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Photowalk for children – Aug. 24, 2014

July 25, 2014 0 Comments

Organised by YOCee for the Madras Week and led by N. Ramaswamy of Chennai Daily Photo.

Open to children studying in classes 5 to 12. The walk will start at 6.45 a.m. and go on till 8 a.m. (approx.)
Starts from the AMM School gate on the Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram and ends at Kotturpuram MRTS Station.

We chose to walk down a part of Kottur, a village in the city of Chennai, its pristine nature in certain parts and get to capture interesting scenes while on the walk!

Children with a camera (any type) and love Chennai can join. Free. Prior registration required. Limited to first 25 registrations. Contact 98405 44629 – Revathi for registration.
Parents are also welcome to join the walk.

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For Children

Perambur Heritage Walk -August. 17, 2014

July 25, 2014 0 Comments

Conducted by Girish.K, a Railwayman: 100 year old Institutions are in the list of 10 places of Interest.
Religious 1.Temple 2.Church Entertainment 3.Membership Club 4. Stadium 5. Party hall 6. Scout Camp Architecture 7.Indo-Saracenic Building Other Interests 8.Workshop 9.School 10. Gandhiji in Perambur.
Two Hours walk(Less than 2 km). No fee.
Report at Perambur Railway Station near Advance Reservation Counter at 6.30 a.m. Open to 30 Guests. Contact No.9884132136. To register email girishkgb@yahoo.com with your Name and Phone no.

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Heritage Walks/Tours/Trails

A Walk Down memory lane – History and Heritage of QMC – Aug. 13, 2014

July 25, 2014 1 Comment

A walk inside the Queen Mary’s College campus with a Power Point Presentation by Nithya Balaji, assisted by V.Vasantha.

Starts at 8.00 a.m.  Open to the public. On prior registration and restricted to only 30 participants.

Contact by email: nithinal.balaji677@gmail.com

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Heritage Walks/Tours/Trails

Madras Day Heritage Ride, East Coast Road – Aug. 24, 2014

July 25, 2014 0 Comments

The Ride will start from Madhya Kailash (opp: Kasturibhai Nagar MRTS Station) and finish at the Madras Square (Cafe- Art Gallery, Neelangarai) . Ride starts at 5.00 a.m and will end at around 9.00 a.m. Heritage places to be covered during the ride are Tiruvanmiyur, Covelong (Kovalam) and Tiruvidhanthai.

Helmet is mandatory. Please wear bright colored clothing to enhance visibility. The ride is free of cost and has no registration fees. You are responsible for your own safety. Obey all the traffic rules. The road will not be closed for the event. Ensure that your bicycle is in a good and safe-to-ride condition. Ride route is subject to last minute changes.

For registration and other information log onto Cycling Yogis fb page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cyclingyogis/ or call Mr.Senthil Phone No: 9884246822, Mr. Ramanujar Phone No: 9884023123

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Bicycle Heritage Rides

Madras Day Heritage Ride, Perambur – Aug. 17, 2014

July 25, 2014 0 Comments

The Ride will start from Madras Veterinary College, Vepery and finish at Sir Baden Powell Scout Training Center, Perambur. Ride starts at 5.00 a.m and will end at around 7.00 a.m.

Helmet is mandatory. Please wear bright colored clothing to enhance visibility. The ride is free of cost and has no registration fees. You are responsible for your own safety. Obey all the traffic rules. The road will not be closed for the event. Ensure that your bicycle is in a good and safe-to-ride condition. Ride route is subject to last minute changes.

For registration and other information log onto Cycling Yogis fb page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cyclingyogis/ or call Mr.Senthil Phone No: 9884246822, Mr. Ramanujar Phone No: 9884023123

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Bicycle Heritage Rides

Heritage of Chennai – Multimedia Presentation Contest For City Schools – Aug. 19, 2014

July 20, 2014 0 Comments

Heritage of Chennai – Multimedia Presentation Contest – 2014

Last date for submission of entries : Aug. 11, 2014

This contest is held in connection with MADRAS DAY 2014 (Aug. 22 is the Day) which celebrates our city.

