Why u buy so many books ? A question which I face frequently. The simple answer of mine to them was and is "What ever i ate today for breakfast , it is sponsored by a book which i read in the past" meaning books are my bread winners. Not an overstatement. With the limited access i had / have , always tried to maximise exposure to books.
Visiting a book fair was always in my radar. Though book fair got conducted in Pondy too @ a marriage hall, access by wheelchair is a big question mark.
Hence chennai book fair was a golden choice. Had an opportunity to visit Chennai Book Fair on 10th Jan with my brother Jena. Baring a slight accessibility issue at the entrance, overall the complete complex was accessible by Wheelchair. Hope they would take care of providing a better ramp at the entrance next year.
With overall 600+ shops, it is certainly not possible to cover them all. With our curiosity, we covered around 75%. Stall after stall , books books and more books... Like the aroma of flowers make you feel dizzy in the garden, the galaxy of books do make us feel elated.
Bought around 20 books. Few from the list
- கிமு கிபி - மதன்
- மகாபாரதம் மாபெரும் விவாதம் - பழ கருப்பையா
- பாரதியார் கட்டுரைகள்
- விபரீத கோட்பாடு - சுஜாதா
- கொலையுதிர் காலம் - சுஜாதா
- கணிதத்தின் கதை - இரா நடராசன்
Apart from this, the biographies of Edison, C.V. Raman etc. The card swiping was not working (Fortunately or Unfortunately).
Very good feel to see thousands of people in search of books. Ofcourse we can buy books online. The book fair certainly is an experience which is more than simply buying a book.
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