| Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
|
Aug. 17 / Sunday |
Exhibition Game - Frisbee. Hosted by Chennai Ultimate Frisbee.
Contact : 99400 79016 |
Besant Nagar Beach |
6.30 am |
| |
Photowalk by Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan. From Karneeswarar
temple in Saidapet to Marmalong bridge and Little Mount. |
Starts at Karneeswarar Temple |
7.30 am |
| |
Tree Walk. Organised by Nizhal.
Led
by Arun of KFI |
My Ladye's Garden. starts at the entrance of the Garden. |
7 am to 8.15a m |
| |
Walking tour of Fort St. George. In English. Free. 90 mins. |
Starts
at the parking lot opp. Fort St. George |
8 am |
| |
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. An audio visual
presentation – Early Music Recordings of Madras by V.A.K. Ranga
Rao and Sriram V.
Talk sponsored by the Association of British Scholars. |
The
Park Hotel, |
6.30 pm |
| |
Release of 'Historic Residences of Chennai', a bilingual book by
Sriram V published by Kalamkriya
Open to the members of
The Book Club and their guests only |
Taj Connemara |
10.30 am |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Exhibition
- Colonial India in the photographs of Wiele & Klein. Curated by
Dr. Joachim K. Bautze, Berlin.
Organised by Goethe Institut, Chennai |
Taj Connemara |
From 10 am |
| |
Exhibition
on Madras and the Independence Movement. |
Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to
5.30 pm |
| |
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Aug. 18 / Monday |
Walking tour of Fort St. George. Free. 90 mins. For city
schools. |
Starts from parking lot opposite Fort (east gate). |
From 9 am |
| |
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam. Madras Musings
Lecture Series (Tamil). K.R.A. Narasiah on Chennai Turaimugam
(The Madras Port). |
Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram. |
3
pm to 4 pm |
| |
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. Some lesser
known temples of Madras – a power point presentation and talk by
Chitra Madhavan. |
Chamiers (Anokhee), Chamiers Road. |
6.30 pm |
| |
The
Sea Story - A special play/performance by the members of the Nochikuppam
seafishing community, facilitated by the World Storytelling
Institute. |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
7
pm |
| |
Exhibition titled ‘A Peep into Chennai that was Madras’.
Inauguration by Randor Guy. |
Asan Memorial School, Anderson Road |
From 10.30 am |
| |
Exhibition
- Colonial India in the photographs of Wiele & Klein. Curated by
Dr. Joachim K. Bautze, Berlin.
Organised by Goethe Institut, Chennai |
Taj Connemara |
From 10 am |
| |
Exhibition on Madras and the Independence Movement. |
Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to
5.30 pm |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
From 10 am to 5 pm |
| |
Spoken word - Open mike :poetry reading session co-ordinated by
Sharanya Manivannan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
8
pm |
| |
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Aug. 19 / Tuesday |
Madras Heritage – Live presentation contest for city schools. |
Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Ranade Library, Luz. |
9
am to 4.30 pm. |
| |
The
Greening of Chennai - Talk by Shobha Menon. Hosted by the Rotary
Club of Madras South.
For Rotarians and their guests only. |
Hotel Savera |
6.30 pm |
| |
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. Walking with a
Camera in Madras – a powerpoint presentation and talk by G.
Chandrachoodan. |
Goethe Institute, Max Mueller Bhavan |
6.30 pm |
| |
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam. Madras Musings
Lecture Series (Tamil). Annaalaya Chennai Kolaigal (Murders in
Old Madras) by Randor Guy |
Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram |
6.30 pm |
| |
An
exhibition of Early Portraits of Madras – Etchings, Engravings
and Aquatints from the private collection of V. Narayan Swami |
The
Art Gallery, C.P. Art Centre, Eldams Road, Alwarpet |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Book release: Dr. K.V. Raman’s The Early History of the Madras
Region (first published in 1959 and now republished by the C. P.
Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation |
The
Art Gallery of the C.P. Art Centre, Eldams Road, Alwarpet |
11
am |
| |
Exhibition
- Colonial India in the photographs of Wiele & Klein. Curated by
Dr. Joachim K. Bautze, Berlin.
