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Events at The Pupil Saveetha Eco-school, Poonamallee

July 31, 2013 0 Comments

Parampara, the Heritage Club of The Pupil has organised Madras Memoirs for the students of neighbourhood schools.

Reflections, an exhibition on the heritage and monuments of Chennai, by the students of The Pupil, will be open to all between 19th and 23rd August.

Time: 10.30 am to 12 noon

 

S. No

Date

Name of the Competition

Topics

Eligibility & Terms

1

 19th Aug Quiz A City, Its People & Places Std. 7 to  9  – 2 teams per School (2 participants per team)

2

 20th Aug Designing a T-Shirt* A Chennai Flavour Std. 7 to 9 – 1 team per School (3 participants per team)

3

 20th Aug Rangoli* Colours of a City Std. 5 to 9 – 2 teams per school (3 participants each team)

4

 21st Aug Poetry Recitation – (Tamil) Heritage in Verse Std. 5 to 9 (2 participants from each school)

5

 22nd Aug Drawing & painting* City of your Dreams Group 1- Std. 4 to 6
Group 2- Std. 7 to 9
1 team per Group (3 participants from each Group)

6

 23rd  Aug Elocution Is Chennai a City of Neglect? Std. 6 to 9(2 participants from each school)
“ REFLECTIONS ”: An Exhibition by the students of The Pupil on all 5 days

* Required materials to be brought by participants.

Drawing – White chart paper

Designing T shirt – On a white T-shirt

Registration on or before 12th August 2013.

Prize distribution on 23rdAugust 2013 at 01.30 pm.

Venue: The PupilSaveethaEcoSchool, 4/68, Thiruverkadu Road, Seneerkuppam, Poonamallee, Chennai 600 056

For more details, contact Shameem Banu .S at 044 – 26802013/14/15 or 9952399966.

(Neighbourhood schools include schools Loyola International School, Poonamallee; Chennai Public School, Thirumazhisai;  Chennai Public School, Annanagar; Sundar Matriculation, Poonamallee; Sana School, Kattupakkam; Schram Academy, Maduravoyal; Christ Matriculation School, Seneerkuppam; National IT School, Mangadu; Devi Academy, Valasaravakkam; PonVidyashram, Valasaravakkam; Mangadu Public School; PSBB Millenium, Gerugambakkam; Maharishi School, Thiruverkadu; Vellammal Vidyalaya, Maduravoyal; Pioneer Matriculation School, Nolambur;  Kalakshetra Matriculation School, Kattupakkam; and RMK School, Thiruverkkadu.)

Campus Events

The Mint Food Trail – Aug. 17, 2013

July 31, 2013 0 Comments

A food trail organised to discover the food delicacies of Sowcarpet in and around Mint Street.

Saturday, Aug 17, 2013
Starts at 4.30 pm. Ends at 6.00 pm

Start point: Kakada Sweets, New No 348 Old No 343 (Near Jain Temple), Mint Street, Sowcarpet, Chennai – 600079.

How to get there: Reach flower bazaar police station. Turn left to join NSC Bose Road. Turn into Mint Street on right side, walk for 5 minutes and you will see Kakada Sweets on the left side. The Walk will take you to 4/5 great North Indian Snack joints in and around Mint Street to give you a taste of the rich food offers in this part of our city. You will also get a feel of Mint neighbourhood. All are welcome.

To register, Contact Pratibha Jain ~ 24986651 (during office hours), Email: support@pratibhajain.org. No registration charges. But you will need to pay for the snacks you wish to sample.

Note: Since this is a very crowded area with no parking facility, we suggest you come by auto and walk to start point.

Food Trails

Trace Origin of Madras at Pulicat

July 30, 2013 0 Comments

Aarde Foundation is organising a heritage tour in Pulicat on Aug. 24, 2013.
The schedule of the trip is:

6.15 a.m. – Departure from Loyola College back gate (Mahalingapuram)
8.30 a.m. – Breakfast at Pazhaverkadu (Pulicat)
9.00 a.m. – Visit to Pulicat Interpretation Centre
9.30 a.m. – Heritage Walk
12.15 p.m. – Departure from Pulicat to Chennai

The charges for the tour is Rs. 500 per person. This includes A/C bus trip, breakfast, snacks, water bottle and guided walk.
Limited registration.

