The new year is the perfect excuse to get your teeth stuck into a fresh pile of books and as many of the following book fairs also sell books at discounts, your wallet wont suffer too much. The booksellers and publishers association of south india or bapasi are the organisers of this grand event which occurs during the season of pongalnew year. Gnipst was placed in the rank band 76100 in the nirf. His stall housed his books published by surya literature pvt. If you are in koramangala and looking to feed your bookish soul, then you need to head to book fair.
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. If you are in koramangala, then you need to hit up book fair, where you can buy new and used books for discounted rates and prices start as low as inr 10. This year 2016 due to chennai floods in december, the annual book fair got postponed. Bapasi has come back with a bang with a splendid book fair this year from famous publishers, to whos who of book retailers you have them all. Establishment information list government of west bengal.
Latest news, videos and photos of panihati times of. Iskcon atlanta panihati festival 2016 iskcon events. It is celebrated on the thirteenth day of the bright moon in the month of jyeshta mayjune. Chennai book fair 2020 january 921, 2020 one of the. Trainer sodepur station road, shop no1, holding no2, ward no14 in sodepur, kolkata for vocal music and music theory. It is organised by a social organisation named makkal sindhanai peravai.
Check out this book fair in koramangala lbb, bangalore. In august 2016 the west bengal legislative assembly passed another. Saturday 040616 was a busy day at the 39th chennai book fair held at island grounds. Chennai bloggers club admins and others who worked on this book deserve appreciation in initiating this idea and eventually executing the stories into a neat book. It lies to the west of the arterial anna salai mount road and is loosely bordered by saidapet to the south and southwest, west mambalam to the west, kodambakkam to the northwest, nandanam to the south, nungambakkam to the north, and teynampet to the east. One of 6 eminent tamil writers on whom tamilnadu postal circle has issued special covers. Additional fans were installed which helped in the first few days that were quite hot. The festival will be held june 3rd june 4th, and june 5th. The 39th chennai book fair is on from 2 june to june, open during weekdays from 2p9p and during 11a9p on holidays, at island grounds, near. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. Panihati is the name of a village located in the state of west bengal, on the banks of river ganges 10 miles north of kolkata. Visit us at stand 3b01 to know more about our endtoend digital and publishing solutions to stay ahead in todays content driven world.
The chennai book fair by bapasi that happens around new yearpongal festival has been a must go annual event for me. Panihati, once a small hamlet on the bank of the great river ganges in the northern. At iskcon chennai devotees celebrate this wonderful festival by cooking varieties of dishes made from flat rice,fruits. Panihati ida dahi festival, on sunday, july 1 iskcon chennai. Explore panihati profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest. The complete calendar of international book fairs in 2018. Participation in exhibitions and fairs in kolkata and the districts.
On behalf of iskcon atlanta, we would like to invite all the devotees to attend this years festival of chariots and panihati festival at new panihati dham. Bapasi is back this year too with yet another mass book fair in chennai from 1, june 2016, june 2016 happening in the huge island grounds with more than 600 chennai book fair 2016. I made my customary visit to the book fair today with my son. A special cover issued by the tamilnadu postal circle of india post on 01. The chennai pongal book festival 2016 is being held at the ymca grounds, royapettahnot nandanam from january 24, 16. Now everyone related to chennai floods can have a piece of that experience in paperback. Library full of books that are theirs for the taking. All leading print and electronic media will give wide coverage to the utsav. 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. Eid alfitr is the most important muslim festival in west bengal. Whether your publishing needs are from academic, elt, school or highered segments, integra has a custom solution for you. The event was organized by the booksellers and publishers associations of south india bapasi and was inaugurated by nalli kuppusamy. The book fair conducted by the tamil nadu books sales and promotions association will consist of 225 book stalls. Integra is presenting at the london book fair 2018.
West bengal is a state in the eastern region of india along the bay of bengal. A special rice variety called peneti was imported at. Explore panihati profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of panihati. It was one of the leading trade centres in earlier days when the river route was the main means of communication. Book fairs, conferences and exhibitions sage india. 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. While some publishers have been affected, many of them depend on the revenue they get at the book fair about 50 per cent of their cash sales for the year are done here.
Book fair in chennai events, tickets, activities and. First, our chennai bloggers club is the official blogging partner. Vairamuthu paid a visit to the book fair in the evening to meet fans and sign copies of his book. The chennai book fair an irresistible annual book feast for someone like me. Opportunities and challenges, mumbai book fairs, conferences and exhibitions sage india. The chennai book fair, which is usually held in january, has been postponed to april because of the flood. Unexpectedly heavy summer showers, however, sent the organizers scampering. Book fairs i say, its an adventure land altogether. Chennai pongal book fair announced printweek india. Guru nanak institute of dental science and research, 57f, nilganj road, panihati. To this day, pilgrims visit panihati to celebrate the chidadahi festival. Have you ever witnessed thousands of greatminds speaking, listening, discussing and imprinted that certainly would be at a book fair. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. 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.
Normally 600 publishers would take part in the book fair by the bapasi. In the following 12 months, there are plenty of opportunities to walk along shelves piled high with books, searching for the latest literary gems. Chennai book fair 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. Chennai book fair is normally organised by the publishers and booksellers of the south india bapasi. Erode book festival is an annual book fair organized in the south indian city of erode, tamil nadu. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india. It is hard to fathom that it is a thursday afternoon, with. Pongal book fair will have over 200 stalls the hindu. Panihati chida dahi utsava iskcon temple bangalore. Its an annual book fair organized in chennai by the book sellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. The page about upcoming chennai book fair 2015 event in nandanam ymca on 9th to 21st jan. 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.
Usually held during the pongal holidays each year, this year it had been postponed to summer due to the december floods. Many devotees from mayapur and kolkata assemble and jointly conduct kirtanas and massive prasada sacred food distribution to the thousands of pilgrims who arrive for the festival. A visit to chennai book fair 2016 tamil the hindu youtube. Nagar is located about 10 km from chennai airport and about 8 km from chennai central railway station. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. The booksellers and publishers association of south india. How government support to book fair venue can boost. Guru nanak institute of dental science and research, kolkata. Links to the posts of the 7 special covers i nclu d ing the one of chennai book fair are given belo w. After the floods is priced at rs 150 and there is a 10% spot discount during the book fair. Director ram tells his favourite subject news7 tamil duration. The annual chennai book fair was held at the island grounds from june 1 to june, 2016.
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