{"id":1688,"date":"2026-01-09T04:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2026-01-09T04:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:39:25","slug":"cm-stalin-inaugurates-49th-chennai-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/?p=1688&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"CM Stalin Inaugurates 49th Chennai Book Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reading Habit Is the Foundation of a Knowledge Society<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamil Nadu Chief Minister <strong>M.K. Stalin<\/strong> inaugurated the <strong>49th Chennai Book Fair<\/strong> at the YMCA Grounds, Nandanam, Chennai. Speaking at the event, he highlighted the importance of reading in shaping an informed and progressive society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Book Fair as a Knowledge Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Minister said the Chennai Book Fair has grown into a major <strong>knowledge and cultural festival<\/strong>, featuring <strong>over 1,000 stalls<\/strong> and a vast collection of books in Tamil, English, and other languages. He noted that <strong>free entry<\/strong> has been provided to ensure wider public participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Call to Youth to Develop Reading Habit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Urging students and young readers to cultivate a daily reading habit, CM Stalin said books enhance critical thinking and social awareness. He added that a reading culture is essential for building a <strong>future-ready knowledge society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recognition for Writers and Tamil Literature<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Stalin also referred to the <strong>Kalaignar Porkizhi Awards<\/strong>, which honour outstanding writers for their contribution to Tamil literature. He reiterated that promoting Tamil language and literature remains a key priority of the Tamil Nadu government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Habit Is the Foundation of a Knowledge Society Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,275],"tags":[442],"class_list":["post-1688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-students-en","category-tamilagam","tag-chennai-book-fair-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1689,"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688\/revisions\/1689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namadhunagaram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}