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Sapna Book House, Mysore
Sapna Book House in Mysore is the city branch of the Bengaluru bookshop chain, four floors on Narayana Shastri Road, behind KR Hospital. It is the only genuinely large bookshop in Mysore: deep English and Kannada sections, comics, stationery and gifts. No verified opening hours are published for this branch, so check locally before a special trip.
Four floors on Narayana Shastri Road, behind KR Hospital: the Mysore branch of a Bengaluru chain that the Limca Book of Records has repeatedly certified as India's largest bookstore. It works like a book mall (deep English and Kannada sections, comics, stationery, shelves of gifts), and it is the only genuinely large bookshop in the city. Useful in two directions: something to read on a long train leg, and the Kannada-culture shelf if you want to read into the place you are standing in.
Four floors of books: the only genuinely big bookshop in the city
What Sapna Book House is
Sapna Book House was founded in Bengaluru in 1967 and is still a family business. The Limca Book of Records has repeatedly certified the chain as India's largest bookstore. It is also a publisher: in 2021 it released 66 new Kannada titles in a single event for Kannada Rajyotsava, the state's formation day.
The Mysore branch works like a book mall. Four floors hold English fiction and non-fiction, a deep Kannada section, comics, stationery and shelves of gifts.
Why a traveller would go
Two good reasons, in opposite directions.
Something to read on the road
Before a long train leg, this is the place in Mysore to stock up on paperbacks in English.
The Kannada-culture shelf
A shelf on Kannada culture, if you want to read into the place you are standing in.
Stationery and gifts
Stationery and shelves of gifts alongside the books.
Timings and address
Address: Narayana Shastri Road, behind KR Hospital, in the Devaraja Mohalla area of central Mysore.
The India GO database has no verified opening hours for this branch, and the chain's website does not list them for Mysore, so the card above shows none. If you are making a special trip, ask at your hotel or check before going.
Ordering online
The chain sells through its own site, sapnaonline.com. If a title is not on the Mysore shelves, ordering there is an alternative to waiting for the shop to bring it in.
❓ FAQ
Where is Sapna Book House in Mysore?
On Narayana Shastri Road, behind KR Hospital, in Devaraja Mohalla, central Mysore.
What are Sapna Book House Mysore timings?
No verified hours are published for the Mysore branch, so check before you go.
Can I order books online from Sapna?
Yes, through the chain's website, sapnaonline.com.
Is Sapna Book House the biggest bookshop in India?
The Limca Book of Records has repeatedly certified the chain as India's largest bookstore. The Mysore branch has four floors.
Does Sapna sell Kannada books?
Yes, it has a large Kannada section and also publishes Kannada titles.