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Item Code: NAC116by Somdatta GhoshPaperback (Edition: 2003)Rupa & Company ISBN 812910248-X Size: 8.5 Inch X 5.5 Inch Pages: 72 (Illustrated Throughout In Color) Weight of the Book: 200 gms |
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times since 15th Jun, 2011Mysorefamous for its silks, handicrafts and magnificent places, and as the source of inspiration for the celebrated author R.K. Narayan – is the royal jewel in the crown of the southern state of Karnataka. Postcards from Mysore is a freewheeling account of travel through the city, made famous by it indomitable ruler, Tipu Sultan. This travelogue is the ultimate companion that can company a traveler on his/her sojourns to Mysore and its beautiful surroundings.
Somdatta Ghosh got interested in travelling from the time she was a graduate student at the University of Oxford. A writer and editor by profession, she currently runs a literary agency that she founded in 2002. She lives and works in Mumbai and remains an avid traveler.
| On History and Heritage: Firs Impressions | 7 | |
| Revering the Royals: Majestic Mysore | 17 | |
| Painting the Past: Artistic Mysore | 37 | |
| Philomena Among Puppets and Peacocks: Discovering the City | 49 | |
| Along the Emerald Doute: Exploring Around Mysore | 55 | |
| References | 72 |
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