Pilgrims Book House Explained
Pilgrims Book House is a publishing and bookselling company founded in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1984. It formerly published books under the Book Faith India imprint and now publishes under the Pilgrims Publishing imprint. Pilgrims Book House is currently headquartered in Varanasi, India.
Pilgrims Book House sells and publishes books in a number of South Asian and Western languages. Its areas of speciality include:
Company history
Pilgrims Book House was established by Puspa and Rama Nand ("Rama") Tiwari in Kathmandu in 1984, succeeding the Tiwaris' earlier book business in Varanasi. In the year 1999 they started a branch in Varanasi, and in 2006 a second branch opened in Delhi.
For many years the main Pilgrims Book House bookshop branch in Kathmandu was located in Thamel. It was one of the largest bookshops in Asia with hundreds of thousands of books on display.[2] [3] [4] It was praised by several travel guidebooks[5] and websites (including by Lonely Planet who called it "Kathmandu's best bookstore").[6] [7]
On 16 May 2013 the Thamel branch of Pilgrims Book House caught fire and almost everything inside was burnt to ashes.[8] [9] [10] Since the fire Pilgrims has operated two bookshops, one at JP Road, Thamel, Kathmandu[11] and the other at Durgakund, Varanasi.
Pilgrims operates two websites, one for its bookstores and the other for its publishing division. The company also maintains a rare books department.
Publications
Pilgrims Book House has published more than 1700 books. These include:
- Paul Brunton, A Message from Arunachala, Pilgrims Publishing, 2009, .
- W. Y. Evans-Wentz, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Pilgrims Publishing, 2010, .
- Jim Goodman, Pokhara in the Shadow of the Annapurnas, Book Faith India, 1997, with photos by Galen Rowell and John Everingham, .
- Eva Kipp, Bending Bamboo Changing Winds: Nepali Women Tell Their Life Stories, Pilgrims Publishing, 2006, .
- B. P. Koirala, Faulty Glasses and Other Stories, Pilgrims Publishing, 2002, .
- James Prinsep and O. P. Kejariwal, "Benares Illustrated" and "James Prinsep and Benares" , Pilgrims Publishing, 2009, .
- A. P. Sinnett, Esoteric Buddhism, Pilgrims Publishing, 2002, .
- J. R. Santiago, Kriya Yoga: The Science of Self-Realization, Book Faith India, 1999, .
- Tania Sironic, Thangka Coloring Book. Pilgrims Publishing, 2007, .
- Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Lankavatara Sutra, Pilgrims Publishing, 2005, .
- H. W. Tilman, Mount Everest 1938, Pilgrims Publishing, 2004,[12] (contains the infamous Appendix B on the Yeti).
- B. D. Tripathi, Sadhus of India, Pilgrims Publishing, 2004, .
- Geert Verbeki, Bowls: An ABC. Pilgrims Publishing, 2005, .
- David Paul Wagner, Hindi Phrasebook: A Pilgrims Key to Hindi, Pilgrims Publishing, 1999, .
Book series
- Everest Series
- Pilgrims Astrology Series[13]
- Pilgrims Colouring Book Series
- Pilgrims Folk Tales[14]
- Pilgrims Health Series[15]
- Pilgrims Pocket Series (AKA Pilgrims Pocket Classics)
- Pilgrims Quotation Series[16]
References
- John Snyder, About Pilgrims, pilgrims.blog. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- Augusto Villalon, "Fire destroys Pilgrims Book House in Kathmandu", Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Dannah Dennis, "The best bookshops in Kathmandu, Nepal", LSE Review of Books, London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Mark Horrell, "Farewell to the Pilgrim's Book House, Kathmandu", markhorrell.com, 22 May 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Pico Iyer, Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East, Random House, 1989, passim.
- https://www.lonelyplanet.com/nepal/kathmandu/shopping/pilgrims-book-house/a/poi-sho/387037/357144 Pilgrims Book House
- https://tonywheeler.com.au/kathmandu-bookshop-disaster/ Kathmandu Bookshop Disaster
- John Child, "Pilgrims Book House Burns: Landmark Kathmandu Bookstore Completely Gutted", Friends in High Places, fihp.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Rabi Thapa and Victoria Cotino, "Pilgrims Book House kathmandu", The BAR: Buenos Aires Review, 5 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Shashank Shrestha, "After the Fire - Pilgrims Book House", 500px.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- https://wexclub.com/pilgrims-book-house Pilgrims Book House - Nepal
- https://www.publishinghistory.com/everest-series-pilgrims-publishing.html Everest Series (Pilgrims Publishing) - Book Series List
- https://www.worldcat.org/title/818361358?oclcNum=818361358 Practical Astrology
- https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=%22Pilgrims+Folk+Tales%22+varanasi&qt=results_page "Pilgrims Folk Tales" Varanasi
- https://pilgrimsbooks.com/view_book.aspx?productid=9788177691337 Pilgrims Health Series Fasting
- https://www.amazon.in/Friends-Pilgrims-Quotation-Chaitanya-Nagar/dp/8177690353 Friends (Pilgrims Quotation Series)
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