“I saw [Chennai]. It had the usual Indian elements like autos, packed public buses, hassled traffic cops and tiny shops that sold groceries, fruits, utensils, clothes or novelty items. However, it did feel different. First, the sign in every shop was in Tamil. The Tamil font resembles those optical illusion puzzles that give you a headache if you stare at them long enough. Tamil women, all of them, wear flkowers in their hair. Tamil men don't believe in pants and wear lungis even in shopping districts. The city is filled with film posters. The heroes' pictures make you feel even your uncles can be movie stars. The heroes are fat, balding, have thick moustaches and the heroine next to them is a ravishing beauty.” IndiaChennaiSouth India Book:2 States: The Story of My Marriage Source: 2 States: The Story of My Marriage
“It's not arrogance. [Tamilians] are quiet people.” IndiaIndian CultureTamilTamilnadu Book:2 States: The Story of My Marriage Source: 2 States: The Story of My Marriage
“The real middle class India that has always been looking for a voice that is its very own. I write about it because I belong to it.” WritingRealVoiceClassMiddleIndiaMiddle Class Author:Chetan Bhagat
