Summary:
Strand Book Stall got its start when Shanbhag opened a kiosk at Colaba’s Strand Cinema in 1948. This time, the tiny shop, a haven for bibliophiles from the city and beyond, couldn’t cope, and after seven decades of being in business, Strand Book Stall will be downing its shutters for good on February 28. (Amit Chakravarty)VIDYA Virkar first feared for the future of Strand book stall nearly 15 years ago, when the threat from fast expanding store chains such as Crossword and Landmark loomed large. Nagarkar describes the time he spent at Strand, buying biographies of Fidel Castro and Ho Chi Minh and the works of Graham Greene and Gore Vidal, as formative. (Amit Chakravarty) Customers are buying books in kilo a day after news of shop’s closure broke on social media..