Quiz on Heritage buildings of Madras – Aug. 20, 2013
S. Muthiah will conduct a quiz on Heritage buildings of Madras.
Rotary Club of Madras South and two other clubs.
At 6.30 p.m. Hotel Savera. (open only to Rotarians)
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Conversations with Geeta Doctor – Aug. 21, 2013
At 6.30 pm. At Amethyst, Whites Road. Open to all.
Organised by Madras Musings.
Public talk: Motorsports in Madras – Aug. 24, 2013
Talk by Ejji K Umamahesh.
At 6.30 p.m. At Hotel Hyatt (Anna Salai). Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.
Public talk: Creating a tree park – Aug. 23, 2013
Talk by Shobha Menon of Nizhal
From 7 p.m. onwards. At Hotel Savera, Radhakrishnan salai, Mylapore. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.
Panel discussion: The changing professional profile of Chennai – Aug. 22, 2013
Anchored by Chandu Nair. Participants : Showkath Jamal – Chennai’s only Certified surfing school, Deepak Suresh – Ice-cream artisan, Vibhu Natarajan – Tree planter and transplanter/exporter.
From 6.30 p.m onwards. At Park Sheraton, TTK Road, Alwarpet. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.
Presentation and exhibition of sketches – Aug. 21, 2013
Presentation and exhibition of sketches on Madras by The Chennai Weekend Artists.
From 6.30 p.m. onwards. At Amethyst, Whites Road. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.
Public talk: The growth of FM Radio in Chennai – Aug. 20, 2013
Talk by Rajeev Nambiar.
At 6.30 p.m. Venue: The Park Hotel, Mount Road. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.
Public talk: Advertising in Colonial Madras – Aug. 19, 2013
Talk by Prof AR Venkatachalapathy.
At 6.30 p.m. Venue: The Chamiers, Chamiers Road, Chennai 35. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.
Public talk: Mohan Raman on Rajinikant – Aug. 18, 2013
Actor Mohan Raman Speaks on Rajinikant, the superstar from Chennai.
At 6.30 p.m. At Grand Chola, Guindy. Open to all. Organised by Madras Musings.
Heritage Walk: The Islamic Heritage of Mount Road – Aug. 18, 2013
Led by S. Anwar
Partly by van and partly on foot. Tour endw with breakfast. There is a charge and prior registration is necessary by email at srirambts@gmail.com. Payment details will be emailed on receipt of registration.
Heritage Walk: Roaming around Royapuram – Aug. 25, 2013
Led by V. Sriram
Partly by van and partly on foot. Tour ends with breakfast. There is a charge and prior registration is necessary by email at srirambts@gmail.com. Payment details will be emailed on receipt of registration.
Heritage Walk – Adyar and around – Aug 17, 2013
Led by V. Sriram. Starts at 6 a.m.
Partly by van and partly on foot. Tour ends with breakfast. There is a charge and prior registration is necessary by email at srirambts@gmail.com. Payment details will be emailed on receipt of registration.
Madras Day Heritage Ride – Aug. 25, 2013
The Ride will start from University of Madras (I.C.E Entrance) and end at the Sri Kapaleeswarer Temple, Mylapore. Helmet is mandatory. Starts at 5 a.m. and will end at 7 a.m.
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 bike is in a good and safe-to-ride condition.
For more information, details and registrations please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/cyclingyogis/ or contact Mr.Senthil Phone No: 9884246822, Mr. Ramanujar Phone No: 9884023123
Madras Day Heritage Ride – Aug. 18, 2013
The Ride will start from University of Madras (I.C.E Entrance) and end at the St. Peters Church, Royapuram. Starts at 5 a.m. and will end around 7 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 bike is in a good and safe-to-ride condition.
For more information, details and registrations please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/cyclingyogis/ or contact Mr.Senthil Phone No: 9884246822, Mr. Ramanujar Phone No: 9884023123
Heritage Walk in Tiruvottiyur – Aug. 25, 2013
The Chennai Bloggers Club is organising a Heritage walk at Tiruvottiyur.
