The Thagadur book festival was thrown open to book lovers at Vallalar Grounds on Friday. The book festival, which will be a 10-day affair is being jointly organised by the district administration, Bharathi Puthagalayam and Thagadur Puthaga Peravai.
The little over a weeklong extravaganza will roll out evenings of conversations and ideas by seasoned speakers, writers and poets.
The book fair will witness a session of ideas and conversations on various topics by speakers from 7 p.m. onwards each day.
On September 9, Sundarajan of Poovulagin Nanbargal will speak on ‘Sutramum Soozhalum’; on September 10, J. Jeyaranjan, vice-chairperson of the State Planning Commission, and M. Gunasekaran, Chief New Editor, Sun News will speak on “Eppadi Valarndhadhu Tamil Nadu?”; on September 11, K. Arumugathamizhan will speak on ‘Deivathal Aagadheninum’, and C. Kamaraj will speak on ‘Noolagam Ennum Thirukovil’; on September 12, writers Keeranur Jagirraja and M. Murugesh will speak on ‘Ezhuthe Vaazhkai’ and ‘Pesathudikkum Puthagangal’; on September 13, poet Nandalala will speak on ‘Chitthiram Pesudadi’; on September 14, poet Shakti Jothi, and Sahithya Academy winner S. Darman will speak on ‘Kadai Kadayam Kaaranamam’; on September 16, Prof. Parveen Sultanan will speak on ‘Puthagam ennum Bhodi Maram’; on September 17, scientist T.V. Venkateswaran will speak on ‘Bhoomikku Enna Joram – Enna Maruthuvam’.
Dharmapuri book fair is hosting over 100 stalls and thousands of titles and will be open from morning till night. The fair will be formally inaugurated by Minister for Agriculture M.R.K. Paneerselvam on Saturday.
