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About Gangarams
May 1977
Gangaram's Book Bureau (GBB) established it's first stand-alone book store at Mahatma Gandhi Road in early May 1977.
Feb 2013
Gangaram Books Bureau first move to #48 Church Street in Feb 2013.
Sep 2015
In September 2015, Gangaram Books Bureau shifted to the 3rd floor of a brand new building #3 Church Street. It has since become a part of city's thriving culture and remains a landmark for every book lover who visits Church Streett.
Oct 2021
Since 1977, Gangarams Book Bureau (GBB) has been a predecessor for all the booklovers storing ample books in a diverse range from academic, professional and technical to fiction and non-fiction. With its strong collaboration with multiple publishers and companies across the globe, the reader here never goes back empty handed.
Mr. J Nanumal was a book seller and a stationer in Mysore. His son, Mr N Gangaram, moved to Bangalore in the early sixties and continued to take over the book-selling tradition. In 1965, we started Bangalore Book Bureau, a retail bookstore in the Kapali theatre building with a store size of around 500sq ft. A few years later, in 1968, we expanded to 3000sq ft on the first floor of the same building. During that time, we were the largest bookstore in the city. We started Gangarams Book Bureau in May 1977 on the Mahatma Gandhi road.
A few years later, we occupied the Second floor of the four-story building. The stationery is on the first floor, and the books are on the second floor.
In 2013, we relocated to Church Street, as the owner of the building on MG Road wanted to use it for himself. We are currently situated at #3 Church Street, on the Third floor, with an approximate area of 6500sq ft. We are proud to offer a wide selection of new books to our customers.
Our inventory is 40,000 titles at any given time. Our database is approx. 200,000 titles.
At Gangarams Book Bureau, we specialize in curating a unique selection of hard-to-find books that go beyond the typical bookstore offerings. Our diverse collection spans various topics, ensuring that readers of all interests can discover something new and extraordinary. Unlike bookstores that focus solely on mainstream titles, we take pride in offering a wide range of literature that caters to the curious mind, making us a haven for true book lovers.