At Francis Hall, Stella Maris College. From 2 p.m. onwards
No age limit, No entry fee. Open to all.
Participation in teams of two. Special prozes for school’ team. women’s team and senior citizen’s team
Quiz master: Dr. Sumanth C. Raman
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A presentation on oldest charities and service regulations in Chennai
At Yedanapalli Hall, Loyola College. From 3 p.m. onwards.
Chief guest: Dr. G. Joseph Antony Samy, S.J., Principal, Loyola College
Organised by CSIM, CIOSA and LIVE, Loyola
Contact: Marie BAnu – 98847 00029, Srividya – 99418 03888
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Release of special postal cover themed on The Presidency Coins. By Madras Heritage Lovers’ Forum, Archaelogical Survey of India, Chennai Circle.
Release by Melvin Alexander, IPos, PMG, Chennai City Region, received by Nalli Kuppusamy Chetty. The event will be presided over by Dr. K. Lourdusamy, Supdt. Archaeologist, Chennai Circle.
At Conference Hall, Fort Museum, Fort St. George.
From 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
Contact: D. Hemachandra Rao – 9840870172
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“Chennaiyin Gnanaratham” – a danceversation, is a tribute to arguably the greatest genius who lived in the city of Chennai – MahaKavi Subramania Bharathi. It is a combination of folk dance performance and conversation on Bharathiyar’s days in Chennai. Some of the inspiring songs of Bharathi have been specially choreographed using ‘Devarattam’ movements. The dance will be performed by the “’The Folk Repertory’”, a group of amateur artists with passion for folk arts of Southern Tamil Nadu. The narrative delivered in a conversational style, similar to theatre, will include events and places associated with the MahaKavi’s life in Chennai.
Venue: Luz House, 176, Luz Church Road, Luz, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004, India.
Date: 23rd Aug 2015 Sunday 8PM. Open to all.
Conversation – Vallabha Srinivasan, Ananya Mahadevan, Rajagopalan Venkataraman, Harish Ganapathy
‘The Folk Repertory Team’
Dancers: VC (V Chandrasekaran), Sharada, Kavitha Rau, Magesh
Singers: Master Kannan Kumar, Lekshmy Manoj, Kanchana
Music: Master Manikandan
Concept, Composition, design and choreography: Master Kannan Kumar
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Organised by Ambitions 4 Photography Acadmey, Chennai.
Venue – Phoenix market city, Velachery (ground floor near Hard rock cafe)
The exhibition has many interesting pictures depicting different facets of Chennai on display.
Contact: 044-22682791
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At Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts and Science College for Women, 1, Audiappa Street, Chennai – 1
9.00 am: Opening ceremony – Chief Guest – Justice S Jagadeesan, former judge, The Madras High Court
9.30 am: Tete a tete with students on the photos, exhibits about north Chennai:photos, utensils, Artefacts, mementos
Mapping: Retracing our past- the legacy and charm of George Town, North Madras.
Hosted by the Dept. of Sociology
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ITM (Institute of Technology and Management) celebrates Madras Day at Sipcot , Siruseri. Apart from students from neighbouring colleges participating in the day long event, companies and employees in SIPCOT are likely to be a part of it too.
A bullock cart will greet everyone at the Sipcot entrance of Siruseri where ITM campus is located. Filter coffee, goli soda, neer mor, kamarkattu and the likes (typical. Authentic Chennai old delights) will be sold . A free bullock cart ride is also arranged where people will be taken for a ride via ITM campus.
A song has been composed and sung by a student of ITM on ‘Namma Chennai’. Posters are made and a madras day quiz is going to be conducted. The event will be inaugurated by the SIPCOT Director, and a few other prominent citizens of Chennai.
Contact Ms. Kalyani, 9940161216
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Talk by by Dr. Chithra Madhavan. At 6 p.m. At Tattvaloka, 76, Eldams Road, Teynampet. Open to all.
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Quiz master – Pratab Ramchand, veteran Indian Sports Journalist
From 5.30 p.m. to 7. 30 p.m. At Odyssey Book Store, 45 & 47, First Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar.
For those above 12 years of age. Participation as team of 2. For registration, call the store at 24402264 / 65. Entry Free.