Organised by Goethe Institut, Chennai |
Taj Connemara |
From 10 am |
| |
Exhibition on Madras and the Independence Movement. |
Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
From 10 am to 5 pm |
| |
Exhibition titled ‘A Peep into Chennai that was Madras’. |
Asan Memorial School, Anderson Road |
From 10.30 am |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to
5.30 pm |
| |
Spoken word - Open mike :poetry reading sessions co-ordinated by
Sharanya Manivannan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
8
pm |
| |
|
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|
Aug. 20 / Wednesday |
Olde Madras – Live demo of food, clothes, lifestyle, dance,
music etc. |
Asan Memorial School, Anderson Road |
9
am to 3 pm |
| |
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. Kritis and
Symphonies on Madras – music accompanied by commentary – Anil
Srinivasan. |
Taj
Coromandel, Nungambakkam High Road |
6.30 pm |
| |
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam. Madras Musings
Lecture Series (Tamil). M.R. Radha – Nooravadu Andu Anjali (A
centenary tribute to M.R. Radha) – Talk with film clips by Mohan
Raman |
Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram |
6.30 pm |
| |
Exhibition titled ‘A Peep into Chennai that was Madras’. |
Asan Memorial School, Anderson Road |
From 10.30 am |
| |
Early Imprints of the Madras Region: a presentation by G. Sundar,
Director, Roja Muthiah Research Library. |
Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matriculation HS School,
Anna Nagar |
6.30 pm |
| |
An
exhibition of Early Portraits of Madras – Etchings, Engravings
and Aquatints from the private collection of V. Narayan Swami |
The
Art Gallery, C.P. Art Centre, Eldams Road, Alwarpet |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Exhibition
- Colonial India in the photographs of Wiele & Klein. Curated by
Dr. Joachim K. Bautze, Berlin.
Organised by Goethe Institut, Chennai |
Taj Connemara |
From 10 am |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Spoken word - Open mike :poetry reading sessions co-ordinated by
Sharanya Manivannan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
8
pm |
| |
Exhibition on Madras and the Independence Movement. |
Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to
5.30 pm |
| |
|
|
|
|
Aug. 21 / Thursday |
Peacock Trail in Mylapore
(In association with and for the children of Ananya School for
Dyslexic Children) |
Mylapore area |
7.30 am to 9.30 am |
| |
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam. Madras Musings
Lecture Series (Tamil). Talk and screening of film Chennai –
Exhibition, Museum and Backyard by A. Srivatsan and B.S. Pandian. |
Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram |
3
pm to 4 pm |
| |
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. Panel discussion
on Marrying into Madras, the Expat View – Radha Gopalakrishnan,
Angelika Mandaikar and Eira Doshi share their experiences with
Sushila Natraj. |
Ceebros Ecotel’s The Raintree, St Mary’s Road, Alwarpet. |
6.30 pm |
| |
Exhibition titled ‘A Peep into Chennai that was Madras’. |
Asan Memorial School, Anderson Road |
From 10.30 am |
| |
Exhibition on Madras and the Independence Movement. |
Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to 5.30 pm |
| |
An
exhibition of Early Portraits of Madras – Etchings, Engravings
and Aquatints from the private collection of V. Narayan Swami |
The
Art Gallery, C.P. Art Centre, Eldams Road, Alwarpet |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Spoken word - Open mike :poetry reading sessions co-ordinated by
Sharanya Manivannan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
8
pm |
| |
|
|
|
|
Aug. 22 / Friday |
Exhibition of photos, books, paper clippings, coins, postal
covers and stamps on Madras / Chennai and The
Buckingham Canal, Yesterday and Today. Exhibition by co-ordinated
by D. Hemachandra Rao and Raja Seetharaman |
Rajaji Hall, Govt. Estates, off Anna Salai. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Release of special postal cover on Madras.
M. Rajaram, Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director of the
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation participates. |
Rajaji Hall, Government Estates |
3
pm |
| |
Stories on Madras for children aged between 6 12 presented by
Vanilla Children’s Place and Storytrails. |
Vanilla Children Place, Mylapore |
4
pm to 6 pm |
| |
Photowalk. Organised by Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan. |
Join at Anna Nagar Tower park |
5.30 pm |
| |
Cuisines of the Madras Presidency – A Journey into the Past: G.
Amsa Raju, Executive Chef, organises a food festival. |
Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani |
From 10 am |
| |
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. The Parsis of
Madras – power point presentation and talk by Zarin Mistry. |
Chamiers (Anokhee), Chamiers Road. |
6.30 pm |
| |
Exhibition titled ‘A Peep into Chennai that was Madras’. |
Asan Memorial School, Anderson Road |
From 10.30 am |
| |
Exhibition on Madras and the Independence Movement. |
Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani |
From 10 am to 5.30 pm |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to 5.30 pm |
| |
An
exhibition of Early Portraits of Madras – Etchings, Engravings
and Aquatints from the private collection of V. Narayan Swami |
The
Art Gallery, C.P. Art Centre, Eldams Road, Alwarpet |
From 10 am to 7 pm |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Spoken word - Open mike :poetry reading sessions co-ordinated by
Sharanya Manivannan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
8
pm |
| |
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|
Aug. 23 / Saturday |
Men
and Women of the Marina.
A walk past the buildings on the Kamarajar Salai conducted by
Sriram V. Organised by Madras Musings.
