Photos | 80,000 books, Dal Lake location: Srinagar bookshop makes record

A one of its kind bookstore, set on the Dal Lake in Kashmir has found its way in the 2018 Limca Book of Records for its unique location. Gulshan Books in Srinagar offers readers its library of 80,000 books, a tranquil reading room, a cafe and scenic views.

Updated on: Jan 29, 2018 10:34 AM IST

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Readers flip through their books with the scenic Dal Lake in the backdrop at Nehru Park in Srinagar. Gulshan Books Kashmir, a bookstore with its collection of 80,000 titles, was recently included in the 2018 Limca Book of Records for being the only library in the country set on a lake. (S Irfan / PTI)

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The store, established with an aim to promote reading after the 2014 floods in Kashmir, came about at this location in May 2016. Today the bookshop and library has a reading room, a cafe and its list of titles. (S Irfan / PTI)

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Aijaz Ahmad, 46, owner of Gulshan Books holds up the record book featuring his store. Reaching this one of a kind store is a shikara ride away from the banks of the Dal in Srinagar. (S Irfan / PTI)

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A visitor scans a book by in the reading room of the bookshop. For those interested in Kashmir and its literature, Aijaz Ahmed even offers free shikara rides as a perk. (S Irfan / PTI)

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Representing the fifth generation of his family in the business, Ahmed says interest in reading is steadily picking up in Kashmir and has great prospects. (S Irfan / PTI)

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The record listing came as a surprise to Gulshan Books, but has only encouraged Ahmed to continue preserving Kashmri literary heritage and provide a space for budding authors and readers alike. (S Irfan / PTI)