City Wise Listing of Bookstores (From where you can buy "Rose Gardens and Minefields')

List of Book Stores


Bangalore

Gangaram's Book Bureau

72, Mahatma Gandhi Road,

Bangalore - 560 001.

Contact Person: Mr. Prakash Gangaram

Tel.2558-1617, 2558-1618, 25586189.



Puliani Book House

No.7, First Floor, 3rd Main,

Hotel Street, Below Bangalore Residency

Gandhinagar, Bangalore - 560 009.

Tel. No.42515151/22342121

Contact Person: Mr. Vinayak



Sairam Book Paradise

Sri Venktabri Arcade, 26,Gandhi Market,

Main Road, Between Vidyarati Bhavan,

& Rotiaghar, Basavanugdi, Bangalore - 56000

Contact Person: Mr Venkatesh Babu

Tel: 09341973854

Axis Books

330/9, 2nd Main,

Intermediate Ring Road, Ring Road,

Domlur Layout, Bangalore - 560 071.

Tel. No: +91 80 41526657/40383838



Mumbai

Book Lovers

'SNEHA' ,Shop No. 5, Lokhandwala Shopping

Opp. Sasural Restaurant, Andheri (W),

Mumbai - 400 058. Tel : 26324594

Contact Person: Mr. Rudramuni R. Biradar



Durai Book House

Shop No. 1, Patel Mahal,

Plot No. 373, King Circle, Matunga,

Mumbai- 400019

Contact Person: Mr. Vishwanathan

Tel: 9892109117



Giri Trading

Modi Niwas, Opp. Post Office,

Matunga, Mumbai - 400 019.

Contact Person: Miss. Suja

Tel: 24143140/24179735



Granth The Book Store

30/A, H.M. House,

Juhu Tara Road, Santacruz (W),

Mumbai - 400 049.

Tel.26609327/37

Contact Person: Mr. Hiren Modi



Happy Book Stall

8, Rizvi House, 34, R.N. Marg,

Bandra, Mumbai - 400 050.

Tel. No. 26400019

(M) : 9224426325



Paradises Books & More

Next To Otters Club,

Opp. Sunflower Building,

Carter Road, Bandra(West), Mumbai - 50.

Tel. No. 26431020

Contact Person: Mr. Chavan



People Book House

Meher House, 15 Cawasji,

Patel Street, Fort Mumbai - 400001.

Tel. No. 22873768

Contact Person: Mr. Gopal Pujari


Rayzyn Bookshop& Library

Shop No.3, Corner View, Opp. Bianca Tower,

Off Yari Road, Versova, Mumbai 400061.

Tel.:26329133, 65966137 Cell 9930880674

Contact Person: Miss. Reshma Sood

Readers & Paradise

63, Warden Road, Breach Candy,

Mumbai - 400 026.

Contact Person: Mr. Amrish Ved

Tel: 23644441


Sheetal Book Centre

416, Durlabh Niwas, Bhaudaji Road,

Opp. King Circle Garden, Matunga (C.R.)

Mumbai-400019 24015927

Contact Person: Mr. Dharmesh.

Tel: 9892009924.





New Delhi

Famous Book Store

25, Janpath Bhawan,

New Janpath Market,

New Delhi - 110001.

Tel. No. 23311510/23328275/23354900

Wordsworth

G-12, Janak Palace, Distt. Centre,

Janak Puri,

New Delhi - 110058.

Contact Person: Mr. Chetan Dhawan

Tel: 011-25527792/25527793



Paramount Book Store

88, M.M. JANPATH

NEW DELHI - 110 001



Standard Book Company

124-125, Municipal Market,

Super Bazar Compound, Connaught Palace,

P.O. Box 708, New Delhi - 110001.

Tel: 011-23413899/23413828



Kolkatta

Cosmos Book House

14, Free School Street,

Kolkata - 16.

P.C. Dutt

B-46, New Market,

Kolkata - 700087

Ph. 033-22520452



Chennai

Eswar Books

Archana Arcade, 27,Nateshan Street,

T. Nagar, Chennai - 600017.

Tamil Nadu.

Contact Person: Mr. Periya Samy

Tel. No. 24345902, 24339591, 24335424.



The Book Points (I) Pvt Ltd

160, Anna Salai,

Chennai - 600 002.

