KITAB HUT

Punjabi books for readers in Canada

Kitab Hut, Moosa · updated 2026-09-29

Kitab Hut is a Punjabi bookshop in Moosa, Punjab, with 779 titles in stock. Its website delivers to addresses in India only. A reader in Canada can order books for family in India, or message the shop for a postage quote to a Canadian address.

What Kitab Hut can do for a reader in Canada

The checkout on this website takes addresses in India only: it asks for an Indian PIN code and an Indian mobile number. That leaves two ways to order.

1. Have the books delivered to family in India

Order on the website and enter your family's address and phone number in India. Free delivery across India. Pay online by UPI, card, netbanking or wallet. We ring or WhatsApp the number on the order before packing it, so tell them to expect the call. Parcels usually reach a Punjab address in two to four working days, and the rest of India in four to eight.

2. Ask for a quote to post to Canada

The website cannot take an address outside India. If you want the books sent to Canada, message the shop on WhatsApp at +91 98720 23812 with the titles you want and your full address, and ask what the postage will be. International postage is charged by weight. For one or two paperbacks it can cost more than the books, so it is worth asking for a list of titles in one parcel.

Payment on the website is online, through Razorpay. A card issued outside India may or may not be accepted by your bank for a payment in rupees. If yours is declined, message the shop before trying again.

What the books cost

Every price on this site is in Indian rupees and is the price across the counter in Moosa. Most Punjabi novels and poetry collections are between ₹150 and ₹400. History books and collected works run from ₹400 to about ₹1,000.

A bookshop abroad has already paid to import the book, so its price is set in local currency and is usually several times the Indian one. That is a fair price for having the book this week. Ordering from India makes sense when you want a particular title that is hard to find, a whole list at once, or books delivered to somebody in Punjab.

The time difference

Moosa is nine and a half hours ahead of Toronto and Brampton in summer and ten and a half in winter. It is about twelve and a half hours ahead of Vancouver and Surrey. A WhatsApp message sent in your evening is read at the start of the shop's day.

If you need the book sooner

Try your public library first. Library systems in cities with large Punjabi communities, among them Surrey and Brampton, keep Punjabi-language collections, and a library will often order a title it does not hold. Punjabi bookshops in the Toronto area and the Lower Mainland carry stock you can have in days.

A shelf to start from

Sikh and Punjab history is the largest shelf in the shop, and the one most often asked about from abroad.

Sikh and Punjab history books — The Gurus, the Sikh Raj, Partition, 1984.

Browse all Punjabi books — Everything in stock, by writer, shelf and price.

Delivery in India: times and charges — What happens between the order and the door.

Questions readers ask

Does Kitab Hut deliver to Canada?

Not through the website, which takes addresses in India only. For a parcel to Canada, message the shop on WhatsApp at +91 98720 23812 with your titles and address and ask for a postage quote.

Can I order from Canada for my family in India?

Yes. Place the order on the website with your family's Indian address and phone number. Free delivery across India. Pay online by UPI, card, netbanking or wallet. The shop confirms each order by phone or WhatsApp before posting it.

Are the prices in Canadian dollars?

No. Every price on the site is in Indian rupees. Your bank converts the amount when you pay.