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Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com heads to south Mumbai to discover why Kitab Khana is considered one of the best bookshops in the world. Video and photographs: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. Hitesh ...
So when a raging fire broke out this month at Kitab Khana – one of Mumbai’s favourite institutions for book lovers – it felt like just another unforeseen plot twist, perhaps the inevitable c ...
A fire broke out at Kitab Khana book store inside the over 160-year-old Somaiya Bhavan next to Flora-Fountain, Fort early on Wednesday evening. The popular bookstore that has a stock of about ...
The Kitab Khana bookstore in Mumbai’s Fountain area on Wednesday evening caught fire, but no casualties were reported. The fire started at a cafe in the bookstore. The shop will be temporarily ...
A fire broke out at a café, which is part of Kitab Khana at Fort, on Wednesday, damaging the eatery and a portion of the bookstore. No one was hurt. The site where the incident took place A fire ...
Hosted by Tinaz Nooshian, a culture writer, the talk featured Amrita Somaiya, director of the 14-year-old Kitab Khana in Fort ...
The core team behind this initiative includes Sangita Jindal, chairperson, JSW Foundation; Amrita Somaiya, owner, Kitab Khana; Ashwani Kumar, poet and professor at Tata Institute of Social ...
A fire broke out at the Kitab Khana bookstore in the 150-year-old Somaiya Bhavan in Fort on Wednesday. At least eight fire engines were at the spot and 30 people have been evacuated from the ...