Events 2024

Trace Origin of Madras @ Pulicat
This year, the celebration will allow the city dwellers to trace the story of their city at Pulicat. AARDE Foundation, a not-for-profit Trust, is organizing a full-day heritage trip to Pazhaverkadu (Pulicat) for heritage lovers to trace Chennai city’s origin on August 17, 2024.

Located north of Chennai at 55 km on the Coromandel Coast, this coastal town is famous for its second-largest brackish water lagoon in South Asia, measuring 759 sq.km, and for its two-thousand-year maritime history. More than seventy thousand migratory birds visit Pulicat Lagoon every winter, and its built heritage reflects the history of the first European administration in South India.

Ar. Xavier Benedict, the founder of AARDE, leads the guided walk based on his two decades of research on the nature-culture linkages of the Coromandel Coast. His talk will trace the reasons for Europe’s decision to establish its COTTON ROUTE and its administration in India. The walk takes through the Pulicat Interpretation Centre, Dutch and Portuguese Cemeteries, Adi Narayana Perumal Temple, Lighthouse, Tamil Mosques, Portuguese Church, and the Lagoon. The day trip from Chennai will start at 07:00 a.m. from the Mahalingapuram Loyola-ICAM gate, on 17-August-2024.

To Register: https://www.aarde.in/madrasday2024

As a part of International Museum Day celebrations, we are organising a walk with an emphasis on the history of the development and curation of the Tamil Nadu Police Museum. Join us as we explore the museum’s captivating exhibits, which provide a fascinating look into the development and history of local law enforcement. Visitors can explore a variety of exhibits, including weapons, uniforms, and archival records, which range from historical policing procedures to contemporary crime-solving strategies.

This museum is curated in a way where you get the live experience of imagining yourself as a Commissioner of Police in the COP office as well as lock yourself inside a prison! The Indo-Saracenic building that stands tall as the Police Museum today was once the building of the city Police Commissionerate. This heritage structure has undergone several changes in the late 1800s and 1900s. The police museum today stands as a testimony to the valour of the men in uniform.

The walk will be led by Sruthi Ram, who has had the honour of co-curating the Tamil Nadu Police Museum and collaborating with heritage enthusiasts.

Organised by: Madras Inherited

Date: 25.08.2024, Sunday

Time: 04:30 pm – 06:00 pm

Assembling Point: Tamil Nadu Police Museum

Charges: Rs. 500

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdS4lXGIh1dLhxtMJMuFskUa2cDJEs3N8TwHdLGGSOjAi8GAw/viewform

Do you know of a grassland that was converted into one of the first planned neighbourhoods of the city?

Where musical geniuses were neighbours. Where a music director who composed for four generations of a family lived.

Of a haunted mansion that was a movie studio in its heyday.

Containing one of three unique pillars that are part of the hustle and bustle of our city.Of serene and stately Art Deco houses and leafy avenues.

Walk with us through the neighbourhood of Mandavelipakkam. Join Latha as she narrates the story behind the beginnings of this neighbourhood, some of its prominent residents (past and present), and its changing faces.

The walk is happening under the Heritage Walk Leader Programme.
The walk will be led by Ms Latha Nathan. She tells the story of the neighbourhood that has been her home for the past two decades. She is a kolam artist, a saree lover, a storyteller and a heritage enthusiast. As a volunteer with an urban greening NGO, she has done many tree walks across the city.

Organised by: Madras Inherited

Date: 25.08.2024, Sunday

Time: 06:30 am – 08:30 am

Assembling Point: Lazarus Church Road Govt Park

Charges: Rs. 700 for adults, Rs. 450 for students

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl3elNQJ-O6j8GRwx_VRobQ4nGOwwEZOs6DFdG0AcQJ_KV3A/viewform