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Book fair to open tomorrow

KOTTAYAM: The 26th international book fair being organised by Darsana Cultural Society in association with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam municipality and the district administration will be opened by noted filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan on Friday.

According to the organisers, one of the oldest book fairs of its kind in the State, the Darsana Book Fair is expected to bring together nearly 200 publishers and two lakh patrons during the 10-day festival of letters.

The highlight of this year’s fair would be the exhibition being put up by Mahatma Gandhi University on the sidelines of the book festival.

Aksharam, Achadi, Arivu, will be an exhibition depicting the history and development of printing and publishing in Malayalam down the centuries.

One unique feature of the exhibition will be the functions organised under “Mathru Smarana” in memory of the three great women litterateurs of Malayalam: Kadathanattu Madhviyamma, Balmaniamma and Laithmabika Antharjanam.

The birth centenary celebrations of Lalithambka Antharjanam will be inaugurated on the occasion by Rajan Gurukkal, Vice-Chancellor, MG University.

An audio visual programme on Tagore’s Gitanjali will be presented on November 30.

According to the organisers, a special stall would be earmarked for the exhibition of works by M.T. Vasudevan Nair.

Seminars on screen play, distance education, literature, media freedom and developmental needs of Kottayam have also been organised as part of the fair which will conclude on December 6.

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