Delighted to share that we opened a new bookstore today @ Ambience Mall,Vasant Kunj.
A huge round of appreciation for our amazing team who has worked tirelessly to make this happen📚
Bahrisons Booksellers
S-225 2nd Flr, AMBIENCE MALL,
VASANT KUNJ.
Please drop by 🎉
#readwithbahri
Kolkata-We are in your town now!☺️
We are overjoyed to bring our humble collection of literature and learning to your beautiful city of joy.Our partnership with Blue Tokai Coffee reflects your love for coffee & books, & we are very excited for this new chapter in our journey.🌻
Books,books,books.Not computer screens or docs,real books, with bound pages & spines & words.📚
The smell of books,the feeling of holding a book in your hands.Just the fact that you can go to a place and be surrounded by books is amazing.🧑🤝🧑
#ChooseBookShops
#ReadwithBahri
India,that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
by
@jsaideepak
The first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of European 'colonial consciousness' (or 'coloniality'), in particular its religious and racial roots, on Bharat
Chandigarh - We are coming to you! ☺️
We are overjoyed to bring our humble collection of literature and learning to your beautiful city.Our partnership with
@bluetokaicoffee
reflects your love for coffee & books, & we are very excited for this new chapter in our journey. 📚💗☕
We were very saddened to learn that Westland will be closing down in the coming months. As a bookseller,we’ve had the good fortune of interacting with their brilliant team of Editors, Designers and Sales & Marketing staff, and their many wonderful authors that line our shelves.
In Whole Numbers and Half Truths, data-journalism pioneer
@Rukmini
draws on nearly two decades of on-ground reporting experience to piece together a picture that looks nothing like the one you might expect. There is a mountain of data available on India,but it remains opaque,
Five years have gone by,but your presence is always missed.Your beloved shop, the books, your customers &staff all remember & miss you.Thank you Mr Bahri for the great legacy you have left for us.We know you are smilling on us from above with ever lasting love
📸
@thedelhiwalla
Just in
#Unfinished
: A Memoir
by PriyankaChopra
'I am a product of traditional India and its ancient wisdom, and modern India and its urban bustle. My upbringing was always an amalgamation of the two Indias, and, just as much, of East and West.'
@PenguinIndia
@priyankachopra
📣 We have some exciting news to share - Bahrisons Booksellers is adding a new member bookstore to our family & this store is outside Delhi-NCR!📍
🤔Can you guess where our newest home is?
And of course there will be coffee too! ☕
#HappyNews
#GuessWhere
#ShopLocal
#ReadwithBahri
For seventy long years, Bahrisons Booksellers has furnished the libraries of generations of families across the world. From a single shop, it has grown to multiple locations across India.Written as a collaboration between a father & a daughter, the second and third generation,
Today is a special day,it's Mr Bahri's birth day & he would have been 92.He was a man of a few words, who always walked with his head held high,with a sparkling twinkle in his eyes & kind word on his lips for every customer who walked through the doors of his beloved shop.
It is with a heavy heart that we share that the grand matriarch of Bahrisons Booksellers, Mrs. Bhag Malhotra, has passed away at the age of 91.
The cremation is tomorrow.🙏
'Where the mind is without fear & the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth:Into that heaven of freedom, my Father,let my country awake'
-RabindranathTagore
Thinking of gifting something to your loved ones and friends this holiday season - how about a book ?📚
We are here to help you find the perfect pick to make a lovely present.🎁 We can send your book-gift to its destination and gift wrap it beautifully!✨
The bookstore is the labour of love & hardwork of Balraj Bahri & his wife, Bhag. Both Partition refugees, together they built the business from a small collection of books in 1953, to the iconic shops we know and love today.
#BahrisonsAt70
#BahrisonsBooksellers
#ReadWithBahri
In Unsealed Covers
@gautambhatia88
provides a snapshot of the Indian judiciary between 2014-23. The 2014 general election saw the installation of the first majority non-coalition government in many decades (the NDA).The 2019 general election saw its return with a greater majority
In the 3rd,revised & expanded,edition of India After Gandhi,
@Ram_Guha
covers the transformative & radical changes India has undergone in its political,social,economic & cultural life in the past six years.
Signed copies available at
@Bahrisons_books
@PanMacIndia
Books can bring people together & we’ve been lucky to be part of an amazing mix of Readers,Writers & Publishers this year.
Sharing a few bestsellers of 2019, sorry we can't mention all!
Here's to more more reading and visits to Independent Booksellers in 2020!📚
@Books_at_Bahri
Catch us tmrw on BBC discussing reading patterns in today's times.The show airs at 9 pm IST on BBC World News & will be digitally shared on BBC's TV, radio, podcast & digital platforms.Share your thoughts by tweeting with
#WorklifeIndia
or email Delhi_WorklifeIndia
@bbc
.co.uk
Remembering Mr Bahri today as he was lovingly called.Seen here in the space he loved most surrounded by books.4 yrs have passed but the void never really fills.Bahrisons misses you & continues to take your proud legacy forward.Thank you
@choudharyview
for this memorable image.
