Why the lockdown and physical distancing have all but ended Delhi’s iconic used books market

Booksellers are afraid of a complete erasure of the Sunday book market even after the pandemic ends.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Jul 23, 2020 · 08:30 am

Delhi’s Daryaganj book bazaar has a new, sanitised home, which has benefits as well as drawbacks

Relocated to the organised Mahila Haat, the Sunday book market is trying to work out if it has gained or lost.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Sep 28, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Yours, Amrita: Remembering poet and writer Amrita Pritam on her 100th birth anniversary

Born on August 31, 1919, she wrote poetry, fiction and essays in two languages.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Aug 31, 2019 · 08:30 am

Delhi’s Daryaganj second hand books market: Going, going... but not quite gone yet?

Confusion and chaos persist at the Daryaganj Sunday Patri Kitab Bazaar despite a court order for it to be relocated.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Aug 24, 2019 · 07:30 am

Will Delhi soon have a Daryaganj-used-books-market-shaped hole?

Vendors at the Daryaganj ‘patri kitaab bazaar’ are facing yet another attempt by the municipal authorities to evict them from the pavements.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Aug 03, 2019 · 07:30 am