![]() “The Chennai Book Fair has also witnessed a steady increase in visitors, particularly youngsters, in the recent years. At a time when books can be delivered at one’s doorsteps at the tap of a finger, a renewed interest among booklovers to walk to their nearest bookstore for their pick has kick-started a sort of revival of bookstores in the city. The convenience and easy shopping experience of online book stores have never deterred this duo - both belonging to two divergent generations -from missing out on their weekly ritual. When they leave in the evening, their hands would be full of purchased books. ![]() The duo would settle down on a couch, and soon be absorbed in reading, only pausing to gobble up some food. Every Saturday, Chellappan and his grandson Kumaran would walk to their favourite bookstore in Adyar to pick their reads for the week.
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