Delighted to share that we are back at work from today! All our branches are open all week for in-store browsing,road side pick up & deliveries & will be taking all necessary precautions for Covid appropriate behavior,social distancing & full masking 😷
Writer,Rebel,Soldier,Lover
The Many Lives of Agyeya by
@Akshayamukul
Sachchidanand Hirananda Vatsyayan ‘Agyeya’ is unarguably one of the most remarkable figures of Indian literature. From his revolutionary youth to acquiring the mantle of a (highly controversial) patron saint
Delighted to meet Ms Roy & get her latest book inscribed for our readers.
#Azadi
Freedom. Fascism. Fiction
In this series of electrifying essays, Arundhati Roy challenges us to reflect on the meaning of freedom in a world of growing authoritarianism.
@PenguinIndia
📣 INDORE - We are in your city and are proud to bring our literature collection to Madhya Pradesh! 🎉
Expanding to the heart of the nation, Bahrisons Booksellers, in partnership with Costa Coffee, presents our newest Book-Cafe! ☕️📚
@DalrympleWill
epic, bestselling & multi-award-winning histories are now available in this magnificent paperback box set, presented in a stylish slipcase. Comprised of four individual books – The Anarchy, White Mughals, Return of a King and The Last Mughal – this essential
This wonderful collection of books just arrived at Bahrisons 📚
-Solstice at Panipat
-The Era of Bajirao
-The Extraordinary Epoch of Nanasaheb Peshwa
-The Maratha Century
-James Wales: Artist and Antiquarian in the time of Peshwa Sawai Madhavrao
#ReadwithBahri
@MulaMutha
ANNOUNCEMENT 📚
To help you stay calm & read more, we are happy to share that our shops are now open from 10.30 am- 5.30 pm for pick up or online delivery only.
Please contact the branch nearest to can email, call or whatsapp us to place your orders.
Felt good to be back at
@Books_at_Bahri
in Delhi. Made me think: is the last of the iconic bookstores? Strand in Mumbai, Landmark Chennai, Gangarams Bengaluru. All gone now. Amazon and Flipkart are nice, but there’s a certain magic in these physical stores that’s hard to match!
#Tata
:TheGlobalCorporationThatBuilt IndianCapitalism by Mircea Raianu
An eye-opening portrait of global capitalism spanning 150 years, told through the history of the Tata corporation. Based on painstaking research in the company’s archive,
Thank you for the lovely video of Dilip Saheb visiting Bahrisons. He was a regular visitor to the shop and talked often of his Peshawar days with Bahri Saheb. May they both be united and talking books once again 🙏
The late Dilip Kumar was a widely read bibliophile. He visited bookstores everywhere. This video of him from 2007 visiting Bahri Sons is one for the records.
@Bahrisons_books
@AanchalMalhotra
#TheTransformativeConstitution
by
@gautambhatia88
argues that contrary to conventional wisdom,the Constitution is an evolving document that must evolve constantly to keep pace with the times & explores the principle of equality,fraternity & liberty through nine radical judgments.
#India
'sChinaChallenge
@ananthkrishnan
The story of a complex political relationship,&how China views looks at economic dimensions &cultural connect,internal political &social transformations in China that shape both the country's future.
@HarperCollinsIN
Today Delhi’s no. 1 bookstore man Mithilesh Singh completes 25 years as a bookstore man in Khan Market’s Bahrisons! I must declare that the first ever profile on him was by me years ago! Here sharing again.
Just arrived !
The Fractured Himalaya: India Tibet China 1949-62 by
@NMenonRao
A deep dive into understanding India-China relations.
The past shadows the present in this relationship & shapes current policy options,strongly influencing public debate in India to this day.
New✨ MasalaLab:TheScienceOfIndian Cooking by
@krishashok
Exhaustively tested & researched, with a curious & engaging approach to food,he puts together the one book the Indian kitchen definitely needs,proving along the way that your grandmother was right all along
@PenguinIndia
Authoritative, comprehensive & deeply engaging,in India and Asian Geopolitics,
#ShivShankarMenon
makes a powerful geopolitical case for an India increasingly & positively engaged in Asia & the broader world in pursuit of a pluralistic,open & inclusive world order.
@PenguinIndia
She is the matriarch of Delhi’s book world! The super-iconic Bhag Bahri Malhotra of the iconic Bahrisons Booksellers turns 90 today! Happy Birthday, ma’am! Here’s a few portraits I have taken of her along the years!
Hope you are keeping safe & taking care of your loved ones!All all our shops will be shut for the next 3 days (Sat-Mon),we hope to see you on Tues.
Write to us bahrisons
@outlook
.com if you need any books on Tues, or you are just missing the smell of books !
#readwithbahri
📚
#CasteMatters
by
@surajyengde
@PenguinIndia
reveals how caste crushes human creativity and is disturbingly similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender. It reflects the voice of a younger generation of Dalits in India.
Signed copies at
@Books_at_Bahri
Throwback!
