Nizhal takes a look at the city’s post Vardah tree cover and the imperative need for a sensitive greening of this gracious city of Madras, that is Chennai. Join the Madras day special tree walks in your neighbourhood.
Kotturpuram Tree Walk on Aug. 15, 2017.
The walk will be between 5 pm and 6 pm. Registrations can be through email to nizhal.shade@gmail.com or by calling 97910 29568, 9840627376, 98404 44010, 99410 04642
The Senior Citizens Group of Besantnagar (SCGOBN) announces an essay competition for Senior Citizens to coincide with Madras Day.
The topic is – What relevance does Madras Day have for me in my twilight years?
The competition is open to all senior citizens all over India .
Participation is free. Entries to be sent by e mail only to scgobn@gmail.com in word format.
Word limit is 1000 words. Last date is 30th July 2017.
The essays would be evaluated by a panel of retired bureaucrats, corporate executives, professors and social workers.Ten best entries will be selected for ten prizes.Prizes would be awarded at a public function during Madras Week.
SCGOBN is a social service group of sr citizens (avarage age 70) who share Gandhian values of truth, honesty, ahimsa, compassion, simple living and high thinking.
Corporate Houses/NGOs interested in either sponsoring the function or prizes may contact Prof V.Chandrasekhar 9884224480 scgobn@gmail.com. SCGOBN does not accept monetary donations.
Probus Club will be celebrating Madras week on 26th August 2017 at 10 am at Russian Cultural centre.
Topic: ” Madras in the eyes of legend film & drama Director Late Sri K.Balachandar and now Chennai, in the eyes of Sri Bombay Chanakya”
Speaker: Bombay Chanakya, GM, Kavithalaya, Film Maker & Theatre Director
The Department of History and Tourism has organised the following events to celebrate Madras Week 2017:
28. 08.2017
Exhibitions on:
-Fort St. George
-traditional food stall
-philately
-traditional games
-photo booth
– what’s in a name! (streets of Madras)
-bioscope and cinematic Madras
-merchandise
29. 08.2017
-Exhibitions
-Heritage walk in Stella Maris college, Mylapore
-Madras day Quiz for colleges in Chennai
-storytelling by students on Madras
30.08.2017
-talk by Ms. Nina John (Toastmasters Club)
1.09.2017
-storytelling session by Dr. Eric Miller (Director, World Storytelling Institute)
Kizhzkku Pathippagam is hosting a Short Story contest for this Madras Day.
Stories must have Chennai/Madras as its character/ landscape or set in Chennai.
Last date to receive the entries is July 20, 2017.
For details, refer the poster below:
Madras Naturalists’ Society conducts a Bird Walk at Perumbakkam Tank.
Date: Aug. 27, 2017
Reporting Time: 6.30 a.m.
Reporting Place: Bus Stand opp IT Park near Toll Plaza in Perumbakkam
Group Size: 25
Please bring along Binoculars & Cameras.
Please email Umesh at umeshmani1@gmail.com to confirm your participation. Confirmation strictly on a first-come basis.
Madras Naturalists’ Society conducts a Nature Walk at Kelambakkam Backwaters
Date: Aug. 20, 2017
Reporting Time: 6.30 a.m.
Reporting Place: Bridge on OMR-ECR Link Road at Kelambakkam
Group Size: 25
Please bring along Binoculars & Cameras.
Please email Umesh at umeshmani1@gmail.com to confirm your participation. Confirmation strictly on first-come basis.
Madras Naturalists’ Society conducts a Butterfly Walk at Adyar Poonga.
Date: Aug. 19, 2017
Reporting Time: 2.15 p.m.
Group Size: 20
Please bring along Binoculars & Cameras
Car Parking, Entrance and Camera Fees payable as per Poonga Rules.
Please email Umesh at umeshmani1@gmail.com to confirm your participation. Confirmation strictly on a first-come basis.
A quiz on Anna Nagar.
Open to all.
Register before Aug. 10, 2017. Venue and other details will be provided upon registration. Contact: Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai. Ms. Thirupurasundari Sevvel, +91 9444253532
Start with a 4 generation family tree (minimum), add pictures, plan of your house (before and now), write stories, add function invitations, postcards, sketches etc – and how your family moved to Annanaga. When? How? Why? How your family history is related to Annanagar.
Open to children of age 8 to 16 years
Register with Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai. Ms. Thirupurasundari Sevvel, +91 9444253532
Walk around Shenoy Nagar, where the heritage lives alongside the modern residential communities.
Starting point: Shenoy Nagar Metro Station.
Timing: 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m..
Organised by Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
Contact Thirupurasundari Sevvel at +91 9444253532
Trace the history of Anna Nagar by walking down the Naduvakkarai – Anna Nagar route.
