Shelf Life with Mid-day: How Mahim’s Victoria Book Centre rents out books to make reading affordable

`Shelf Life` is a weekly series that explores the reading culture in #Mumbai. In part two, Mid-Day visits Mahim’s Victoria Book Centre, which has a legacy of over 70 years. Owned and looked after by Iqbal Merchant, the book shop has managed to survive the pandemic with its affordable services. As one of the few bookshops providing a library service in the city, it continues to attract reading enthusiasts across the city.