@Books_at_Bahri
remains closed & we miss simple rituals of the day like opening the shop that are part of every small business.A shout-of gratitude to those battling on the forefront so people can safely resume life when this pandemic is behind us
#StayAtHomeSaveLives
Dear
@TheQuint
, The picture used at time stamp 1.37 is of Mr & Mrs BalrajBahri of
@Bahrisons_books
.Please do fact checking before using an image-it is distressful for Mrs Bahri to see her wedding image used in your clip on the MDH founder. An apology is requested.
✨Coming Soon ✨
Sach Kahun Tho: An Autobiography by
@Neenagupta001
Actor Neena Gupta chronicles her extraordinary personal & professional journey-from her childhood days in Delhi’s Karol Bagh, through her time at the National School of Drama,to moving to Bombay in the 1980s
Good news-we are able to send books all over the country.Mail us the list & we'll get back to you.Pls bear with us if there is a delay in replying but promise we will reply! Some areas in the country may take longer to receive parcels due to logistical issues.
#Booksareessential
New on our shelves
Good Innings:The Extraordinary, Ordinary Life of Lily Tharoor by
@ShobhaTharoor
The author shares her mother Lily's 'extraordinary,ordinary' story through a combination of personal reflections, life lessons,& philosophical insights. The result is a collection
New!
#TheEmperorWhoNeverWas
:Dara Shukoh in Mughal India
The definitive biography of the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, whose death at the hands of his younger brother Aurangzeb changed the course of South Asian history.
Signed copies at Bahris !
@Harvard_Press
@_sen_sharmila
#TheExecutionOfBhagatSingh
Full of engrossing detail frm previously unpublished archival material & documents translated for the 1st time,the book considers the case for setting aside the sentence of execution in retrospect & for an official pardon for the revolutionary today.
The Great Shutdown by
@mukuljyoti
closely examines the repercussions of decisions taken during the first lockdown-the resultant uncertainty & emotional crisis for millions of people, especially migrant workers,who were separated from their families at a time when the threat
New on our shelves!
@gautambhatia88
debut novel,
#TheWall
.
Mithila's world is bound by a Wall enclosing the city of Sumer.Find out what happens when she tries to break the rules in place for over two thousand years & risk everything that she has always valued.
@HarperCollinsIN
#Ghalib
:AWildernessAtMy Doorstep:ACritical Biography by
@FarooqiMehr
Exploring his life,works & philosophy,this authoritative critical biography of Ghalib opens a window to many shades of India & the subcontinent's cultural & literary tradition.
@PenguinIndia
#Readwithbahri
Instead of buying fresh grounded coffee when I went to Blue Tokai, I spent hours in the
@Bahrisons_books
that was adjoining and ended up buying six fantastic novels 🥹
#OurMoonHasBloodClots
is the unspoken chapter in the story of Kashmir, in which it was purged of the Kashmiri Pandit community in a violent ethnic cleansing backed by Islamist militants. Hundreds of people were tortured and killed, and about 3,50,000 Kashmiri Pandits were forced
New !
#TheFrontierGandhi
:MyLifeAnd Struggle:AutobiographyOfAbdul GhaffarKhan
In this first ever English translation of his autobiography,his candid style brings to life events & personalities of the independence movement as he records the untiring energy
Beyond the Story:10 Year Record of BTS by Myeongseok Kang
Translator Anton Hur, with Clare Richards & Slin Jung
Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary,stories including unreleased photos,QR codes of videos & album information
@PanMacIndia
#BTSARMY
💜
#readwithbahri
Now out ! The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories Edited by
@arunava
A landmark new anthology of Bengali literature in English, including many previously untranslated stories.The prose short story arrived in Bengal in the wake of British colonizers, & Bengali writers quickly
There’s so much hope in the opening of this new shop, especially during a pandemic. I’m so proud of my parents for having nurtured and expanded the
@Books_at_Bahri
legacy! Thank you to all the publishers, authors and readers who have made this possible!
#DoEpicShit
by
@warikoo
and published by
@juggernautbooks
is releasing next week.This very interesting RapidFire segment was shot at our Book-Cafe in Saket by
@ndtv
recently.
Drop us a line at bahrisons
@outlook
.com to reserve a signed copy
#InSearchOfTheDivine
@iamrana
delves into the fascinating roots of Sufism,with its emphasis on ihsan,iman & akhlaq,& the impact it continues to have on people from all communities.Safvi relies not only on textual sources but also on her own visits to dargahs across the country,
NEW
#Akbar
by
@mukhoty
covers Akbar’s life & times in lavish, illuminating detail.After years of reading,research & study,the biography has every aspect of this exceptional ruler—his ambitions, mistakes, bravery, military genius, empathy for his subjects,& path-breaking efforts
#Kabir
,Kabir
In this rare appraisal of Kabir’s writings &his life,
@puru_ag
approaches this timeless poet-revolutionary with little preconceptions, presenting him the way the poet wanted to be seen,rather than what his followers & fans want to see in him
@WestlandBooks