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For the love of books
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Tamil book lovers can make merry at the National Book Festival
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Photo: K. Ananthan
Variety rules At the Book fair
The Wind and the Sun once had an argument over who was mightier. When a traveller passed by, the Wind said that whoever made the man remove his coat was mightier.
The Wind blew hard, and the man clung to his coat, but when the sun got hotter, he removed it swiftly. The Wind saluted the Sun!
Fascinating
This is one of the interesting stories from Aesop’s Fables. For more, walk into the National Book Festival conducted by New Century Book House. The five-volume book comes for Rs. 225. And, who said it is only for kids? It will easily fascinate adults too.
Looks like a whole bunch of people out there wants our children to go for Indian tales rather than the Enid Blytons. So, you find plenty of books on Jataka tales, Panchatantra and Hitopadesha. There are also bedtime stories, fairy tales, puzzles and colouring books to keep your kids engrossed.
A blessing
The exhibition is a blessing for Tamil book lovers. From one that teaches you to draw cartoons to translations of works by Rabindranath Tagore and Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, there are a lot to choose from. Check out Nenjukku Needhi by our Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Leo Tolstoy’s Porum Amaidhiyum (War and Peace), books by Kannadhasan, those on the Cholas, and Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan and Parthiban Kanavu. One of the books that is sure to evoke interest is the student edition of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Agni Siragugal (Wings of Fire).
The abridged version comes for Rs. 36. Students can pick from books on developing language skills, letter writing, idioms and phrases, science, math, geography, general knowledge and quiz. There are, of course, the regulars on numerology, astrology, weight-loss, baby names, sudoku, reiki, management, marketing, computers, grammar and law.
Navarathri dolls
Indian Toys Come Alive by Vijaya Gupchup throws light on Navarathri and the significance of dolls. Set as a conversation between a grandmother, Amma, and her U.S.-returned granddaughter Keya, the book makes for interesting reading. All yours for Rs. 80.
On cookery
Can a book exhibition be complete without cookbooks? Rows of them, teaching you to make snacks, vegetarian and non-vegetarian delights, pizzas, pastas, cakes, biscuits, ice-cream, chocolates, beverages and juices jostle with each other.
Famous personalities
The curious lot can browse through books that provide an insight into the lives of famous personalities such as Mahatma Gandhi, Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and Narayanamurthy. The exhibition is on near Hotel Tamil Nadu at Gandhipuram, from 9.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. till February 28. A discount of 10 per cent is offered on all books.
W. SREELALITHA
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