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At Odyssey Store, 45 & 47, First Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar. From 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Authors P.C. Balasubramanian and R.V. Raman in conversation.
Contact Odyssey at 2440 2264 / 65
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Talk by by Medrik Minassian. At Stella Maris College, Cathedral Road.
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Medrik Minassian has completed his schooling from Armenian Philanthropic Academy and La Martiniere Calcutta respectively. He is currently pursuing an M.A in Political Science at Madras Christian College. His areas of Interest are Political Economy, International Relations and Management.
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Talk by by Thomas Ciboulet. At University of Madras, Department of Christian Studies
From 10.00 – 11.00 am
Thomas Ciboulet is a graduate student in communication and international relations, at the IEP de Paris (Institute of Political Studies). Specialized on Asia and Middle East, he travelled to different countries and worked for the High Commission for Refugees of the United Nations in Malaysia.
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Chennai produces 4500 tons of solid waste everyday, which goes into landfills. About 20% of this is recyclable. Our information service was created to connect people to local scrap dealers so that less recyclable waste goes into landfills.
The change however, has to start at the household level. If we don’t segregate our waste at source, valuable recyclables end up in landfills. Neighbourhood champions will drive this change, through source segregation, recycling and composting.
Join this event to find out how you can be a part of the campaign.
Only 50 seats available! Make sure you RSVP by sending an SMS with NC <yourname> to +919884467608
Check out www.kabadiwallaconnect.in for more information.
More on the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/500724006750599/
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Curated by the Society of Armenian Studies (France), 116, Armenian Street. (Map – https://goo.gl/maps/DRLN9)
Open from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Open to all.
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Curated by the Society of Armenian Studies (France), 116, Armenian Street (Map – https://goo.gl/maps/DRLN9)
Open from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Title: Armenians in Madras (17th-18th centuries)
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INTACH will screen a film “The Story of Madras…Chennai” on the History of Madras and its Heritage with narration by chronicler S. Muthiah. On the sands of MARINA BEACH behind Gandhi Statue.
From 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm. Open to all.
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Assemble in front of DoMS ( Department of Management Studies ) at 5.30 PM
Duration : 1 hour
Contact Mr. Suresh at the Office of the Alumni Affairs on phone number 9940421073
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Panel Discussion on ” IIT Madras : The Chennai Links and their Evolution”
At 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Panel Members : Mr. Muthiah & Mr. Narasiah Moderator : Prof. Ajit Kolar, IIT Madras Venue : IC & SR Auditorium
Contact Mr. Suresh at the Office of the Alumni Affairs on phone number 9940421073
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A visit to the Heritage Centre at IIT-Madras is organised by IIT-M on Aug, 19 from 8.30 am to 10.00 am.
Contact Mr. Suresh at the Office of the Alumni Affairs on phone number 9940421073
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At MIDAS (Marg Institute of Design and Architecture Swarnabhoomi), Marg Swarnabhoomi, ECR, Cheyyur Taluk
TALK by: Shri. Kombai S Anwar and screening of his film ‘Yaadhum’ on 27-Aug-2015, 02.30PM.
Open to all.
MIDAS Contact: Ar. Xavier Benedict (9884013409)
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Madras Day special Extra-Mural lecture at IIT-Madras
From 6:00pm – 7:30 pm on 23-08-2015
At IC &SR Main Auditorium, Indian Institute of Technolgy (IIT) Madras
A lecture about the rich historical association between Madras and cricket by Mr. V Ramnarayan, former cricketer, eminent cricketing columnist and the Editor-in- Chief of Sruthi magazine.
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At Odyssey Store, 45 & 47, First Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar. From 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Authors S. Muthiah and Timeri Murari in conversation with Srinivasa Ramanujam (Assty. Editor, Metro Plus, The Hindu)
Contact Odyssey at 2440 2264 / 65
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At Odyssey Store, 45 & 47, First Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar
For children of 8 years and above
Drawings have to be of people or locations or life as it was in Madras in earlier times.
Contact Odyssey at 2440 2264 / 65
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At Odyssey Store, 45 & 47, First Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar. From 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Authors Usha Narayanan and Tulsi Badrinath in conversation with Gayatri Kumaresan
Contact Odyssey at 2440 2264 / 65
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