I was in theBookFair on Thursday as well as today.It is Huge.
OnThursday I had the fortune of meeting our Dhivakar Sir and NDTV Vaidyanathan Sir,along with Sampath Sir - Ex Hindu (Still...... by faith). That was a good 1-1/2 hr for me withthem. I also had a chance to meet with "Thamizh Thenee" sir and Saravana Rajendran Sir of Min Tamil Group.It was a wonderful day. I purchased our Dhivakar Sir's Emden and Gokul's Rajakesari.
I also met our Venketesh Sir, on both the days. However the surprise was B Muruganantham, a good friend of mine, who, I did not know was a member of our group and had authored the book Feroze Gandhi.
Today I had a good Hunt andthe following are the books that I purchased on these two days.
A. History
1.Kumarik KaNdam (alladhu) Kadal KoNda ThennAdu - By Ka. Appadurai - Poompuhar Pathippagam 2.ThennAttu POrkkaLangaL - By Ka. Appadurai - Poompuhar Pathippagam 3. 1800 ANduku muRpatta Thamizhagam - By Ka. Appadurai - Poompuhar Pathippagam 3.Pandiya VaralAru - By Sadasiva Bandarathar - Manivasagara Pathippagam 4.Thenkumariyin Kadhai - By A.Ka. Perumal - Thamizhini Pathippagam 5.Azhagar KOil - By Tho.Paramasivam - Padayal (Purchased from Niveditha Pathippagam) 6.Pallava seppEdugaL 30 - Edited by P.Sri and T.N Subramanian - Ulagath Tamizh Araaichi Niruvanam 7. Sangath Tamizharin vazhipAdum saDangugaLum - M Shanmugam Pillai - Ulagath Tamizh Araaichi Niruvanam 8. SangakAla mannar kAla nilai varalARu - By VP Purushottam - AinthiNai Pathippagam 9. Tamizh Ilakkiya VaralARu - By M Varadarajan - Sahitya Academy 10. Ki Mu Ki Pi - By Madhan - Kizhakkup Pathippagam 11. Madarasapattinam - By KRA Narasaiah - Pazhaniappa Brothers
B. Biographies 1. Feroze Gandhi - By B.Muruganatham - The Avenue Press 2. En dEsam en vAzhkkai - By LK Advani (Translated by Vasanthan Perumal) - Alliance Publishers
C. Books Related to Religion 1. PurAdhana India ilakkiya varalARRuk kalaichol kaLanjiyam - By K Krishnamachariar - Narmadha Pathippagam 2. SilappadhikAramum Divyaprabandhamum - By A Seenivasan - Pazhaniappa Brothers 3. Acharya Hrudayam - By Purushottama Naidu - Madras University Publications
E. Other Novels 1. Gopalla Gramam - Ki Rajanarayanan - Annam Publishers 2. Gopallapuratthu MakkaL - Ki Rajanarayanan - Annam Publishers 3. Swamy & Friends - RK Narayan - Indian Thought Publications 4. Malgudi Days - RK Narayan - Indian Thought Publications
F. Other Books 1. Amarnath Yathra - By Saravana Rajendran - Varam Publishers
G. Books I wanted, but not available in Stalls (I will get them from the Publishers store directly) 1. En Thanthai Bharathi - Biography of Bharathiyar's Daughter - Pazhniappa Brothers (Thanks to Venketesh Sir for the recommendation) 2. Pallavar VaralARu - By Rasamanickanaar - Saiva Siddhantha NooRpathippu Kazhagam 3. PANdiyar SeppEdugaL 10 - Ulagath Tamizh Araaichi Niruvanam
haha.. I think whom ever have met Venkat in the past couple of days would have bought "En Thantai Bharathi" - as I skimmed, i think it will be a good read, nice suggestion Venkat..
Sorry to have missed out mentioning it. Actually I have arranged for that book even before the Book Fair. My uncleworks in Vikatan. On seeing yourfirst mail regarding the book I enquired him and he confirmedthe release and he will get me a copy. In fact Ihad also asked for Vandhaargal Vendraargal by Madhan. I even spoke to him today, kind of reminding him. He has promised me these books bytomorrow.
Well I preferred to wait for him,as a mark of respect for his words to get me the book.Will let you knowonce I receive the same.