The contest encourages city school students to explore Chennai’s history and heritage and present the topic given to you in multi-media form.

THEME FOR THIS CONTEST – City Temple with great heritage

Note: We want you to choose a temple in the city which has great history and architecture within Chennai City. ( Please avoid the Sri Kapali Temple, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Sri Marundeeswarar Temple – because we want presentations on less known temples).

The contest is open to school children studying in classes 8 to 12.

A school can send only one team. Each team MUST have 3 members and all 3 members must take turns to make one presentation.

GUIDELINES for the contest:

1. Identify a temple for your project on and ask your school teacher to seek the approval of the organisers. Call the organiser Ms. Revathi at 98405 44629 and get the project approved and registered before you set out to work on it.

2. Once the project is approved do some research at the desk and then undertake a tour of the place to take pictures on the spot, notes and interview people who can give you more inputs. Take photos and videos – use them in your project.

3. Back at your desk put the project together with pictures and the main points in the Power Point presentation capsule and explanation notes written on sheets of paper. (do not dump all info / text into the PP capsule).

4. At the contest, your team of 3 students will take turns at the mike to present the project using the PP. You can use your notes for reference as your speak.

5. The presentation in PowerPoint on the approved theme will have to be done by all the three participants. It can be done in English or in Thamizh.

6. The duration of the complete presentation – PowerPoint and Oral – should not exceed 10 minutes. Participants should be prepared to answer on-the-spot questions from the judges.

7. The PowerPoint presentation should be submitted to the organisers on or before Aug. 11, 5 pm, in a Compact Disc (CD). Address for submission –
MYLAPORE TIMES
77, C. P. Ramaswamy Road
Alwarpet, Chennai – 18
Please courier the pack. We do not entertain hand delivered entries!

8. The team should retain a copy of the CD and bring it to the venue of the contest. The organisers will provide for a PC and a projector at the venue to help you make a good presentation.

9. Contest is open to first 20 teams to register on first come serve basis.

10. The contest will take place on Aug. 19 from 9 am to 3 pm with a 30 mins. lunch break. Venue: Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore.

11. The best THREE presentations will be awarded TROPHIES, gifts and certificates. All participants will be given certificates. The prize giving function will be held on the same day at about 4 pm.

12. Prizes will be awarded based on quality of research / presentation of old / new pictures-visuals / presentation format and answers to the question posed by the judges.

This event is supported by Mylapore Times, the neighbourhood newspaper and South India National Association (SINA), Luz. Venue sponsor. The contest has been held for 10 years now.

Contests, For Children

MADras! – Exhibition of 375 cartoons on Chennai – Aug. 18 to Sep. 20, 2014

July 11, 2014 0 Comments

Forum Art Gallery is organising an exhibition of 375 cartoons on the city and its people by Biswajit Balasubramanian.

Opening reception : Monday, 18 August 2014, 7 pm
On view : from 18th August to 20 September 2014
Gallery address: 57, 5th Street, Padmanabha Nagar, Adyar. Timings : 10.30 am to 6.30 pm, Mondays to Saturdays
The exhibition is open to public

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Exhibitions

An Insect -Tree walk at Nageswara park – Aug. 24, 2014

July 8, 2014 0 Comments

Nizhal organises An Insect -Tree walk at Nageswara park
Led by Mr.’Poochi’ Venkat and Ms.Rajani Shankar.
Visit the magical world of insects and the trees that they inhabit.

