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Markers made special
The world over, February 25 is celebrated as Bookmark Day to put the spotlight on every reader’s silent companion.
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CHENNAI: The world over, February 25 is celebrated as Bookmark Day to put the spotlight on every reader’s silent companion. While several museums and libraries in North America, Europe and Australia have been commemorating the day with workshops, exhibitions and competitions, Chennai’s DakshinaChitra Museum is set to host a first-of-its-kind event to mark the occasion.
INTACH Tamil Nadu State Chapter and DakshinaChitra Museum and Library will be having an anecdote- filled, illustrated lecture on bookmarks their history, art and socio-cultural significance by Dr S Suresh, Archaeology and Museum Management Consultant and Tamil Nadu Stat e Convener, INTACH. Suresh’s accidental tryst with his first bookmark dates back to 1989, when he stumbled upon one enclosed in an old book from his