The second-hand book stalls at the Vijayawada Book Festival intrigue customers with a dose of nostalgia.
![[Swati Sanyal Tarafdar/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/da2419f4ff7344079ebb4fdaf49cc79b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

The second-hand book stalls at the Vijayawada Book Festival intrigue customers with a dose of nostalgia.
![[Swati Sanyal Tarafdar/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/da2419f4ff7344079ebb4fdaf49cc79b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
India’s master artisans of an ancient toy-making tradition compete with cheap imports and the lure of modern cities.

With their beloved but ancient machines, India’s typists do what they say “the computer people can’t”.