On 25, Aug 2013 led by Mr. Gokulane Ravi.
Walk starts at 8 a.m and go on for an hour. The meeting point will be Theradi bus stop, Tiruvottiyur. This walk will cover Thiruvottiyur Thyagaraja and VadivudaiAmmanTemple and the four Mada Veethi’s around the temple.
Open to all. Contact Gokulane Ravi on 9884645438 on the day of the walk or a day before for direction.
The Madras Quiz – Aug. 25, 2013
The Madras Quiz in English.
At Hotel Ramada Chennai Egmore. 2 p.m. onwards.
Gandhi Irwin Road, Next to CMDA Building, Egmore.
Quiz is devoted 100% to all things Madras/Chennai and is open to all. Teams of two can participate.
No prior registration required and no fee.
Written prelim round followed by final. Quizmaster – Dr. Sumanth C Raman.
Prizes for top six finalists. And to Best School / Seniors / Ladies teams too.
The Banyan Walk – Aug. 24, 2013
The Banyan has been a part of Chennai’s history since 1993, when the founders Vandana and Vaishnavi saw a homeless woman with a mental health issue on Haddows Road who was in need of help. A movement started to reach out to vulnerable people with mental health issues.
The Banyan Walk will take you on a journey of adversity and recovery, starting at the Transit Care Centre in Mogappair, to the open shelter for homeless men in Santhome and ending at the Rural Mental Health Programme in Kovalam. You will hear stories of difficult lives, of dreams lost, but also of hope and new beginnings.
The Walk will also include interesting stories about the history of the areas where The Banyan is located. For more information, please contact Archanaa at 9840523235.
Girls of Ice House – 1914-1928 : Illustrated talk / presentation – Aug. 22, 2013
“Girls of Ice House – 1914-1928” – Presentation by Nithya Balaji and Kaveri Bharath
On 22nd Aug. 2013 at Spaces, Besant Nagar. At 6.45 p.m. onwards
This presentation will be in the form of a narrative with photographs.
A set of anecdotes about the girls who lived in the Ice House, when it was a home for child widows.
Interaction and discussion will follow. Duration: Around 1 hour
Panel discussion: Madras Newspapers – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Aug. 28, 2013
Moderated by Sashi Kumar, chairman, Media Development Foundation.
Participants: S.R. Madhu, R.V. Rajan, Shreekumar Varma, Sudha Umashankar
At the Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. At 5.30 p.m.
Talk : Heritage Lost: Lessons from Pallikaranai – Aug. 26, 2013
Nityanand Jayaraman speaks on Chennai’s vanishing wetlands, natural events and national disasters. With pictures by Shaju John.
At the Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. At 5.30 p.m.
Film : Going Away – Aug. 23, 2013
Going Away – a film set in an Anglo-Indian milieu in the Madras of old. A trailer and a presentation by Harry MacLure, writer and director.
At the Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. At 5.30 p.m.
Talk: Envisioning a Pedestrian-friendly and ‘Walkable’ Chennai – Aug. 22, 2013
Kadambari Badami, Transparent Chennai, talks about achieving the dream through participatory planning, public-government partnerships, citizen empowerment, and the Nanganallur project.
At the Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. At 5.30 p.m.
Exhibition: People and Places in Chennai at Stella Maris College – Aug. 21, 2013
Department of History and Tourism, Stella Maris College, will be organising an exhibition on “People and Places in Chennai” At the OAT from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. and an Inter-departmental Quiz Competition in Room M.01 at 1 p.m.
Open only to the students of Stella Maris College
Photo Exhibition – Aug. 18 to 25, 2013
Old Madras Photographs by G.S. Bhavani.
At DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
Running tour by Chennai Runners – Aug. 18, 2013
Chennai Runners will celebrate the spirit of the city they live and run in by putting together a special event on the morning of August 18th, Sunday at 6 AM at the Marina, as part of the Madras Week celebrations.
The group will organize a mini running tour of the historical landmarks of Chennai along the beach.
Watch out for their orange T-shirts on event day!