Aqui Thami and Himangshu S, the co-founders of Bombay Underground

Even as a layer of nostalgia starts to envelop the legacy of Strand Book Stall, the iconic SoBo shop downing shutters permanently last week ignited a larger conversation around the longevity of physical bookstores. How sensitised is the next generation to the tangible joy of flipping through pages before deciding on a title to purchase? What can be done to ensure a steady footfall at bookstores so that the entire industry doesn't fall to its knees? Or, is the advent of e-retailers already an indication that the epitaph of physical shops is being written? In other words, will the digital medium rewrite the entire course of reading, as we know it to be?