Read: "How lovingly curated independent bookstores are helping reading culture grow in India"

[Vivek Pinto]

By: Aakriti Mandhwani [Aakriti Mandhwani is an Associate Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University. She is the author of Everyday Reading: Middlebrow Magazines and Book Publishing in Post-Independence India.]

Published in: Scroll

Date: May 17, 2026

Source:  https://scroll.in/article/1092790/how-lovingly-curated-independent-bookstores-are-helping-reading-culture-grow-in-india

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"Writer Aakriti Mandhwani writes about her trysts with India’s various independent bookstores.

In beautiful Margao, Goa, Dogears has curated shelves on, among other things: marginalised voices in literature, on books about books, and books on cities. The bookshop assistants draw attention to how the shelves have been stacked. Shoes have to be left outside.  The location of a bookstore sometimes dictates the existence of specific stacks. Dogears has a section dedicated to the history, literature, and the being of Goa. There is also an entire floor dedicated to pre-owned books and children’s books."

[Frederick Noronha]

Actions countries like France have taken since the 80s to protect independent bookstores.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYXQXSpJ106/

The challenges of a small indie bookshop | The Bookshop Diaries  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ephGKvAjo

How Physical Bookstores Have Lasted For As Long As They Have  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBb8LrsZnsw

Notes from a Small Press

The Problems with Indie Bookstores

https://notesfromasmallpress.substack.com/p/the-problems-with-indie-bookstores

Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail  

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/independent-bookstores-comeback

Independent booksellers are relying on passion and perseverance as they confront long‑term challenges that keep many of them precariously close to the edge.

https://www.facebook.com/bangkokpost/posts/independent-booksellers-are-relying-on-passion-and-perseverance-as-they-confront/1379915827514510/

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