Tree Walk: Chintadripet – Aug. 25, 2018
Hosted by Nizhal
From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Starting at May Day Park gate, Chintadripet.
Open to all. For registrations, contact: 9445028067
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Tree Walk: Jeth Nagar, Mandaveli – Aug. 19, 2018
Hosted by Nizhal
From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Starting Point: Outside Navasuja Sankara Nethralaya, Mandaveli.
Open to all. For registrations, contact: 9500034187
Tree Walk: Besant Nagar – Aug. 18, 2018
Hosted by Nizhal
From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Starting Point: Outside Words and Worths, 2nd Avenue, Besant Nagar.
Open to all. For registrations, contact: 9840604912
Heritage & Eco-Walk at Pulicat – Aug. 25, 2018
Trace Origin of Madras – 6th Annual Heritage tour
This tour aims to present a full understanding of heritage, ecology, and culture of Chennai. It is the birthplace of European History in India.
07.00 am – Pick up at Loyola ICAM Gate
09.00 am – Pulicat Museum @ Pazhaverkadu
09.30 am – Talk on Pulicat Ecology & Built Heritage
11.00 am – Heritage Walk
01.30 pm – Lunch
02.30 pm – Light House
03.30 pm – Departure to Chennai
Conducted by: Xavier Benedict, Architect & Academician
Rs.980/- (Includes AC-Bus Trip, Lunch & Water, Snack&Coffee, Research Paper Copy)
To Register: info@aarde.in / +91-9884453409
Photography competition – Last day Aug. 5, 2018
Theme: Bazaars of Chennai
Hosted by DakshinaChitra
Open to anyone of 15yrs of age and above.
Participants can send the photographs to mcfindia@gmail.com before 5 th August. The selected photographs will be displayed at DakshinaChitra Museum till the end of August.
The best three photograph will be uploaded to our social media.
Heritage quiz for school children – Aug. 27, 2018
The quiz is an annual feature and a rolling trophy will be presented to the winning team along with other exciting prizes. The program is open to students of 6th, 7th and 8th Standards from Matriculation, CBSE and ICSE schools.
No registration fee.
Venue: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
Contact 044-24462435/04424918943 for more details
Exhibition: Chennai N Vannangal – Aug. 3 to 30, 2018
An exhibition of artworks by Madras-based artists A.Rajmohan, N.Jagadeesan, V.Ravichandran, N.Bhagavathi Sundaram and M.Ashok.
The exhibition will display temple architecture, landscapes and realistic works.
Venue: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
Exhibition: Madras Miniatures by Pavithra Srinivasan – Aug. 11 to 31, 2018
A series of intricate, nuanced portraits that capture Chennai that is Madras by writer, artist Pavithra Srinivasan
Venue: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
The details about the sale and price of paintings will be available at the venue.
Talk: Sports and Past-Time – Aug. 25, 2018
Talk by Dr. Sumanth Raman
Hosted by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Chennai.
Part of the series ‘Recalibrating Chennai for Gen-2K’
Venue: ORF-C Conference Hall, Sixth Floor, A-1 Building (Rare Wing), 89 Dr Radhakrishnan Road, Chennai 600 004
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Landmark: Behind Reliance Store (on the same compound), before A V M Rajeswarai Kalyana Mantapam and Saravana Bhavan, while proceeding from Marina.
Confirm participation with your mobile number for each event separately by the previous Thursday. SMS to 98410 10718
Talk: Industry & Employment – Aug. 18, 2018
Talk by N. Madhavan, Associate Editor, The Hindu Business Line
Hosted by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Chennai.
Part of the series ‘Recalibrating Chennai for Gen-2K’
Venue: ORF-C Conference Hall, Sixth Floor, A-1 Building (Rare Wing), 89 Dr Radhakrishnan Road, Chennai 600 004
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Landmark: Behind Reliance Store (on the same compound), before A V M Rajeswarai Kalyana Mantapam and Saravana Bhavan, while proceeding from Marina.
Confirm participation with your mobile number for each event separately by the previous Thursday. SMS to 98410 10718
Talk: Education Scenario – Aug. 11, 2018
Talk by Dr. Nedunchezhian
Hosted by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Chennai.
