Bingsha Shatabdi

12/09/2026

Books by the Strand, and readers by our side. 📚

Bingsha Shatabdi is at the Chandernagore Festival, with our bookstall on the Strand and a day full of conversations around books and ideas.

The festival is on till Sunday. Come by, browse, read, and say hello.

11/09/2026

Come say hi at Bingsha Shatabdi bookstall in Chandernagore.

07/09/2026

A glimpse into the worlds of Abanindranath and Gaganendranath Tagore, their art, ideas and the India they saw. From Abanindranath’s Bharat Mata to Gaganendranath’s striking modernist and satirical works, the discussion touched upon nationalism, colonialism and the making of a new Indian visual language.

Visual artist and author of "Aban Gagan" Subrata Ghosh in conversation with renowned art journalist Ratnottama Sengupta at Bingsha Shatabdi.

18/08/2026

08/08/2026

২২শে শ্রাবণ!

04/07/2026

You can only take ONE book home.

Which are you choosing?

20/06/2026

New on our shelves:

Mother Mary Comes to Me
The Calcutta Chromosome
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Alchemist
Heart Lamp

Drop by Bingsha Shatabdi and find your next read.

13/06/2026

Beyond the book market, a quiet afternoon with art.

A few glimpses from a visit to the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

12/06/2026

The driving force behind Bingsha Shatabdi, Kanchana Mukhopadhyay, is currently in Paris for the Paris Book Market. During her visit, she took some time to explore the historic Galerie Vivienne, one of the city's most beautiful passages, home to bookshops, art, antiques, and centuries of stories.

A glimpse from her journey through a place where books and history meet.