Mangoes are the flavour of the season. So, we invited city folks to help us pick their favourite, lesser-known haunts to devour aamras-puri [Report by: Devanshi Doshi]
25 April,2024 06:46 PM IST | Editor
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Bookstalls in Mumbai might just cease to exist a few years from now, believes Dharmesh Khandor, owner of the 45-year-old Sheetal Book Centre located in Matunga. To battle stiff competition from the internet, the bookseller has devised a way to stay in business and also earn profits
23 March,2024 06:03 PM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
Chappan Dukan in Indore is what every Mumbaikar can only dream of. Rows of shops selling finger-licking food—from chaat to rolls to milkshakes—tonnes of clean, hygienic options with a place to stand/sit and enjoy the delicacies [Report by: Nasrin Modak Siddiqi]
30 January,2024 06:22 PM IST | Editor
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Damji Nissar, a 60-year-old bibliophile established the Ashish Book Centre in 1999 which houses more than 50,000 books
11 January,2024 07:19 AM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
If you are looking for a bookstore that rents novels at cheaper prices and offers a library membership that allows you to take home unlimited books, look no further. This bookstore in Goregaon offers lucrative deals to encourage reading
06 November,2023 01:20 PM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
Over the last 23 years, the Ambekars – Arvind, Arti and Anant have been busy catering to Marathi literature enthusiasts in the Mumbai suburb with their vast knowledge and a sizeable collection to keep them going
21 October,2023 03:53 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
Serving as a prime news aggregator of Bandra, Ajit Shelar’s book stall disseminates news via daily newspapers and film-focused magazines. Evolving over a span of seven decades, his store has transformed into the very medium through which the latest filmy and worldly stories reach the local residents.
28 August,2023 02:48 PM IST | Ainie Rizvi
The Book House, nestled in Matunga for seven decades has a collection of over 3000 books which includes novels, magazines, academic books and children’s books
12 August,2023 01:01 PM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
Unlike most other bookstores in Mumbai where books are sold starting at Rs 100, this mega book fair is selling books at an average cost of Rs 33 depending on the size. From best-selling novels to children’s books, this warehouse loaded with books, has it all. Butterfly Books/BooksByWeight is for those avid Indian readers who are looking for economical options to buy books
01 July,2023 02:54 PM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
The Shree Maharashtra Book House and Library in Mumbai's Dadar area is a haven for all book enthusiasts at a time when book sales are declining every year and demand for hardcopies is diminishing due to ebooks
12 May,2023 02:06 PM IST | Aakanksha AhireADVERTISEMENT
