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The Shelf Life: Champaca Bookstore Blog — Guest Writer

An Afternoon at Champaca with Nirica Srinivasan

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An Afternoon at Champaca with Nirica Srinivasan

Our guest writer, Nidhi Bhandari, speaks to Nirica about her experience working at one of Bengaluru’s most loved independent bookstores.

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Book Review – Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”

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Book Review – Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”

After a hiatus, we’re happy to bring you another book review. Champaca intern Ishika Somany writes about Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Read on for her thoughts, get your copy of the book from Champaca.

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Exploding Mangoes & Hiring Milkshakes: Recommended Reads for Designers & Makers by Jay Dutta

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Exploding Mangoes & Hiring Milkshakes: Recommended Reads for Designers & Makers by Jay Dutta

This month, we're featuring recommendations by Jay Dutta, the Founder/Curator of DesignUp. Here, he lists recommendations for designers — but really, they're recommendations for everyone! Find DesignUp Deconstruct, a report based on an extensive study of the Design-In-Tech industry in India and SE Asia, on our online store.

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Reading in the Times of Coronavirus

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Reading in the Times of Coronavirus

Is there a way to explore reading to make sense of life in lockdown? What is certain in these times is uncertainty, and as we explore this through books, is there a way ahead? Thejaswi Shivanand writes.

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Single by Choice: a reflection on an evening at our bookstore

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Single by Choice: a reflection on an evening at our bookstore

In this guest post by Chinmay Manoj, read his recap of our event on the book Single By Choicepublished by Women Unlimited and with the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI). Purchase the book here.

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