To register, contact Aarde foundation at phone no. 99400 79444. Email: info@aarde.in

Heritage Walks/Tours

Events at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Sr Seconday School, KK Nagar

July 29, 2013 0 Comments

PSBB, KK Nagar and Madras Heritage Lovers’ Forum have organised the following for students of the Central Cluster and neighbourhood schools:

August 12, 10.30 am to 12 noon
Music Competition: Papanasam Sivan songs

August 13, 9 am to 12.30 pm
Oratorical competition (duration 3 minutes each). Topic: How I Visualize Chennai Ten Years from Now. And Impact of Metro/Monorails on Heritage.

August 14, 10.30 am to 12 noon
Philately Quiz on Chennai. One team of 2 students.

August 19, 9 am to 12.30 pm
On-the-spot Painting Competition. Topic: The Place I Like in Chennai. Materials to be brought by the participants. Chart paper will be provided by school.

August 19, 1 pm to 3 pm
Katha Kalakshepam. Theme: Alwar or Nayanmar

August 21, 11 am to 12.30 pm
Pulli Kolam Contest. Time allotted: 30 minutes; 13 dots. Materials to be brought by the participants. No colour allowed.

August 26, 10.30 am to 12 noon
An exhibition conducted by Madras Heritage Lovers’ Forum & Reflections of Our Heritage by PSBB students. Prizes for all the competitions will be distributed on the same day. Venue: Silver Jubilee Hall

(The neighbourhood schools include PSBB Millennium, Gerugambakkam; PSBB Siruseri; Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ashok Nagar; Springfield, KK Nagar; MAK, KK Nagar; Devi Academy, Valsaravakkam; AVM School, Vadapalani; Karthikeyan Matriculation School, Vadapalani; Government Cariappa School, Vadapalani; and Government School, MGR Nagar.)

Contact teacher co-ordinator Shanthi Chandrasekhar: 23663165/ 23664251 (9 am to 3 pm)

 

Campus Events

Tree Walks by Nizhal

July 26, 2013 2 Comments

Nizhal is organising tree walks in English and Tamil.
The walks will last for about an hour. Rediscover the verdant parks and magnificent trees in your neighborhood with friends and family! The Azhinji at Kotturpuram Tree Park, the Thaandri at Semmozhi Poonga, the Putranjiva at Panagal Park and many more such gems!

August 16th (Friday) – Kotturpuram Tree Park  – 5.00 pm (Tamil)
August 17th (Saturday) – Nageswara Rao Park, Luz Church Road – 4.30 pm (English)
August 18th (Sunday) – Anna Nagar Tower Park – 4.30 pm (English)
August 23rd (Friday) – Panagal Park, T Nagar – 5.00 pm (English)
August 24th (Saturday) – Semmozhi Poonga, Cathedral Road – 4.30 pm (English)
August 25th (Sunday) – Nanmangalam Forest Park – 8.00 am (English)
August 25th (Sunday) – Sivan Park, K.K. Nagar – 4.30 pm (English)

A Special Musical Tree Walk will be held in Kalakshetra on Sunday, 18th August, at 8 am.
The walk will be led by the Nizhal team (Latha Nathan and Dr. Babu), and Carnatic musician Dr. Sowmya along with her disciples. Meeting and assembly point will be the Kalakshetra Road entrance to the campus.

REGISTRATION FOR ALL THE WALKS: By phone, please call: Usha at 97910 29568 between 10 am and 6 pm.
Online through www.facebook.com/Nizhal.shade

Nature Walks

Waves of conversion : Heritage walk – Aug. 25, 2013

July 26, 2013 2 Comments

Waves of conversion!

