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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

⚠️ OCTOBER HOURS UPDATE! Please be aware that we will be closed from 3rd-28th October 2026 as we take our annual break. We want to thank everyone who visits and supports us and we look forward to seeing you at the start of November! 🤗📚

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We want to mention all the amazing people who visit us. You are the heartbeat of what we do, it's a privilege to meet so many interesting individuals from near and far. 📚🤗 We continue our legacy, a commitment to representation and progressive politics thanks to the enthusiasm we feel every day. 📚❤️

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

‘To ignore Gandhi while writing about Ambedkar is to do Ambedkar a disservice’ - Arundhati Roy This edition has generated inevitable questions regarding political representation, caste, privilege, and power in Indian society. 'Annihilation of Caste' is a breach of peace. #booksky #caste

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In 'Fractured Communities', published in book form for the first time, Khalid combines archival rigour with analytical clarity to illuminate the history of Singhbhum’s tribal societies under British rule. 📚 A valuable work of history and a critique of histories written from positions of power. 📚📚

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

'Shattered Lands' is an utterly gripping history that offers a new understanding of modern South Asia—one that brings to light the continuing legacy of empire. A bold and sweeping history of modern South Asia, told through the five partitions that reshaped it. 📚📚🌍 #booksky #history #SouthAsia

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As racism rears its ugly head again, this book asks: are we doomed to repeat the past or will we learn from our mistakes and build a better world. 📚📚✊🏾 'Come What May, We're Here to Stay: The Story of South Asian Resistance in Britain' by Taj Ali. @tajali1.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Set in the 1940s, with Partition looming on the horizon, 'The Women's Courtyard' cleverly brings into focus the claustrophobic lives of women whose entire existence was circumscribed by the four walls of their homes, and for whom the outside world remained an inaccessible dream. 📚📚

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A quick #bookpile of July bestsellers here at Shalimar Books! 📚😎💜 Some superb titles that reflect the wide range of South Asian literature we offer across a number of subject areas. A big thank you to our wonderful, loyal customers and supporters, we appreciate you!! 📚😊❤️

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In 'Capitalism: A Ghost Story' Arundhati Roy examines the dark side of Indian democracy- a nation of 1.2 billion, where the country's 100 richest people own assets worth 25% of India’s gross domestic product. Ferocious and clear-sighted, this is a searing portrait of a nation haunted by ghosts.

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Established in 1968, Shalimar Books is London's leading South Asian book specialist. 📚✨️ Based in Kennington, London, we offer a great selection across a number of subject areas; from #partition, #caste and #poetry to #women, #fiction, dual-language children's books, Palestine and much more! 📚📚🙂

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

'Train to Pakistan' is the story of an isolated village that is plunged into the abyss of religious hate. It is also the story of a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl whose love endured and transcends the ravages of war. 📚📚📚🚂 'Train to Pakistan' by Kushwant Singh. www.indianbooksuk.com #booksky #partition

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

'Loving Women' documents the life-stories of ten working-class queer women living in north India. 📚💜 In doing so, it dispels the myth that lesbians in India are all urban, westernized and come from upper and middle classes. 📚📚💜 'Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Underprivileged India' by Maya Sharma

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Drawing on narratives of women and queer folx from South Asia, 'Yaari' reflects on friendship in all its avatars. At the heart of this anthology is the recognition that friendship doesn't just matter but is also deeply political.

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This book offers the first social and intellectual history of Dalit performance of Tamasha—a popular form of public, secular, traveling theater in Maharashtra—and places Dalit Tamasha women who represented the desire and disgust of the patriarchal society at the heart of modernization. #booksky

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The London Radical Bookfair is back! A welcoming space for readers and organisers to exchange ideas, discover new writing, and build connections across movements and communities. Sunday 6 September 11am-5pm Stanley Arts, South Norwood, London Free entry – all welcome! 😎

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A quick #bookpile of recent UK stock titles at Shalimar Books! 📚 💜 😃 A wide range of subject areas represented here, from politics, partition and Palestine to history, poetry and fiction, we have you covered. 🙂📚 uk.bookshop.org/shop/shalimar www.indianbooksuk.com #booksky #books

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Two-thirds of today's British Pakistani diaspora trace their origins back to Mirpur in Azad Kashmir, a district that saw mass displacement and migration when it was submerged by the waters of a dam built after Partition. Sabba Khan's debut graphic memoir explores identity, belonging and memory. 📚💜

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Visit Shalimar Books in #London for an unrivaled selection of South Asian literature as well as a unique collection of fair-trade art and handmade craft products from across the sub-continent. Browsers are always welcome! 📚😎 www.indianbooksuk.com uk.bookshop.org/shop/shalimar #booksky

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A bilingual anthology of poems from Palestine, 'You Must Live' attests to existence in the face of suppression. Diverse voices and styles shine throughout as poets write love letters to the landscape, elegies for martyrs and homes, and proclamations for the future.

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Had a great time at Christie's Lates event last night, an evening dedicated to the current exhibition, The Meeting Ground: Scenes from the KNMA Collection — a landmark collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA). A celebration of modern and contemporary South Asian art 💙

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Established in 1968, we are London's leading South Asian book specialist. @shalimarbooks.bsky.social We offer a unique range of books, art, cards, textiles and fair-trade handmade craft products at our showroom. Browsers are always welcome! 😊📚❤️

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This book compiles Albanese's indispensable and damning reports on Israel's conduct in Palestine since October 2023. 'Albanese is perhaps the one figure of our times that future historians will recall as the one who did the most to redeem our generation' 🍉 'A Moon will Rise from the Darkness'

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Trauma, particularly that of women, has typically been relegated to silence and oblivion 'Sing, Slivered Tongue' is a collection of poetry by women from South Asia writing on trauma. The title refers to the ancient legend of Khona, a wise woman whose tongue was severed by her envious father-in-law.

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We've had a revamp @shalimarbooks.bsky.social! 😃❤️ Visit London's leading South Asian book specialist for an unrivaled selection of books from across the sub-continent alongside our unique range of fair-trade art and handmade craft products. 📚🙂

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A first in English, this anthology gathers together a century's worth of extraordinary stories. This is a collection that celebrates making art of life, in all its difficulty and joy. 'The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories' @arunava.bsky.social @penguinbooks.bsky.social

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A literary provocation about incels, influencers and AK-47s where the online turns offline turns bloody. 📚 'Fieldwork as a Sex Object' is not a novel you read but a novel that reads you. It invites every one of us to ask ourselves how much we're prepared to risk for our principles. #booksky #books

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A bohemian and an iconoclast, the figure of Saadat Hasan Manto looms large over the literature of the Indian subcontinent. 📚🔥 This inspired selection of Manto’s best-known stories along with those less talked about showcase an astonishing writer being true to his calling. 📚💜

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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Shalimar Books @shalimarbooks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is widely remembered as the fiery iconoclast who fought against the structures of oppression and orthodoxy. 📚 The iconic ‘rebel poet’ of Bengal, Nazrul continues to be loved for his songs and poetry. But what of his prose, his journalism, and his politics? 📚💙 #booksky

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