Daryaganj Old Book Market

The Sunday Kitab Market has colossal collection of books at inexpensive prices. Come Sunday mornings, when all the shops are closed, rows of booksellers invoke itself magically on Asaf Ali Marg. Lanes stretching from Delight Cinema and Jama Masjid all the way to Delhi Gate, lay embellished with books. You will find incredible and rare books at prices that will make you gasp.

Known to have begun around 1964, the weekly book market at Old Delhi’s Daryaganj is said to be one of the oldest regular book markets of the city. The book market stretches westward from this point along Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (the southern border of Old Delhi) and northward on Bahadur Shah Jafar Road (which bisects Old Delhi from Darya Ganj). The market is set on the narrow footpaths and cramped streets of Daryaganj only on Sundays. This market is practically a treasure for book lovers because of availability of second hand books in good shape and at reasonable prices.