{"product_id":"tamarind-city-where-modern-india-began-9789357767774","title":"Tamarind City: Where Modern India Began","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA WITTY, OBSERVANT AND PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY OF A REMARKABLE CITY-CHENNAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom moody, magical Madras to bursting-at-the-seams, tech-savvy Chennai, the two aspects of the city are inseparable. As Bishwanath Ghosh tells us, while Chennai is usually known as conservative and orthodox, almost every modern institution in India-from the army to the judiciary; from medicine to engineering-traces its roots to Madras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday the city once again figures prominently on the global map as 'India's Detroit', a manufacturing giant and a hub of medical tourism. There have been sweeping changes since Independence, but even as Chennai embraces change, its people hold its age-old customs and traditions close to their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is this city that Bishwanath Ghosh explores, delving into its past, roaming its historic sites and neighbourhoods, and meeting a wide variety of people-from a top vocalist to a top sexologist, from a yoga teacher to a percussionist, from a yesteryear film star to his own eighty-five-year-old neighbour. What emerges is an evocative portrait of this unique city, drawn without reservation-sometimes with humour, sometimes with irony-but always with love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishwanath Ghosh, an Indian writer and journalist, best known for his literary travelogues which describe the essence of India. In 2009 he published the bestselling Chai, Chai: Travels in Places Where You Stop but Never Get Off,  which The Telegraph (Kolkata) called \"a delightful travelogue with a difference.\" He is also the author of Longing, Belonging (2014), which is a portrait of present-day Kolkata, Gazing at Neighbours (2017) and Aimless in Banaras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tranquebar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869624668434,"sku":"9789357767774","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d27a1c72-42b6-4d99-be6e-61b8783cfab8.jpg?v=1737764610","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tamarind-city-where-modern-india-began-9789357767774","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}