Chennai Book Fair 2017
Irene Shilpa, II MA English
“The
only source of knowledge is experience”
-
Albert Einstein
I visited the
book fair on the last day. Since there are many piled up unread books on my
shelf, i didn't want to buy a new one. But i was very much eager to visit the
stalls and glance through the pages. As i stepped into those stalls, i was
astonished to see the huge collection of a great variety of books. I sensed a
feeling of warmth around me as if the voices behind each book were reaching out
to me with their tender hands drawing me closer to pick them up. The very sight
of those books were indeed a feast to my craving appetite of reading. I was
also quite surprised by the large number of people gathered – both young and
old – even in this digital age where e-books are preferred.
This time i
selected two books that can help me to cater my taste. yep! I bought two culinary
books by favourite chef Dhamodaran. I came home with a great hope that those
dishes on the description photo will be on my plate if i keenly follow the
guidelines. Watching videos from YouTube and cooking is entirely different from
reading and flipping through the pages of a book and cooking. It felt like the
chef was right next to me whispering into my ears.
I never felt alone. Also it
enabled me to experiment innovatively with a variety of dishes. The chef's book
was mainly focused on south Indian style non-vegetarian dishes. Initially i was
confused, but later as i applied the tips and carefully followed the
instructions I gained confidence. Any beginner can be benefited through that
book as it's simple and clear. I liked the way the chef didn't complicate the way
of teaching. He made it very easy to comprehend and fun to cook. I enjoyed a
lot exploring my new hobby.
Cooking is an
art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and Materials.
And books are the never failing friends and mentors us tenderly in any field
that we want to master. These books which i bought will be useful for my
lifetime and save me from troubles :) i learnt to cook a lot of dishes and to
my surprise they tasted really good as well. Now that i have learnt that cooking is
also an "Art," i have decided to educate myself reading more culinary
books. Indeed this year's book fair has helped me to discover my new passions
giving extra qualification and life survival skills.
“A cook is
creative marrying ingredients in the way a poet marries words.”
P.S: i have
attached my photos of dishes that i cooked reading the book.
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