R.I.P Mr Shanbhag

February 28, 2009

Sad news. Mr T.N. Shanbhag of Strand Book Stall (”Where the reader comes first”), the 60-year old 20% discount bookstore in town, passed away yesterday.

I’m blogging from Khandala, so I’ll just provide two links:

Abodh has a lovely tribute.

Here is an article by Ranjit Hoskote in the Hindu, written at the time of Shanbhag’s Padma Shri award.

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  1. I’m so sorry to hear that. Strand was definitely one of my favorite bookstores, especially when we lived in Bangalore, where his daughter used to be at the store in Manipal Center.

    Comment by shalini — February 28, 2009 @ 2:34 pm

  2. That’s pretty sad. I used to be a regular at the Strand Book Stall during my Mumbai years.

    Comment by Vinod Joseph — March 1, 2009 @ 3:49 pm

  3. That’s pretty sad. I used to be a regular at the Strand Book Stall during my 4 years in Mumbai.

    Comment by Vinod Joseph — March 1, 2009 @ 3:50 pm

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