A Book-lover's Paradise!

        

If you are in Mumbai looking for that perfect bookstore, Kitab Khana may just be the one!

Housed in a more than 100-year old heritage building, the store is a "treasure trove" of books.  At first glance, the place doesn't seem that big, but as you walk in, you find that they have well-stocked shelves that line up the walls and their partial upper level as well.  A raised platform, displaying books, is also used as a stage during events like book launches and readings.

With its beautiful 'antique' interior that blends in well with its well-stocked bookshelves, the store has an elaborate collection of books of all kinds - from classics to contemporaries, philosophy to management, various genres, several languages.

I headed straight for the children's section and was delighted to be greeted by several books that I had not seen in any of the major book store chains in the country (which only stock popular reads and hardly any books by Indian children's writers).

 My children were excited to find books by their favourite authors and to discover some interesting new reads! 

The store is well-organized, staff were helpful.  We spent more than two hours in the store and didn't even know it!

If you get hungry, there is a cafeteria with an assortment of cakes and snacks that can be enjoyed in a large sitting area.

Now each time I visit Mumbai, I know where I will be headed for sure!