Book on over century-old festival launched


(From left) Authors Ganesh, Dr Arumugam and Dr Nagappan showing the book ‘Penang Thaipusam A Journey Of Faith (1857 - 2016)’ during its launch at the Malaysian Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry office in Penang Street.

ALL you need to know about the 159-year history of Penang Thaipusam is now available in a book.

After more than 10 years of research, the ‘Penang Thaipusam A Journey of Faith (1857-2016)’ has finally been unveiled.

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