The 46th edition of the Chennai Book Fair, organized by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPSI), concluded at the YMCA Ground in Nandanam on Sunday.
At the end of the week, a huge crowd gathered at the fair. “We had a footfall of over 15 lakh people during the fair. A lot of people used to visit the fair during the long weekend during the Pongal festival,” said S. Vairavan said.
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“On Sunday morning, we had around 10,000 visitors as soon as the fair opened and the number kept increasing as it was the last day,” he said.
This year, he said, there were around 980 stalls, the highest in the last few years. “Historical novels, science books, self-help books, biographies and children’s books were among those that were hugely popular among visitors,” said Mr. Vairavan.
This year, adjacent to the Chennai Book Fair, the first edition of the Chennai International Book Fair was organized by BAPASI along with the Directorate of Public Libraries and the Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation. 365 books have been earmarked for translation after the International Fair, out of which 90 books will be translated from Tamil to other languages.