Nestled opposite the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, the Urdu Bazar was once upon a time a bustling hub for the city's literary community. Even till about 40 years back it was studded with bookstores. Today, barely six are left.
The four-day event, that celebrated the tercentenary of the Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir, traced the ways in which the idea of Delhi, as a political, cultural and civilisational hub, has evolved through the ages
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