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Banaras: Of Gods, Humans and Stories
Tucked away inside the trademark narrow alleyways of Banaras is a bookshop, one of the many that are as much a part of the city as its temples and ghats. It is run by a family of printers that migrated to the city from Allahabad at least a century ago. The owner, a fifth- or sixth-generation member of the family, sits at the store and like many of the city’s residents, knows how to keep chatty tourists entertained.
The book store,
Authors: Nilosree Biswas and Irfan Nabi
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Pages: 222
Price: Rs 1,750
Tucked away inside the trademark narrow alleyways of Banaras is a bookshop, one of the many that are as much a part of the city as its temples and ghats. It is run by a family of printers that migrated to the city from Allahabad at least a century ago. The owner, a fifth- or sixth-generation member of the family, sits at the store and like many of the city’s residents, knows how to keep chatty tourists entertained.
The book store,
