(Note: Experts, writers and professionals will give talks on various themes related to Chennai.  
These will be listed here.
Some talks are to be held privately by clubs and associations, that are open to members.
Info given below)

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Ford & IT in Chennai – By Roopak Verma

Aug. 3, Tuesday. At 6.30 p.m.

At Hotel Savera. Roopak Verma is the Centre Manager, Ford Technology Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. Organised by Rotary Club of Madras South. Open to Rotarians and their guests.

Chennai’s world of advertising – By R.V. Rajan

Aug. 10, Tuesday. At 6.30 p.m.

At Hotel Savera. Organised by Rotary Club of Madras South. Open to Rotarians and their guests.

The Early Sabhas of Madras – By Sriram V

Aug.  12, Thursday. At 4 p.m.

At Department of Music, Madras University. The event will begin with an introduction by S. Muthiah.

Music as History in Tamil Nadu – By Dr. T.K. Venkatasubramanian

Aug. 14 – Saturday. At 10.30 a.m.

At C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar Foundation, Eldams Road.

Spit of Sand To A City – Making of Madras by K.R.A.Narasiah

Aug. 15 – Sunday. At 10 a.m.

At Maharishi Vidya Mandir School Auditorium, Guruswamy Road, Chetpet. One hour presentation by K.R.A.Narasiah,  Historian & Writer. In English. Open to all.  Contact: 9840326354

My Madras by Sivasankari

Aug. 15, Sunday. At 6.30 p.m.

At Taj Connemara. Madras Musings Heritage Lectures. Open to all.

Indo-Saracenic Architecture of Madras – By Prof. George Jayaraj

Aug. 16, Monday. At 3 p.m.

Organised by MEASI Academy of Architecture. At Multipurpose Hall, MEASI Academy of Architecture, The New College Campus, Royapettah.

Mamallai: A Museum of Temple Architechture – By Swaminathan

Aug. 16 – Monday. At 5 p.m.

At Roja Muthiah Research Library,  CPT Campus (CIT Campus), 3rd Cross Road, Taramani.  Talk in Tamil – Mamallai – Kovil kalainutpattin katchiyakam. Open to all.

Chandrababu and Madras Bhashai in films by Mohan Raman

Aug. 16, Monday. At 6.30 p.m.

Madras Musings Heritage Lectures.  At Hotel The Park, Nungambakkam. Open to all.

Writing on the wall – Life in ancient Madras gleaned from inscriptions – By Pradeep Chakravarthy

Aug. 17 – Tuesday. At 5 p.m.

At Roja Muthiah Research Library, CPT Campus (CIT Campus), 3rd Cross Road, Taramani. In Tamil (Koil Suvargal Pesinal: Cholar Kalathil Samuthaya vazhkai). Open to all.

Snakes in Madras that is Chennai – By B. Vijayaraghavan

Aug. 17 – Tuesday. At 6 p.m.

At Studio Palazzo, 1st Floor, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet. Open to all.

 

My favourite eateries in Chennai – By Geeta Doctor

Aug. 17, Tuesday. At 6.30 p.m.

At Hotel Savera. Organised by Rotary Club of Madras South. Open to Rotarians and their guests.

Illustrated Talk on San Thome Cathedral-Basilica – By Father Vijay Kiran

Aug. 17, Tuesday

At. 6.30 p.m. Srinivasa Sastri Hall. Luz, Mylapore. Organised by Mylapore Times.

Tanglish in Tamil Cinema – By Bharadwaj Rangan

Aug. 17, Tuesday. At 6.30 p.m.

Madras Musings Heritage Lectures.  At Hotel The Park, Nungambakkam. Open to all.

The Righthand and Lefthand Castes in Colonial Madras – By KRA Narasiah

Aug. 18 – Wednesday. At 5 p.m.

At Roja Muthiah Research Library, CPT Campus (CIT Campus), 3rd Cross Road, Taramani. In Tamil. Open to all.

