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Tamil nool veliyeedu matrum nool virpanai membaattu kuzhumam is organised chennai book festival in ymca grounds, royapettah till july. I made my customary visit to the book fair today with my son. Chennai had the thirdlargest expatriate population in india, at 35,000 in 2009, 82,790 in 2011 and estimated at over 100,000 by 2016. Jan 31, 2016 i had participated in the chennai pongal book fair 2016 drawing contest held on january 15, 2016 at ymca ground, royapettah.
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Curtains were drawn for the day long book fair at ymca in nandanam on tuesday. The 2015 fair had over 700 stalls representing most major publishing companies in india and was held between january 9 and january 25, 2015. Two lakh visitors and a good sale at the chennai pongal book festival at the ymca royapettah. This fourth edition of the book festival will be held from august 17 to 27 with over 200 stalls. The fair is typically held for about 10 days between the last week of december and the third week of january. Won 2nd prize in the 4th chennai book festival 2018 chitthra kondattam drawing competition, organized by the leading tamil daily dinamani at ymca royapettah on the concluding day of the book festival, ie, august 27. While visiting the city of chennai, it is hard to miss the famous locality of royapettah. Jan 11, 2016 the tamil nadu book sales and promotions association announced the chennai pongal book fair to be held from january to 24 at ymca grounds, royapettah, chennai. The book fair conducted by the tamil nadu books sales and promotions association will consist of 225 book stalls. Sathyam cinemas royapettah, chennai movie showtimes. Plan your journey today and save big on room rates today. A royapettah organised by tamil nadu book sales and promotions association with 225 stalls.
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