Saikatham Books

We are located in Kothamangalam, not too far from the YMCA. Our address is Post Box Number 57, which is how we get a lot of our mail and orders. This part of Kerala is usually quite green and nice, though it gets very rainy during the monsoon months. We spend a lot of time in the office going through different manuscripts and talking to people who want to see their work in print. The building is simple, nothing too modern, just a place where we can sit and do our work. We have shelves that are probably too full, but that’s the way it goes when you love books. Sometimes we sit near the window and watch the traffic go by while we’re taking a break. It isn't a fast-paced environment like the big cities, and we like it that way. We take our time with things. The local post office knows us well because of all the packages we send out every week. It’s a quiet life for the most part, focusing on getting things ready for the printers and making sure the details are correct. People from around the neighborhood stop by sometimes just to see what's new. We don't have a big storefront, just a working office where the real labor happens. It’s small, a bit cramped with all the paper, but it works for what we need to do every day. We enjoy the pace of Kothamangalam.