Anglo-Indian in Madras – By Beatrix D’Souza

Aug. 18 – Wednesday. At 6 p.m.

At Studio Palazzo, 1st Floor, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet. Open to all.

Writing on the wall – Life in ancient Madras gleaned from inscriptions – By Pradeep Chakravarthy

Aug. 18, Wednesday – 7 p.m. to 7.50 p.m.
At GRT, Sir Thyagaraya Road, T. Nagar.

The many temples in Madras have fascinating inscriptions that give us vital clues to the life and times of the many villages that constitute Madras today in the 9th to 13th Centuries. The politics of the villages, their economy, their layout, the now forgotten cults the people practiced, the taxes they paid and the occupations they had, all paint a mental image of daily life in the village. Surprisingly, many issues we fight with today were present in those days too, the 35min lecture will explore these themes and conclude with a 10min Q&A.

Talk in English. Free.

The Gujaratis of Madras – By Karthik Bhatt

Aug. 18 – Wednesday. At 6.00 p.m.

At Sir M Ct M School for Boys, Pursawalkam. Open to all.

Urbanisation of Poverty in Chennai : Myths, Facts and Challenges – Dr.Satish Kumar

Aug. 18, Wednesday. At 6.30 p.m.

Organised by the Association of British Scholars. Talk by Dr. Satish Kumar of Queen’s University, Belfast. At British Council, Anna Salai. Open to all.

Irulil kanavulagam: Chennayin cinema arankukal – By Theodore Baskaran

Aug. 19 – Thursday.  At 5 p.m.

At Roja Muthiah Research Library,  CPT Campus (CIT Campus), 3rd Cross Road, Taramani.  Open to all.

The Old Guard: The Early 20th century Architectural Firms of Madras – By Sujatha Shankar

Aug. 19 – Thursday. At 6.30 p.m.

Madras Musings Heritage Lectures. At Madras Gymkhana Club. Open to all.

Temples of Chennai – By Chitra Madhavan

Aug. 19 – Thursday. At 6 p.m.

At Studio Palazzo, 1st Floor, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet. Open to all.

Temples of George Town – By Dr. Chitra Madhavan

Aug. 20 – Friday. At 6.00 p.m.

At Sir M.Ct.M. School for Boys, Pursawalkam

Sex and the City – By Dr Vijay Nagaswami

Aug. 20 – Friday. At 6.30 p.m.

Madras Musings Heritage Lectures. Venue to be announced.  Open to all.

Chennai, the Crazy City – By Sriram V.

Aug. 20 – Friday. At 6.30 p.m.

At Madras Gymkhana Club.

The History of Fort St. George – By Sathyabhama Badrinath

Aug. 21 – Saturday. At 10.30 a.m.

At C.P. Art Centre. Sathyabhama Badrinath is Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India. Open to all.

Mamallapuram – By Chitra Madhavan

Aug. 21 – Saturday. At 4 p.m.

At GRT Temple Bay, Mamallapuram

Graffiti on the Walls of Madras that is Chennai – By Ranjan De

Aug. 21 – Saturday. At 6 p.m.

At Studio Palazzo, 1st Floor, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet. Open to all.

Policing the City – By T. Rajendran, Commissioner of Police

Aug. 21 – Saturday. At 6.30 p.m.

Madras Musings Heritage Lectures. Talk by T. Rajendran, Commissioner of Police, Chennai. At Taj.

Trees of Madras – By Pauline Deborah

Aug. 22 – Sunday. At 6 p.m.

At Studio Palazzo, 1st Floor, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet. Open to all.

Temples along the ECR – By Chitra Madhavan

Aug. 22, 5.30 p.m.
At Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani

Organised by Spring into Reading. Free. Talk in English. On temples along the East Coast Road.

Chennai, the Crazy City – By V. Sriram

Aug. 22,  7 p.m.
At Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani

Organised by Spring into Reading. Free. Talk in English

 

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