Book exploring Adyar’s history released
The Hindu
It compiles articles written by historian and author K.R.A. Narasiah
Amazing Adyar, a book compiling select articles written by historian and author K.R.A. Narasiah, was released at an event recently. The articles were written by him between 2013 and 2020, and published in the neighbourhood newspaper Adyar Times. The 400-page book, published by the Palaniappa Brothers, is divided into three parts — the great institutions of Adyar, the social service organisations and the personalities who lived and live in the locality. Launching the book, N. Ram, Director, The Hindu Publishing Group (THG), said the origins of the book were very interesting, and they take one back to a very good tradition of local journalism. He said he was struck by the comprehensiveness of the book and that the author had not missed any details. He recalled various institutions and personalities, including S. Balasubramanian, former editor, Ananda Vikatan; agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan; and historian and scholar Iravatham Mahadevan.More Related News