For the book bazaar had been shut down once before. Meanwhile, letters in support of the book bazaar were sent to the PM by, among others, poet-policeman Keki Daruwalla and scholar-civil servant VC Pande. The HT story notes that the Daryaganj book bazaar ‘is known for rare book titles — biographies, memoirs, quiz books.....¬which are available here at throwaway prices’. Indeed, the Sunday book bazaar in Daryaganj is as vital to the capital’s cultural life as the Siri Fort or Kamani Auditorium or the India International and India Habitat Centres. Back in the 1990s, a citizens’ campaign that caught the ear of a sympathetic prime minister saved the Daryaganj Book Bazaar from closure.

Source: Hindustan Times January 16, 2018 02:15 UTC