Date/Day/Time: 26-Aug-16, Friday, 4 PM
Starting Point: Mylapore Head Post Office, Kutchery Road
Note: This is an evening walk
Organizer: Sridhar Venkataraman (97909 57208)
The walk is free to participate, while you pay for what you have at each joint.
Date/Day/Time: 21-Aug-16, Sunday, 9 AM
Starting Point: Ekambareswarar Temple, Mint Street
Note: This is a morning walk
Organizer: Sridhar Venkataraman (97909 57208)
The walk is free to participate, while you pay for what you have at each joint.
Date/Day/Time: 20-Aug-16, Saturday, 4 PM
Starting Point: Venkatramana Boli Stall, Thambaiah (Reddy) St.
Note: This is an evening walk
Organizer: Sridhar Venkataraman (97909 57208)
The walk is free to participate, while you pay for what you have at each joint.
Date: Aug. 21, 2016
1st screening – around 4 PM
2nd screening – around 5 PM
3rd screening – around 6 PM
Venue: Tamil Virtual Academy, Anna University Campus, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kottur, Chennai 600025
Admission free.
The Gudiyam rock shelters located in Thiruvallur district where Stone Age people and their culture thrived many thousands of years ago. This documentary reveals some surprising facts about the archaeological findings and geological formation of this rock shelters. Attention is drawn through this documentary on Gudiyam Rock Shelters starting from 19th century to the recent developments.
Robert Bruce Foote, father of Indian prehistory, found a stone axe accidentally in Pallavaram (Chennai) in 1863. That was the beginning of Indian prehistory search journey.
Ramesh Yanthra created a documentary on Gudiyam Rock shelter (http://gudiyamcaves.in/) in 2015 and screened it in CANNES FLIM Festival in 2015.
RootWalk (www.rootwalk.com), involved in heritage awareness creation, is proudly facilitating the screening of Ramesh Yanthra’s documentary on Gudiyam Caves first time for public in Chennai.
Contact: A.S.Srinivasan, Email: rootwalk@gmail.com
Mobile: +918939041234 0r
Ramesh Yanthra, M.F.A., Email: rameshyanthra@gmail.com
Mobile: +918754506484
For details, visit – https://www.facebook.com/events/249267165466228/
http://www.rootwalk.com/events/documentary-screening-on-gudiyam-caves/
An introduction to the fascinating history of cinema in Chennai followed by a walk across Prasad Studios and Prasad Labs. This walk will offer a unique opportunity to see what an actual studio floor looks like.
Lead: The walk will be led by Mr. Venkatesh Chakravarthy, Regional Director of L.V. Prasad Film & TV Academy
Date: Saturday, 13th August 2016
Timings: 3.30 p.m. -6.00 p.m.
Starting and Ending Point: Entrance gate of L. V. Prasad Academy, Saligramam
Registration: There are NO charges for this walk. However, prior registration is required so that necessary arrangements can be made to visit the studio floors. Please register by sending mail to: rajith.bala@gmail.com
Stories of Madrasapattinam through the eyes of Storyteller Jeeva Raghunath.
Date: Sunday 28th August
Time : 1-2pm
Venue: Aloft, Chennai. 102, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, OMR – IT Expressway,Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119
Organised by Kathai Kalatta. Contact: +918939276561 / 04428211170
Stories of Madrasapattinam through the eyes of Storyteller Jeeva Raghunath.
Date: Saturday 27th August
Time : 7.30pm – 8.30 pm
Venue: Southern Spice restaurant, The Residency Towers, No. 115 Sir Thyagaraya Road ,T – Nagar, Chennai – 600017
Organised by Kathai Kalatta. Contact: +918939276561 / 04428211170
Stories of Madrasapattinam through the eyes of Storyteller Jeeva Raghunath.
Date: Thursday : 25th August
Time : 1.30 – 2.30 pm
Venue: Malgudy Restaurant,Hotel Savera, 146, Dr.Radhakrishnan Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004
Organised by Kathai Kalatta. Contact: +918939276561 / 04428211170
Stories of Madrasapattinam through the eyes of Storyteller Jeeva Raghunath
Date: Sunday : 21st August
Time : 1.30 – 2.30 pm
Venue: The Spice Jar restaurant at The Residency, 49, Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty Road, Chennai – 600017
Organised by Kathai Kalatta. Contact: +918939276561 / 04428211170
Starting point: Pezhalwar Street and temple junction (next to temple car)
Organised by Nam Veedu, Nam Oor, Nam Kadhai. Registration: annanagarshg@gmail.com
History, Art, Architecture and Traditional Games by Dr Chithra Madhavan, historian with Vinita Sidhartha of Kreeda.
