Our Dashain Sale starts today. From 6 to 12 October, every one of our 50,000+ titles is 20% off, on booksmandala.com with code DASHAIN and at our Baluwatar store in Kathmandu. Online, the sale runs until midnight on the 12th, Nepal time. In the shop, it runs until closing time that day. It is not applicable on used books or already discounted titles, and that is the only fine print.

How the sale works

One code online, nothing to remember in the shop.

Online, fill your cart and type DASHAIN at checkout. There is no minimum spend and no category limit, so one Nepali paperback gets the same 20% as a stack of hardcovers. The code works on orders from Kathmandu, from Pokhara and from abroad, because we ship across Nepal and worldwide.

In person, come to Books Mandala Baluwatar, take your time on the shelves, and the 20% comes off at the counter. No code needed.

A book for everyone on your tika list

Sorted by who it is for, because that is how Dashain shopping actually works.

For a parent who reads, start with Arundhati Roy's memoir of her mother, one of our top twenty sellers since it came out. It is funny, furious and very tender, and it is the rare book a parent and a grown child can both read and then argue about.

For the cousin who only reads in Nepali, Buddhisagar is the safe bet. Karnali Blues, a son's memory of his father in the far west, is still the novel people press on each other, and Eklo is the one to pick up next. Our full Nepali books shelf is there if they already own both.

For a brother or sister, two that have barely left our bestseller shelf this year. Madeline Miller for the sibling who cries at endings, Khaled Hosseini for the one who says they don't. We wrote about both in What Nepal Is Reading in 2026.

For the children who will be home for two weeks, Wonder by R. J. Palacio for the ones starting a new class this year, and Roald Dahl's Matilda for the ones who have already read everything else. The kids and teens section has a lot more.

For the relative abroad who misses home, send Nepal in English. Narayan Wagle's Palpasa Café, which won the Madan Puraskar, Samrat Upadhyay's Kathmandu in The City Son, and Manjushree Thapa's The Tutor of History.

And one for you, for the two weeks off. James Clear's Atomic Habits is still on our bestseller shelf, and a festival break is a good place to start a new habit.

Getting books home before Tika

The sale ends before the festival begins, so order early.

Ghatasthapana falls on Sunday 11 October this year, and Vijaya Dashami Tika on Wednesday 21 October. The sale closes on the 12th, the day after Ghatasthapana, which gives every order time to arrive before Tika.

If the books are going outside the Valley, order early in the sale week rather than on the last night, because couriers get busy as the city empties for the festival. Delivery charges inside Nepal and abroad are on our shipping costs page.

Questions we get every sale

The short answers, so you can get back to choosing.

How long does the Books Mandala Dashain Sale run?

From Tuesday 6 October to Monday 12 October 2026. Online orders get the discount until midnight on the 12th, Nepal time, and the Baluwatar store until closing time that day.

Which books are included in the sale?

All 50,000+ titles in the catalogue, in English and Nepali, except used books and titles that already carry a discount.

Do I need a code in the shop?

No. The 20% is applied at the counter at Books Mandala Baluwatar. The code DASHAIN is only for online orders.

Does the discount work on orders shipped outside Nepal?

Yes. We ship worldwide, and DASHAIN applies to the books at checkout wherever they are going. Shipping is charged separately by weight and destination.

Where can I find other offers?

Our discount deals page lists everything on offer outside the sale.

Until the 12th

Seven days, one code, and every book in the shop. Happy Dashain from all of us at Books Mandala.