Faqir Chand & Sons Book Shop

 Shri Nathji used to visit Faqir Chand & Sons of Shri Ram Lubhaya at Khan Market. When ever shri Nathji used to come to the shop There had been Shri Ram Lubhaya, proprietor of the famous bookshop in Khan Market, who used to say this when ever Shri Nathji entered his shop -

“Meri dukaan men to Bhagwan aa gaye!

God, Himself, has come into my shop!”

These, indeed, were the words of many shopkeepers whose shops Shri Nathji visited.
Shri Nathji had reminded Ram Lubhaya, how he had offered to serve him at the time of Shri Nathji’s eye operation in 1975. It was Shri Nathji's magnanimity that he remembered even the small words and sentences that people had uttered years ago.
No matter which shop, which house, which office, Shri Nathji visited, the persons present there had the feeling that he was God who had visited their place.
It was a spontaneous recognition that came from within –the individual soul recognising the Universal Soul, the drop of water recognising the ocean, the moth recognising the flame. As Shri Nathji would say:
“It is a natural attraction like that of an iron and a magnet!”

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Shri Ram Lubhaya was then owner of  Faqir Chand & Sons, a legendary, long-standing bookstore in Delhi's Khan Market (established 1951), known for its vast collection and deep roots in the market, a true bibliophile's haven where the original founder's legacy continues through generations, providing a rich experience beyond just selling books. Its address is 15-A, Near Rabindra Nagar, Khan Market, Delhi.
The sign outside reads "Established in 1951," but the bookstore's story goes back further. It began in Peshawar, Pakistan, about 20 years earlier. After partition, the family fled to Delhi and was allotted a shop and flat in Khan Market. Mr Faqir Chand restarted his bookstore here from scratch, and today, it’s one of the city's most iconic spots—where visitors come to read, share stories, click pictures, and take home more books than they planned.