Events 2024

Queen Mary’s College has planned a colourful celebration to mark Madras Day on August 22, with events in and around its campus.

The event, curated by the department of geography will start with the cutting of a cake at 9.30am and a rally by the students in and around this Marina fronting campus.

Later, T K Krishnakumar, blogger and heritage buff, will speak on a theme focused on the city heritage.

Aug 22 – Namma Chennai – Quiz Competition
Aug 26 – Understanding vulnerabilities in informal settlements in Chennai – Talk by Dr. A.D. Nundiyny, Founder Uravugal Sustainable Development Trust
Aug 28 – Iconic Street Food of Chennai Cookery Competition.

STELLA MARIS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) CHENNAI – 86

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

385^th MADRAS DAY CELEBRATIONS

August is the time to celebrate the founding of our city- Chennai. The Department of History, Stella Maris College is celebrating the 385^th Madras Day Celebrations ‘Mapping Madras’ on 20^th and 21^st August 2024. As a part of the celebrations we are organizing competitions and exhibitions on the Heritage of Chennai. This exhibition is intended to create awareness on our heritage and the need to conserve it.  We take great pleasure in inviting the faculty and students of your institution to visit the exhibition and participate in the various competitions. Attractive prizes will be given to the winners.

20  August 2024

• Exhibition by II year students (OAT, 9:00am to 2:00pm) – Zones of Madras

21 August 2024

REGISTRATION                 : 8:00am -10:00am         VENUE     : Outside SS block

INAUGURAL                        : 8:30 am                        VENUE     : SS- Lecture Hall 2^nd flr

TALK  : Ms. Niveditha Louis    Venue : SS blk  Lecture Hall     8: 30am

1. QUIZ

Venue     : SS – Lecture Hall                   Time  : 9:45am – 10:45am

Rules       : 3 participants per team and each institution can send 2 teams

Topic       :  Madras Heritage, Art and Culture and Cuisine

Judgement Criteria : Prelims and Final

Tea Break 10:45am – 11:00am

2. TRADITIONAL COSTUME PARADE : Blast from the Past !

Venue        : SS -Lecture hall                        Time     : 11:00am -12:00pm

Rules         :  3 Individual participants per college

Topic         :  Traditional Tamil attire, European attire, British attire, European women,

Viceroy, Native people of Madras, fisherman, etc.

Participants have to speak a few sentences

Time Limit  :  5-8 minutes per participant

Judgement Criteria  :  Based on Costume, Presentation, Creativity, Props, (Old Madras)

3. CREATIVE WRITING (English)

     Venue       :  HC -1^st floor                          Time : 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Rules       :  2 individual participants per institution, bring own stationary

Topic       :  An Evening at the Marina Beach 

4. CREATIVE WRITING (Tamil)

Venue       :   HC – 1^st floor                     Time : 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Rules       :  2 individual participants per institution, bring own stationary

Topic       : Chennaiyum Naanum

5. CARD MAKING

      Venue      : HC  – Grd floor                        Time  :  12:00pm – 1:00pm

Rules       :  3 Individual participant per institution, bring own stationary.

Topic       : Happy Birthday to you Madras !

Judgement Criteria : Based on Creativity, Content 

• Kindly bring your own stationary, items for card making, costume parade.
• Identity card of student and Bonafide from school is mandatory (8^th std and above)
• List of participants can be send by email to shaneugenepalakkal@stellamariscollege.edu.in
• Call or watsapp for further details to Shan Eugene – 9380730025

Ms. Pragya  (student Co-ordinator) – 7992049699

Ms. Nishani (Student Co-ordinator) – 9042987316

• Medals for 1^st Certificates will be given to all participants.

We request you to kindly intimate the date of your visit in order to facilitate the smooth conduct of the exhibition. We look forward to your participation.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS – Schools

(To Be Filled In By The Participating Schools on 21^1h August 2024 at Stella Maris College)

Quiz

Team 1                                                                          Team 2                                                 

1.                                                                                 1.                                                           
2.                                                                                 2.
3.                                                                                 3.                                                                                                                                         

Creative Writing (English )                                                   Creative Writing (Tamil )

1.                                                                                  1.
2.                                                                                  2.

Card Making Contest

Traditional Costume Parade

Signature

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