Times may change. But this bookstore will not
Faqir Chand is one of the oldest bookstores the country has. And also perhaps the tiniest. With books unevenly arranged, the bookstore is a historical landmark. Here’s a quick personal account of my visit here What does it feel like visiting probably the oldest book store alive in India? That tiny bookstores are still a welcome sight. Faqir Chand bookstore stands as a testament to people’s love for buying books from a physical bookstore and stubbornness of the owners, who have kept the store kicking in all times. As I walked into this really miniature store with barely any seating arrangement for anybody else but the store manager and company, I met three young girls, probably school girls. I asked them why people flocked to Faqir Chand. One of them in her soft tone said, it was because the legend has it that when you come to this place and pick up a book, the book you pick up is what life wants to convey to you. That sounded like having landed the magic land. To hear life talk to me
