I guess it’s been sometime since I visited this old books store called Blossoms at Church Street in Bangalore. It was earlier running in another building on the same road, a little .further. My old habit was to hang around Brigade Road on weekends – have a beer or so and then visit all the little shops in the area.

Now that routine of going out is replaced by more sedentary acts. These days weekends are at home – just sitting in front of the screen, posting on Facebook Pages or doing odd jobs of buying stuffs for home.

I have always been a sucker for old books and book stores. In Trivandrum, I used to visit the second hand book shops which was near University College. Later these guys shifted to a spot near Public Library. And during that time, I moved out to Bangalore and lost that habit. The guys who runs the used book store in Trivandrum forgot my face. Probably, some other customer’s picture must be in there. Whatever, I miss the days in Trivandrum when I used to come home with some old copies of National Geographic or some books which I bought on a deal.

Are you the type who likes to read books?
Do you like old books stores to brand new stores?
Which type of books do you buy from these stores?

When I shared the pic of Blossoms in one of the Whatsapp Group, one guy reminded me to buy Amar Chitra Khata books by PiCO.

Books from Blossoms
1. Ikigai ( to be read soon and gifted)
2. Hygee
3. Checklist Manifesto

When was the last time you gifted a book?