Re-opened bookstores in India to get your next read from!

Books have become our closest companions and sources of comfort (and often, refuge from the world) in these times. However, readers around the country have been affected by the closure of bookstores.

We are happy to see that some of our book stores are back, within the required social distancing norms of course.

As we collectively follow the developments, we thought to compile a list of returning bookshops to help further with your quarantine reading.  We would strongly suggest getting in touch with the bookstores for more up-to-date information on their pickup/delivery processes, given the dynamic situation.

A Note Before You Scroll Further

Since times are still uncertain and safety is paramount, we would request all our readers to continue following strict social distancing measures, whether you are going to the bookstores or getting deliveries. Avoid human contact as much as possible. Have all your details handy to ensure a faster process.

If you are going to the store, wear a mask and preferably carry a sanitizer with you. If you are getting a delivery – consider asking the delivery staff to put the package on your doorstep and stepping back while you pick it up. Try to make contactless payments as much as possible. Also do consider offering to sanitize their hands.

As storytellers and publishers, we would like to send out an earnest request to support these bookstores wherever and however you can.

As aversive as we need to be to physical contact these days, do ensure that you are not being dismissive towards staff and/or customers. There is also a fair chance of limitations and constraints for many of these bookshops, depending on circumstances and staff availability; we would urge everyone to be accommodating of those. Above all – a smile and a thank you are still very much needed in this world!

Delhi

Midland Book Shop, (Hauz Khas and South Extension)

Faqir Chand & Sons, Khan Market

Amrit Book Company, Connaught Place

Bahrison Booksellers (Saket and Khan Market)

Oxford Bookstores, Connaught Place

The Bookshop, Jor Bagh

Teksons Book Shop, South Extension

Vandana Book Shop, Hauz Khas

Jain Book Depot, Connaught Place

Jain Book Agency, Connaught Place

Haryana

Bahrisons Booksellers, Galleria

KoolSkool, Qutub Plaza

New Midland Bookshop, Gurugram 

Anamika Trading Co., Panchkula

Maharashtra

Granth The Book, Kolhapur

Mehta Book Shop, Kolhapur

Title Waves, Bandra

Happy Book Stall, Bandra

Kitab Khana, Fort

Granth The Book Shop, Juhu

Venus Book Centre, Nagpur

City Book Shop, Nagpur

Western Book Depot, Nagpur

Grand Book Bazaar, Nashik

Crossword, Aundh

Solanki Book Seller, Pune

Rohit Enterprises, Pune

Pagdandi, Baner

Punjab

Book Lovers Retreat, Amritsar

Books Punch, Amritsar

Capital Book Depot, Chandigarh

English Book Shop, Chandigarh

The Browser, Chandigarh

Omsul, Chandigarh

Pal Book Depot, Ludhiana

Reader Paradise, Patiala

Gujarat

Himanshu Book Company, Ahmedabad

Crossword Book Store, Mithakali

Astha Books, Ahmedabad

Book India, Ahmedabad

Toycra, Ahmedabad

Alpha Book Shop, Ahmedabad

Natraj Book Shop, Ahmedabad

Hasu Traders, Ahmedabad

Book Plaza, Ahmedabad

Sanskar Books, Ahmedabad

Ashok Prakashan, Ahmedabad

Ajay Book Stall, Anand

Crossword Book Store, Surat

Pages Book Centre, Vadodara

Maneesh Book Shop, Vadodara

Baroda Book Corporation, Vadodara

Crossword Book Store (Inorbit Mall), Vadodara

Crossword Book Store, Vadodara

You And Book World, Rajkot

Chirag Book Distributors, Vadodara

Uttar Pradesh

Unviersal Book Company Allahabad

Universal Book Distributing Company, Lucknow

Universal Book Sellers, Lucknow

Scholar Shopee, Lucknow

Universal Book Company, Varanasi

Rajasthan

Kaul Kraft, Jaipur

Crossword Book Store, Jaipur

Rajat Book Corner, Jaipur

Kerala

DC Books (Banerji Road, Convent Jn, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, and Tiruvalla)

Mathrubhumi Books (Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichur)

Modern Book Centre, Thiruvananthapuram

TBS (Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram)

H& C Books (Kochi, Kollam)

