We Found A 115-Year-Old Stationery Shop From Where Even Poet Rabindranath Tagore Shopped!
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Even legends like Kabi Guru Rabindranath Tagore, Bhabani Charan Laha, Satyajit Roy, M. F. Hussain, Bikash Bhattacharya, and Ganesh Pyne used to shop from here!
Kolkatans, today let’s familiarise you with the oldest stationery shop in the city that still garners a lot of love and gives other stores a run for their money!
We’re talking about the iconic G.C Laha Stationery Shop that’s tucked away in the bylanes of Esplanade and is a popular halt for artists!
Established back in 1905, this century-old store offers an interesting array of stationery items including painting colours, crayons, pens, and whatnot! You’ll go crazy over the variety they stock on as you may also find various canvases, adhesives, and other art materials that you may be looking for!
Not just domestic and local brands, you can also get your hands on a multitude of international and bestselling labels that are available here in abundance! So shop till you drop and curate your art of dreams!
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You’ll be surprised to know that legends including Kabi Guru Rabindranath Tagore, Bhabani Charan Laha, Satyajit Roy, M. F. Hussain, Bikash Bhattacharya, and Ganesh Pyne had been associated with them ever since the store’s inception!
This doesn’t end here as their list of customers also feature two Nobel Laureates who have been the brand’s well wishers for ages!
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As a matter of fact, G.C. Laha happens to be the first-ever Indian firm to be approved as a direct dealer of art materials by Winsor and Newton London!
Not just in Kolkata, this paradise of art and stationery items is also the oldest in the entire country, with people pouring in from different places to score what entices them here!
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Well, isn’t this reason enough to visit here for a shopping spree? Note down the deets mentioned below and start with it already!
Where: 1, Lenin Sarani Rd, Sector I, Esplanade, Dharmatala, Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal 700013
When: Monday to Saturday, 12 noon to 5 pm
Contact: 033 2228 3838
