Rare books restored at four decade old shop in Kolkata

Are you an avid book reader and hunting for a specific book that is rare to find? Walk into 'Anahayan', a book store in the basement of Kolkata's gariahat market to find titles of books across varied genres, the majority being on art that is restored and archived.

'Anahayan', a four-decade-old book store located in the basement of Kolkata's gariahat market, is the best place to find titles of books across varied genres, the majority of which are on art that are restored and archived. While many of these books are sold at a high price to book connoisseurs, some are priceless and hence the book owner, Probir Chatterjee, chooses to keep them instead.

Even if Chatterjee is offering a high price for some rare books, he says that the books are kept for connoisseurs. They can also be borrowed, hence keeping the passion for reading alive.