JustBooks Bejai had recently organised a clay-modeling workshop for children in the age group of three and 15.
The Hindu, Mangalore had covered the event and here’s a report on the same here
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The first of our regional language books library offering - ‘Munnudi’ – opened today at Basavanagudi. Eminent author, poet, script writer and four years’ Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award winner Jayant Kaikini lit the lamp at the inauguration ceremony. Sugata Srinivasaraju, Associate Editor, South, Outlook graced the occasion as well and introduced Jayant to those present at the store.
The moment everybody was waiting for – Jayant’s speech – made the occasion truly special. What endeared everybody to him was his talk – short & sweet yet laced with large doses of humour, peppered with insights and sweet with events / memories that struck an instant chord with many! To say that he is a popular person would be an understatement – people vied with each other to talk to him, get his opinion on books and movies, take their photos with him etc.
JustBooks MD & CEO, R. Sundar Rajan spoke briefly on the objective behind Munnudi and his hope that it would foster the love of reading amongst a new set of book lovers.
Here are some pictures of the event:
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In a new initiative, JustBooks Vidyaranyapura veered away from books related activity at its branch by arranging for a magic show instead! 11- year old magician, Master Tejas and his mother, Ms. Ashwini Kulkarni, are members of JB Vidyaranyapura. Tejas started showing interest in learning magic when he was 4 year old. After completing a basic course in magic, currently he is undergoing a professional course at Karnataka Magic Academy.
The objective behind showcasing Tejas was to inspire his peers to learn magic as well. At the show, Tejas demonstrated a couple of basic tricks but had the participating children enthused.
Below are comments from parents of children, who attended the show.
Thanks for conducting an exciting magic show. My son Vikram and his friend Sanjay were very happy see the show and now they are asking me to put them for magic class. Hope you will conduct many more such events in the future. – Lekshmi Nair
I was happy to see my daughter Nidhi’s photo along with a budding magician. Also, I’m pleased to see all kids captured lively in the photos. I know how much efforts go in organising such events. Glad that your team has organized the event in a grand manner with all simplicity. We just loved it. Continue this spirited work please. — T. Anil Kumar
- It was indeed a surprising Sunday as the children enjoyed the magic show and even after four days they cherish the memory and narrate some magic tips. We thank you for conducting the magic show and we look forward for many more exciting events like painting competition and children’s day celebration in Just Books, Vidyaranyapura. – Sona Harish
A peek at the rapt audience:
You can see all pictures of the event at this link.
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******Hear ye, Hear ye ******** ( Drum Roll in the background )
Strata announces the launch of our next experiment – a pure play ‘Kannada Library’ chain with a different (namma ooru ishtyle!) Kannada brand name: Munnudi!!!!! Munnudi as in ‘preface’ or ‘prologue.’
At Munnudi, 90% of the collection will be in Kannada and 10% collection in other regional languages and English.
The intent behind this initiative is build our expertise on regional content across India and roll out this offering in every city ( and more!) that JustBooks is currently in – 9 cities in India to date. Every regional library chain brand – one per language – will help grow our offering and address a huge mass of regional books lovers too!
Here’s the logo of our very first such venture, on home ground, so to speak:
Here’s our ‘Opening Shortly’ kinda banner being put up at the venue:
The address of Munnudi is: Ground Floor, #3/3-1, Diwan Madhava Rao Road, South Cross Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560004.
The place is behind Gunasheela Nursing Home and opposite to Krishna Rao Park. The other landmark would be just before South Thindies restaurant, along the same side.
We are opening on Friday. See you soon!
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Our Kaggadasapura will provide library services to the residents of C V Raman Nagar, Pai Layout and of course, Kaggadasapura itself!
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Lately, we’ve been having branches opening up one after the other. Take the week just gone by. We’ve had our very first branch open up in Salt Lake City, Kolkata last Monday and today, we’ve had a satellite library to our hugely successful Indiranagar library open up in Kaggadasapura.
Here are some pics from both these library openings, Kolkata first:
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The wait will now be officially over on January 9th when JustBooks opens up in Sector 1, Salt Lake City!
We’re almost there…….
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Our newest library – the 4th in Mumbai now – opened up within Centrium Mall, Lokhandwala, Kandivali East. We are looking soon to open a satellite in the Thakur Complex area shortly. Meanwhile, here are some pictures of opening day:
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Our 300th post here. An occasion we thought we will use to announce our entry into the one state in South India that we were not present : Tamil Nadu! Specifically, Chennai!
Book lovers in the great city, rejoice. JustBooks is pulling out all stops starting up its first library soon in Indira Nagar.
Only the very best – books, service & ambience – will be up for you to enjoy!
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Man, it was an awesome sixer of a start at our Kondapur library this recent Saturday. Residents were clean bowled by the library, some of them going on record to say that they have never seen a library of this standard, class and books! Here are some pics from the event:
Our next store opening is our Kandivali branch yonder in Mumbai, the day after tomorrow ie. Wednesday, December 21st, 2011.
The pitch is now set for another rocking innings by yet another Mumbai cluster library!! Hallelujah!!
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