Heritage Walks / Tours

Organised by Urban Design Collective.
From 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Start and ends at the Chennai Beach Station.
Fee: Rs. 500 per person.
To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/urbanaudiotour

Organised by Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm (starting point: Pezhalwar street and temple junction – next to the temple car)
Contact for further details, registrations and other enquiries
Email: annanagarshg@gmail.com ; phone : 00-91-944425353232

Organised by Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
Starting Point – the tower park – Ayyapan temple side entrance
7:00 am to 8:00 am

Contact for further details, registrations and other enquiries
Email: annanagarshg@gmail.com ; phone : 00-91-9444253532

Organised by Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
Starting point: opposite to Lakshmi Theatre
From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Contact for further details, registrations and other enquiries
Email: annanagarshg@gmail.com ; phone : 00-91-9444253532

Organised by Namveedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm (starting point : Pezhalwar street and temple junction – next to the temple car)
Contact for further details, registrations and other enquiries
Email: annanagarshg@gmail.com ; phone : 00-91-9444253532

Starts at the gate of Hotel Taj Connemara, Binny Road. Ends at Napier Bridge ( near Madras University)

Researcher-historian D. Hemchandra Rao who has been studying the bridges of this city for many years will lead the group to six old bridges, talk about their design and function and their role in city transport.
The tour covers Egmore, Chintadripet, Anna Salai and Chepauk.

7 a.m. onwards. Duration: 2 hours.
Tour is by van and on foot.
Fee: Rs.150 (Van fee – to be paid when the tour starts / no cancellation). Limited seats.

Start Point: At the gates of Hotel Connemara, Binny Road. 7 a.m.

To register, send a mail to – themadrasday@gmail.com with ‘BRIDGES’ in the subject line – mention name/s and contact ph nos. First-come, first-serve.

Note: Places we explore are dirty. Suggest you bring drinking water, light snacks.

By Nivedita Louis.
The walk is off East Dr. R K Salai, branching off towards Natesan Salai, Lloyd’s Road and Hamilton bridge.
The purpose of the walk is to provide insight into the Jewish, Baha’i, Sufi, Sindhi traditions that were/are followed in the city and the people associated with the faiths and their contribution to the city’s heritage.
Starts at 5.30 pm in front of Theerthapaleeswarar Temple and ends around 8.00 pm at Sufidhar Trust.
Free. Open to all.

Time 7.30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

A unique visit to some Parsi properties at Royapuram along with an overview of the Community’s history and heritage, led by community members. A sumptuous Parsi breakfast, courtesy Tehnaz and Darius Bahadurji, will bring forth the community’s love for good food and their generous hospitality. So as the Parsis would say, Jamvaa chaloji!

Registration: Max. 30 – last date for registration is Wednesday, 21st August . Please send an email to rajith.bala@gmail.com.
Meeting/Drop-off Point: Light House, Marina. In case you plan to arrange your own transport you can come directly to the Jal Phiroj Clubwala Dar-e-Meher – Zoroastrian Temple Agiyari, W Madha Church St, Panaimarathotti, Pudumanaikuppam, Royapuram, by 8:00 AM.
Charges: For those availing transportation arranged by us there will be a nominal charge per person to cover costs. There are NO charges for breakfast. Please share your meal preference- Vegetarian / Non-vegetarian.

Most of us think of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the Indian Math genius, each year only on 22nd December, his birthday since the Government of India has declared this day as the National Mathematics Day. Let us break tradition on this Madras Day! Let us examine this mathematician’s extraordinary life and explore the role played by our city in it. We will also visit the Ramanujan Museum and Math Education Centre set up by Mr. P. K. Srinivasan, a Maths teacher and a great admirer of Ramanujan.

Time: 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Registration: Max. 30 – last date for registration is Friday, 9th August. Please send an email to rajith.bala@gmail.com

Meeting/Drop-off Point: Light House, Marina

Charges: We will be arranging for transportation. There will be a nominal charge per person to cover transportation costs and entry to the Museum.

Most of us think of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the Indian Math genius, each year only on 22nd December, his birthday since the Government of India has declared this day as the National Mathematics Day. Let us break tradition on this Madras Day! Let us examine this mathematician’s extraordinary life and explore the role played by our city in it. We will also visit the Ramanujan Museum and Math Education Centre set up by Mr. P. K. Srinivasan, a Maths teacher and a great admirer of Ramanujan.

Time: 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Registration: Max. 30 – last date for registration is Friday, 2nd August. Please send an email to rajith.bala@gmail.com

Meeting/Drop-off Point: Light House, Marina

Charges: We will be arranging for transportation. There will be a nominal charge per person to cover transportation costs and entry to the Museum.

Led by Capt. Vivek Shanbhag
Time: 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.

An opportunity to walk inside the harbour and see the heritage sites with experts.
Mail to: rmycheritagewalkandsail@gmail.com mentioning the event date , number of participants, age, name of each participant, sex, age, govt-issued ID Aadhar or driving licence attached with the mail for passes to be issued for entry into harbour.
Charges Rs 1200 per head inclusive of GST.
Limited registrations on first come first serve basis

Led by K.R.A.Narasiah, historian and writer.
Time: 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.

An opportunity to walk inside the harbour and see the heritage sites with experts.
Mail to: rmycheritagewalkandsail@gmail.com mentioning the date, number of participants, age, name of each participant, sex, age, govt-issued ID Aadhar or driving licence attached with the mail for passes to be issued for entry into the harbour.
Charges Rs 1200 per head inclusive of GST.
Limited registrations on first come first serve basis.