From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For registrations, send a mail to nizhal.shade@gmail.com or message at http://www.facebook.com/Nizhal.Shade
Contact phone numbers 90030 98613, 97910 29568, or 9940061810

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Nature Walks

Tree walk at Rostrevor Gardens – Aug. 24, 2014

July 8, 2014 0 Comments

Nizhal organises ‘Magnificent Putranjiva and others’ – a Tree walk at Rostrevor Gardens, Railway Colony, Teynampet, Anna Salai
Led by Dr.T.D. Babu. From Banyans to the Pala Indigo Tree, explore the magnificent trees in their sylvan setting.
From 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.
For registrations, send a mail to nizhal.shade@gmail.com or message at www.facebook.com/nizhal.shade
Contact phone numbers 90030 98613, 97910 29568, or 9940061810

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Nature Walks

Siddha Medicine Tree Walk – Aug. 23, 2014

July 8, 2014 0 Comments

Nizhal organises a Siddha medicine tree walk at Panagal Park, T Nagar.
Led by Dr. K.V. Abirami and Ms.Chithra Viswanathan.
The walk will focus on how have the Naaval, Nuna, Putranjiva and many more such trees been a part of Siddha
medicine down the ages.

From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For registrations, send a mail to nizhal.shade@gmail.com or message at www.facebook.com/nizhal.shade
Contact phone numbers 90030 98613, 97910 29568, or 9940061810

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Nature Walks

Musical Tree Walk – Aug. 23, 2014

July 8, 2014 0 Comments

Nizhal organises a Musical Tree Walk inside Kotturpuram Tree Park, River View Road, Kotturpuram.
Led by Vidwan R K Shriramkumar and Ms.Latha Nathan. Trees and melody in Carnatic music.
From 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.

For registrations, send a mail to nizhal.shade@gmail.com or message at www.facebook.com/nizhal.shade
Contact phone numbers 90030 98613, 97910 29568, or 9940061810

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Nature Walks

Walk inside Govt. Museum, Egmore – Aug. 10, 2014

July 7, 2014 0 Comments

The Government Museum established in 1851 has one of India’s finest collection of sculptures that span several centuries.
The 45 min walk will focus on select stone sculptures from Tamil Nadu in the ground floor of the main gallery.
We will learn the context of the sculptures and learn how to tell which period they belong to (and you will have a practice test at the end where you score your own test!) and what you can learn from the sculptures for our own lives today.
Meeting place – The seated Buddha just outside the entrance to the stone sculptures gallery (be sure to buy your ticket as you enter the gates of the museum)
Time – 10 a.m. to 10.45 a.m.
Registrations to pradeepandanusha@gmail.com by July 30, 2014 clearly mentioning how many of you will be coming. Open to 30 people only.

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Heritage Walks/Tours/Trails

Design a T-Shirt for Chennai – Last date: July 20, 2014 [Entries Closed]

June 28, 2014 0 Comments

Results of the T Shirt Design Contest (Announced on July 23, 2014)

Best Entry – Naveen S

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Consolation Prize- 1. Nikite Nirmala 

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Consolation Prize – 2: Arul Oviya

 

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A contest for the designers and creative people.

See sample t shirts from the past here >>>

Madras T.Shirt design content

Submitting your entry:

– JPEG or PDF file in 700 by 700 pixel size of minimum 150 dpi
– Retain the original design. We will call for it if your design is adjudged as the best.
EMail your design to themadrasday@gmail.com
OR send the CD with the design to The Organisers, Madras Day, C/o. Mylapore Times, 77, C.P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18
– Last date to submit the entry – July 20, 2014

Prizes:

The best design will win Rs. 3000 and a certificate.
Two other entries of good quality will get a certificate and a gift.
The BEST submission in the contest may be used on a T-Shirt planned for 2014. Or the best designer will be invited to create a unique design for future

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Contests

Video / Powerpoint presentation – Submission by July 20, 2014

June 18, 2014 0 Comments

Anna Nagar Social History Group conducts a contest for young people above 16 years of age. Teams of 2 to 5 persons can submit the presentations.

