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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788178246604 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 039.94811 |
| Item number | VEN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Venkaṭachalapathy, A. R. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Brief history of a very big book : the making of the Tamil encyclopaedia |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Permanent Black in association with Ashoka University, |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Ranikhet : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii, 149 p. ; |
| Other physical details | ill., (b & w), |
| Dimensions | 21 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 595.00 |
| Price type code | INR |
| Unit of pricing | 01 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In the age of Wikipedia, it has been forgotten how important the Encyclopaedia Britannica once was in the mind of the English-reading Indian. Seen as the supreme repository of knowledge, it was also a status symbol sought as bookshelf adornment. What most people do not know at all is how an intrepid band of Tamil intellectuals, inspired seventy-five years ago by the Britannica, decided to create an encyclopaedia in their own language. They felt a linguistic system as advanced as theirs, with a literary history stretching two millennia, needed to showcase its civilisational achievement: it was imperative that Tamil boast its own encyclopaedia. The odds against realising this ideal were impossible. And yet the project of compiling the Kalaikkalanjiyam – the Tamil Encyclopaedia – began and was soon unstoppable. This intriguing episode of Indian intellectual life is as forgotten as its narration here is compelling. Book history comes brilliantly alive in A.R. Venkatachalapathy’s vibrant chronicling – from the conception of an extravagant idea to its execution as a printed work. This story of lofty ideals and financial scandals, bruised egos and ideological conflicts reveals a fascinating world of cultural enterprise, political struggle, and regional nationalism. This is a book for every reader of history. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Tamil India History |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Avinashilingam |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Brahmin-Non Brahmin conflict |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Children's encyclopaedia |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Dravidian movement |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | "Kalki" R. Krishnamurthy |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Language development |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Meenakshisundaram,T.P. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Sambasivam Pillai |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Tamil academy |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Kalaikkalanjiyam |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Koha item type |
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| DAIICT | DAIICT | 2023-03-31 | 595.00 | 1 | 039.94811 VEN | 033893 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-05-30 | Books |