Educated in Sri Lanka, India and the United States, where he dabbled in Engineering, Journalism, English and International Affairs, 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 foe several organizations, editor of two journals and a freelance journalist. But he still finds time for writing books and teaching, for reading and the pursuit of History, and for talking an enthusiast's watching interest in the Arts and Sports.
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| PREFACE | VI | |
| ILLUSTRATIONS | XIII | |
| 1. | WHAT'S IN A NAME? | 1 |
| Once Upon a City: A Search for Roots | 7 | |
| 2. | DAY'S 'NO-MAN'S-SAND' | 9 |
| Once Upon a City: The Mystery of the Woman in the North River | 13 | |
| 3. | TO METROPOLITAN LIMITS | 18 |
| Once Upon a City: Pushing the Map Ever Forward | 24 | |
| 4. | THE FORT WHERE IT ALL BEGAN | 27 |
| 1. Of Clive and Wellington | 27 | |
| 2. The bells of St Mary's | 29 | |
| 3. The Portals of power | 37 | |
| 4. The Yale fortune | 42 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Fort's Great Romance | 45 | |
| 5. | THE MALL TO THE MOUNT | 49 |
| 1. The Mount Road Press | 49 | |
| 2. Coffee and Cinema at Round Tana | 60 | |
| 3. Commerce in Clubland | 70 | |
| 4. Trendsetting with a smile | 84 | |
| 5. Sahibs in Nawabland | 87 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Hindu Experience | 93 | |
| 6. | THE THOMAN TRADITION | 114 |
| Once Upon a City: The Missing Merchantmen | 119 | |
| 7. | THE ROAD SOUTH | 126 |
| Once Upon a City: The Tormented Genius | 131 | |
| 8. | A TALE OF TWO ISLANDS | 139 |
| Once Upon a City: Down by the Riverside | 147 | |
| 9. | MAGNIFICENT MARINA | 151 |
| 1. Building for education | 151 | |
| 2. When the icemen cometh | 159 | |
| 3. The majesty of Chepauk | 166 | |
| Once Upon a City: Chepauk's Lovely Cricket | 173 | |
| 10. | The TOWN OF THOMAS | 181 |
| Once Upon a City: A Little Bit of France | 191 | |
| 11. | OF PEACOCKS AND LILIES | 199 |
| 1. A town of temples | 199 | |
| 2. Cities, collages and commerce 205 | ||
| 3. Where the lilies grew | 207 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Universal Scientist and The Magical Genius | 213 | |
| 12. | THE RETREATS OF THEOSOPHY | 221 |
| 1. Sanctuary and serenity | 221 | |
| 2. A library and beyond | 225 | |
| Once Upon a City: A Rebel's Legacy, 'A Cultural Empire' | 231 | |
| 13. | WHERE THE DEER AND THE BLACK BUCK PLAY | 236 |
| Once Upon a City: Printing Comes to India | 244 | |
| 14. | BHAVANS OF THE RAJ | 250 |
| Once Upon a City: The Dalliance of Miss Mansell | 256 | |
| 15. | THE ROAD NORTH | 261 |
| 1. The pillars of commerce | 261 | |
| 2. The towers of justice | 265 | |
| 3. A challenge in the face of nature | 274 | |
| 4. Betwixt city and surf | 279 | |
| 5. The villages in the north | 286 | |
| 6. Northwest passage to Industry | 288 | |
| Once Upon a City: Merchant Princes at North Beach | 290 | |
| 16. | THE CITY WITHIN | 301 |
| 1. Minting wealth | 301 | |
| 2. Bazaars and Broadways | 304 | |
| 3. A tax for a wall | 312 | |
| 4. Amenities for the people | 314 | |
| 5. The City within today | 323 | |
| 6. Temples in 'Thimmappa-town' | 325 | |
| Once Upon a City: An English Failure, An Indian Success | 335 | |
| 17. | THE ROAD TO POONAMALLEE | 340 |
| 1. The civic tradition | 340 | |
| 2. Spreading knowledge | 348 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Splendour that Still is Indo-Saracenic | 358 | |
| 18. | IN THE CURVES OF THE COOUM | 362 |
| 1. Pantheonic splendour | 362 | |
| 2. Keeping the record straight | 368 | |
| 3. Villages foe weaving | 371 | |
| Once Upon a City: A Winter's Tale | 374 | |
| 19. | THE GREAT CHOULTRY PLAIN | 380 |
| 1. Shrines of all faiths | 380 | |
| 2. Repositories of learning | 389 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Tamil Dream-Makers | 399 | |
| 20. | THE GRACIOUS CITY | 409 |
| Once Upon a City: The Changing City | 410 | |
| A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF MADRAS | 414 | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 420 | |
| INDEX | 422 | |
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Educated in Sri Lanka, India and the United States, where he dabbled in Engineering, Journalism, English and International Affairs, 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 foe several organizations, editor of two journals and a freelance journalist. But he still finds time for writing books and teaching, for reading and the pursuit of History, and for talking an enthusiast's watching interest in the Arts and Sports.
