No announcements, programmes and events we organize and host is half as worthwhile without the word about it reaching out to the people. 

For all the ambitious projects we have undertaken, we have  been actively supported and encouraged by our friends in the media, namely –

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Incredible India Travel Planner 2006 -
Rajen Bali:
“…there may be times when you want to retire to a lonely glade in the sun with a book for company. Or maybe indulge in a serious discussion with others of a mind. Rachna in Development Area is more than a bookshop. It is a focal point where the owner encourages people to exchange views and information on many subjects. Of course, he sells books too and is the largest such establishment in the city.”
 
 
Lonely Planet INDIA (12th edition) -
 “…best-stocked and most convivial bookshop. A mini film-club and jazz café are planned upstairs. Gentle live guitar music sometimes serenades you while you browse.”
 
 
CNN IBN -
 “We continued our ride to Gangtok where a quaint little bookstore caught our attention. Look at it in passing and it is just another bookstore. Look at it closely and there is enough to feed your mind. Walk in and you will be greeted with a voice of change.”

CAL Calling (vol 10, Issue 4, April 2009 )
Rajen Bali
"The "Brother" from the Sister City
Raman Shresta is perhaps the ideal "ambassador" for Gangtok. An accomplished young man in his early 30's, he is one of the most knowledgeable and popular persons in Gangtok. He runs the city's best bookstore, Rachna Books, in Development Area located in the heart of the town, just a few minutes walk from M.G. Road. His sense of humor is reflected in the bookstore's motto: "Get Caught Reading!".
Rachna Books is much more than a bookstore. It is a cultural and social hub of the unique-kind in Gangtok. Young and old not only come for the books, they also come for eclectic jazz music, the carefully selected cinema shows, and to pick Raman's brains for advice on Gangtok, Sikkim, art, music, literature and local colour plus helping in sorting out their lives. If it is the 'adventure' of the human kind that you are after, do not forget to visit Raman. You will come away enriched."