Pilgrims Book House
Pilgrims Book House is a publishing and bookselling company founded in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1984. It formerly published books under the Book Faith India imprint and now publishes under the Pilgrims Publishing imprint. Pilgrims Book House is currently headquartered in Varanasi, India.
Pilgrims Book House sells and publishes books in a number of South Asian and Western languages. Its areas of speciality include:
- Buddhism
- Hinduism and yoga
- Mountaineering
- Reprints of classic books on India, Nepal, Tibet and Central Asia
- Languages
- Children's books
Company history
For many years the main Pilgrims Book House bookshop branch in Kathmandu was located in Thamel. It was one of the largest bookshops in Asia with hundreds of thousands of books on display. It was praised by several travel guidebooks and websites.
On 16 May 2013 the Thamel branch of Pilgrims Book House caught fire and almost everything inside was burnt to ashes. Since the fire Pilgrims has operated two bookshops, one at JP Road, Thamel, Kathmandu and the other at Durgakund, Varanasi. Following a trading downturn for two years due to the corona virus epidemic, business began to pick up in 2022.
Pilgrims operates two websites, one for its bookstores and the other for its publishing division. The company also maintains a rare books department.
Publications
Pilgrims Book House has published more than 1700 books. These include:- Paul Brunton, A Message from Arunachala, Pilgrims Publishing, 2009,.
- W. Y. Evans-Wentz, [Bardo Thodol|The Tibetan Book of the Dead], Pilgrims Publishing, 2010,.
- Jim Goodman, ', Book Faith India, 1997, with photos by Galen Rowell and John Everingham,.
- Eva Kipp, Bending Bamboo Changing Winds: Nepali Women Tell Their Life Stories, Pilgrims Publishing, 2006,.
- B. P. Koirala, ', Pilgrims Publishing, 2002,.
- James Prinsep and O. P. Kejariwal, "Benares Illustrated" and "James Prinsep and Benares" , Pilgrims Publishing, 2009,.
- A. P. Sinnett, Esoteric [Buddhism (book)|Esoteric Buddhism], Pilgrims Publishing, 2002,.
- J. R. Santiago, ', Book Faith India, 1999,.
- Tania Sironic, Thangka Coloring Book. Pilgrims Publishing, 2007,.
- Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Lankavatara Sutra, Pilgrims Publishing, 2005,.
- H. W. Tilman, Mount Everest 1938, Pilgrims Publishing, 2004, .
- B. D. Tripathi, Sadhus of India, Pilgrims Publishing, 2004,.
- Geert Verbeki, '. Pilgrims Publishing, 2005,.
- David Paul Wagner, , Pilgrims Publishing, 1999,.
Book series
- Everest Series
- Pilgrims Astrology Series
- Pilgrims Colouring Book Series
- Pilgrims Folk Tales
- Pilgrims Health Series
- Pilgrims Pocket Series
- Pilgrims Quotation Series