Madras Rediscovered : A Historical Guide to Looking Around (Supplemented with Tales of ‘Once upon a City’)

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Preface. Illustrations. 1. What’s in a name? 2. Day’s ‘no-man’s-sand’. 3. To metropolitan limits. 4. The fort where it all began. 5. The mall to the mount. 6. The Thoman tradition. 7. The road south. 8. A tale of two islands. 9. Magnificent Marina. 10. The town of Thomas. 11. Of peacocks and lilies. 12. The retreats of theosophy. 13. Where the deer and the black buck play. 14. Bhavans of the Raj. 15. The road north. 16. The city within. 17. The road to Poonamallee. 18. In the curves of the Cooum. 19. The Great Choultry plain. 20. The gracious city. A chronological history of Madras. Bibliography. Index.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S Muthiah

Educated in Sri Lanka, India and the United States, S Muthiah finally settled for a career in Journalism. After nearly two decades as a senior journalist with The Times of Ceylon Group, he returned to Madras and was in printing and publishing for nearly 25 years. He is now an information Consultant for several organizations, editor of two journals and a freelance journalist.

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Title
Madras Rediscovered : A Historical Guide to Looking Around (Supplemented with Tales of ‘Once upon a City’)
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Edition
6th ed.
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ISBN
8188661749
Length
xvi+460p., Maps.
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