The origin of Diocesan
Book Depot at Palayamkottai goes back to 1882, when C.M.S. started it in a
single room in the corner of a school building, with the main object of selling
Bibles, Gospel portions and other elementary Christian literature.
It was for very long a distributing agency for the Bible Society and the
Christian Literature Society, Madras, engaging colporteurs to carry their books
right to the doors of the Christians in remote villages.
To-day the Depot has grown into one of the major book shops in South
India, with its own building on the main road.
Its two show rooms are well stocked with religious and secular books in
English and Tamil. Besides books,
the Depot deals in note books and stationery, class room requirements, church
embroidery etc.
Mention may be made here of one other business institution, namely the Diocesan
Book Depot at Palayamkottai. Its
origin goes back to 1882, when C.M.S. started it in a single room in the corner
of a school building, with the main object of selling Bibles, Gospel portions
and other elementary Christian literature.
It was for very long a distributing agency for the Bible Society and the
Christian Literature Society, Madras, engaging colporteurs to carry their books
right to the doors of the Christians in remote villages.
To-day the Depot has grown into one of the major book shops in South
India, with its own building on the main road.
Its two show rooms are well stocked with religious and secular books in
English and Tamil. Besides books,
the Depot deals in note books and stationery, class room requirements, church
embroidery etc.