Brief: How your family moved to Anna Nagar, when, why. How your family history is related to Anna Nagar

If selected the work will be displayed in the 2nd Anna Nagar Social History exhibition to be conducted in August.
Doubts, queries and registration at annanagarshg@gmail.com

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For Children

History album / Scrapbook – Submission by July 10, 2014

June 18, 2014 0 Comments

Anna Nagar Social History Group conducts a competition for children of 8 to 12 years of age.
Brief: Start with a 4 generation (minimum) family tree, add pictures, plan of your house (before and now), wrte stories, add function invitations, postcards, sketches. Add information on how your family moved to Anna Nagar, when and why and how your family is related to Anna Nagar,
Last date to submit : July 10, 2014
Selected works will be displayed and felicitated in the second Anna Nagar Social History exhibition to be conducted in August, 2014
Doubts, queries & registration at annanagarshg@gmail.com

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For Children

My Big Idea – Last date to submit entry : Aug. 30, 2013

August 23, 2013 0 Comments

Last date extended till Aug. 30, 2013

As we celebrate the founding of this city, it is also time to take a close look at Chennai as it is today. And many issues stare at us. Now, do you have a great idea that you feel can make a change in our city? Here is a stage to present it!

Your idea could be small or big. For the city or for your area. It must be focussed on only ONE issue. May be garbage. Or parks or traffic management. Or pavements. On heritage landmarks. Or the city as a tourist destination. Or on trees. Or on ridding ad boards from trees. Or saving rainwater.

Choose just ONE idea. And prepare a 5-minute Power Point presentation rich in visuals and points.

(Not more than 12 slides and not larger than 2 MB in size outlining the problem that your idea will help solve, the idea itself in detail and additional inputs like costs involved. )

If your case is compelling and strong, we will invite you to a public presentation. 15 ‘ideas’ people will be called.

A few senior executives of companies handling CSR initiatives, NGO heads and a state govt. rep will be invited to listen to you. Who knows, your idea may be picked up to roll out as a project too.

Dr Sumanth C Raman will moderate the presentations.

This is not a contest. It is a platform for positive people of our city. The chosen 15 will receive certificates and a Chennai T-shirt. And the ideas will be made public too!

HOW TO REGISTER; Write out a 5-line note on your Big Idea for Chennai and e-mail it ( Subject line – Big Chennai Idea) to us – themadrasday@gmail.com. Mention your full name, what you do professionally and your short address and phone nos. Open to all above 18 years. No regn. fee.

The selected will be intimated  by Aug.29.

DATE OF PRESENTATION; Sept. 1, 2 pm to 5pm.

VENUE; Arkay Convention Centre, Royapettah High Rd., Luz. ( Opp. Vivek’s store; next to Bombay Halwa House; 2nd floor of bldg.)

This event will also feature presentations from those who have already started to work on innovative ideas and who are making an impact with their projects.

Presentations/Projects

Events at Queen Mary’s College – Aug. 23, 2013

August 21, 2013 0 Comments

Special lecture on Women achievers of Madras by Ms. Sushila Ravindranath, Editor, Financial Express (Chennai)
At 10 A.M

Competitions:
1. Oratorical conpetition
Theme: Some prominent events and places in Chennai.
2. Pencil sketching
Theme: Heritage buildings of Chennai.
3. Photo display competition

Organised by Dept. of History, Queen Mary’s College, Chennai 4.
Contact: Dr.S. Kamala Devi, Asst. Prof. in History,Queen Mary’s College, Chennai. Contact Number:9444910473

Campus Events

Exposition at KRM Public School – Aug. 22 & 23, 2013

August 21, 2013 0 Comments

At KRM Public School, 104, Patel Road, Perambur,  Chennai – 11.

– YUKAI TANJOUBI TO MADRAS  (HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MADRAS) –
An Exposition by the Students of KRM Public School under the topics of:
– MADARASAPATTINAM (A complete study of Madras then and now, namely physical and political features, contemporay, historical background, cultural background, pilgrim centres, medical centres, educational institutions)
From  10AM TO 3PM
INTERESTED SCHOOLS CAN VISIT THE EXPOSITION.

Campus Events