Mylapore (Temple) Photowalk – August 20, 2022 | 6.30am – 8am
Registration cost at Rs.300/-
Organised by Chennai Photo Biennale | CPB Foundation
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Organised by the Heritage Centre of IIT Madras.
The walk will be led by Prof. Susy Varughese, a faculty member of IIT Madras.
The interested participants can visit the Heritage Centre after the walk. They will be briefed about the history of IIT Madras at the heritage centre by Prof. Ajit Kolar, an alumnus and retired faculty member of IIT Madras.
At 6.45 a.m.
To register for the walk, email to mamata@imail.iitm.ac.in
Contact number is 9445124136.
No registrations required. Free Ride.
Please assemble with your bikes at Kasimedu N4 Harbour on 31.08.19, 4 pm, to peep into the history of the quaint Casimode hamlet. Balakrishnananda Baktha Jana Sabha, Nagore Andavar Kodimaram, Kuthirai Veeran Silai, Jeeva Memorial, Casimode Cemetery, WW 2 air raid shelter and much much more!
Tour led by Nivedita Louis.
Organised by Story Corner at Bookmine.
Led by Sudha Umashanker
Start point: Outside Dare House, Parry’s Corner
Starts at 7 a.m. and ends by 8.30 a.m.
Spots covered: Boundary Marker Outside Dare House, Past High Court of Madras, King George V Statue, Pachiappa’s Hall, YMCA Building, Armenian Church, St. Mary’s Co-Cathedral, Old Binny’s Building Site, Gokhale Hall.
Free event.
To register, contact 9840247624
Organised by Story Corner at Bookmine.
Led by Sudha Umashanker
Start point: Just outside Rajah Muthiah Hall – IN Gate
Starts at 7 a.m. and ends by 8.30 a.m.
Spots covered: The Willingdon Ladies Club, Rukmini Lakshmipathi Statue, Old location of All India Radio, Rajarathinam Stadium, Madras Eye Infirmary aka Egmore Eye Hospital.
Free event.
To register, contact 9840247624
For Thamizh medium city schools. Three teams from each school; two students per team can attend.
No registration required.
All questions on Chennai/Madras.
At Mylapore MLA office campus, C. P. Ramaswamy Rd., Alwarpet.
2 p.m. onwards.
Contact – 9841049155
The programme will feature readings from selected passages from Mr. S Muthiah’s various books. The speakers will also share their thoughts on the same.
Speakers: S R Madhu, Ranjitha Ashok, Rukmini Amirappu, Yamuna N S, Shantha Gabriel, Sujatha Sankar, R Chandrasekhar
Venue: GRT Convention Centre, T Nagar, Chennai.
Time: 6.30 p.m. tea /7 p.m. talk.
Organised by Madras Book Club. Open to all
Talk by V Sriram.
Venue: Anna Centenary Library, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kottrurpuram.
Time: 5.15 tea / 6 p.m. – talk
Professor S. Parthasarathy, Former Head, INSDOC (CSIR), New Delhi, will preside.
The program is being organized to celebrate the 127th Birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan, Father of Library Science in India (Librarians’ Day) and the Madras Week 2019
Organised by Madras Book Club, Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies and Anna Centenary Library.
Dr. Chandrakumar – 9444114271 and Mr. M K Jagadish – 9841272061
The Mylapore port was as much a centre of trade as the Mamallapuram port under the Pallavas. In a much later age, retail trade in Mylapore thrived and continues to, in all the streets around the temple and extending further.
Madras Inherited which works in the field of heritage, is hosting a paid Heritage Walk on August 24, 2019; the guide will take guests along the length of Kutchery Road, discovering the trading establishments that existed and still exist or, in the case of quite a few, have taken a completely different form today. From places that sold Madras Curry powder that was used in the Buckingham Palace, the market that sold goods carried in a boat via the Buckingham Canal and the green lung of the area that was once a pond, among others.
