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	{{Short description\|Indian bookseller}}		{{Short description\|Indian bookseller (1937–2021)}}
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	\| name = T. S. Shanbhag		\| name = T. S. Shanbhag
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|05\|02\|df=1}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1937\|05\|02\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Kundapur]], [[Madras Presidency]], British India		\| birth_place = [[Kundapur]], [[Madras Presidency]], British India
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2021\|05\|04\|1937\|05\|02\|df=1}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2021\|05\|04\|1937\|05\|02\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Bangalore]], India		\| death_place = [[Bangalore]], India
	\| alma_mater = [[Bombay University]]		\| alma_mater = [[Bombay University]]
	\| occupation = Bookseller		\| occupation = Bookseller
	}}		}}
	'''T. S. Shanbhag''' (2 May 1937{{spnd}}4 May 2021) was an Indian bookseller who was the owner of Bangalore's famous Premier Bookshop.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|last2=Deepika\|first2=K. c\|date=5 May 2021\|title=T.S. Shanbhag, owner of legendary Premier Book Shop, passes away\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ts-shanbhag-owner-of-legendary-premier-book-shop-passes-away/article34488523.ece\|access-date=15 May 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-tale-of-two-bangalore-booksellers/articleshow/82548647.cms \| title=A tale of two Bangalore booksellers \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Sugata Srinivasaraju \| date=11 May 2021 \| accessdate=22 May 2021}}</ref>		'''T. S. Shanbhag''' (2 May 1937{{spnd}}4 May 2021) was an Indian bookseller who was the owner of Bangalore's famous Premier Bookshop.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|last2=Deepika\|first2=K. c\|date=5 May 2021\|title=T.S. Shanbhag, owner of legendary Premier Book Shop, passes away\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ts-shanbhag-owner-of-legendary-premier-book-shop-passes-away/article34488523.ece\|access-date=15 May 2021\|issn=0971-751X\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515144527/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ts-shanbhag-owner-of-legendary-premier-book-shop-passes-away/article34488523.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-tale-of-two-bangalore-booksellers/articleshow/82548647.cms \| title=A tale of two Bangalore booksellers \| publisher=[[The Times of India]] \| work=Sugata Srinivasaraju \| date=11 May 2021 \| accessdate=22 May 2021 \| archive-date=22 May 2021 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522001106/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-tale-of-two-bangalore-booksellers/articleshow/82548647.cms \| url-status=live }}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Shanbhag was born on 2 May 1937 in [[Kundapur]] in modern day coastal Karnataka.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|date=15 May 2021\|title=T.S. Shanbhag died of coronavirus on May 4th\|~~work~~=The Economist\|url=https://www.economist.com/obituary/2021/05/15/ts-shanbhag-died-of-coronavirus-on-may-4th\|access-date=15 May 2021\|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> He started his career working at his uncle's book store, Strand Book Stall, in [[Bombay]] after completion of his [[matriculation]].<ref name=":1" /> During this time he completed his post graduate degree in economics from the [[Bombay University]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|last=Team\|first=The Editorial\|date=8 June 2014\|title=Revisiting ~~Premier’s~~ Mr. Shanbhag\|url=http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/2014/06/revisiting-premiers-mr-shanbhag/\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=The Bangalore Review\|language=en-US}}</ref> After ten years in the city, he moved to Bangalore when his uncle started a book club, Strand Book Club, in partnership with a publisher.<ref name=":2" />		Shanbhag was born on 2 May 1937 in [[Kundapur]] in modern day coastal Karnataka.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|date=15 May 2021\|title=T.S. Shanbhag died of coronavirus on May 4th\|newspaper=The Economist\|url=https://www.economist.com/obituary/2021/05/15/ts-shanbhag-died-of-coronavirus-on-may-4th\|access-date=15 May 2021\|issn=0013-0613\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515035907/https://www.economist.com/obituary/2021/05/15/ts-shanbhag-died-of-coronavirus-on-may-4th\|url-status=live}}</ref> He started his career working at his uncle's book store, Strand Book Stall, in [[Bombay]] after completion of his [[matriculation]].<ref name=":1" /> During this time he completed his post graduate degree in economics from the [[Bombay University]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|last=Team\|first=The Editorial\|date=8 June 2014\|title=Revisiting Premier's Mr. Shanbhag\|url=http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/2014/06/revisiting-premiers-mr-shanbhag/\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=The Bangalore Review\|language=en-US\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515151514/http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/2014/06/revisiting-premiers-mr-shanbhag/\|url-status=live}}</ref> After ten years in the city, he moved to Bangalore when his uncle started a book club, Strand Book Club, in partnership with a publisher.<ref name=":2" />