Between 6.30 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. A fee of Rs.300/- per person will be charged for this tour.
During this session, Vinita Sidhartha from Kreeda will talk about the games and their link to life as we know it today. A history of the games, our learning from them will all be covered. Those who attend will be encouraged to find the boards when they visit the temple.
Organised by Namma Mylapore. To register, contact nammamylapore10@gmail.com
A tour of the Bronze Gallery, Madras Government Museum, Egmore led by historian Dr. Chithra Madhavan.
Between 11a.m. and 1 p.m. A fee of Rs.300/- per person will be charged for this tour.
Organised by Namma Mylapore. To register, contact nammamylapore10@gmail.com
Speakers: Saranya Narayan and Usha Kumar
Time: Between 4 and 6 p.m.
The focus is on a sliver of Chennai which still breathes Madras and remains almost the epicentre of the city. The speakers would unravel the heritage of the tree laden avenue known as Sterling Road which leads to Tank Bund Road and further to Nungambakkam Railway station and beyond. People, institutions and memories will be the fodder for this presentation.
Saranya Narayan and Usha Kumar have been residents of the area for over fifty years and friends and school mates for almost the same number of years.
Usha is a partner in one of the City’s reputed travel agencies, Magellan Travel Services (P) Ltd. and is a history buff, a blogger of sorts, a quiz enthusiast and a keen observer of the world around.
Saranya is a Doctor by profession and is a Co-founder and Medical Director of Jeevan Blood Bank and Stem Cell Bank. Her other interests are travelling with a bucket list that seems to be ever expanding, experimenting with new recipes, reading and writing.
Usha can be reached on: 9840069129 and Saranya on: 9840419809.
Venue: A 128-year-old residence belonging to the Indian Railways at 139 – YAMUNA, Bungalow, Southern Railway Officer’s Enclave, Sterling Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600034. Opposite Konica Photo Studio.
Talk by Dr. Amaladass Anand.
From 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Dhyana Ashram, 25, Madha Church Road, R. A. Puram, Chennai- 600028
Talk by Dr. Amaladass Anand.
From 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Dhyana Ashram, 25, Madha Church Road, R. A. Puram, Chennai- 600028
Talk by Mr. K. R. A. Narasiah on காலனி ஆட்சியில் தென்னக மொழிகள் – வளர்ச்சியும் வரலாறும்
At 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Roja Muthiah Research Library, 3rd Cross Road, CPT Campus, Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway, Taramani.
Contact: 044-22542551
Organised by Roja Muthiah Research Library
Talk by Dr. S. Suresh, State Convenor, Tamil Nadu Chapter, INTACH.
At 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Roja Muthiah Research Library, 3rd Cross Road, CPT Campus, Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway, Taramani.
Contact: 044-22542551
Organised by Roja Muthiah Research Library
At DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu.
The quiz is open to students of 6th, 7th and 8th Standards only. No participation fee.
The quiz is an annual feature and a rolling trophy will be presented to the winning team along with other exciting prizes. The quiz will include various topics on General Knowledge, Heritage & Culture, Current affairs, identifying the artifacts etc.
Contact DakshinaChitra for more details at 98414 36149 / 044-2446 2435 / 2491 8943
The following documentaries will be screened at DakshinaChitra. (On weekends only)
Venue: Seminar Hall , DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
Timings : 11am – 1 pm and 3pm – 5pm
Talk by Vaishnavi Ramanathan, Writer & Art critic
At 4.00 p.m.
Venue: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
Talk by Mr. K.R.A. Narasiah, Madras historian and writer/author on Marine and Madras themes
At 3.30 p.m.
Venue: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
Talk by Dr. Jinu Koshy, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Madras.
At 3 p.m.
Venue: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
A photo exhibition on the ancient temples of Madras curated by K.T. Gandhirajan will be on from Aug. 13 to 31, 2016
Venue: Kadambari art Gallery, DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
Timings: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday holiday.
Nizhal, an organisation that promotes tree culture in urban areas conduct tree walks across Chennai.
One of the Madras Week walks is at Neer Vanam, Chitlapakkam
From 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Meeting point: Chitlapakkam Erikkarai, Chitlapakkam 3rd Main Road ( 5 minutes by vehicle from Tambaram Sanatorium Station)
Register online @ http://bit.ly/29CT9LO
Or contact 95000 34187 / 98405 95867 / 99400 61812
Nizhal, an organisation that promotes tree culture in urban areas conduct tree walks across Chennai.
One of the Madras Week walks is at Nandanam
From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Meeting point: Nandanam Extension. Outside Boston School
Register online @ http://bit.ly/29CT9LO
Or contact 95000 34187 / 98405 95867 / 99400 61812