Explore Marathi literature in Mumbai
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Origins
The family used to put up stalls in exhibitions from 1993 to 2000 before they decided to open the shop to cater to readers
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The Ambekars
Arvind and his son Anant have been running the shop together for over two decades and they cater to people of all age groups
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Demand for Marathi books
While they also keep English books, Anant has observed that people aren`t able to find all Marathi literature books they are looking for
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Popular publishers
Apart from Mehta Publishing, the popular publishers are Mauj, Mirror, Dharmik, Joshna, Anmol, Rajhans, Popular, Continental, Saraswati and Menaka Prakashan
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Beating Covid-19 pandemic
The family was able to sail through the Covid-19 pandemic because they had taken a license from the Maharashtra Government to sell school textbooks
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The OG Dharma students