The writings of Dr B R Ambedkar are attracting book-lovers to the annual book fair organised by the State Institute of Languages at the VJT Hall in Thiruvananthapuram. Among the 18,000 books exhibited in over 2,500-odd titles, ‘Dr. Ambedkar: The Complete Works’ is becoming one of the main attractions. The collection, which spans over 34 volumes, is the first of its kind in Malayalam. No other publisher has so far published the complete works of Dr Ambedkar for Malayalam readers.
M Rajendran, the coordinator of the exhibition, told ‘Expresso’ that it was for the first time the 34 volumes of Ambedkar’s complete works were put for exhibition in Kerala. “The response from the public is very warm that by the third day of the exhibition, many volumes in the complete works have been sold out,” he added. The paperback edition of all 34 volumes together costs Rs 1,200 at the exhibition.
Shamlal T A, a research aspirant from Kochi, was delighted to find the complete works of Ambedkar in the exhibition. He said that he had been searching for it in many other places, but he found it only here.
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