
McLeodganj’s Illiterati Café is shutting down
Nestled in a hard-to-find nook on a steep lane away from the main roads of Mcleodganj is the Illiterati Café. A mix of tourists, locals, influencers, trekkers, and business people walk through its doors every day for the coffee, breakfast specials, and views of the Dhauladhar range. Some spend hours perusing the books that adorn the floor-to-ceiling shelves and sit pretty on wooden tables. This abundance of reading material is a reminder of its humble beginnings as a bookstore café. “Our elder b