Odyssey…
A new entry to the Bangalore Bookstore market is Odyssey, which is basically based out of Chennai. I used to be a regular visitor to Odyssey on the Sardar Patel Road, Chennai in the early 2000s among others like Landmarks and Higginbothams. But, when I moved to Bangalore, we had few other options like Sapnas, Crosswords and Landmarks. Though I’m happy with the service and facilties in Crosswords(mainly cos its close to my office) and Landmarks (mainly cos of their varied collection), Odyssey is something special for me.
I left office little early today(7.35pm), and have allocated myself some time to visit Odyssey on the 100ft road, Indira Nagar. Its a 3 storey building with the store spanning across 4 floors, the ground floor for the books, 1st floor for music and home items, 2nd for children books&toys and 3rd floor for the cards&gifts. I liked the floor plan, with an interesting allocation of sections, though the floor space in a single floor is small.
One special thing I must confess here is the inclusion of “REGIONAL SECTION” in the floors, be it books, music and Video. Landmarks and Crosswords cater only to the needs of the Larger English and Hindi customers. I was happy to check my faves like Agni Siragugal, Ponniyin Selvan and Thirukural, all in TAMIL. The video and music section too showcased Telugu & Tamil movies and music.
I wish, i get more time to visit this place in the future as well.
Guys… its a must visit place.
~peevee.
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Hi, Can any1 help me locate the perfume i am searching for….its caled UCB cold (United colors of beneton), i did search in landmark and lifestyle too…but alas…couldnt find it der, my only hope is…if I can locate it in odyssey…if not here…i amnt sure if i can find it ne wer else….!(in chennai)
Plz help….!
Thanks Mercy. I know.. I’m comfortable visiting crosswords, next door at Residency road.. But.. at the same time.. i like odysseys for their regional collection.
Thanks Mouli. Please save the image and use it for ur plog post as well…
ofcourse without a fee..
pvs.. i have linked your Odyssey to my blog which has a (ir)relevant post! how about lending me your picture as well?! of course without any fee!
I used to visit Odyssey, Adayar as it was very close to my college. It had very small space move around browsing for books. You can find Ponniyn Selvan in Landmark as well. Crossword has only limited regional collection. This all depends on the readers you are catering to. I like Crossword, Residency Road better because it is easy to move to around, the couches to read and the coffee
Thanks Sriram.
Please check the site.. may be useful.
Thanks Raghavan. Yes.. i saw the amar chitra kadha books at Odyssey.. but.. dint know the price.
http://www.odyssey.in/
hello!! Am also a great fan ODYSSEY! I am now looking out for an information regarding it which am unable to find it. I am looking for some children books in odyssey,something from publishers like amar chitra katha or karadi tales or tinkle. Is there a way to find out the price of those books in odyssey? thanks. pls mail me to raghavanmurari@gmail.com. thanks
Well said PeeVee.
I am fan of Odyssey and I just love it!!! Had been to Odyssey at Adyar, Chennai quite a lot of times. First week of its opening here.. I went there thrice over the same weekend!!!! 