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A tour of the important locations at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur, including the Chennai Rail Museum where an art camp for students will be conducted.
Twelve Students of Interior Design & Decor JBAS College for Women will participate in the Madras Day Art camp at the venue.
Pickup point: Railway Officers Club (Sterling Club), Sterling Road, Nungambakkam. Time: 10.30 am.
Those who wish to avail of the transport service must call M.M. Dhanish at 9003141010. Limited seats available.

Two Wars and a Mutiny.
The two bronze bells in the Arms and Weapons Gallery seem out of place at first. But when you “look” closer an uncanny link between the Opium Wars in China and the Anglo-Mysore wars and the Sepoy Mutiny in India emerge. This walk will help explore this link while also admiring the fine collection of arms and weapons in the gallery.

Meeting Point: Outside the Arms and Weapons Gallery, Government Museum, Egmore
Date and Time: Sunday, 20th August, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Charges: Free tour, open to all. Please register by sending an email to rajith.bala@gmail.com. Entry tickets to the Museum should be taken by each participant.
Accessibility: There are steps at the gallery entrance, while rest of the gallery has an even surface. A ramp will be available to make the entrance accessible for wheelchair users.

The tremendous response from locals on seeing a Cheetah and a Tiger in the Museum grounds, part of an experiment to increase visitor traffic, led to the Museum setting up a Zoological garden with over 300 animals on its premises. This was one of many experiments to be conducted at the Museum. This walk will look at the fascinating history of the Madras Museum and why its collections truly are our city’s pride.

Meeting Point: Ticket Counter, Government Museum, Egmore
Date and Time: Sunday, 20th August, 10 AM -11 AM
Charges: Free tour, open to all.
Please register by sending an email to rajith.bala@gmail.com.
Accessibility: The route for the walk has no barriers and can be accessed by wheelchair users.

The Heritage Centre at IIT Madras is hosting a guided walk inside the IIT Madras campus.

Guests will participate in an hour-long guided nature walk inside the IIT Madras, after which they will be taken through the Heritage Centre of the institute.
Participants will get to see multiple aspects of IIT’s heritage, including the natural wealth of its campus, the history of the institute, the cultural accomplishments of the students and the achievements of distinguished alumni. Guests will be guided by students, alumni and faculty members.
The walk involves light physical exertion.

Time — 7 am to 9 am
Number of guests — 20 maximum

To register, send mail to mamata@imail.iitm.ac.in.

Namma Mylapore is organizing a tour of the Bronze Sculpture Gallery, Government Museum, Chennai on Saturday, 26th August, 2017
Between 10.30 am- 12.30 pm. led by Dr Chithra Madhavan.
Fee per person Rs.300/-
To register contact nammamylapore10@gmail.com

Namma Mylapore is organizing a tour of the Stone Sculpture Gallery, Government Museum, Chennai on Saturday, 19th August 2017
Between 10.30 am- 12.30 pm. led by Dr Chithra Madhavan.
Fee per person Rs.300/-
To register contact nammamylapore10@gmail.com

Not many people in Chennai realise that as drive towards the Munro Statue from Mount Road, they are entering an island. The Island is home to at least four historic cemeteries, some famed bridges, a storied statue, and much more, besides affording some great views of historic monuments of our city. Come join Sriram V on a tour of the Island, on August 27, 2017 at 6.00 am. It will start from the Madras Gymkhana Club.

The walk will end at 8.30 am, followed by breakfast.

Charges: Rs 650/head.
For registration, payment and more details, visit http://pastforward.in/admin/Products/product_purchase.php?productGUID=20885ca7-746b-11e7-810a-4399384cd547

Chennai Storytelling Association presents The 10th Annual “Living Statues of Marina Beach” Walking Tour. An event in Madras Week 2017.

Day: Sunday 27 Aug 2017.

Time: 7:30am (completing at 8:30am).

Place:
Please meet at the Kannagi Statue,
on Marina Beach, at Bharathi Salai.

Admission: Free.

Event format:
Performers and audience members would walk to the following statues,
1) Kannagi.
2) NSC Bose.
3) Thiruvalluvar.
4) George U Pope.
5) Bharathidasan.
6) Avvaiyar.

At each statue, there would be brief enactments — in Tamil, and then in English. For example, “I am Kannagi, and this is my story … “.

The suggested scripts (in English) are at http://storytellinginstitute.org/28.html

If you might like to perform a character and/or read/recite/sing a character’s poetry — and for additional info about this event —
please call 98847 28412 ,
email to suriyalakshmig@icloud.com , and/or
see http://storytellinginstitute.org/28.html

Prajnya (http://www.prajnya.in) conducts The women who made Madras, a Walking Tour on August 20 & 26, 2017.

Did Francis Day choose Madras as a Presidency capital because of his Tamilian paramour?
Who was the first woman to be admitted into a men’s college?
What led Annie Besant to make her home in Madras?
Join Prajnya, as we lead you through a discovery of the women who played an important role in the establishment of Madras as one of the most important urban centres in India. While we know all about the establishment of Madras as a cornerstone of the British Raj in 1636, what do we know about the women who made it possible for the city of grow and develop over the ensuing decades? Leave this alternative look at the history of Madras with burning questions about the women who built Madras and why we hear so little about them!

The walk will be led by Archana Venkatesh, a doctoral candidate in history at Ohio State University and Saakshi Fellow at Prajnya. Archana has worked with Prajnya’s oral and visual history projects since 2011.

Walk 1: Sunday, August 20, 2017: The South-East Quadrant
Walk 2: Saturday, August 26, 2017: The North-West Quadrant

Starting time: 7 a.m.
Starting point: Shared upon registration

Advance registration is required. To register, please email psw.prajnya@gmail.com by August 18 for the first walk and by August 24 for the second.

A visit to places associated with Saint Thomas. Tour led by Fabiola Jacob. By van.

The St. Thomas Trail will feature the following places associated with St. Thomas:
– International Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica – The tomb of the saint and the museum
– Our Lady of Visitation (Descanco) Church, R. A. Puram – St. Thomas used to rest here on his way to Little Mount
– Little Mount – St. Thomas’ cave – prayer space – and space where he preached.
– St. Thomas Mount – where the apostle was martyred in 72 AD. The church here was built by the Portuguese in 1547 AD, and it contains many interesting relics.

Date: Sunday, 20 August
Time: 2.45pm – 6.00pm
Starting Point: St. Thomas Basilica, San Thome ( meet at entrance to tomb complex at rear of Cathedral)

Fee: Rs.150 ( van fee) – to be paid at the start point of the tour.
To register email your interest to – themadrasday@gmail.com using ‘ ST. THOMAS’ in the subject line. ( no cancellations please).
Open to first 13 ( more may be accommodated if transport is possible at our end).