Part of the series ‘Recalibrating Chennai for Gen-2K’
Venue: ORF-C Conference Hall, Sixth Floor, A-1 Building (Rare Wing), 89 Dr Radhakrishnan Road, Chennai 600 004
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Landmark: Behind Reliance Store (on the same compound), before A V M Rajeswarai Kalyana Mantapam and Saravana Bhavan, while proceeding from Marina.
Confirm participation with your mobile number for each event separately by the previous Thursday. SMS to 98410 10718
Talk: Social and Cultural Milieu – Aug. 4, 2018
Talk by Dr. V R Devika
Hosted by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Chennai.
Part of the series ‘Recalibrating Chennai for Gen-2K’
Venue: ORF-C Conference Hall, Sixth Floor, A-1 Building (Rare Wing), 89 Dr Radhakrishnan Road, Chennai 600 004
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Landmark: Behind Reliance Store (on the same compound), before A V M Rajeswarai Kalyana Mantapam and Saravana Bhavan, while proceeding from Marina.
Confirm participation with your mobile number for each event separately by the previous Thursday. SMS to 98410 10718
Heritage of Chennai – Multimedia Presentation Contest for city schools
Contest date: Aug. 21
Submissions close on Aug. 11
ALL ABOUT THIS CONTEST
This contest is held in connection with MADRAS DAY 2018 (Aug. 22 is celebrated as Madras Day)
which celebrates our city. The contest encourages city school students to explore Chennai’s heritage and
present the topic given to you in multi-media form. This contest has been held for the past 15 years.
THEME FOR 2018: CITY’S NATURAL HERITAGE
GUIDELINES: Choose a unique nature space in the city which has its own history – a wildlife region, a river,
an estuary, a lake, a scrub jungle, sand dunes. Study the natural scape, its character, its history and the
unique features of this place. Study its condition today. Take classy photos, make notes,
talk to people in the know.
Then, out it down in a snappy PowerPoint Presentation for the ‘live’ Contest
– The contest is open to school children studying in classes 8 to 12.
– A school can send only one team. Each team MUST have 3 members and all 3 members must take turns
to make this one presentation.
TIPS
1. Ask your school teacher-adviser to seek the approval of your theme from the organisers.
E-mail to – themadrasday@gmail.com – and get the okay from us BEFORE YOU START start work on the project.
2. We look for multi-media rich projects so make sure your project has all the features in it.
3. The PowerPoint presentation must have only key points and visuals. Not packed with info.
(On each slide, you must have a maximum of just 3 lines, each line 5 words only).
4. At the contest venue, your team of 3 students will take turns at the mike to present the project using the PP.
You can use your notes for reference as you speak. The presentation in PowerPoint on the approved theme will
have to be done by all the three participants. It can be done in English or in Thamizh or a mix!
5. The duration of the complete presentation – PowerPoint and Oral – should not exceed 10 minutes.
Participants should be prepared to answer on-the-spot questions from the judges.
6. The PowerPoint presentation NEED NOT BE submitted to the organizers. The team should retain a copy of your
project on a pen-drive or copy it to an electronic device and bring it to the venue of the contest. The organiser will
provide a PC and a projector at the venue to help you make your presentation.
7. Contest is open to first 20 teams to register on first-come-first-serve basis.
8. The contest will take place on Aug.21 from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm with a 30 mins. Lunch Break (you need to bring
your lunch!). Venue: Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore. (Report at 9 am to download your PP onto our PC)
9. The best THREE presentations will be awarded TROPHIES, gifts and certificates. All participants will be given
certificates. The prizes will be given at about 3.30 pm.
10. Prizes will be awarded based on quality of research / quality of visuals and points / presentation format and
answers to the questions posed by the judges.
This event is supported by Mylapore Times, the neighbourhood newspaper and South India National Association
(SINA), Luz.
There are over 100 events held for Madras Day/ Madras Week in August.
– Vincent D’ Souza
Co-ordinator / Team Madras Day
9841049155
Butterfly Walk at Adyar Poonga – Saturday, August 25, 2018
Hosted by Madras Naturalists’ Society
Reporting Time: 2.15 p.m.
