Will Mussoorie’s Cambridge Book Depot open after the pandemic? Residents and visitors are hoping so
Those who know the bookshop cannot wait to lose themselves again in its narrows aisles packed with books on both sides. Cambridge Book Depot.
Saturday may be the day devoted to the Hindu god Shani, an occasion for some in Mussoorie to do the rounds of shops, collecting alms. But near the post office downtown, there is one establishment that is already overpopulated with zealous devotees. This is the Cambridge Book Depot – Mussoorie’s oldest and only general book store – which hosts a special Saturday event for a very special local deity:Ruskin Bond.
Ruskin Bond, one of the most loved writers of our times, speaks about his life during Covid-19, recalls his trip to the UAE and gives out his plans abou.
Xu Xi, novelist Xu Xi is in the habit of dividing her time between New York, Hong Kong and, well, the world, and has long advocated a "transnational approach" to literature. Sequestered in upstate New York during the pandemic, she hasn't found adapting to sedentary life easy. And, she says, she longs for Southeast Asia. "Although I was born in Hong Kong, I travelled for years on an Indonesian passport, which was funny because I couldn't speak.