India, Feb. 6 -- Proust questionnaire with a fellow citizen

Some places in the city evoke the spirit of a much-thumbed book-creased by time, rich in memory. Delhi's Sunday Book Bazar is one such place. Held every week at the Mahila Haat exhibition ground on Asaf Ali Road, it is perhaps the country's finest market for used books. Dating back to the 1960s, when it began in Daryaganj, the bazar has changed locations and evolved with the city. A few booksellers from the bazar's pioneering days are still manning the bazar. The gracious Qamar Syed is one such presence. This year, he completes fifty years in the iconic market. For the past two decades, he has also served in the top-boss role of pradhan (or sadar) of the bazar traders' body, the...