On most occasions, author and historian AR Venkatachalapathy enjoys interacting with readers who speak their mind about his work. Venkatachalapathy, like several writers from the State, has been a reader at the Chennai Book Fair for several years, before being published as an author with his own work on display here. The Chennai Book Fair, usually conducted in January before …
Chennai Metro now allows commuters to book online tickets through Meta-owned messaging and calling platform WhatsApp. On Wednesday, 17 May 2023, the new e-ticket was introduced in the presence of E Siddique, managing director of Chennai Metro Rail Limited. The passengers will get a 20 percent discount on metro tickets booked through the texting platform. As reported by The Indian …
A regular visitor to the annual Chennai Book Fair in the last two decades would have noticed how stalls selling Tamil books had moved from the margins to the centre-stage. While library orders and the book fairs, organised in Chennai and almost in all districts, played a major role in giving impetus to the publishing industry, Mr. Olivannan said the …
The 45th Chennai Book Fair will be held for 18 days during January 6-23 at the YMCA Grounds in Nandanam. The Chennai Book Fair is an annual event organised by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India. BAPSAI president Vairavan said the 45th Chennai Book Fair will be open from 3 pm to 8.30 pm on weekdays and from …
