Chai, Chai: Travels in Places Where You Stop But Never Get Off

by Bishwanath Ghosh

I threw a one-man party in a town that derives its name from inta (bricks) and rassi (rope)—the two things that used to be traded in Itarsi. Ropes are no longer made here, but the brick kilns are very much around.

Itarsi - Origin of Its name