Pilgrims Book House is a

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company founded in

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

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in 1984. It formerly published books under the Book Faith India imprint and now publishes under the Pilgrims Publishing imprint. Pilgrims Book House is currently headquartered in

Varanasi Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.* * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of I ...

, India. Pilgrims Book House sells and publishes books in a number of

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and Western languages. Its areas of speciality include: *

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*Reprints of classic books on India, Nepal, Tibet and Central Asia *Languages ( Nepali,

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) *Children's books

Company history

Pilgrims Book House was established by Puspa and Rama Nand ("Rama") Tiwari in

in 1984, succeeding the Tiwaris' earlier book business in Varanasi. In the year 1999 they started a branch in Varanasi, and in 2006 a second branch opened in Delhi. For many years the main Pilgrims Book House bookshop branch in Kathmandu was located in

Thamel Thamel () is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The name comes from Tha Bahi (थ: बहि), indicating its root origin to have come from the Newa community, the indigenous people of Kathmandu Valley. Tha Bahi ...

. It was one of the largest bookshops in Asia with hundreds of thousands of books on display. It was praised by several travel guidebooks and websites (including by

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who called it "Kathmandu's best bookstore"). On 16 May 2013 the Thamel branch of Pilgrims Book House caught fire and almost everything inside was burnt to ashes. Since the fire Pilgrims has operated two bookshops, one at JP Road, Thamel, Kathmandu and the other at Durgakund, Varanasi. Following a trading downturn for two years due to the corona virus epidemic, business began to pick up in 2022. Pilgrims operates two websites, one for its bookstores and the other for its publishing division. The company also maintains a rare books department.

Publications

Pilgrims Book House has published more than 1700 books. These include: *

Paul Brunton Paul Brunton is the pen name of Raphael Hurst (21 October 1898 – 27 July 1981), a British author of spiritual books. He is best known as one of the early popularizers of Neo-Hindu spiritualism in western esotericism, notably via his be ...

, ''A Message from Arunachala'', Pilgrims Publishing, 2009, . *

W. Y. Evans-Wentz Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz (February 2, 1878 – July 17, 1965) was an American anthropologist and writer who was a pioneer in the study of Tibetan Buddhism, and in transmission of Tibetan Buddhism to the Western world, most known for publishi ...

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead The ''Bardo Thodol'' (, 'Liberation through hearing during the intermediate state'), commonly known in the West as ''The Tibetan Book of the Dead'', is a terma text from a larger corpus of teachings, the ''Profound Dharma of Self-Liberation ...

'', Pilgrims Publishing, 2010, . *Jim Goodman,
Pokhara in the Shadow of the Annapurnas
', Book Faith India, 1997, with photos by Galen Rowell and John Everingham, . *Eva Kipp, ''Bending Bamboo Changing Winds: Nepali Women Tell Their Life Stories'', Pilgrims Publishing, 2006, . *

B. P. Koirala Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), better known as B. P. Koirala (), was a Nepali revolutionary, political leader, and writer. He was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress ...

,
Faulty Glasses and Other Stories
', Pilgrims Publishing, 2002, . *

James Prinsep James Prinsep (20 August 1799 – 22 April 1840) was an English scholar, Orientalism, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal'' and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharost ...

and O. P. Kejariwal, '' "Benares Illustrated" and "James Prinsep and Benares" '', Pilgrims Publishing, 2009, . *

A. P. Sinnett Alfred Percy Sinnett (18 January 1840 – 26 June 1921) was an English author and theosophist. Biography Sinnett was born in London. His father died while he was young, as in 1851 Sinnett was listed as a "Scholar – London University", liv ...

, ''Esoteric Buddhism'', Pilgrims Publishing, 2002, . *J. R. Santiago,
Kriya Yoga: The Science of Self-Realization
', Book Faith India, 1999, . *Tania Sironic, ''Thangka Coloring Book''. Pilgrims Publishing, 2007, . *

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki , self-rendered in 1894 as Daisetz, was a Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in spreading interest in these (and in Far Eastern phi ...

, '' The Lankavatara Sutra'', Pilgrims Publishing, 2005, . * H. W. Tilman, ''Mount Everest 1938'', Pilgrims Publishing, 2004,Everest Series (Pilgrims Publishing) - Book Series List
publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020. (contains the infamous Appendix B on the

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). *B. D. Tripathi, ''Sadhus of India'', Pilgrims Publishing, 2004, . *Geert Verbeki,
Bowls: An ABC
'. Pilgrims Publishing, 2005, . *David Paul Wagner,
Hindi Phrasebook: A Pilgrims Key to Hindi
', Pilgrims Publishing, 1999, .

Book series

* Everest Series * Pilgrims Astrology Series * Pilgrims Colouring Book Series * Pilgrims Folk Tales * Pilgrims Health Series * Pilgrims Pocket Series (AKA Pilgrims Pocket Classics) * Pilgrims Quotation SeriesFriends (Pilgrims Quotation Series)
amazon.in. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

References

External links

Pilgrims Book House
- bookshop division website
Pilgrims Publishing
- publishing division website *Jane and Michael Stern

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Ramanand Tiwari
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"In search of paradise"
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''. 17 July 2006 - Rama Tiwari quoted on happiness
Fire: Pilgrims Book House - 17 May 2013 - पिलग्रिम्स बुक हाउस ठमेल
- ABC Hot News Express (Kathmandu) footage and interviews
Fire at Thamel
- video from night of 17 May 2013
Pilgrims Book House: Largest Book Store Of Nepal
- tour of the rebuilt bookstore, 2022
Pilgrims Books Research Institute
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