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HOW WE GOT STARTED: HUMBLE BEGINNINGS ON A INDIAN BLANKET, Pilgrims has become the group name representing several businesses both in India and Nepal. From its humble beginnings in Varanasi, the business was started by Rama Nand Tiwari, a book-lover turned businessman. Rama Nand Tiwari, Rama entered the book trade in 1971 at the age of 18, working for the owner of a large book shop in Varanasi. When the owner died unexpectedly of a heart attack, Rama started on his own by selling books on a blanket outside the Government Tourist Bungalow until enough money was saved to rent a very small bookstall next door. Ramas brother, Krishna Nand, managed the small shop while Rama went about the city buying single copies of books to return to the shop to sell to tourists. Little do our staff today know how easy they have it. During this time, Paul Wagner, from the Australian book company, Numitex International, became friends of both Rama and Krishna. Paul took Rama on business trips to major Indian cities helping him acquire additional experience and contacts within the book. industry. Rama and Paul optimistically named the small shop Numitex International which was chosen to reflect the Australian association. When the landlord doubled the rent and refused to negotiate for additional floor space, Numitex was forced to sell out. (Paul, today, is our International Marketing Director and Website coordinator who works out of his office in Sydney.). When Paul returned to Australia in 1981, John Snyder showed up at the doorstep in Varanasi. Since the founding, he has been working off and on with Pilgrims and the Tiwari family for the past 18 years, serving in the earlier years in retailing and merchandising, and in the latter years in managing and publishing.

 

Address: Pilgrims Book House & Pilgrims Publishing, PO Box 3872, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Telephone: 977-1-4700942
Fax: 977-1-4700943.
Website: http://www.pilgrimsbooks.com/