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Heritage Ride by Bicycle – Aug. 27, 2023

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Thiruvanmiyur to Muttukadu
5.30 a.m. to 7.30 a.m.
Start: Pro-Bikers,OMR. Finish: DakshinaChitra
Breakfast and Folk Dance Performance.

Organised by Cycling Yogis
www.cyclingyogis.in

Bicycle Rides

Heritage Tour: Re-looking At Buckingham Canal – Aug. 13, 2023

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Led by Vincent D’ Souza.
7 am onwards. For 1 and 1/2 hrs.

Free and open to all. Pre-registration not needed.

We visit five points on/off this Canal, located in Chepauk – Triplicane – Mylapore. The tour touches on its history – over its 200 years, its past and present lives and what it means to the city of Chennai.

Participants are advised to come by two-wheelers ( bikes / cycles) – the tour covers an extensive area and cannot be done on foot. The group will have to move from point to point in their own vehicles. Avoid cars; stops are in congested zones.
Start / meet point – Main gate/arch of Madras University (opposite MGR Memorial / samadhi) on the Marina Beach road.

End point – Mundagakanni Amman Koil MRTS station zone, Mylapore.
Contact – 9841049155.

This event is dedicated to the memory of late D. Hemchandra Rao, the Canal historian.

Heritage Walks/Tours/Trails

Talk: கூவத்தின் கரைகளிலே – On the shores of the Coovam – Aug. 19, 2023

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Speaker: Dr. Duraiswamy Navaneetham
Date & Time: Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 10am on zoom & Facebook

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7884134358?pwd=dVluejNoQTBTN3h0ZGw4MjNzM0NKdz09
Meeting ID: 788 413 4358 Passcode: 90sU3P

https://www.facebook.com/KaReFoIndia/

Organized by Karky Research Foundation as part of அறி monthly talk series
Open to all.

Talks/Conversations/Discussions

Quiz: Young INTACH quiz for School Children – Aug. 18, 2023

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Young Intach, Chennai Chapter is conducting a Quiz for schoolchildren of Classes 7 to 9, as part of the INTACH NATIONAL HERITAGE QUIZ 2023, conducted by the Heritage Education and Communication Service [HECS] division of INTACH.

The Quiz will be conducted with special emphasis on our own city, Madras by Mr. Venkatesh Ramakrishnan .

Date : Friday, 18th August, 2023

Venue: Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Matriculation Higher Secondary School,
#1 South Ave, Kamaraj Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai

Time : 9am to 12.30pm

Please contact youngintachchennai@gmail.com / 9940177787 for more details.

Quiz

Book Exhibition: MIDS Exhibits rare literature related to Chennai and the old Madras – Aug. 21 – 22, 2023

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The exhibition will spotlight the rare literature related to Chennai and the old Madras. The books and documents being displayed at these two exhibitions are intended to benefit researchers from sociopolitical and history backgrounds.

Venue: Adiseshaiah Auditorium, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), 79, Second Main Rd, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai

Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Open to all.

Colleges and academic institutions are encouraged to send their students from Arts and History departments to visit the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) for the exhibition.

Exhibitions

Madras Kadhaigal & Madras quiz – Aug. 12, 2023

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Celebrating Madras Day with JOY OF BOOKS Library, Anna Nagar!

An activity based exploration of the city via stories – by Ms.Thirupurasundari Sevvel, a multi-faceted Chennai lover

A fun city-based quiz for all age groups – by Gopalakrishnan Karthikeyan.

Both activities are open to all ages. FREE for all, registration is mandatory.

5-6 PM

At JOY OF BOOKS Library, T-88, 5th Main, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040
Mobile: 7299305663

Registration: https://forms.gle/qF3J6ZEyVWrJ2kRy8

Quiz, Storytelling

Heritage Walk: Trace the Origin of Madras @ Pulicat – Aug. 26, 2023

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07.00 AM onwards

Full Day Heritage Trip would be conducted by Ar. Xavier Benedict, AARDE Foundation.
Donation (Trip Charge): Rs.1500/- (includes, return AC-Bus from/to Chennai, Lunch, Water, Tea & Snacks).

Contact: Email: xbenedict@aarde.in
Phone: 9884013409
Payment link: https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_K1WuHdli1X9Tic/view

Schedule:
07.15 AM: AC-BUS Starting from Mahalingapuram Main Road, Brown Apartment Gate
09.15 AM: Reaching Pazhaverkadu village, Pulicat
09.15 AM: Refreshments – Tea & Biscuits (introduction of Palm Leaf Handicraft)
09.45 AM: PPT Talk on Pulicat Nature-Culture by Xavier Benedict
10.45 AM: Walk to Dutch 1656AD Cemetery
11.45 AM: Walk to Temples – Adi Narayanan Perumal & Sameeswarar
12.45 PM: “25th Milestone” & Dutch Building walk
01.00 PM: Lunch @ Light House and visit Pulicat Lagoon.
02.30 PM: Climbing on Light House if permitted
03.55 PM: Leaving for Chennai after Tea & Biscuits
05.30 PM: Drop at Brown Stone Apartment Gate, Mahalingapuram

Brief Intro:

The heritage walk is organised to find the reasons why Madras was chosen by the British to trade in India. The traces could be found in Pulicat, where the British were fighting to settle down and trade. Before 1639, the British had their trading post in Armagon (Durgarajapattinam), at the northern end of Pulicat Lagoon. Pulicat Lagoon was the most favourable location to anchor large wooden ships and travel into the hinterlands, where cotton was woven into fine clothes. In 1502, the Portuguese landed at Pazhaverakadu and established their trade links with the Vijayanagara Kingdom. Following them, the Dutch arrived in 1602 AD, forming the East India Company. After seeing the rise in power and money of the Dutch and Portuguese, the British and French followed and settled on the Coromandel Coast. More of the details will be presented during the full-day Heritage Walk on 26-AUG-2023 at Pazhaverkadu (Pulicat).

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