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| name = Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around Supplemented with Tales of Once Upon a City<br />
| title_orig = Madras Discovered<br />
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| author = [[S. Muthiah]]<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
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| subject = [[History of Chennai]]<br />
| publisher = East-West Books (India) Ltd<br />
| pub_date = 1981<br />
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'''''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 eight editions. A [[Tamil language|Tamil]] translation of the book ''Chennai Marukandupidippu'' by C. V. Karthik Narayan was published in 2009.<br />
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== Editions ==<br />
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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.<br />
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== Criticism ==<br />
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Journalist [[Bishwanath Ghosh (writer)|Bishwanath Ghosh]] considers Muthiah's ''Madras Rediscovered'', the "last word on the city's heritage".<ref>{{cite news|title=Muthiah Discovered|first=Bishwanath|last=Ghosh|authorlink=Bishwanath Ghosh (writer)|work=The Hindu|date=4 April 2011|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1696891.ece}}</ref> One review by ''[[Outlook Traveller]]'' describes the book as follows.<ref name="outlooktraveller">{{cite journal|title=Outlook Traveller|page=22|date=September 2008}}</ref><br />
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{{quote|This collection of writings on Chennai is steeped in history, meticulously researched but somewhat tediously written. The production values are not very high either}}<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite news|title=Vignettes of a city|first=Esther|last=Elias|date=24 August 2014|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/madras-rediscovered-by-s-muthiah/article6345194.ece}}<br />
* http://www.frontline.in/cover-story/memories-of-madras/article6328325.ece#test<br />
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