“In the coming years, there won’t be many roadside bookstalls”

Updated On: 16 March, 2024 07:30 PM IST | Mumbai | Aakanksha Ahire

To keep the business of book-selling alive, this bookseller in Matunga, has cracked the code that hardly any of his counterparts might have. Not only does this bookseller sell books from his stall but also delivers them all over India. In our recent edition of Shelf-Life, we chat with this Matunga bookseller

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As a part of our fortnightly series, Mid-day.com chose to sit down with Dharmesh Kandhor to dive into his bookstall’s history and how Mumbai’s reading community has evolved over the years. Photo Courtesy: Aakanksha Ahire

For the uncountable things that Mumbai is known for, the city also boasts a huge number of bookstalls sitting in quaint streets and busy roads. However, these bookstalls might just cease to exist a few years from now, believes Dharmesh Khandor, owner of the 45-year-old Sheetal Book Centre.

“The young generation today prefers to work in offices or proper shops rather than working for or setting up a bookstall on the footpath. Running a bookstall on the road is perceived as lowly nowadays,” says the bookseller.

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