Group Size: 25
Please bring along Binoculars & Cameras
Car Parking, Entrance and Camera Fees payable as per Poonga Rules.
Please email Vijay at gopivkumar58@gmail.com to confirm your participation. Confirmation strictly on first-come basis.
Bird Walk at Perumbakkam Tank – Sunday, August 19, 2018
Hosted by Madras Naturalists’ Society
Reporting Time: 6.30 a.m.
Reporting Place: Bus Stand opp IT Park near Toll Plaza in Perumbakkam
Group Size: 25
Please bring along Binoculars & Cameras.
Please email Vijay at gopivkumar58@gmail.com to confirm your participation. Confirmation strictly on first-come basis.
Tamizh Short Story Competition
சென்னை தினத்தை முன்னிட்டு கிழக்கு பதிப்பகம் நடத்தும் சிறுகதைப் போட்டி – 2018
சென்னை தினம் (மெட்ராஸ் டே) சென்னையால் கொண்டாடப்படும் ஒரு சிறந்த கூட்டு நிகழ்வாகும். இந்நிகழ்வை முன்னிட்டு ஒரு சிறுகதைப் போட்டியை நடத்த கிழக்கு பதிப்பகம் முடிவெடுத்துள்ளது. அனைவரும் இந்த சிறுகதைப் போட்டியில் பங்குகொண்டு சிறப்பிக்க வேண்டுகிறோம்.
* சிறுகதைகள் தமிழில் மட்டுமே இருக்கவேண்டும்.
* சிறுகதைப் போட்டிக்கு தங்கள் படைப்புகள் வந்து சேரவேண்டிய கடைசி நாள் ஜூலை 20, 2018.
* வெற்றி பெற்ற சிறுகதைகள் பற்றிய அறிவிப்பு ஆகஸ்ட் 4ம் வாரம் அறிவிக்கப்படும்.
* யூனிகோட் எழுத்துருவில் டைப் செய்து மின்னஞ்சலில் கதைகளை அனுப்பி வைக்கவேண்டும்.
* அனுப்பி வைப்பவரின் நிஜப் பெயர், முழு முகவரி, தொலைபேசி எண், இமெயில் முகவரி தெளிவாகக் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டிருக்கவேண்டும்.
* கதையை தட்டச்சு செய்து பிரிண்ட் எடுத்து தபால் மூலமும் அனுப்பலாம். கதைகள் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்படாத பட்சத்தில் அதைத் திருப்பி அனுப்ப இயலாது. எனவே தேவையான பிரதிகளை எடுத்து வைத்துக்கொண்டு கதைகளை அனுப்பவும்.
* கையெழுத்துப் பிரதிகள் ஏற்கப்படமாட்டாது. தெளிவாக தட்டச்சு செய்து மட்டுமே கதைகளை அனுப்பவேண்டும். கையெழுத்துப் பிரதிகள் நிராகரிக்கப்படும்.
* தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்படும் கதைகள் தொகுக்கப்பட்டு தனியே புத்தகமாக கிழக்கு பதிப்பகம் மூலம் வெளியிடப்படும்.
* தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்படாத கதைகள் ஏன் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்படவில்லை என்பதற்கான விளக்கங்கள் தரப்படமாட்டாது.
* கதைகளின் காப்புரிமை ஆசிரியர்களுக்கே. புத்தகத்தின் காப்புரிமை கிழக்கு பதிப்பகத்தைச் சேர்ந்தது.
நிபந்தனைகள்:
* கதைகள் சென்னையைப் பின்னணியாகக் கொண்டதாக இருக்கவேண்டும். சென்னையில் நடக்கும் கதையாகவோ அல்லது சென்னையைப் பற்றிய கதையாகவோ அல்லது சென்னையைக் களமாகக் கொண்டு நிகழும் கதையாகவோ இருக்கலாம்.
* சென்னை அல்லாத பிற இடங்களில் நிகழும் கதைகளாக இருந்தால், சென்னையுடன் ஏதேனும் ஒரு வகையில் ஊடாடும் கதைகளாக இருக்கவேண்டும். சென்னையைப் பற்றிய எவ்விதக் குறிப்பும் இல்லாத கதைகள் நிராகரிக்கப்படும்.