The walk ends at Spirit of the Earth on Desika Road where a healthy breakfast will be served!
You must register for the walk through the link given below:
https://www.townscript.com/e/mercantile-history-along-kutchery-road-440424
Time: 06:30am – 08:30am
Phone:70221 50445 E- Mail: mail@madrasinherited.in
This Walk exclusively for kids aged 5-12 by Marco photographer Railway Historian Poochi Venkat will expose them to steam engines, vintage coaches, and models manufactured by North British Locomotive Company.
Date: August 25th (Sunday)
Timings: 10:30-12:00 pm
Venue: Chennai Rail Museum, Villivakkam (Near Perambur)
Age Group: 5-12 years. Organised by Wandering Artist
For more details, call 9840111425.
The Western Classical Music Recital will be conducted by Madras Inherited in collaboration with The Madras Musical Association, as an avenue to explore the rich history behind the genre of music, as well as experience it in a building of historic significance. The performance will be followed by a short talk by Madras Inherited and the MMA on the invaluable tangible and intangible heritage in the city of Chennai, and its relevance to our contemporary urban fabric.
Curated by Madras Inherited.
WHERE: Higginbothams, LIC Building, 116, Anna Salai, Opposite to, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
Time: 4 to 6 p.m.
CHARGE: Free event
REGISTRATION: Last date for registration is Saturday, 24th August.
CONTACT: +91-8939135048 or send us an email to mail@madrasinherited.in
TIMING: 6:30 am – 8:30 am
STARTING POINT: Entrance of Agurchand Mansion, Anna Salai ( near MGR statue junction)
END POINT: Opposite Bharat Insurance Building
CHARGES: Free Event
DESCRIPTION: Explore the enigmatic buildings of Mount Road, an erstwhile entertainment hub of the British.
Understand and learn about the stories of institutions such as the Agurchand Mansion and the grand Bharat Insurance Building. Enjoy and regale in interesting stories about commercial Establishments such as the Chellarams, Gove Building, LIC building and Higginbotham Pvt Limited
Walk down and explore the forgotten by lanes and interior streets of the famous artery of Madras to imbibe the history and architecture of these great buildings.
Curated by Madras Inherited
Contact: mail@madrasinherited.in
‘Poochi’ Venkat will talk on Ian Manning’s photos linking railway history.
Niveditha Louis will speak on the Heritage buildings of Railways in Chennai.
Special guest: Australian Consul-General Ms. Susan Grace.
Venue: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
From 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Open to all.
Photographic Society of Madras, coinciding with the Madras Day Celebration, conducted its Annual Photographic Contest “Shoot Madras 2019”.
The contest closed on August 15, 2019.
The winning entries will be displayed at Tanishq, Anna Nagar from August 23-25, 2019 – 12 noon to 8 pm on all days.
The Valedictory function will be held on August 25, 2019, at 6.30 pm.
Mr Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, Author and Historian will be the Chief Guest for the evening
பேசி வளர்ந்த இயக்கம் என்று திராவிட இயக்கத்தின் மீதொரு பார்வை உண்டு. அது பாராட்டோ, விமர்சனமோ… உண்மையில் பேசியும், பேச வைத்தும், எழுதியும் எழுத வைத்தும் வளர்ந்த இயக்கம் தான் திராவிட இயக்கம். தென்னிந்திய நல உரிமைச் சங்கம் நடத்திய Justice என்ற ஏட்டின் பெயரால் தான் அவ்வியக்கமே மக்களால் Justice Party என்று வழங்கப்பட்டது. அதன் தொடர்ச்சியாக, தந்தை பெரியார், அறிஞர் அண்ணா தொடங்கி திராவிட இயக்கத்திலிருந்து ஏராளமானோர் இதழ்கள் நடத்தினர். சென்னையின் வரலாற்றிலும், வளர்ச்சியிலும் திராவிட இயக்கங்களைப் போலவே, திராவிட இயக்க இதழ்களுக்கும் ஒரு பங்கு உண்டு. அவற்றில் சில இடங்களையும், சில தடங்களையும் காணும் வாய்ப்பை உருவாக்குகிறது இந்த நடை.
