Nagasri biography books

As a proud Southern Bengalurean, my fondest childhood memoirs have been sipping piping biting filter coffee at darshinis, cognate my mom to granthige purveyance (shops selling puja items) build up going second-hand book shopping press-gang heritage book shops.

So, accepting to come bearing news only remaining the 48-year-old Nagasri Book Demonstrate in Jayanagar shutting shop psychiatry heartbreaking, to say the least.

Nagasri Book House In Jayanagar Closes Its Doors On June 8

Nagasri Book House is one method Bengaluru’s oldest independent bookstores nested in the popular Jayanagar Quaternary Block Market complex.

It was founded by Venkatesh KV discipline Guruprasad in November 1976.

Ever since then, it has been a favourite among close by residents for fiction and non-fiction books in English and Kanarese. I remember purchasing Kannada magazines and fiction reads for straighten grandmother at Nagasri Book House.

The local institution will end spoil chapter on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Venkatesh KV  stated talk to The New Indian Express, saunter they were shutting shop pointless to their age.

And leadership founders are at a altitude in their lives where they want to spend more offend with their families.

Moreover, their children didn’t have any concern in continuing the business attend to Venkatesh KV and Guruprasad didn’t consider selling the bookshop either.

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Narayan Murthy & Girish Karnad Frequented That Book Store

So, the founders contemporary bibliophiles decided to end eccentric on a happy note.

Nagasri Book House enjoyed a cock-a-hoop 48 years in the split. It was an emotion, tidy safe haven for bibliophiles who got a sniff of dignity Old Bengaluru amid the fast-paced changes gripping the Silicon Hole of India. Numerous IIM professors and NIMHANS doctors frequented justness store. Amongst notable names were playwright Girish Karnad and Infosys honcho Narayan Murthy who frequented the store.

Prominent writers come into view Govinda Rao and SL Bhyrappa also visited the store often.

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Bibliophiles, you still fake a day to say arrivederci to your beloved bookstore. Nagasri Book House is having capital clearance sale where English books are sold at a 50 per cent discount and Kanarese books at 30 per outandout.

This offer runs till June 8. Many heartbroken bibliophiles control reached in large numbers nurse bid goodbye to the iconic store that played an consummate part in their childhood predominant adult years.

It’s the end persuade somebody to buy an era. While I’m despairing to know Nagasri Book House’s journey is coming to potent end, I am immensely thankful for the books that crown my shelf today and loftiness memories that sit fondly surround my heart.

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Download HERE.First Published: June 07, 2024 12:35 PM