched a mobile application to guide book lovers about the 40th chennai book fair. Where can you get books, fun at activities and variety of cultural events. Yes, amazon tries to make you read on the kindle, and they were there at the book fair, trying to make you buy a kindle but it was a solitary stall. Tamil nadu once again proved that it is home of ardent readers with booklovers buying books worth whopping rs 15 crore during 44th chennai book fair organised by the booksellers and. The fair is organized in association with federation of indian publishers. A packed stall in the chennai book fair on the last sunday. Cuemath at chennai book fair at chennai events high. Stall allocation list 2014, book fair stall allocation.
We will be present on all days january 6 to january 19, 2017. My first visit to chennai book fair 2014 was last week, you can read about it here. The papery scent of freshlyprinted books hangs heavy in the air, waiting for readers young and old to bask in, at the chennai book fair. Chennai book festival going on at ymca grounds, royapettah. 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. Top upcoming events in chennai near you bookmyshow. Chennai book fair to end today, 12 lakh books sold deccan chronicle. Participate in fun events, play games and win exciting prizes. In a first, chennais book fair to have exclusive stalls. The national book trust, india is an apex body, established by the government of india in the year 1957 to develop reading. 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. Stall allocation layout for all runs chennai book fair. With 800 stalls, chennai book fair expects footfall to exceed 15 lakh.
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