India, Feb. 18 -- He is one of Delhi's most enigmatic booksellers, dealing online in precious editions of classic novels. He tends to abruptly disappear from society causing a puzzled distress to his fellow booksellers, customers and acquaintances. As abruptly he re-emerges. This afternoon, Vishal Nagraj is sighted in a city bookstore after a long spell of disappearance. He agrees to become a part of our Proust Questionnaire series, in which citizens are nudged to make "Parisian parlour confessions", all to explore our distinct experiences.

The principal aspect of your personality.

I'm mostly lost.

Your chief characteristic.

I'm a sketcher. I like drawing sketches of writers. Emily Dickinson, James Baldwin, Szymborska, Joan Didion, Vi...