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Original title Madras Discovered Publication date 1981 Country India | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Originally published 1981 Subject History of Chennai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher East-West Books (India) Ltd Similar Madras Rediscovered: A Historic, Tales of old and new Madras, Born to dare, The Rupa Book of Geograp, The Anglo‑Indians: A 500‑Ye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around is a book on the history of Chennai (previously known as Madras) authored by Chennai historian S. Muthiah. Originally titled Madras Discovered, the first edition was published in 1981. Since then, the book has emerged a bestseller and has run into seven editions. A Tamil translation of the book Chennai Marukandupidippu by C. V. Karthik Narayan was published in 2009.
Contents
Editions
The first edition titled Madras Discovered was published in 1981 by East-West Books. It was 160 pages long and priced at Rs. 10. A second edition of Madras Discovered, 286 pages long was published in 1987 followed by a third edition in 1993. The fourth edition which came in 1999 was titled Madras Rediscovered and was augmented by a supplement titled "Once Upon a City". The fifth edition which came in 2004 was priced at Rs. 360 and was 427 pages long.
Criticism
Journalist Bishwanath Ghosh considers Muthiah's Madras Rediscovered, the "last word on the city's heritage". One review by Outlook Traveller describes the book as follows.
This collection of writings on Chennai is steeped in history, meticulously researched but somewhat tediously written. The production values are not very high either