In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his quiet store, among the last few selling literature in a language beloved by poets for centuries. Urdu, ...

Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam, one of the few remaining people selling literature in a language that poets have cherished for ages, sits desolately in his small shop in the busy centre of ...

'The Fading Embers of Urdu'. We explore the decline of Delhi's iconic Urdu Bazaar, a poignant symbol of a language and cultural heritage slowly disappearing. In the city that once inspired legendary ...

The book vendors at the Patri Kitab Bazaar associated garv (pride) and shauq (pleasure, interest, hobby) with their business, and frequently used these terms in their interviews. Often, they would ...