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THE Spanish-born US
philosopher and poet, George Santayana, had observed once, "The
tide of evolution carries everything before it, thoughts no less than
bodies, and persons no less than nations." Chennai, formerly
Madras, too has evolved from a laid-back city of the staid into a
kinetic megalopolis peopled by vibrant and worldly-wise youngsters with
a postmodern mindset. Lifestyles have changed and so has the cityscape.
Rao, a freelance journalist and columnist living in Chennai, has
witnessed the metamorphosis. She has tried to recapture the lost
old-world charm of Madras in this book, which is a collection of
articles published in her column. Ghost Stories GHOST stories have an
enduring attraction for the young and the old. Almost every locality in
our country has a few legends that will give heebie-jeebies to the
listeners. Forests, hills and abandoned houses are the preferred haunts
of ghosts. Nights–full moon or new moon – appear to be a phantom’s
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Madras Mosaic
The understated humour, lucid and
unembroidered prose lend a crystalline ambience to the narrative. You’ll
love this beautifully produced collection.
Chaudhry has collected these scary
stories from Shimla and around. Quite a few are interesting, and The
Premonition is certainly hair-raising. In his foreword Ruskin Bond
has put an interesting poser, viz., why are ghosts mostly Whites?