Tiruvanmiyur in 7-8th Century: A landmark on the Vadagu Peruvazhi (as the ECR was known in Chola times), Tiruvanmiyur. Marundeeswarar Temple is a great place in Madras to understand the work of the Shaivaite saints in reconverting Tamilians in the Chola times to Hinduism from Jainism and Buddhism. The 30-minute walk will explore the sadly modernised temple and help understand how religion and politics mingled for mutual benefit in the 6-9th Centuries. Using the hymns on the temple, we will recreate how Tiruvanmiyur looked in those times and how the conversion techniques the saints used can teach the modern management expert a thing or two about achieving lasting changes in institutions.

Date: Sunday, 25th August 7.30-8 a.m. Meeting spot will be announced to those whose registration is accepted.

The walk is free and will not focus on the religious aspect of the temple – there will be no time in the walk to offer worship, please plan for that separately.
Please dress appropriately for a house of worship. No shorts please!
Participants above 40 cannot register unless they bring with them a school (class 8 and above) or college student. This is the best way we can get younger folks interested and they will get enough information that will help them in their careers. The student doesn’t necessarily have to be someone you even remotely know; so please don’t ask for exceptions!
No more than 30 participants.

Registrations to Pradeepandanusha@gmail.com on or before August 11th, 12 noon.
No transport/food arrangements for the walk.

Heritage Walks/Tours

Nature walk by Madras Naturalists Society – Aug. 25, 2013

July 26, 2013 2 Comments

The Madras Naturalists’ Society (MNS) will organise a Nature Walk for the public at Pallikaranai Marsh on Sunday, August 25. The details are as under:

Group size: 30
Reporting time: 6.15 a.m.
Reporting place: Forest Dept. Office on Velachery-Thoraipakkam Road
(When coming from Velachery, take the service road along the 2nd Flyover on the Velachery-Tambaram Road and turn left at the junction under the Flyover onto the Velachery-Thoraipakkam Road, travel around 300 metres. and take the U-turn after the Toll Plaza sign and the Office is on the left immediately after the turn. When coming from OMR, the Office is 200 metres after the Toll Plaza).

For assistance, contact Vijay 98400 90875

Nature Walks

Heritage of Chennai: Multimedia presentation contest for city schools

July 26, 2013 0 Comments

SUBJECT OF THIS CONTEST
OLD HOUSES OF OUR CITY

This contest is held in connection with MADRAS DAY 2013 (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 subject in multi-media form.

GUIDELINES FOR THE PROJECT:
Students must first locate a old house ( tiled or Madras terrace house or a bungalow) which is over 60 years old in your area. The house must be a residence.
The team must record the location and ownership history of this house.
It must photograph all the unique and key features of its architecture, inner spaces and vintage properties used by its residents.
It must gather details about these unique features ( roof and walls, rooms and open spaces, etc) and list the purposes they serve to its residents.

RULES FOR THIS CONTEST:

– 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 the presentation. ( No substitutes please!)

– Once you have located the house for study, please call the organiser Ms. Revathi R at 98405 44629 and get the project approved and team members registered (you must do so before you set out to work on it)

– Back at your desk put the project together with photos 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).

– 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.

– 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.

– The duration of the complete presentation – PowerPoint and Oral – should not exceed 10 minutes. Participants should be prepared to answer questions of the judge/s.

– Use of the standard design templates in MS Office is only permitted. DO NOT download templates from the Internet.

– On the day of Contest, the team must bring a copy of the CD to the venue of the contest and get it checked ( before 9 am). We advise you to carry your project as a backup digital copy.

– The organisers will provide a PC and a projector at the venue for your presentation.

– This Contest is open to the first 20 school teams to register on first come serve basis.

– The contest will take place on Aug. 20 from 9 am to 3 pm with a 30 mins. lunch break at about 12.30 pm. ( you must bring your lunch)

– Venue: Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore.

