 Other major events included the commissioning of a book by S. Muthiah titled "Madras — The Gracious City" by the Murugappa Group which also organized the first Madras Quiz which has continued to the present day.The idea to celebrate the birth of the city every year was born when journalists Shashi Nair and Vincent D'Souza met S. Muthiah at his residence for coffee.It was based on the success of another event called Mylapore Festival which D'Souza had been organising every year in January.