(T.N)

Tel. No.28523019

Contact Person: Mr. Ashok

Mobile: 9840794029



SRI VIDHYA BOOK CENTRE

C/o. Pusthak Bharati,

# 7, Sannathi Street,

Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.

Tel.No.24611345/24511141

(M) 9940154105



Hyderabad

A. A. Husain & Co.

5-8-551, Arastu Trust Bldg,

Abid Road, Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh.

Tel. No. 040-23203724

Contact Person: Mr. Asif Hussein Ar



Akshara Book Shop

Plot No. 5, UBI Colony,

Police Station Road, Road No.3,

Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 34.

Tel. No. 040-27804626

HO. 23554096

NEELKAMAL BOOK LINKS

1st Floor, Narayan Naik Complex,

Behind Gandhi Gyan Mandir,

Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad - 500 095.(A.P)

Tel. No. 040-2475140,24757197


Chandigarh

Atma Ram & Sons Book Sellers

57, University Campus, Sector -14,

Chandigarh - 160014.

Contact Person: Mr. Mukesh Sharma

Tel: 09870483361



The Book Shelf

Bay Shop No.399,

Sector 32-D,

Chandigarh.

Tel. No. 0172-5087686,

4655399



Bhopal

Avani Book House

LB-12, (Basement), Mansarovar Complex,

Near Habibganj Rly Stn,

Bhopal-462016.

0755-4202205



Chandna Book House

GF-19, Mansarovar Complex,

Near Habibganj Rly Station,

Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal-462016.

0755-2573061

International Book House

U-19-20, Thadaram Complex,

209-A, Zone-1, Maharana Pratap Nagar,

Bhopal -462011. (M.P)

PH-0755-2578331,2710562

The Book House

25-C Indrapuri, Raisen Road,

Bhopal - 21

0755-4235485



Gurgaon

Book N More

A-130, Supermart-I,

DLF Phase-4,

Gurgaon - 122001. (Haryana)

Contact Person: Ms. Anuva Saurabh

Tel: 124-4042187



New Midland Book Shop

C-102 , Shopping Mall, DLF

Phase -1, Arjun Marg,

Gurgaon (Haryana),

Tel. No.01924-4380599

(M) 9310523999



Ahmedabad

Book Plaza

Opp Navrangpura Telephone exchange,

B/h Raymond Store, Off. C.G Road,

Ahmedabad - 380006.

Tel - 079-26430386/30003249

Natraj Book Centre

GF - 10, National Chambers,

Ground Floor, City Multiplex Lane,

2nd Shop From V.I.P Luggage,

Ashram Road, Ahmedabad - 380009.

Readingtree

A1 Shivalik Plaza, Near AMA,

IIM Road, Vastrapur,

Ahmedabad - 380015

Tel No. (079) 64501308

Pocket Book Centre

Opp. Jyotisangh, Relife road,

Ahmedabad - 380001.

Tel - 079-25508732/25508328



Surat

Book Smart

214, Smarth Sarthi,

Beside Diraj Sons Market,

Parle Point, Surat - 7.

Tel - 0261-2223364/3992829



Chandigarh

Capital Book Depot

SCO 3 SECTOR 17 E

CHANDIGARH

Tel.No.0172 2702260, 2702594

The Auto Rickshaw Strike and the Right to Cheat

Since I have to travel on a daily basis to office and back, it is but natural I will be travelling often in auto rickshaws (a common experience in suburban Mumbai). It has been shocking to learn that the auto rickshaw fares have fallen by about 25 to 30% due to the checking of tampered meters. The meter fares over the years have consistently come to an amount of 25 to 30% over and above the actual fares so as to fool daily travellers. That thousands of rickshaw drivers have been cheating just shows how rampant corruption is in our blood and in the system and that Anna's drive is just an Anti-Congress propaganda.

Interestingly, what the auto rickshaw drivers are fighting for is the Right to Cheat. They have called for a strike as RTO officials are catching them red-handed with tampered meters. They have earlier gone on strike when the RTO tried to force them to use electronic meters which couldn't be tampered. Surprisingly, the government has given in to their demands of a fare hike so as to legitimise their increased earnings. What if after this hike, these autorickshaw drivers still tamper their meters? What about the poor and middle-class people who feel the pinch due to this tampering?

Whatever be the grievances of the common man, politicians shouldn't turn this into an anti-North Indian issue for gaining cheap votes and beating up any rickshaw drivers. If you feel someone is cheating report him to the authorities. All we can do now is hope that things change for the better.