48th Chennai Book Fair

Hi everyone! I had been to the 48th Chennai Book fair last week. Not to exaggerate, it was really amazing. I don't think the event would be held in other states with as much grandeur as in Tamil Nadu. It shows how much literature is being valued here. Also, the audience was huge. There were over 900 stalls and over 1 lakh books. But it is being reported that book sales in book fairs has been relatively decreasing over the years. The point stressed is that, people note down the books from the fair and then order the books online. The cost of books is often cited as the reason. But I bought most of the books from the fair. The thing is, when ordering online, there are chances of duplicate copies being despatched. After all, lower the price, lower the quality. The problem with duplicates is, the words are faded, and the books lose colour very soon. Also, the pages are very light and not thick, which could lead to the books getting damaged easily.

I have also observed a change in me, which seems to have reflected in my choice of books. My literary taste seems to have improved. Also, my dad used to constantly tell me to write my name and the date of purchase of the book, which I didn't do most of the time. But this time, I wrote my name and the date of purchase. After buying the books, I also arranged my shelf in order to make space for keeping them. In the process, I identified the unnecessary papers and other such stuff which were occupying the space in my shelf, and left some in the attic and disposed off some of them. So, after attending the book fair, I was able to find some positive changes in me, and also develop some new ones, which wouldn't have been possible otherwise.

Visit the book fair, people. It's amazing. Do not miss this opportunity. Also, for those who don't know, there is an international book exhibition about to happen in the Nandambakkam Trade Center on Jan 16,17 and 18. Do visit that also if possible👍.