Inner streets of Sowcarpet George Town with rows of single storeyed Madras Terrace houses in early 20th century. Sowcarpet was the melting pot of North Indians especially Gujarathis ( Joshis and Bhatts) and Marwaris from Rajasthan who had settled here more than 200 years back. Mint Street in Sowcarpet was earlier called Washers street in early 18th century with Calico washers and bleachers settled there. It got its name in 1841 when Mint started functioning there on the northern end. It is a gourmet paradise for North Indian varieties. When I used to work here in 80s I used to visit the more than 50 year old Kakada Ramprasad for its Jalebis and Hot samosas. Another joint was the Agarwal Bhavan in Govindappa Naicken Street.
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