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Shanbhag started Premier Bookshop in the city in 1971 at the site of a burned-down clothing store.<ref name=":1" /> The bookshop became an iconic landmark in the city and was considered a go-to location for academic books and other books that were considered hard to procure. The book store, which was located in the city's [[Church Street, Bangalore\|Church Street]] near [[M G Road, Bangalore\|M. G. Road]], closed down in 2009, unable to keep up with the increase in rents in the region.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=5 May 2021\|title=The bookseller of Bengaluru is no more\|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/bengaluru-church-street-ts-shanbhag-premier-book-shop-covid/\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=Condé Nast Traveller India\|language=en-IN}}</ref> The book store was known for its chaotic arrangement with piles of books stacked up and Shanbhag navigating the setup and making recommendations for the customers.<ref name=":0" /> At the time of its closure the bookstore had a collection of over 500,000 books, most of which were disposed of at steep discounts and others donated to local libraries.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A retrospective of his career, "Walk down memory lane with Shanbhag", was organized in 2016.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|last=Swamy\|first=Rohini\|date=9 May 2021\|title='Shanbhag Uncle', the bookseller of Bengaluru who made generations read\|url=https://theprint.in/india/shanbhag-uncle-the-bookseller-of-bengaluru-who-made-generations-read/654283/\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=ThePrint\|language=en-US}}</ref> Referred to as Shanbhag Uncle by the younger generation, he was credited with getting an entire generation of young Bangaloreans to read.<ref name="auto"/>		Shanbhag started Premier Bookshop in the city in 1971 at the site of a burned-down clothing store.<ref name=":1" /> The bookshop became an iconic landmark in the city and was considered a go-to location for academic books and other books that were considered hard to procure. The book store, which was located in the city's [[Church Street, Bangalore\|Church Street]] near [[M G Road, Bangalore\|M. G. Road]], closed down in 2009, unable to keep up with the increase in rents in the region.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=5 May 2021\|title=The bookseller of Bengaluru is no more\|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/bengaluru-church-street-ts-shanbhag-premier-book-shop-covid/\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=Condé Nast Traveller India\|language=en-IN\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515160741/https://www.cntraveller.in/story/bengaluru-church-street-ts-shanbhag-premier-book-shop-covid/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The book store was known for its chaotic arrangement with piles of books stacked up and Shanbhag navigating the setup and making recommendations for the customers.<ref name=":0" /> At the time of its closure the bookstore had a collection of over 500,000 books, most of which were disposed of at steep discounts and others donated to local libraries.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A retrospective of his career, "Walk down memory lane with Shanbhag", was organized in 2016.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|last=Swamy\|first=Rohini\|date=9 May 2021\|title='Shanbhag Uncle', the bookseller of Bengaluru who made generations read\|url=https://theprint.in/india/shanbhag-uncle-the-bookseller-of-bengaluru-who-made-generations-read/654283/\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=ThePrint\|language=en-US\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515155749/https://theprint.in/india/shanbhag-uncle-the-bookseller-of-bengaluru-who-made-generations-read/654283/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Referred to as Shanbhag Uncle by the younger generation, he was credited with getting an entire generation of young Bangaloreans to read.<ref name="auto"/>

	Some of his patrons included historian [[Ramachandra Guha]], actor [[Kamal Haasan]], playwright [[Girish Karnad]], historian [[Janaki Nair]], author [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]], restaurateur Prem Koshy and politician [[George Fernandes]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=6 May 2021\|title=TS Shanbhag of ~~Bengaluru’s~~ Premier Book Shop passes away, tributes pour in\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ts-shanbhag-bengaluru-s-premier-book-shop-passes-away-tributes-pour-148394\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>		Some of his patrons included historian [[Ramachandra Guha]], actor [[Kamal Haasan]], playwright [[Girish Karnad]], historian [[Janaki Nair]], author [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]], restaurateur Prem Koshy and politician [[George Fernandes]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=6 May 2021\|title=TS Shanbhag of Bengaluru's Premier Book Shop passes away, tributes pour in\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ts-shanbhag-bengaluru-s-premier-book-shop-passes-away-tributes-pour-148394\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=The News Minute\|language=en\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515150344/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ts-shanbhag-bengaluru-s-premier-book-shop-passes-away-tributes-pour-148394\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Shanbhag was married and had a daughter, and lived in the [[Basaveshwaranagar]] neighborhood in West Bangalore.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Guha\|first=Ramachandra\|title=~~‘What~~ he gave our ~~city’~~: Ramchandra Guha on TS Shanbhag (1937–2021), the ~~‘Bookseller~~ of ~~Bangalore’~~\|url=https://scroll.in/article/994245/what-he-gave-our-city-ramchandra-guha-on-ts-shanbhag-1937-2021-the-bookseller-of-bangalore\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US}}</ref> He died on 4 May 2021 from complications of [[COVID-19]]. He was aged 84.<ref name=":0" />		Shanbhag was married and had a daughter, and lived in the [[Basaveshwaranagar]] neighborhood in West Bangalore.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Guha\|first=Ramachandra\|title='What he gave our city': Ramchandra Guha on TS Shanbhag (1937–2021), the 'Bookseller of Bangalore'\|url=https://scroll.in/article/994245/what-he-gave-our-city-ramchandra-guha-on-ts-shanbhag-1937-2021-the-bookseller-of-bangalore\|access-date=15 May 2021\|website=Scroll.in\|date=7 May 2021 \|language=en-US\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515151508/https://scroll.in/article/994245/what-he-gave-our-city-ramchandra-guha-on-ts-shanbhag-1937-2021-the-bookseller-of-bangalore\|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on 4 May 2021 from complications of [[COVID-19]]. He was aged 84.<ref name=":0" />

