Public Talks/Discussions

Talk by Prof. A.R.. Venkatachalapathy, Madras Institute of Developmental Studies.

At 5 p.m. at Roja Muthiah Research Library. Open to all.

At Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani. At 5 p.m.

Public lecture on Re-inscribing religion as nation: Naveena caiva (Modern saivaites), Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement by Prof. Ravi Vaitheeswaran.
Organised by Roja Muthiah Reserach Library

By Badri Seshadri. At 3 p.m. At GRT Convention Centre, T. Nagar.

Organised by Madras Musings.

At 6 pm at Tattvaloka, 76, Eldams Road, Teynampet, Chennai – 600 018. Open to all.

Talk by S. Anwar, writer, documentary film maker.
Organised by Namma Arcot Road.
At Namma Veedu Vasantha Bhavan, 100 Ft Road, Vadapalani. At 7 pm.

Talk by Dr. Gowri Ramnarayan. At Kalakshetra. At 4.30 p.m.

Open to all.

South India Heritage Programme will feature  “Adventures in Tamil theatre” on Sunday
Mr Y G Mahindra and Mr A R Srinivasan will conduct a dialogue on the subject.  At Tag Centre, Alwarpet, Chennai. (Open only to members of the South India Heritage group).

At 6.30 pm. At Amethyst, Whites Road. Open to all.

Organised by Madras Musings.

Talk by Ejji K Umamahesh.

At 6.30 p.m. At Hotel Hyatt (Anna Salai). Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.

Talk by Shobha Menon of Nizhal

From 7 p.m. onwards. At Hotel Savera, Radhakrishnan salai, Mylapore. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.

Anchored by Chandu Nair. Participants : Showkath Jamal – Chennai’s only Certified surfing school, Deepak Suresh – Ice-cream artisan, Vibhu Natarajan – Tree planter and transplanter/exporter.

From 6.30 p.m onwards. At Park Sheraton, TTK Road, Alwarpet. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.

Talk by Rajeev Nambiar.

At 6.30 p.m. Venue: The Park Hotel, Mount Road. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.

Talk by Prof AR Venkatachalapathy.

At 6.30 p.m. Venue: The Chamiers, Chamiers Road, Chennai 35. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.

Actor Mohan Raman Speaks on Rajinikant, the superstar from Chennai.

At 6.30 p.m. At Grand Chola, Guindy. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.

“Girls of Ice House – 1914-1928” – Presentation by Nithya Balaji and Kaveri Bharath

On 22nd Aug. 2013 at Spaces, Besant Nagar. At 6.45 p.m. onwards

This presentation will be in the form of a narrative with photographs.
A set of anecdotes about the girls who lived in the Ice House, when it was a home for child widows.

Interaction and discussion will follow. Duration: Around 1 hour

Moderated by Sashi Kumar, chairman, Media Development Foundation.
Participants: S.R. Madhu, R.V. Rajan, Shreekumar Varma, Sudha Umashankar

At the Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. At 5.30 p.m.

Nityanand Jayaraman speaks on Chennai’s vanishing wetlands, natural events and national disasters. With pictures by Shaju John.

At the Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. At 5.30 p.m.

Kadambari Badami, Transparent Chennai, talks about achieving the dream through participatory planning, public-government partnerships, citizen empowerment, and the Nanganallur project.

At the Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. At 5.30 p.m.

An illustrated  talk on` Natural Heritage of Chennai’ covering diverse flora & fauna by Dr. R. Bhanumathi.
Date :   August 17, 2013  at 6 pm
Venue: Gallery Sri Parvati, 28/160, Eldams Road, Chennai-600018

Organised by ELAI