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Subject: Re: [agathiyar] Out-of-print Books
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Dear Venkatesh,
The Tamil University in Tanjavur undertook the
publication of some old books. MiahaVidvan
MinaatchiSundaram Pillai's Chariththiram is one of
them.
Asian Book Publishings House also has reprinted some
books. Tamil Lexicon, KadiraiveR PiLLai's dictionary
and several other books have seen the light of the day
again. AbhidhaanaChintaamani was reprinted in the
early nineteen nineties.
PTSrinivasa Aiyengar's books on history are also
available.
In spite of the fact that they have advanced
technologies of scanning and filming and printing,
what is not understandable is why the books are so
very evry evry expensive.
If we are to revive these books so that the younger
generation would like to possess them, then these
books should come in cheap.
They are the other way around.
The price is a serious disincentive.
They should be subsidised and the distribution network
has to be improved.
Regards,
JayBee
(From some remote part of Indonesia)
--- venkatesh rathakrishnan
wrote:
> Dear Kishore/Ganesan
>
> This is one of the real problems that we face now.
> We
> have found some ways out of it. TamilNaudu archives
> have some very old books,which they lend for us for
> republsihing - if it is more than 60 years or so,
> they
> do not have copyright too.
>
> Infact, Asian publishing has specialised in
> reprinting
> old titles in India. They have a huge collection of
> very good old English Titles. They follow a simple
> method. They get old copies of the books and scan
> it.
> Then convert it to films and start printing.
>
> I am involved in two such projects with my friend
> Prof.R.Rajagopalan of Presidency college,who has
> actually initiated it.
>
> There is an author by name Kirubai Sathyanathan
> Ammal,
> who lived in late nineteenth century and had written
> two novels by name
> 1. Saguna
> 2. Kamala.
>
> Her background is interesting. She is from Tamilnadu
> and had written the above novels in English. She is
> from one such small commmunity called Brahmin
> Christians. Kamala speaks about her mother's
> experiences and Saguna speaks about her experiences
> in
> life.
>
> I believe both the novels were so impressive that
> British Queen had ordered the Diocesan Press to
> translate and publish them other languages.
>
> There is no reference about the translator in the
> Tamil books. But there is an introduction by one
> Fr.Paul, who praises the novel very much.
>
> We are getting these two books reprinted. It is
> completely re-typeset and will be published by my
> publisher Mathi Nilayam, very soon.
>
> regards
>
> venkatesh r
>
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