On the eve of 26/11, I was coming back from Shiv Sagar when I spotted around 18 customers next to my store. The clock struck 9:30 pm when I asked my help boy: Was there a cricket match today? Why the chaos?
Rudramani Biradar runs the bookshop called 'Book Lovers' in Andheri's Lokhandwala neighbourhood. Photo Courtesy: Ainie Rizvi/Mid-day
In 1969, Rudramani Biradar arrived in Mumbai to sell books for a living. In his profound experience as a bookseller, he withstood the shootouts at Lokhandwala, survived the 26/11 attacks, saw the downfall of Colaba and lived through the changing cityscape of Mumbai.
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