Starting point: The Tower Park. Ayyappan temple side entrance.
Timing: 7.00 a.m. to 8 a.m..
Organised by Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
Contact Thirupurasundari Sevvel at +91 9444253532
Walk down the lanes of Aminjikarai and know the stories behind them.
Starting point: Opposite Lakshmi Theatre
Timing: 6.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m.
Organised by Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
Contact Thirupurasundari Sevvel at +91 9444253532
Experience the community dwellings of Triplicane by walk.
Starts at Peyazhwar Street & Parthasarathy temple junctions, next to the temple car.
Timing: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Organised by Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai
Contact Ms.Thirupurasundari Sevvel at +91 9444253532
Design a T-Shirt for Chennai. The contest is open to all. The entries should reflect the spirit and uniqueness of Chennai.
Entries should be submitted as a JPG or PDF file and to be emailed to – themadrasday@gmail.com.
CDs with the design can also be mailed to Madras Day, C/o. Mylapore Times, 77, C.P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600018
Apart from cash prizes for the best three entries, the best designer will be invited to improvise the design for Chennai T-Shirt 2017.
For more details, refer the poster below.
For children in junior and senior categories.
Topic will be given on the spot.
Register before Aug. 10, 2017. Venue and other details will be provided upon registration. Contact: Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai. Ms. Thirupurasundari Sevvel, +91 9444253532
How your family moved to Annanagar, when? How? Why? How your family history is related to Annanagar.
Open to individuals of age 15 years and above
Submission of video / PPT to Nam veedu, Nam oor, Nam kadhai before Aug. 15, 2017. Ms. Thirupurasundari Sevvel, +91 9444253532
Organised by Triplicane Cultural Academy.
At 6 p.m. Venue: Naradha Gana Sabha Mini Hall, Alwarpet, Chennai 18
This episode will feature Temples in and around Chennai – in connection with Madras Week – with commentary by Dr. Sudha Seshayyan and musical support by Smt. Vasundhra Rajagopal. Smt. Usha Rajagopalan and Sri. Ganapathiraman will accompany on the Violin and Mridangam respectively.
Open to all.
Conducted by G. Karthikeyan. Open to school students.
At 11 a.m. Registration on the spot.
Contact: annanagarshg@gmail.com. Phone: 9840495717
Walk open to all. Free. 2 hours.
Start point – Parking lot opposite Fort main gate.
Starts at 7 a.m. Bring your ID Card for security check at the Fort.
Led by Vincent D Souza.
No regn. required.
Walk for Kids/Teens; parents can join. Free. One hour only, selected spots.
No regn. required.
Start point – Fort Museum inside Fort, near main gate.
Starts at 4 p.m. Led by Vincent D Souza
Four Chennai expats will discuss the joys, challenges and experiences of marrying a Chennai-ite. They are:
1. Deborah Thyagarajan ( American and art historian. Her husband, the late Mr. Thiagarajan, a businessman.)
2. Miri Vasu from south Korea (she is into hospitality management, her husband P G Vasudeva or Vasu is in the hotel business in Chennai);
3. Shannon Zirkle-Prabhakar, an American photographer, wife of Chennai businessman Rohan Prabhakar
4. Peter Claridge from the UK, businessman and writer, author of the book “Chennai Expat Guide”. Wife: Swapnil Midha, a Punjabi who has lived in Chennai all her life, a marketing and copywriting consultant.
Moderator of the panel discussion: Nina John, a former District Governor of Toastmasters International, an entrepreneur and a business mentor.
At Hotel Savera. At 6.30 p.m.
Joint meeting of four Rotary clubs organized by Rotary Club of Madras South — open only to Rotarians.
Fort St George is one of the historic precincts of our city. The seat of governance for over three centuries and more, it holds within it several interesting monuments, buildings, memorials and what have you.
Join historian Sriram V on a tour of the various parts of our city’s own fort on Sunday, 21st at 7.00 am.
Charges: Rs 350/head.
Register at http://www.india-pastforward.com/Products/product_purchase.php?productGUID=84a33ff4-6516-11e6-ab71-e78c0b91b8e4
Presentation by Dr. Chithra Madhavan and Sreemathy Mohan and Jaishree.
Organised by Namma Mylapore and Kanakavalli, Kanjivaram sari store.
From 3.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Kingsley, 60, Spur Tank Road, Chetpet
Registration fee Rs. 300 per person.
Limited seats. Register at tkc@kanakavalli.com
Talk by Kyungsoo KIM
At 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Roja Muthiah Research Library, 3rd Cross Road, CPT Campus, Taramani.
Contact: 22545551