Bookshop Love
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‘We want to help people to discover new books’: Hyderabad gets a new independent bookshop
‘I did not want to live in a city where they were no bookstores. . .and that led to me starting Luna.’
Mallik Thatipalli
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Why India’s bookshops can thrive despite online giants only if publishers support them
There’s no difference of opinion between publishers and booksellers on this. But the gap remains.
Venkatesh M Swamy
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Five reasons why Australians love independent bookshops
In the age of e-books, the country’s stores have withstood many 21st century-threats.
Katya Johanson, The Conversation, Bronwyn Reddan, The Conversation & Leonie Rutherford, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Can BJP use Ram as a campaign tool during the election?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Delhi’s Daryaganj book bazaar has a new, sanitised home, which has benefits as well as drawbacks
Relocated to the organised Mahila Haat, the Sunday book market is trying to work out if it has gained or lost.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Delhi’s Daryaganj second hand books market: Going, going... but not quite gone yet?
Confusion and chaos persist at the Daryaganj Sunday Patri Kitab Bazaar despite a court order for it to be relocated.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Will Delhi soon have a Daryaganj-used-books-market-shaped hole?
Vendors at the Daryaganj ‘patri kitaab bazaar’ are facing yet another attempt by the municipal authorities to evict them from the pavements.
Kanupriya Dhingra
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Twice told: A pop-up event puts the spotlight on Mumbai’s second-hand booksellers
The event aims to give a safe haven to roadside sellers during the monsoons.
Soumya Rao
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In this hub of second-hand bookstores in Kolkata, the booksellers are running out of stories to tell
A walk down Gariahat Road reveals a once-cherished home for books is dwindling away.
Chandni Doulatramani
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Pune’s Sophia Book Store: The bookshop with heart that could (so it did) become successful
Surekha Sharma started her bookshop against all odds, with just 10 used books.
Damini Kulkarni
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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The Strand Book Stall is closing but it leaves behind thousands of readers connected by its books
A writer says goodbye to the bookshop that marked the passage of his life, as it shuts down today, February 28, 2018.
Imran Ali Khan
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In a bookshop in Gurgaon, a Rs 13,500-copy of ‘Don Quixote’ sets the tone for what to expect
Chapter 101 is a space where collectors of rare books can spend their entire lives.
Amish Raj Mulmi
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‘It’s not just Church Street’: In Bengaluru, these three Kannada bookshops have their own identities
Because Kannada writers are stars in their own right, with a wide readership.
Satyavrat KK
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go