General Whimsy/// Wandering Around my Favourite Bookshop- Kitab Khana + Subho Mahalaya.

Hello!

A very Subho Mahalaya to my fellow Bengali readers.

Today marks the beginning of Debi Pokkho and the beginning of the Durga Pujo.

Ah!

How I wish I were in Calcutta or at least in West Bengal today, where the festivity is at a whole other level.

From one happy thing to another..my favourite bookshop- Kitab Khana.

I recently spend sometime here and came back with some books (haul coming super soon) but for now some sneak peaks at the books I got home and some others I considered getting but restrained myself!

Let's hop straight into one of my favourite places in Bombay.

Such gorgeous little books!

I fell pretty hard for the covers!

But I resisted.

So pretty though!

This collection of short stories sounded really interesting too.

My sister's gorgeous tote bag and a stack of books under consideration.

Shopping done it was time to grab a bite at their Cafe- Food for Thought.

So true!

So in love with my bag of the moment- Scottie from Chiaroscuro Bags.

I am a total sucker for satchels and Scottie had me at hello!

She is perfect little daily companion.

Big enough to fit my essentials, though I need to stuff her a bit more to let the leather stretch out a bit. She has loads and loads of compartments and is so well-made.

Totally and highly recommend if you are looking to invest a good quality leather handbag.

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