There are some places that you fall in love with instantly. It is all about ambience. Maybe it is what happens in a place like this. Maybe it is a combination of everything.
I happened to be in Just Books, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore on 28th April, 2015. I was there with a friend who was on a book tour. She had to be there to record an interview. While she was on her business, I took a look around the place. Just Books is a chain of library stores across the country, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, among others. The J.P. Nagar branch is just one of many across Bangalore.
I forgot to take a picture of the place, so I will try to describe it the best I can. It is a small shop with a glass front. There are neat shelves filled with all sorts of books that subscribers can take out. They have tiny stools on which people can sit as they flip through a book.
I picked a book out of the shelves, Anais Nin's Delta of Venus, and dragged the little stool near the big glass french window. The view outside was nothing to speak of. It looked out on a street with houses lining it. With a book in my hand and a quiet library behind me, even this plain view looked restful.
This is the first time I dipped into a book by Anais Nin. She writes a lyrical prose that wills you to read on and on. Alas, I had just a few minutes to enjoy this and soon had to put the book back on the shelf and leave.
I spent half an hour beside that window; it was an oasis of peace in the otherwise hectic time I had in Bangalore, rushing here and there.
I happened to be in Just Books, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore on 28th April, 2015. I was there with a friend who was on a book tour. She had to be there to record an interview. While she was on her business, I took a look around the place. Just Books is a chain of library stores across the country, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, among others. The J.P. Nagar branch is just one of many across Bangalore.
I forgot to take a picture of the place, so I will try to describe it the best I can. It is a small shop with a glass front. There are neat shelves filled with all sorts of books that subscribers can take out. They have tiny stools on which people can sit as they flip through a book.
I picked a book out of the shelves, Anais Nin's Delta of Venus, and dragged the little stool near the big glass french window. The view outside was nothing to speak of. It looked out on a street with houses lining it. With a book in my hand and a quiet library behind me, even this plain view looked restful.
This is the first time I dipped into a book by Anais Nin. She writes a lyrical prose that wills you to read on and on. Alas, I had just a few minutes to enjoy this and soon had to put the book back on the shelf and leave.
I spent half an hour beside that window; it was an oasis of peace in the otherwise hectic time I had in Bangalore, rushing here and there.
