Tamarind City: Where Modern India Began by Bishwanath GhoshMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Hooter: An individual's memoir about their experiences in Chennai along with anecdotaral accounts of historical significance.
With snippets and anecdotes covering a multitude of facets that Chennai have to offer - again purely from his experiences rather than a memoir of the city from it's perspective, this makes for an interesting reading to hear the history behind the daily lives and names of folks from Chennai, places and some of the traditions especially around areas and their pasts.
Without being too boisterous or bashful, the author provides some unique insights into the history of Broadway, Fort George, the famous Ratna cafe, the iyer vs iyengar rivalries and the dravidian influences and the tussles and other sub genres of quintessential Chennai. There is a very informal vibe to his writing, like a journal or a blog which makes it for fun reading along with some fascinating tit bits about Singara Chennai.
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