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53 yr old Tarun Kumar Shaw is a familiar face among Kolkata’s bibliophiles, as their ‘Personal Home delivery’ person for books. Long before Jeff Bezos thought about it, Kolkata’s entrepreneur and bibliophile Tarun shaw understood that delivering books would be a great business. Whenever any bibliophile in Kolkata couldn't find any particular book at a library or any store, his or her last hope would be to pick up the cell phone and dial a number, of Tarun Kumar Shaw. If a book been published anywhere in the world in the past 100 years, high chances are Tarun da will get it for you!
Be it overseas newspaper or journals or any rare magazine, Tarun Da will get it to you within a given date. He has a strong connection with publishers in Europe and USA, he helps you get books which are rare, unique and old. He does all of that, for a nominal Rs 200 to Rs 500 for his effort. Usually seen riding across the city on the scooter with his dozens of books. Tarun da runs the business with his elder brother Utsav Kumar shaw.
They have a loyal clientele of about 800 people, who need Tarun da's services almost daily. He operates from his house, along with his elder brother and has a small team to assist him in the operations. Tarun prefers procuring and selling English and Bengali books only, because, in his own words, “no one reads books in any other language here”.
So next time, if you need any book that’s nowhere to be found, you better call Tarun da at the number below.
Contact: 9831201402
Timings: Preferably