Crossword, Kochi

Kochi Books, Kochi

Calicut Books, Kozhikode

Cosmo Books, Trichur

Green Books, Trichur

Karanataka

Gangarams (Domlur, Church Street), Bengaluru

The Bookworm, Church Street, Bengaluru

Goobe’s Book Store, Church Street, Bengaluru

Higginbothams, MG Road, Bengaluru

Blossom Book House, Church Street, Bengaluru

Landmark, Forum Mall, Bengaluru

Crossword (Forum Value Mall, JP Nagar, White Field, Banerghatta, Mantri Mall), Bengaluru

Nagasri Book House, Jayangar, Bengaluru

Sri Book World, Gandhibazaar, Bengaluru

Tata Book House, IISC, Bengaluru

Bookstop , Koramangala

Tata Book House, IISC

Paperback Inc, Kamanahalli, Bengaluru

The Bookhive, Vijaynagar, Bengaluru

Sapna Books House (Gandhinagar, Sadashivnagar, Jayanagar, Indiranagar, Koramangala, Residency Road, Royal Meenakshi Mall, Elements Mall, RMZ Mall), Bengaluru

Lightroom Bookstore, Cook Town, Bengaluru

Kids 2Day, Bengaluru

Atta Galatta Bookstore, Koramangala, Bengaluru

OM Book Store, Phoenix Mall, Bengaluru

Buzzword, Sahkarnagar

Walking BookFairs, JP Nagar, Bengaluru

Ameya Law Agency, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru

Aakruti Books, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru

Champaca, Cunningham Road, Bengaluru

Sapna Book House (P) Ltd (Belgaum, Hubli, Kalburgi, Mangalore, Mysore)

Andhra Pradesh

Ashok Book Centre, Vijyawada

Pages Book Shop, Vizag               

Jyoti Book Depot, Vizag               

Goa

The Dogears Bookshop, Madgoan

Literati, Calangute

Crossword Bookstores, Panjim

The Golden Heart Emporium, Madgoan

Singball, Panjim

Broadway Book Centre, Panjim

Assam

Papyrus – Books & Beyond, Panbazar, Guwahati

Western Book Depot,  Panbazar, Guwahati

United Publishers, Panbazar, Guwahati                               

Unique Books, Panbazar, Guwahati

Eastern Book House, Panbazar, Guwahati

Not Just Book, G. S. Road

Lawyers Book Stall, Panbazar, Guwahati

Imphal

Ukiyo Bookstore, Sega Road

Jain Bookshop, Thangal Bazar

Kohima

Crossword, Porter Lane, NH-29

Sikkim

Rachna Books, Development Area, Gangtok

Good Books, M.G Road, Gangtok

Jain Co. (Bookshop), Gangtok

Telangana

Himalaya Book World, Punjagutta

Himalaya Book World, Secunderabad

Central Book Shop, Ameerpet

Central Book Shop (Ameerpet and ABIDS)

M R Book Centre, Begumpet

Book Selection Centre, Secunderabad

Akshara Books, Hyderabad

Tamil Nadu

Odyssey (Adyar and Thiruvanmiyur), Chennai

Higginbothams (Mount Road, Airport Store, Pondichery, and Trichy), Chennai

Words n Worths, Besant Nagar, Chennai

Sapna Book House (P) Ltd, (Coimbatore and Erode)

Turning Point, Madurai

Focus Bookshop Pondichery Pondichery

Uttarakhand

English Book Depot, Dehradun

Book World, Dehradun

Natraj Publishers, Dehradun

Saluja Book House, Dehradun

Cambirdge Book Depot, Mussoorie

The Charleville Bookstore & Café, Mussoorie

West Bengal

Indiana, College Street, Kolkata

Oneworld Books College Street, Kolkata

Story Elgin Road, Kolkata

Storyteller Picnic Garden (Near VIP Bazar), Kolkata

Oxford Park Street, Kolkata

Odisha

Walking Book Fairs, Bhubhaneswar

Padmalaya Janpath , Unit III, Bhubaneswar

Modern Book Depot Unit III, Master Canteen, Bhubaneswar

Kitab Mahal, College Square, Cuttack

A K Mishra Agencies, Roxy Lane, Cuttack

Here’s Team Penguin wishing you safety, health, and wellbeing. We hope the returning smell of books and bookshelves will help with the quarantine blues.

Happy reading and stay safe!