| Page | ||
| PREFACE | VI | |
| ILLUSTRATIONS | XIII | |
| 1. | WHAT'S IN A NAME? | 1 |
| Once Upon a City: A Search for Roots | 7 | |
| 2. | DAY'S 'NO-MAN'S-SAND' | 9 |
| Once Upon a City: The Mystery of the Woman in the North River | 13 | |
| 3. | TO METROPOLITAN LIMITS | 18 |
| Once Upon a City: Pushing the Map Ever Forward | 24 | |
| 4. | THE FORT WHERE IT ALL BEGAN | 27 |
| 1. Of Clive and Wellington | 27 | |
| 2. The bells of St Mary's | 29 | |
| 3. The Portals of power | 37 | |
| 4. The Yale fortune | 42 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Fort's Great Romance | 45 | |
| 5. | THE MALL TO THE MOUNT | 49 |
| 1. The Mount Road Press | 49 | |
| 2. Coffee and Cinema at Round Tana | 60 | |
| 3. Commerce in Clubland | 70 | |
| 4. Trendsetting with a smile | 84 | |
| 5. Sahibs in Nawabland | 87 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Hindu Experience | 93 | |
| 6. | THE THOMAN TRADITION | 114 |
| Once Upon a City: The Missing Merchantmen | 119 | |
| 7. | THE ROAD SOUTH | 126 |
| Once Upon a City: The Tormented Genius | 131 | |
| 8. | A TALE OF TWO ISLANDS | 139 |
| Once Upon a City: Down by the Riverside | 147 | |
| 9. | MAGNIFICENT MARINA | 151 |
| 1. Building for education | 151 | |
| 2. When the icemen cometh | 159 | |
| 3. The majesty of Chepauk | 166 | |
| Once Upon a City: Chepauk's Lovely Cricket | 173 | |
| 10. | The TOWN OF THOMAS | 181 |
| Once Upon a City: A Little Bit of France | 191 | |
| 11. | OF PEACOCKS AND LILIES | 199 |
| 1. A town of temples | 199 | |
| 2. Cities, collages and commerce 205 | ||
| 3. Where the lilies grew | 207 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Universal Scientist and The Magical Genius | 213 | |
| 12. | THE RETREATS OF THEOSOPHY | 221 |
| 1. Sanctuary and serenity | 221 | |
| 2. A library and beyond | 225 | |
| Once Upon a City: A Rebel's Legacy, 'A Cultural Empire' | 231 | |
| 13. | WHERE THE DEER AND THE BLACK BUCK PLAY | 236 |
| Once Upon a City: Printing Comes to India | 244 | |
| 14. | BHAVANS OF THE RAJ | 250 |
| Once Upon a City: The Dalliance of Miss Mansell | 256 | |
| 15. | THE ROAD NORTH | 261 |
| 1. The pillars of commerce | 261 | |
| 2. The towers of justice | 265 | |
| 3. A challenge in the face of nature | 274 | |
| 4. Betwixt city and surf | 279 | |
| 5. The villages in the north | 286 | |
| 6. Northwest passage to Industry | 288 | |
| Once Upon a City: Merchant Princes at North Beach | 290 | |
| 16. | THE CITY WITHIN | 301 |
| 1. Minting wealth | 301 | |
| 2. Bazaars and Broadways | 304 | |
| 3. A tax for a wall | 312 | |
| 4. Amenities for the people | 314 | |
| 5. The City within today | 323 | |
| 6. Temples in 'Thimmappa-town' | 325 | |
| Once Upon a City: An English Failure, An Indian Success | 335 | |
| 17. | THE ROAD TO POONAMALLEE | 340 |
| 1. The civic tradition | 340 | |
| 2. Spreading knowledge | 348 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Splendour that Still is Indo-Saracenic | 358 | |
| 18. | IN THE CURVES OF THE COOUM | 362 |
| 1. Pantheonic splendour | 362 | |
| 2. Keeping the record straight | 368 | |
| 3. Villages foe weaving | 371 | |
| Once Upon a City: A Winter's Tale | 374 | |
| 19. | THE GREAT CHOULTRY PLAIN | 380 |
| 1. Shrines of all faiths | 380 | |
| 2. Repositories of learning | 389 | |
| Once Upon a City: The Tamil Dream-Makers | 399 | |
| 20. | THE GRACIOUS CITY | 409 |
| Once Upon a City: The Changing City | 410 | |
| A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF MADRAS | 414 | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 420 | |
| INDEX | 422 | |
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