What day is the the festival initiated by Asumal Sirumalani held on every year?
Matru pitru poojan Matru Pitru Poojan Diwas(MPPD) also called Matra Pitra Pujan Divas is a festival holy initiative by Saint Shri Asharamji Bapu, a step to celebrate by Indians on 14 February every year. On this day, children from all religions hug and worship their parents. It is seen by many as a method to cement the bond between family members and to imbibe good values like respect, obedience and humility in children. Right wing activists claim that it is an alternate method to counter teenage pregnancy. In several states like Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Valentines Day has been officially renamed as Matru-Pitru Diwas. On 14 February 2015, it was celebrated on a large scale by an NGO Bhartiya Yuwa Shakthi at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Krida Mandal, Nehru Nagar, Kurla. The event imparted theoretical and practical values to parents and children.
Chennai Book Fair Chennai Book Fair or Madras Book Fair is an annual book fair organized in the Chennai, India by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI). The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the New Year-Pongal season. The fair is usually held between the last week of December and the third week of January. In 2016, following the 2015 South Indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to be held in May. Instead, an alternate low-key Pongal Book Fair was held between January 13 and 24 for book lovers and tourists. The fair has been organized June 2–13 at Island Grounds, Chennai and is open weekdays from 2p-9p and from 11a-9p on holidays.