Prior booking needed. |
Kamarajar Salai |
6
am |
| |
Photowalk. Organised by Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan. |
From Tiruvallikeni Parthsarathy temple to Madras University
Senate building. |
7
am |
| |
Walk through north Madras Roads. Led by Swahilya |
Starts from Robinson Park Main gate |
6.30 am |
| |
Exhibition of photos, books, paper clippings, coins, postal
covers and stamps on Madras / Chennai andThe
Buckingham Canal, Yesterday and Today. Exhibition by co-ordinated
by D. Hemachandra Rao and Raja Seetharaman |
Rajaji Hall, Govt. Estates, off Anna Salai. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Madras
Quiz - Tamil for Tamil medium school students - Prelims |
Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Mylapore |
1.30pm |
| |
Madras
Quiz - Tamil for Tamil medium school students - Finals |
Srinivasa sastri Hall, Mylapore |
3.30pm |
| |
Wildlife in Chennai - Puppet making session by Dr. R. Bhanumathi,
Paavai Centre for Puppetry |
Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani |
2.30 pm to 4.30 pm |
| |
Stories on Madras for children aged between 6 12 presented by
Vanilla Children’s Place and Storytrails. |
Vanilla Children Place, Mylapore |
4
pm to 6 pm |
| |
Chennai is the Cultural Capital – a thematic dance presentation
by bharatanatyam dancer Sheela Unnikrishnan and troupe. |
Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani |
5.30 pm to 6.30 pm |
| |
Documentary Film Festival. Free admission.
|
Sastri Hall, Ranade Library |
6.30 pm |
| |
IT
Revolution and Beyond – Chennai in the 21st Century: Kiruba
Shankar talks on the effects of new media. |
Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matriculation HS School,
Anna Nagar |
6.30 pm |
| |
Temples of Chennai – a presentation by Chitra Madhavan |
Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani |
7
pm |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to 5.30 pm |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
An
exhibition of Early Portraits of Madras – Etchings, Engravings
and Aquatints from the private collection of V. Narayan Swami |
The
Art Gallery, C.P. Art Centre, Eldams Road, Alwarpet |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Spoken word - Open mike :poetry reading sessions co-ordinated by
Sharanya Manivannan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
8
pm |
| |
|
|
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|
Aug.24 / Sunday |
Chintadripet and Beyond. A walk conducted by Sriram V. Organised
by Madras Musings
Prior registration required |
Chintadripet area |
6
am |
| |
Nature Walk - a tour of Nanmangalam Forest (city suburb). |
Starts from Theosophical Society Gate, Adyar |
6.30 am |
| |
Bullet Bike tour organised by Madras Bullet Club (MadBulls).
Contact - 93810 10200 |
Tour of north Madras |
7
am |
| |
Tree walk organised by Nizhal. Led by the Botany
Curator, Mrs Pushpa. |
Museum Grounds, Egmore |
7
am to 8.15 am |
| |
Walking Tour of Mount Road (in English, 90 mins.) |
Starts from bus stop at The Hindu office and ends at MGR statue. |
7.30 am |
| |
Walking tour of Fort St. George. In Tamil. Free. 90 mins. |
Starts
at the parking lot opp. Fort St. George |
8.00am |
| |
The
Madras Canvas II, an exhibition of paintings, sculpture,
installation, photography and cartoon art by 60 Chennai based
artists. |
Forum Art Gallery, Padmanabha Nagar, Adyar. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Madras
Quiz - English. Open to all - Prelims |
Gokhale-Shastri Hall (K.N. Shanmugha Sundaram Hall), Karpagambal
Nagar, Luz. |
2.00pm |
| |
Madras
Quiz - English. Open to all - Finals |
Gokhale-Shastri Hall (K.N. Shanmugha Sundaram Hall), Karpagambal
Nagar, Luz. |
4 pm |
| |
Documentary Film Festival. Free admission.
|
Sastri Hall, Ranade Library |
4
pm |
| |
Release of book in Tamil 'Chennaikku Vanthaen' - a compilation
of articles on the first impressions of the city by prominent
authors and writers, published by Kalacchuvadu. |
Welcomgroup Park Sheraton Hotel and Towers, TTK Road. |
6.30 pm |
| |
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture. A Star of Madras – a
centenary tribute to Madras Rajagopala Naidu Radha (M.R. Radha)
by Mohan Raman. |
Welcomgroup Park Sheraton Hotel and Towers, TTK Road. |
6.45 pm |
| |
Madras: Impressions from 18th to 20th Century. A drawing and
painting exhibition by national award winning art director P.
Krishnamoorthy. |
Gallery Sri Parvati, Eldams Road |
From 10 am to 5.30 pm |
| |
Photo exhibition by the Chennai Photowalkers. Co-ordinated by
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Exhibition of photos, books, paper clippings, coins, postal
covers and stamps on Madras / Chennai and The
Buckingham Canal, Yesterday and Today. Exhibition by co-ordinated
by D. Hemachandra Rao and Raja Seetharaman |
Rajaji Hall, Govt. Estates, off Anna Salai. |
10
am to 5 pm |
| |
Spoken word - Open mike:poetry reading sessions co-ordinated by
Sharanya Manivannan |
Vanilla Children Place, 8/57, 1st Street, Luz Avenue, Mylapore. |
8
pm |
| |
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