The Reading Room
Books & Collectibles at Indian Hobby Center
Alongside its electronics and robotics, Indian Hobby Center keeps a reading room. The shelves hold histories of Odisha and the Jagannath Temple, studies in politics, economics and philosophy, memoirs and fiction, and books on art, dance and heritage.
Some titles are new; many are older editions, kept for readers and collectors who like a book with a past. Choose a subject from the contents below, or write to us about a title you are looking for.
- 3153titles
- 10subjects
- 1123old & rare
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; where knowledge is free.
Contents
Ten subjects, one reading room
Every subject on our shelves, with the number of titles in each today.
- I. Fiction, Memoirs & LiteratureNovels, short stories, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism. 562
- II. History & Gandhian StudiesIndian and world history, the freedom movement and Gandhi. 400
- III. Politics & MediaGovernance, foreign policy, elections, journalism and the press. 429
- IV. Economics & BusinessDevelopment, finance, economic policy and management. 484
- V. Philosophy & ReligionIndian and Western thought, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. 287
- VI. Society, Gender & Tribal StudiesSociology, women’s studies, tribal life and anthropology. 328
- VII. Art, Heritage, Music & DanceTemples and architecture, painting, classical dance and music. 190
- VIII. Nature, Travel & AgricultureGeography, wildlife, travel writing, farming and medicinal plants. 235
- IX. Education, Psychology & ReferenceTeaching, the mind, libraries, encyclopaedias and handbooks. 249
- X. Odisha & JagannathThe history, temples, people and places of Odisha. 65
Special rooms
For collectors, and for Odisha
The Odisha room
Histories of Odisha and the Jagannath Temple, studies of Konark and Kalinga, tribal life, Odia cookery and the wildlife of the coast.
Enter the Odisha room → 1123 itemsOld & Rare Books
Older editions and used copies from past decades, across every subject. Ask us for more photos of any copy before you order.
Enter the rare room → 8 itemsPostcards & Stamps
Picture postcards and postal stamps for collectors and philatelists.
Open the album →The shelf
Tap a spine to open that sectionFeatured shelf
On the Odisha shelf
Titles on the history, faith and everyday life of Odisha.
See all 65
Madalapanji: The Chronicle of Jagannath Temple (Rajabhoga Itihasa)Rs. 999.00
My Odia KitchenUsha Rani TripathyRs. 320.00
The Great Odisha Famine (Na'anka Durbhikshya)Rs. 549.00
The Kandhas and KandhamalRaghunath RathaRs. 199.00
Sabuja Biplaba Madhusudan DasRs. 320.00
Riddle of the Ridleys : Wildlife Tales from OdishaBiswajit MohantyRs. 390.00
The commonplace book
Lines worth copying out
A few lines from writers who thought hard about reading.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.
A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit.
From the old & rare room
Books with a past
Older editions, chosen from across the subjects.
See all 1123
Indira : India's Most Powerful Prime Minister Sagarika GhoseRs. 559.00
India in Turmoil : Jammu & Kashmir, the Northeast and Left Extremism Ved MarwahRs. 300.00
Narayan Datt Tiwari : a Life Story D.p. NautiyalRs. 400.00
Courage and Conviction : General Vk Singh With Kunal VermaRs. 476.00
Simply Fly(a Deccan Odyssey) Captain GopinathRs. 399.00
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits C.k. PrahaladRs. 395.00
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