{"product_id":"tamarind-city-where-modern-india-began","title":"Tamarind City","description":"\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\n\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\n\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","brand":"Bishwanath Ghosh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44953188401199,"sku":"9789357767774","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9789357767774.jpg?v=1770794309","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/tamarind-city-where-modern-india-began","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}