Talk: The Forest Way – Aug. 22, 2022
Organised by Nizhal.
4pm – 5 pm – Talk by V Arun from The Forest Way, Thiruvannamalai at the Kotturpuram Urban Forest
Contact -9840904621
Events 2022
Meetup: Postcrossing meetup – Aug. 21, 2022
Madras Day official Postcrossing Meet-up.
Venue: Tower Park, 6th Main Rd, X Block, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 60004.
Time: 4 p.m.
Release an Official Madras Day Postcard. Introduction to Postcrossing, Postcards related to Madras and places to buy postcards in Madras. The event is Open to ALL.
For Registration: Prakash: 9884148585, Jegadeesh: 6382648953
For Postcards: Mouli Priya: 7448523232 (Whatsup Only)
Photowalk for children: Besant Nagar (Beach) – Aug. 21, 2022
6.30am – 8am
Registration cost at Rs.300/-
Organised by Chennai Photo Biennale | CPB Foundation
CPB Prism will teach you Tips and Tricks to make awesome photographs!
Register here: https://shop.chennaiphotobiennale.com/products/take-that-shot-photowalks-with-cpb-prism
Photowalk for children: Mylapore Temple – Aug. 20, 2022
Mylapore (Temple) Photowalk – August 20, 2022 | 6.30am – 8am
Registration cost at Rs.300/-
Organised by Chennai Photo Biennale | CPB Foundation
CPB Prism will teach you Tips and Tricks to make awesome photographs!
Register here: https://shop.chennaiphotobiennale.com/products/take-that-shot-photowalks-with-cpb-prism
Exhibition: Vintage Bicycle exhibition – Aug. 21, 2022
Over 30 vintage bicycles, including Raleigh customised bicycle that incorporated the Tour de France specifications of 1980s will be on display at the exhibition. Come celebrate Madras Day and get to see the bikes that were once part of the traffic on Madras roads
Venue: Hotel Tamil Nadu, Island Grounds (Opp. Victory War Memorial)
From 8 am to 12 noon
Free Entry
Contact: M. Ramanujar 98840 23123 / Girija Palani 97909 91868
Bicycle Tour: North Chennai Trail – Aug. 21, 2022
Ride through Royapuram Railway Station, Carriage and Wagon Works Gate, Loco Works Gate, Perambur, Pattalam Madras Labour Union, Stand Alone Clock Tower , Pattalam, Tiruvottiyur Temple Entrance, Tiruvottiyur Tondiarpet Stand Alone Clock Tower …
5 am to 8 am
Trails of Madras is an initiative of TTDC in association with Cycling Yogis and supported by Probikers.
Click on the link to Register
https://www.ttdconline.com/tourname.do?actionType=showtourdetails&tname=NORTH%20CHENNAI%20TRAIL%20BY%20CYCLE&ttype=Rail%20Tour
Food Walk: Sowcarpet – Aug. 13, 2022
Led by Sridhar Venkataraman.
The start point will be Mannady Metro station on Prakasam Road (Broadway).
Start time: 5 PM.
No pre regn needed. Pay as you eat!
Be on time.
Heritage Tour: Sunken Colonies of North Madras – Aug. 14, 2022
North Madras residents and artists, Manavalan and Jothi, along with Vincent D’ Souza lead this Tour by van and walk, to colonies north of Kasimedu which are now under water: sharing stories of their lives and loves of times when the colonies existed pre-1970s.
Get closer to social histories of coastal Chennai.
On Aug.14 morning. ( Sunday)
How to Sign-Up:
Book your seat in our van. Pay Rs.250 per person ( bank details below) and WhatsApp a message of your name/s and contact ph nos. to 9841049155. (no refund, cancellations). Booking closes Aug. 12, 9 am. Open to first 25 people.
The only pickup point is outside The Mylapore Club, Luz Church Road, Luz. At 6.30am. ( Public parking space available here). Tour starts at Royapuram at 7 am. For about 90mins.
Van will get back to Luz, can drop off people on the way.
Bank info – A/c Name – Madras Day. Bank Indian Bank, Abhiramapuram.
Acct No; 707815354. IFSC Code: IDIB 000A092.
Heritage Walk: Mount Road After Dusk, in the olde days – Aug. 13, 2022
Led by Vincent D’ Souza.
Sharing stories on shopping, printing, entertainment and all after-the-dark acts – as we stop at old-time landmarks, some there, some not there. Off Madras’ most famed road, now called Anna Salai.
Start point; Outside the gate of The Hindu newspaper office.
End point: Buharis restaurant
Date and time: Aug.13 (Saturday), 7.30 p.m. onwards. For about 60mins.
No pre-registration needed. Free. In English-Tamil.
Photo Exhibition: Photographs of the Buchi Babu cricketing family – Aug. 22 – 26, 2022
Luz House in Luz, Mylapore will curate old photographs of the Buchi Babu cricketing family that pioneered sport from the late 1800s onward. There will also be contributions to this old Madras collection by the Vizianagaram royal family.
This will be available to view from the 22nd till the 26th of August from 10am to 6pm.
Talk: Mapping The Living Heritage Of Madras – Understanding The Tangibles Through Intangibles – Aug. 24, 2022
A talk by Thirupurasundari Sevvel
5 pm
Organised by the Press Institute of India
Venue: Press Institute of India Conference Hall
II Main Road, Taramani CPT Campus, Chennai 600 113
(behind MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and adjacent to the Asian College of Journalism)
Contact: 9042231343
Talk & Presentation: Mamallapuram – More Than Just Chess – Aug. 23, 2022
A presentation by Pradeep Chakravarthy and Vinita Siddhartha
At 5 pm.