* சிறுகதைகள் 2000 வார்த்தைகளுக்கு மிகாமல் இருக்கவேண்டும். 1000 வார்த்தைகளுக்குக் குறையாமல் இருக்கவேண்டும்.
* மொழிபெயர்ப்புச் சிறுகதைகள் ஏற்கப்படமாட்டாது.
* இக்கதைகள் இதுவரை எங்கும் (இணையத்தளம், சமூக வலைத்தளங்கள் உள்ளிட்ட) பிரசுரிக்கப்படவில்லை என்பதற்கு ஆசிரியர் உறுதிமொழி அளிக்கவேண்டும்.
* கதைகள் தொடர்பாக நடுவர்களுடனோ போட்டியை நடத்துபவர்களுடனோ எந்த ஒரு கடிதப் போக்குவரத்தோ தொலைபேசி தொடர்புகளோ மேற்கொள்ளக்கூடாது.
* நடுவர்களின் தீர்ப்பே இறுதியானது.
நடுவர்கள்:
எழுத்தாளர் அரவிந்தன்
எழுத்தாளர் ஆர்.அபிலாஷ்
பரிசு விவரம்:
முதற்பரிசு: 7,500 ரூ
இரண்டாம் பரிசு: 3,000 ரூ
மூன்றாம் பரிசு: 1,500 ரூ
ஆறுதல் பரிசுகள் (பத்து கதைகளுக்கு): தலா 750 ரூ
இது போன்ற ஒரு போட்டியை ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் நடத்த கிழக்கு பதிப்பகம் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது. சென்ற வருடம் நடத்தப்பட்ட போட்டியில் வென்ற கதைகள் தொகுக்கப்பட்டு ‘சென்னையர் கதைகள்’ என்ற பெயரில் புத்தகமாக வெளியிடப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. இப்புத்தகத்தை வாங்க விரும்புபவர்கள் அழைக்கவேண்டிய எண்: டயல் ஃபார் புக்ஸ் 044-49595818. (இந்த எண் புத்தகம் வாங்குவதற்கானது மட்டுமே. சிறுகதைப் போட்டிக்குரியது அல்ல.)
உங்கள் கதைகளை அனுப்பவேண்டிய மின்னஞ்சல் முகவரி: kizhakkupathippagam@gmail.com
கதைகளை அச்சுப் பிரதிகளாக அனுப்ப விரும்புகிறவர்கள், கிழக்கு பதிப்பகம், 177/103, அம்பல்ஸ் பில்டிங், லாயிட்ஸ் ரோடு, ராயப்பேட்டை, சென்னை – 600014 என்ற முகவரிக்கு அனுப்பவும்.
கையெழுத்துப் பிரதிகளை அனுப்பவேண்டாம்.
கதைகளைப் போட்டிக்கு அனுப்பும்போது, உள்ளே தெளிவாக, “இக்கதை கிழக்கு பதிப்பகம் நடத்தும் சிறுகதைப் போட்டிக்கானது” என்று குறிப்பிடவும்.
T-Shirt Design Contest
A T-shirt Design Contest for Madras Day 2018 invites amateur designers, art students and professionals to design an image for a Tee that best symbolises Chennai. Design can be created using software but must be fit to print.
Entries as a JPEG or PDF file ( 700 x 700 pixels of minimum 150 dpi) may be sent to – themadrasday@gmail.com by June 30.
Besides prizes for the best three designs, the winner’s design will be considered for use in the Tee to be released in mid-August and offered on sale.
Chennai T-shirt designs created the past years are posted at www.themadrasday.in
Walk: Fort St. George – August 27, 2017
Starts at 7 a.m. For 2 hours. Free. No prior registration required.
Assemble at parking lot opposite Fort’s main gate.
Carry your ID card, drinking water and an umbrella ( may rain!).
Children above ten plus can make this walk.
Be in by 6.45 am to sign up and for security check.
This Walk is led by Vincent D Souza.
