Sapna's Sixth Book Mall now at Koramangala
Sapna Book House, the name that has become synonymous to Bangalore's reader community, with an incomparable range of books, matched by exceptional customer service, has announced the launch of their Sixth Book Mall, on the prominent 80 feet Road, at Koramangala and will now be the second largest mall amongst the chain of showrooms.
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Sapna Book House, the name that has become synonymous to Bangalore's reader community, with an incomparable range of books, matched by exceptional customer service, has announced the launch of their Sixth Book Mall, on the prominent 80 feet Road, at Koramangala and will now be the second largest mall amongst the chain of showrooms. The formal launch of the Mall will be on Sunday, March 21, 2010, by Smt. Sudha Murthy, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation in the Presence of Parampujya Jagdguru Sri Sri Sri, Balagangaddharanatha Mahaswamiji and Rashtrakavi Shri G S Shivarudrappa, Eminent Litterateur will preside over the function. Shri. Anantha Kumar, MP, Bangalore South Constituency and Shri Ramesh Aravind, Cine Artist will be the Chief Guests. Shri Ramalinga Reddy, MLA, BTM Layout Constituency and Shri Syed Zameer Pasha, Managing Director, B.M.T.C will be the Guests of Honour.
Spread over 23,000 sq feet and tastefully furnished, fully air-conditioned, the new book mall will be divided into various levels based on categories and products. The mall is also equipped with reserved basement parking for its shoppers. The ground and first floor will contain of non books like CD ROMS, accessories, stationeries, movies, music, toys, chocolates, greeting cards, fashion jewellery, gifts and sports goods. The second floor will contain non academic books for children and other books like fiction, non-fiction, business, photography, gardening, cookery books, religion and philosophy, the third floor will have academic books for U G and P G books, technical, medical books and also a large section of Kannada books.
Speaking on the occasion, Nitin Shah, Managing Director of Sapna said, "We are delighted to expand our horizons. This is the sixth book mall and is the second largest extension after the Gandhinagar Mall. We have received outstanding public response at all our outlets and thus boosted us to set up this one. Sapna will continue its work of unparalleled customer service here as well. At this new Book Mall, we aim to provide endless possibilities of reading. Like all other malls, both books and non-books items will be available here, making it a single umbrella for book lovers and shoppers." "Koramangala will be a good potential market for us. Sapna is the only book mall here to furnish Kannada literature. The total retail space of Sapna Group will exceed 1, 25,000 sq. ft." Shah further added.
He added, "A customer walking into Sapna will surely not leave disappointed, such is the wide variety of products we stock where we have something for everyone. Book and music lovers recognize Sapna as the ultimate destination to pursue their passion." He further added, "This will be the first book showroom in India with 100% eco-friendly lighting".
The Chief Guest, Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, renowned Filmmaker and environmental activist endorsed "We should encourage young minds to cultivate reading habit to increase their knowledge; therefore the production of good literature is important. I'm glad that Sapna showcases quality books for people of all ages."
Professor K.E Radhakrishna, Founder, Managing Director SA-Mudra Foundation, who presided, said "In the era of visual media it is critical that book reading habit has to be kept alive amongst youth and Bengaluru being a place which has seen number of well-known poets and literature, Sapna's commitment and initiative of spreading here is a boon to book lovers. It's a pride for us to have a leading establishment like Sapna amongst us bringing in the best reading options under one roof.
Apart from the assistance of over 70 well-groomed staff to augment the shopping experience to the highest altitude, the designing and interiors have also been specially taken care of to ensure that ambience too creates for a memorable shopping experience. Sapna has always thought of customer satisfaction and benefit and therefore the new mall will also continue offering its various customer friendly schemes including Privilege Cards for Sapna loyalists and Gift Voucher for shopping convenience.
Sapna also has the distinction of housing the largest number of Kannada titles in the State and its publishing division even received an award from the Kannada Pustaka Praahdikara, Government of Karnataka for the year 2000. Another prestigious award as the Best Book Seller for South India in the year 2003 was awarded by the Federation of Publishers & Book Sellers Association of India, New Delhi. Best Booksellers Award for the year 2008 by the Federation of Indian Publishers and Distinguished Publisher Award for 2009 conferred by Federation of Educational Publisher, New Delhi. Karnataka State Rajyotsava Award for 2008 to Nitin Shah, Managing Director for Kannada Book Publishing, the first of its kind award by the Government of Karnataka.
To date, Sapna has published over 3500 titles by reputed authors, both English and Kannada and over the years, several of its publications have been selected for Jnanapeetha and Central Saahitya Academy literary awards. Sapna's new book mall will also promote several educational, knowledge and talent related activities for children. Drawing and painting contests, storytelling contests, debates and quizzes, book launches, Authors meets and literary activities are some of the events planned in the future. Sapna also provides free books, notebooks and educational assistance to the poor and the needy.
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About Sapna Book House
Sapna is India's largest Book Mall, catering to every possible book buyer. It also houses the largest collection of Kannada literature. In addition, Sapna is the leading publisher of English and Kannada books in India, with over 3500 titles by reputed authors to credit. The showroom also has an impressive collection of educational and entertaining CD-ROMs, music, movies, stationery, greeting cards, toys, chocolates, sports goods, fashion jewelry, and other utility and gift options. Sapna has retail branches in Sadashivnagar, Jayanagar, Indira Nagar and in Mysore. Plans are underway to open more showrooms in Bangalore and various other parts of Karnataka and India. The company also services prestigious universities, education institutions, corporate offices, and public libraries across India. Sapna's online stores www.sapnaonline.com- further strengthens its market presence. Authors Dominique Lapierre, Bejan Daruwala, renowned sportspersons Venkatesh Prasad, Anil Kumble and Leander Paes, and film stars Aamir Khan and Nandita Das are some of the celebrities who have been associated with Sapna in their activities to promote reading.
The company is also keenly involved in social causes to benefit the underprivileged. Sapna finds a mention in the Limca Book of Records, as the largest book showroom.
