Meet India’s ‘history hunter’ – salvaging the past to preserve the future

In his New Delhi home, Vij displays a Graflex handheld aircraft camera once used by the US Army Air Corps during World War II. Photo: AP

Cameras from a bygone era. Rusty typewriters. Vintage radios. Matchboxes once used to light contraband cigarettes.

In an age of new technology and artificial intelligence, a visit to the New Delhi home of Aditya Vij is like stepping into a time machine. Every corner of his museum feels like a carefully constructed history chapter.