– The best THREE presentations will be awarded TROPHIES, gifts and certificates.
All participants will be given certificates. Prizes will be awarded on the same day at about 4 pm. Prizes will be awarded based on quality of research / presentation of pictures-visuals / presentation style.

This annual contest is organised by MYLAPORE TIMES – The Neighbourhood Newspaper.
Venue sponsor: South Indian National Association & Ranade Library Luz.

Contests, For Children

Antique Jewellery exhibition – Aug. 22 to 27, 2012

August 23, 2012 0 Comments

Nathella Sampathu Chetty Jewellers, Anna Nagar has organised an exhibition of finely crafted items that were in vogue until a few decades ago.
The gold and silver artefacts include items meants for a personal use and give glimpseinto a bygone era when the precious metals were still affordable.
The exhibition is on till Aug. 26. Timings 9.30 a.m to 9 p.m.
Nathella Jewellers is at C-36, 12th Main Road,   2nd Avenue, Anna Nagar

Exhibitions 2012

Treasure Hunt – Aug. 26, 2012

August 22, 2012 0 Comments

Ayamara hosts ”In and Around”, a Treasure Hunt rally. A rally that brings in a whole lot of excitement ,a whole lot of fun and tells you how much you actually know about Namma Chennai. This event is open to treasure hunt enthusiasts of all ages and the participation should register in teams of two or three.

Reporting time 9 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2012

Register yourself at Kalaa Manjari, 6/12, First Street, Venus Colony, Alwarpet, Chennai  – 18 in person. For more details, contact 9962520014.

Contests 2012

Madras Diwas Exposition at KRM Public School, Kolathur — Aug. 22 and 23, 2012

August 20, 2012 0 Comments

K  R  M Public school (the unit of Kaligi Ranganathan Montford group) is celebrating Madras week by organising 2 days Madharas Diwas exposition on 22nd and 23rd of August 2012 in their school premises by students.  Students from I grade to VI grade are participating with their displays to highlight the development of madras in various stages as pre colonial, colonial, post colonial and contemporary periods.  It is open to school students and the timings are 10am to 3 pm.   Ph: 9940469900

Campus events 2012

Sustaining the Spirit of Chennai – Exhibition and contest – Aug. 24, 25, 2012

August 17, 2012 0 Comments

Inauguration of Sustaining the Spirit of Chennai School of Architecture and Exhibition Planning (SAP) Campus, Anna University, Chennai on Aug. 24, 2012 at 2 p.m.
At 4.00 p.m. – On the Spot Competition: Idhu Namma Ooru!

Exhibition of student works of the Department of Architecture SAP Campus, and Sustaining the Spirit of Chennai competition. Anna University, Chennai. From 2.00 p.m., August 24
& from 10.00 a.m., August 25.

Campus events 2012

Coastal Heritage Cycle Tour – Aug. 25, 2012

August 17, 2012 2 Comments

Cycle tour from Light House, Marina Beach to Neelangarai. Registration 6 a.m. to 6.30 a.m.
Departure: Sharp at 6.30 a.m. 25 August, 2012 (Saturday)
The tour will start at the Service Road, Behind Light House, Marina Beach
25 participants on a first-come-first-serve basis will be accommodated.
Contact: 9444082401. Email: chtmadras@gmail.com
Organised by Reclaim Our Beaches. Website: www.letsrob.org

Bicycle Heritage Rides 2012

Online Photo Contest by Chennai Live Radio Station – Last date Aug. 19, 2012

August 13, 2012 0 Comments

From Madiraspattinam to Madras…from Madras to Chennai…We are celebrating the ever-changing face of our city!…

Just click a picture denoting the concept “Changing Chennai” and upload it on our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/chennailive104.8). Winners will be chosen by ace photographers of the city!

Terms & Condiditons:
Maximum 3 original pictures allowed per person (to be uploaded together!); The photos can be taken using any camera, but should not be digitally edited or enhanced; Last date for entry is 19th August; The winner will be announced on Madras Day- 22nd August!

Contests 2012, Online events/contests 2012