Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around, Supplemented with Tales of 'Once Upon a City'

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by S Muthiah

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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.

CONTENTS

		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

Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around, Supplemented with Tales of 'Once Upon a City'

by S Muthiah

Item Code:

IDF257

Cover:

Paperback

Edition:

2004

Publisher:

East West Books (Chennai) Pvt Ltd

ISBN:

8188661244

Language:

English

Size:

8.4" X 5.4"

Pages:

443 (2 Maps, B & W Illus: 64)

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CONTENTS

		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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