	== References ==		== References ==
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{{Short description|Indian bookseller}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = T. S. Shanbhag
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|05|02|df=1}}
| birth_place = [[Kundapur]], [[Madras Presidency]], British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|05|04|1937|05|02|df=1}}
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], India
| alma_mater = [[Bombay University]]
| occupation = Bookseller
}}
'''T. S. Shanbhag''' (2 May 1937{{spnd}}4 May 2021) was an Indian bookseller who was the owner of Bangalore's famous Premier Bookshop.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|last2=Deepika|first2=K. c|date=5 May 2021|title=T.S. Shanbhag, owner of legendary Premier Book Shop, passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ts-shanbhag-owner-of-legendary-premier-book-shop-passes-away/article34488523.ece|access-date=15 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-tale-of-two-bangalore-booksellers/articleshow/82548647.cms | title=A tale of two Bangalore booksellers | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Sugata Srinivasaraju | date=11 May 2021 | accessdate=22 May 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Shanbhag was born on 2 May 1937 in [[Kundapur]] in modern day coastal Karnataka.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=15 May 2021|title=T.S. Shanbhag died of coronavirus on May 4th|work=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/obituary/2021/05/15/ts-shanbhag-died-of-coronavirus-on-may-4th|access-date=15 May 2021|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> He started his career working at his uncle's book store, Strand Book Stall, in [[Bombay]] after completion of his [[matriculation]].<ref name=":1" /> During this time he completed his post graduate degree in economics from the [[Bombay University]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Team|first=The Editorial|date=8 June 2014|title=Revisiting Premier’s Mr. Shanbhag|url=http://www.tbr-olderissues.com/2014/06/revisiting-premiers-mr-shanbhag/|access-date=15 May 2021|website=The Bangalore Review|language=en-US}}</ref> After ten years in the city, he moved to Bangalore when his uncle started a book club, Strand Book Club, in partnership with a publisher.<ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
Shanbhag started Premier Bookshop in the city in 1971 at the site of a burned-down clothing store.<ref name=":1" /> The bookshop became an iconic landmark in the city and was considered a go-to location for academic books and other books that were considered hard to procure. The book store, which was located in the city's [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]] near [[M G Road, Bangalore|M. G. Road]], closed down in 2009, unable to keep up with the increase in rents in the region.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 May 2021|title=The bookseller of Bengaluru is no more|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/bengaluru-church-street-ts-shanbhag-premier-book-shop-covid/|access-date=15 May 2021|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The book store was known for its chaotic arrangement with piles of books stacked up and Shanbhag navigating the setup and making recommendations for the customers.<ref name=":0" /> At the time of its closure the bookstore had a collection of over 500,000 books, most of which were disposed of at steep discounts and others donated to local libraries.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A retrospective of his career, "Walk down memory lane with Shanbhag", was organized in 2016.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Swamy|first=Rohini|date=9 May 2021|title='Shanbhag Uncle', the bookseller of Bengaluru who made generations read|url=https://theprint.in/india/shanbhag-uncle-the-bookseller-of-bengaluru-who-made-generations-read/654283/|access-date=15 May 2021|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> Referred to as Shanbhag Uncle by the younger generation, he was credited with getting an entire generation of young Bangaloreans to read.<ref name="auto"/>

Some of his patrons included historian [[Ramachandra Guha]], actor [[Kamal Haasan]], playwright [[Girish Karnad]], historian [[Janaki Nair]], author [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]], restaurateur Prem Koshy and politician [[George Fernandes]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=6 May 2021|title=TS Shanbhag of Bengaluru’s Premier Book Shop passes away, tributes pour in|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ts-shanbhag-bengaluru-s-premier-book-shop-passes-away-tributes-pour-148394|access-date=15 May 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Shanbhag was married and had a daughter, and lived in the [[Basaveshwaranagar]] neighborhood in West Bangalore.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Guha|first=Ramachandra|title=‘What he gave our city’: Ramchandra Guha on TS Shanbhag (1937–2021), the ‘Bookseller of Bangalore’|url=https://scroll.in/article/994245/what-he-gave-our-city-ramchandra-guha-on-ts-shanbhag-1937-2021-the-bookseller-of-bangalore|access-date=15 May 2021|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> He died on 4 May 2021 from complications of [[COVID-19]]. He was aged 84.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{YouTube|id=RLxYuoWKhA0|title=Mr Shanbhag's Shop – Short Film}}

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[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
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[[Category:Indian book publishers (people)]]
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[[Category:People from Bangalore]]
[[Category:People from Udupi district]]