Walk: Explore St. Thomas English Church – August 26, 2017
St. Thomas English Church (STEC), once known as ‘St. Thomas-by-the-sea’ by the British, is the oldest Protestant church in Santhome. The Church owes its origin to the arrival of Robert Carver in 1824, a dynamic Methodist missionary from Ceylon who ministered in the area and earned the goodwill of people and the then Governor of Fort St. George Sir Thomas Munro. STEC was built and consecrated in 1842 at a time when the area had a fairly large number of European residents. It became the church of the Protestant elite in Madras who lived in the garden-houses of Adyar, and the Governor often worshipped here. When Robert Carver died in 1845, he was buried under the altar. Today, STEC is a thriving Anglican Church under the ‘Church of South India’, with a vibrant congregation.
Walking tour starts at 4.30 p.m. At CSI St. Thomas English Church, Santhome High Road
Open to all.
Please send a mail to stthomasenglishchurch@gmai
Madras Week 2017 Online Quiz
Australian Consulate General, Chennai celebrates ‘Madras Week’ this year with the launch of its new and revamped Facebook page ‘Australian Consulate General, Chennai’
Take the Madras Week 2017 Online Quiz, answer a few simple questions that will be put up over the week and stand a chance to win any of these fabulous prizes:
First Prize – An 18 karat Gold necklace with an Australian ‘coffee diamond’ sponsored by Sitaram Jewels, Chennai
Second Prize – Lunch/dinner voucher for two sponsored by The Hyatt Regency, Chennai
Goody bags for the first 100 correct entries for all the quiz questions co-sponsored by Gingerbread, Chennai.
The quiz is online at Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AusCGChennai/ The Quiz closes on 31 August 2017.
Docu Film Screening: The Anglo-Indians of Madras – August 24, 2017
LISSTAR of Loyola College in collaboration with Department of Visual Communication is Screening a Documentary on The Anglo-Indians of Madras directed by Richard O’ Connor and Harry Maclure.
On Aug. 24, 2017. At 3.30 p.m.
At Loyola Viscom Preview theatre, Loyola College, Nungambakkam, Chennai. Open to all. The directors will be present at the screening.
Talk: Daily Life in Madras 1000 years ago – August 23, 2017
Talk by Pradeep Chakravarthy
On Aug. 23, 2017. At 6.30 p.m.
Organised by INTACH and Alliance Francaise.
Temples in Chennai today are primarily places of worship. This was not their only role 1000 years ago. They were centres not only of religion but also of local administration and served as locations for cultural activities and for social gatherings.
Temple inscriptions are the sources of information on the little-known secular functions of the institutions. The talk will create an image of daily of a thousand years ago based on the reading of these inscriptions.
Venue: Alliance Francaise Edouard Michelin Auditorium, 24, College Road, Opp. Good Shepherd School, Nungambakkam. Chennai 6
Madras A-maze – August 26, 2017
Walk-in any time of the day to learn a bit about Madras and Chennai. Let your eyes do the mapping, as you follow a visual trail and match Old Madras and Today’s Chennai sights. You can also test your knowledge in a quick game of placing iconic landmarks in their correct localities in a large Chennai map. Do you know your city well enough?
AGE: Suitable for all ages
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Venue: The Learning Community at Quest, 4/375, Chari Avenue, Palavakkam, Chennai 600041
Contact: 73585 70749
Madras through Ramesh Raja’s lens – August 20, 2017
Ramesh Raja is an ace street photographer and has taken some stunning pictures of Namma Madras street life. Check out some of his work here: https://500px.com/rameshsa He would take us on a virtual tour via his photos and share techniques, tips and his experiences capturing fleeting moments around the city.
COST: Pay-as-you-please
AGE: Suitable for ages 12+
From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Venue: The Learning Community at Quest, 4/375, Chari Avenue, Palavakkam, Chennai 600041
Contact: 73585 70749
ThengaMaangaPataaniSundal Contest – August 20, 2017
Sign up as teams of 2. You will be provided with a table, you can set up a stall of any food that reminds you of Namma Madras Beach. The best dish wins an exciting prize!
AGES: Open for all age groups (ensure at least one of the participants is a minor)
From 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Venue: The Learning Community at Quest, 4/375, Chari Avenue, Palavakkam, Chennai 600041