Campus Events

Inter departmental quiz at Queen Mary’s College – Aug. 22, 2016

Department of Geography, Queen Marys College (autonomous), Chennai is organizing Inter-Departmental Quiz Programme on 22nd August 2016 in celebrating the Madras Day and as well as the centenary of the Department. The organisers have sent requests to the other sister departments to send one team each that consist of 2 students to participating in this QUIZ programme. The first and preliminary round is scheduled on 9th August 2016 where 5 groups will be chosen from the total participants. The final round for these five groups will be held on 22nd August 2016 (Madras Day). The venue of the programme is Assembly Hall, Ground Floor, Queen Marys College, Chennai.

Exhibition: Madras Memorabilia – Aug. 9 to 11, 2016

At Ethiraj College for Women. 70, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The exhibition will display replicas, posters, artefacts and antiquities from various organisations like Rail Museum of the Integrated Coach Factory, Government Museum Chennai, Port Trust, State Department of Archaeology, and Tamil Nadu State Archives and from Winston A Henry of W& H Book search.

Apart from this public participation, the students of the Department of History, Tourism and Travel Management have also prepared models of various monuments which will be displayed at the exhibition. Old photographs of Madras will also feature in the exhibition.

Open to all.

Madras Week at Ethiraj College for Women – Aug. 8 – 11, 2016

Inter-Departmental Photo Competition titled “Madras-Straddling Tradition and Modernity “;

Inter-Departmental Slogan Writing Competition on Madras;

Quiz competition for the Non-Teaching Staff titled Madras, Nalla Madras;

Inter Class Travel Writing Competition on Weekend Getaways from Chennai;

Essay writing Competition on Legendary Personalities of Chennai

Inauguration by Mohammed Abdul Ali, Prince of Arcot. Special address by Kombai S. Anwar, journalist and filmmaker.

Note: This is a campus event open to students only, Contact echistoryttm@gmail.com for more info.