Organised by the Press Institute of India
Venue: Press Institute of India Conference Hall
II Main Road, Taramani CPT Campus, Chennai 600 113
(behind MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and adjacent to the Asian College of Journalism)
Contact: 9042231343
Talk: Adipurishwara Temple, Thiruvottiyur – History, Art and Architecture – Aug. 22, 2022
A presentation by Dr Chithra Madhavan
At 5 pm.
Organised by the Press Institute of India
Venue: Press Institute of India Conference Hall
II Main Road, Taramani CPT Campus, Chennai 600 113
(behind MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and adjacent to the Asian College of Journalism)
Contact: 9042231343
Conversation: Madras Inked… Impressions Of An Artist And An Architect – Aug. 21, 2022
Justice (Retd) Prabha Sridevan in conversation with Manohar Devadoss and Sujatha Shankar
At 5 pm
Organised by the Press Institute of India
Venue: Press Institute of India Conference Hall
II Main Road, Taramani CPT Campus, Chennai 600 113
(behind MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and adjacent to the Asian College of Journalism)
Contact: 9042231343
Walk: Understanding the spirit of Muharram in Royapettah / Triplicane – Aug. 7, 2022
Conducted by Kombai S Anwar.
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and is considered the second holiest month after Ramadan. It is well known for its historical significance and mourning for the Shahadat (martyrdom) of Ḥusayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Muslims begin mourning from the first night of Muharram and continue for ten nights, climaxing on the 10th of Muharram, known as the Day of Ashura. The heritage walk takes you to the Ashur Khanas and the streets of Royapettah, giving you an insight into the centuries-old tradition in Madras.
Sunday 7th August 5.30 – 8.00 PM
Assemble at Thousand Lights Mosque
Fee Rs 200* (*non-refundable) / person (donation to Roja Muthiah Research Library).
To register & Pay: rmrl.in/donate
Contact: 98944 53334
Contest: Chennai Heritage Contest for School Teams – Aug.22, 2020
The annual Chennai Heritage Contest for Schools is back this year.
School team must choose 3/4 streets in one area, dig into their histories and present them in a PowerPoint presentation.
This year’s theme – STREETS.
Contest date; Aug.22, 9 am to 2pm
Venue; Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore.
Conducted by Mylapore Times, a neighbourhood newspaper from Chennai
All details in the poster below:
Bicycle Ride: Medical Heritage Trail of Madras – Aug. 7, 2022
Bicycle ride to landmark places connected with Medical Heritage Trail of Madras, some never visited places including the Tomb of Dr. Edward Bulkley considered the first licensed medical practitioner in India, the Memorial of Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy the lady who broke barriers in Medicine, the oldest existing Native Medicine Shop and much more.
5 am to 8 am
Trails of Madras is an initiative of TTDC in association with Cycling Yogis and supported by Probikers.
Click on the link to Register
https://www.ttdconline.com/tourname.do?actionType=showtourdetails&tname=MEDICAL%20HERITAGE%20BY%20CYCLE&ttype=Rail%20Tour
Nature Walk: Shore Walk at Elliot’s Beach – Aug. 27, 2022
Reporting Time: 6.30 a.m.
Reporting Place: Karl Schmidt Memorial
Group Size: 25
Organised by The Madras Naturalists’ Society
Please bring along Binoculars & Cameras.
Please email Vijay at gopivkumar58@gmail.com to confirm your participation. Confirmation strictly on a first-come basis.
Nature Walk: Bird Walk at Perumbakkam Tank – Aug. 20, 2022
Reporting Time: 6.30 a.m.
Reporting Place: Bus Stand opp IT Park near Toll Plaza in Perumbakkam
Group Size: 25
Organised by The Madras Naturalists’ Society (MNS)
Please bring along Binoculars & Cameras.
Please email Vijay at gopivkumar58@gmail.com to confirm your participation. Confirmation strictly on a first-come basis.
Nature Walk: Butterfly Walk at Adyar Poonga – Aug. 18, 2022
Reporting Time: 2.15 p.m.
Group Size: 25
Organised by The Madras Naturalists Society (MNS)
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 a first-come basis.
Nature Walk: Urban Wilderness Walk at Semmozhi Poonga – Aug. 13, 2022
Reporting Time: 4.15 p.m.
Group Size: 25
Organised by The Madras Naturalists’ Society (MNS)
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 a first-come basis.
Talk: About the book – The classroom with a view – Aug. 13, 2022
Talk by author Ashwin. At 11 am
Organised by Madras Literary Society
At Madras Literary Society, DPI Campus, College Road Nungambakkam.
Non members : Rs.100/-
Contact: madrasliterarysociety@gmail.com
Talk – The Trigonometric Survey of India – Aug. 13, 2022
Talk by K.R.A.Narasiah.
From 4 pm. Organised by Madras Literary Society
At Madras Literary Society, DPI Campus, College Road Nungambakkam.
Non members : Rs.100/-
Contact: madrasliterarysociety@gmail.com
Contest: Photography Contest for Press & Hobby photographers – Last date: Aug. 20, 2022
The contest is open to press photographers and hobby photographers.
Cash prizes and certificates.
Organised by Mylapore Times, a weekly neighbourhood newspaper based in Chennai.
Please refer image below (in English & Tamil) for details:
Celebration: A nostalgic and interactive evening – Aug. 20, 2022
Join Senior Citizens for an evening of music, stories of the past, and to experience some traditional cuisines, celebrating our roots in North Chennai.
Date : 20 Aug 2022
Time : 04:00 pm
To register :
Email : writetotgc@gmail.com
Phone : 9840973366
Organised by The Golden Connect, a community that believes age is just a number.
With a focus on curating experiences and events designed to promote the holistic wellbeing of Senior Citizens, this lively, interactive community currently meets every two weeks, online and in person.