Madhura Pandit Jasraj, wife of Late Pandit Jasraj, passed away earlier today due to age-related illness at 86, according to the family's spokesperson. In her lifetime, she donned many hats and has written several books, and even turned filmmaker among other things. Here's all you need to know about her
25 September,2024 12:50 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
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Being hosted at different gardens in Colaba, Bandra, Juhu and Borivali in Mumbai, the silent reading communities are inspired by Cubbon Reads in Bengaluru. At these meets, book lovers sit quietly and read with other like-minded people while enjoying the beauty of nature
10 August,2024 01:03 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
Seeing a huge demand for the books on Mahatma Gandhi by film goers outside Regal Cinema in Colaba after the release of 'Gandhi' in 1982, president TK Somaiya and his co-workers set up the bookshop within the office of the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal
10 August,2024 01:01 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
From classics, fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, comic, spiritual and religious books to self-help and finance books, you can get yourself any book you wish to read at this bookshop
22 April,2024 05:40 PM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
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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
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The board exam jitters are setting for Grade 12 students across Mumbai who will be writing their first test on February 21. Pics/ Shadab Khan, Anurag Ahire, Atul Kamble
21 February,2024 10:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjana Deshpande
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At Pramod Book Centre, located in Borivali's Mahavir Nagar, one can pick their favourite book from a massive collection of 10,000 books
20 February,2024 07:33 AM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
We hop on this elegant yet haphazard bandwagon that looks like it was plucked from the bylanes of Bandra. This shelved collection comprises not just books but other objects of sentimental value like – art, collectibles, miniatures, relics—displayed in a lived-in, acquired style
12 February,2024 02:05 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
Situated along the Irla Bridge, Kamal Book Shop was started by Ramji Patel, who came to the city from Gujarat in search for a job. Today, he has been catering to readers for the last 38 years and loves every moment of it
04 December,2023 07:32 AM IST | Nascimento PintoADVERTISEMENT
