Trace Origin of Madras @ Pulicat
This year, the celebration will allow the city dwellers to trace the story of their city at Pulicat. AARDE Foundation, a not-for-profit Trust, is organizing a full-day heritage trip to Pazhaverkadu (Pulicat) for heritage lovers to trace Chennai city’s origin on August 17, 2024.
Located north of Chennai at 55 km on the Coromandel Coast, this coastal town is famous for its second-largest brackish water lagoon in South Asia, measuring 759 sq.km, and for its two-thousand-year maritime history. More than seventy thousand migratory birds visit Pulicat Lagoon every winter, and its built heritage reflects the history of the first European administration in South India.
Ar. Xavier Benedict, the founder of AARDE, leads the guided walk based on his two decades of research on the nature-culture linkages of the Coromandel Coast. His talk will trace the reasons for Europe’s decision to establish its COTTON ROUTE and its administration in India. The walk takes through the Pulicat Interpretation Centre, Dutch and Portuguese Cemeteries, Adi Narayana Perumal Temple, Lighthouse, Tamil Mosques, Portuguese Church, and the Lagoon. The day trip from Chennai will start at 07:00 a.m. from the Mahalingapuram Loyola-ICAM gate, on 17-August-2024.
To Register: https://www.aarde.in/madrasday2024