First International Book Fair The First ever international book fair of Chennai will be held at the YMCA ground, Chennai. Publishers and booksellers from nearly 40 countries including Singapore and Sri Lanka will set up stalls. TN Chief Minister MK Stalin will inaugurate the 46th Chennai Book Fair and present the Kalaignar Porkizhi and BAPASI awards at the event Kalaignar Porkizhi Award recipients Devi Bharathi (Novel) Chandra Thangaraj (Short Stories) Devedeven (Quotes) C Mohan (Translation) Piralayan (Drama) BAPASI award recipients M Pattazhagan K Rathina Sababathi Deepak Mathiyalagan Devi Natchiyappan S Thirugnasampantham Indumathi Aisha R Nadarajan Vivek (Cinema Lyricist) Mervin TN govt launches toll-free number to help devotees raise temple related grievances The Ministry for Hindu religious and charitable endowments launched a toll-free telephone number 18004251757 and a 24-hour helpline to help devotees report grievances and get information on temples in Tamil Nadu 24x7. A grievance centre was launched on June 25, 2021 to help public and devotees register grievances related to temples. However, the centre used to function only between 10 am and 6 pm. Now, the newly launched centre will function 24x7. Special Cover on IMSc issued The Department of Posts, Chennai City Region, released a special cover on ‘60 Years of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)‘ at Taramani. Note The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) is a research centre located in Chennai, India. The institute was founded by Alladi Ramakrishnan in 1962.
