'Shelf Life' is a weekly series that explores the reading culture in Mumbai. In part one, Mid-day visits Dr Ambedkar Book Centre, once a magnet for students and book sellers in the city, which is now reduced to a make-do stall. After the centre was razed by miscreants, its lone showrunner Mangala Waman Kadam is continuing the struggle for revival
Most of the books are neatly arranged on tables at the entry of the bhavan, while others remain packed in cartons stacked in old dusty cupboards. Image credit: Sarasvati T
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