The Madras Day

Lesser known temples of Chennai – some more: Talk by Chithra Madhavan – Aug. 27, 2011

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At Hotel Green Park at 6.00 p.m.

Kodambakkam is the centre of Madras – Talk by Pradeep Chakravarthy – Aug. 27, 2011

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At Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani. At 7 p.m.
A look at how Madras was organised geographically in the 9th-12th centuries, what some troublesome local governance issues were and how they were resolved.
Organised by Namma Arcot Road.

Film Show : Madras locations featuring Madras Bhashai – Aug. 29, 2011

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Vintage Heritage and Aarkay Convention Centre host a film show with clips of Madras based locations featuring Madras Bhashai. Followed by a talk by film director SP. Muthuraman.

At 6.30 p.m. At Aarkay Convention Centre, 146-3, OMS Lakshna, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore.

Contact Vintage Heritage at Ph. no. 2473 8396

Sight & Sound – A tribute in dance to Tamil Cinema – Aug. 29, 2011

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At. 6.30 p.m.. Venue – Freemasons Hall, 14, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore.

Performance by dancer Radhika Shurajit and troupe.
Organised by Chennai Heritage.

An Indian-American’s impressions of Chennai – Talk by Anand Krishna – Aug. 30, 2011

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At Hotel Savera, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai.
Anand Krishna is Public Affairs Officer, American Consulate.
Organised by The Rotary Club of Madras South. Open only to Rotarians and their guests.

Heritage exihibhition on ophthalmology – Aug. 21 to 28, 2011

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At The Elliot School of Ophthalmology, Egmore Eye Hospital campus, Old No.132, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore.

From Aug. 21 to Aug. 28
Timings - 9am to 4pm. Open to public

Living Statues of Marina Beach – Walking Tour – Aug. 28, 2011

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VENUE : Meet at Kannagi Statue.

DETAILS : 7:30am. Brief Dramatic Enactments of these six Statues:
Kannagi, NSC Bose, Thiruvalluvar, George Pope, Bharathidasan, and Auvaiyar. Organised by the World Storytelling Institute, 9840394282, www.storytellinginstitute.org .

Man of A Thousand Chances – Aug. 25, 2011

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Prakriti Foundation is pleased to launch the novel Man of A Thousand Chances, by Chennai-based author Tulsi Badrinath, at Amethyst on August 25 at 7 p.m.

Tulsi Badrinath, who was born and brought up in Madras, is the only author whose books have been twice longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. The book is set in Madras and touches upon many aspects of life in Chennai that the reader will instantly relate to.
The publishers Hachette India are specially releasing the book on August 23rd in the bookstores, in time to celebrate Madras Week.

San Thome Cathedral and Campus – Aug. 27, 2011

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At 4 p.m.
San Thome Cathedral and Campus. Walking tour led by Fr. Kiran, archivist of Madras-Mylapore diocese. He will talk about local history, the church history, its architecture, and less known features. Open to all. Free. Gather at main doors of church. For 1 hour.Regn. not reqd.
Guests can explore the museum after the Walk.

Department of Architecture, SAP Campus, Anna University

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Inaugural session at 11 a.m.

Inaugural address by Dr. P. Mannar Jawahar, Vice chancellor, Anna University, Chennai.
Keynote address by S. Muthiah, historian

Technical session
1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Presentations:
Chettiar Heritage in George Town, Chennai – Dr. Ranee Vedamuthu
Architectural styles of Madras – From the colonial to the post modern – Dr. K.R. Sitalakshmi
Impact of Globalisation on the architecture of Chennai – Dr. Suresh Kuppuswamy
At 3.15 p.m. Panel discussion Architecture of Chennai – Where is it heading?

Contact Dr. Suresh Kuppuswamy, Prof. & Head, Department of Architecture, SAP Campus, Anna University, Chennai. Phone: 044-22359303