Kannadi Cupboard is set to host Padithavudan Kizhithuvidavum
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Every year, the sprawling grounds of YMCA in Nandanam come alive with the Chennai Book Fair. The annual event sees a footfall of thousands every day, and is a platform for traditional publishers to reach out to readers across genres and ages. This weekend, a quieter alternative to the bustling event is set to unfold at a gallery space in Tambaram for everything self-published. Kannadi Cupboard is set to host Padithavudan Kizhithuvidavum, its first book fair for self-published work. Prasanna Venkatesh, who put together the space along with his sibling Keerthana Alageshan, says that the fair will be “on the diametrically opposite direction of the traditional book fair, where everything is done by the artist or a self-publishing house”.
The fair will have books displayed on mats on the floor like in a sandhai
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