வழிநடத்துபவர்: இதழாளர் கோவி.லெனின்
நாள்: 24.08.2019 சனிக்கிழமை காலை 6 மணி கட்டணம்: ரூபாய் 500
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An illustrated lecture by Dr. Chithra Madhavan and music by Gayathri Girish.
Venue: Tattvaloka, 76, Eldams Road, Teynampet.
From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Organised by Tattvaloka.
Open to all.
At Stella Maris College, Cathedral Road, Chennai
At 9.30am.
College Quiz – Rules
– Topic : Madras Heritage, Art and Culture
– Two teams per Institution (2 students per team)
– Identity card of the student is mandatory
– List of participants can be sent by email to hs.smc.chennai@gmail.com
– For further details to Dr. Shan Eugene – 9380730025
Dr. Cinthia Jude – 9884079904
– Prizes and participatory certificates will be given
Led by senior advocate N L Rajah.
Starts at 7 a.m.
Participants must carry a formal ID card, take the Esplanade gate on Prakasam Salai and assemble outside the High Court Museum zone.
Free. Open to all.
Registration mandatory. Mail your full name and short address by Aug. 21 to – alifiyahshabbir.advocate@gmail.com
Dept. of Lighthouses under Ministry of Shipping is releasing a SPECIAL POSTAL COVER to mark 175 years of Chennai/Madras’ 2nd Light House, now located inside the Madras High Court campus.
R. Anand, IPoS, Post Master General, Chennai City Region, E. Murthy, Director General of Lighthouses and Lightships, D. Venkataraman, Director, Madras Lighthouse participate. D. HJemachandra Rao, historian will deliver an address on the heritage of the 2nd lighthouse structure.
Venue: Light House, Marina Beach.
At 4.30 p.m.
The cover costs Rs.20. Facilitated by Dept of Posts.
Open to all.
This quiz is for school children and will be in English.
Each team must have 3 members from the same school. In the case of schools with different branches, each branch will be treated as a separate school.
The contest is open to school students from Class 5 to Class 12.
Time : 01:00 PM
Venue : Kamaraj Arangam, No 498, Anna Salai,
Teynampet, Chennai – 600006
Reporting time to the venue is 1:00pm.
Last day to register – Tuesday, 3rd September 2019.
For registration – https://www.murugappa.com/murugappa-madras-quotient-quiz-mmq/registration/
The Photo Exhibition will be inaugurated by RATHIKA RAMASAMY – First Woman Wildlife Photographer in India & by Kombai S. ANWAR – Historian & Director of “Quaide Milleth International Academy of Media Studies” along with Managing Director POOJA PATTI – Centre Director, Phoenix Market City, Chennai.
Inauguration Date: August 19, 2019. Time: 06:30 p.m.
Exhibition Date: August 19 – August 25, 2019; Exhibition Time: 11:00 a.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Venue: PHOENIX MARKET CITY, CHENNAI.
For further details contact, J Gouthamkumar at +91 9566131356
Walk led by Sriram V.
From 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Fee: Rs. 840 per head.
To register and pay, email to: walks@pastforward.in
Walk led by Sriram V.
From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. followed by High Tea.
Fee: Rs. 893 per head.
To register and pay, email to: walks@pastforward.in
Walk led by Sriram V.
At VR Chennai, Anna Nagar
From 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fee: Rs. 400 per head.
To register and pay, email to: walks@pastforward.in
InKo Centre will host ‘Core’, an exposition of abstract paintings by Chennai-based artist, Pravin Kannanur.
The paintings will commemorate Madras Day by bringing out various facets of the city in the art.
Opens on August 21, 2019 at 6.30 p.m. At The InKo Centre, Boat Club Road.
The exhibition will remain open till September 24. (except Sundays) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For details call 24361224.