Munnabhai boosts Gandhi book sales

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| The Gandhi Book Centre, run by the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, has posted a record-breaking sale of books worth Rs 5.12 lakh in September alone, as compared to a monthly average of Rs 1.5 lakh. |
| Yesterday on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, a total of 2,000 books worth Rs 38,000 were sold, T R K Somaiya of the Mandal said here. "It seems to be an effect of the movie 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', which has led the youth to rediscover Gandhi and his ideals. |
First Published: Oct 04 2006 | 12:00 AM IST