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BOOK RELEASES
Aug 14 - 11 am
At Lady Sivaswamy School, Mylapore.
'Medraasil
Mirudhu' are three Tamil books in a series which is a translation by
Prema Srinivasan and Vasantha Surya from Vasantha's English 'Mridu
in Madras'. It's about a girl growing up with her grandparents in
Madras, about an extended family and sundry Madras characters. The
set costs Rs.240. Published by Kalachuvadu.
AUGUST 19 - 6
pm
At C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Eldams
Road
Release of 'Madras to Chennai - From its Pre-History till Today' by
Dr. Nandita Krishna.
AUGUST 20
IAA meet at Hotel Taj Coromandel. 6 p.m. Mayor of Chennai, M.
Subramanian presides. Release of booklet ' American Women: Madras
Connections.' written by Dr Prema Kasturi, Dr. Vinita Ramaswamy.
Talk on ' Scudder Family in Madras' by Dr. Mathan. Open to
invitees only.
AUGUST 22 -
11 am
1. At Global Adjustment's India Immersion
Centre, R. A. Puram
Launch of the coffee table book 'Looking for P.James- An
Expatriate’s Photo journey on Old Madras and New Chennai' by
British Author Darren Burnham with Ranjani Manian. Published by Global Adjustments. Entry
by invitation only. Contact GA at phone no. 24617902.
2. At
Odyssey, Adyar at 5.30 pm.
Release of 'North Star', a debut novel by R.
Chandramouli. The novel has a lot of Madras elements and one can
say that this beautiful city is also a hero in the city. Set in the
Madras of 1960s and late 70s, North Star brings to life the sights
and sounds of the city, while revealing at every turn the
conservative culture that dominates the lives of its
populace.Published by Think Big Books, an Imprint of S Viswanathan
(Printers &Publishers) Pvt. Ltd. Contact: 98400 69340.
AUGUST 23 -
10.30 am
At Taj
Connemara. (For members of the Madras Book Club and the invitees of
New Horizon Media only)
Release of S. Muthiah's Madras Rediscovered (Tamil Edition).
Translated by Karthik Narayanan and published by New Horizon Media.
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