Shalimar Books – Indian books in the UK
Welcome to Shalimar Books which is the leading distributor of Indian books in the UK. We supply books from Indian publishers to schools, libraries and bookshops. We also sell direct to the public at our Indian bookshop in London, and through this online shop.
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A Part Apart wins NIF Book Prize
Ashok Gopal has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2024 for his meticulously-researched biography, A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B.R. Ambedkar. A history student, he had been studying the life of Ambedkar since 2003, and the biography was published in 2023…
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Independent Bookshop of the Month: Shalimar Books
We’ll be spending 2024 visiting some of our favourite indie bookshops around the UK and Ireland, choosing one bookshop each month to interview. This week, we head to Kennington in South London to hear all about Shalimar Books from owner Chetan Kumria. Tell us the story of…
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Quiet Revolutions: A Celebration of Radical Bookshops
We are very pleased to be participating in the Quiet Revolutions event at the Barbican on Saturday 26th November. The event consists of a book fair, discussions and workshops exploring the legacies and futures of radical bookselling. In the words of the organisers,…