The Palaces of Memory

The Palaces of MemorySTUART FREEDMAN Introduced by AMIT CHAUDHURI The Palaces of Memory is a journey into India through the Indian Coffee Houses, a national network of worker owned cafs which can be found in cities throughout the sub continent. The Coffee Houses simultaneously speak of a Post Independence optimism and a now faded grandeur. Buried deep within the countrys collective memory they have for decades acted simultaneously as political and artistic salons as well

to foster ‘a national pride in the historical associations of the country

claiming that there was not much time left for them and that soon they would be dead

History came to the rescue with the massive protests springing out all over New York City

a series of intimate portraits and

and visited the home where he died

and marginalising old wealth from their time-honoured habitats

ISBN: 978-1-907893-49-0

he is particularly fascinated by chance encounters

enthusiasm & growth

space and surface

It is also a sequel to his previous book

with the pyramid behind me