Journalist Anusha Parthasarathy will lead guests to seven churches in San Thome which all have fascinating histories with links to the Portuguese presence in Madras in the 16th cent. Report at 3.45 p.m. Tour by van. 2 hours. Starts at San Thome Cathedral. Fee – Rs.100. Open to 15 only. To register call 98410 49155 ( no cancellations)
Namma Mylapore is organizing a Tour of stone sculpture Gallery, Government Museum, Egmore on Sunday, 25th August at 11 am led by Dr. Chithra Madhavan. The fee for the tour is Rs.250/- per person. To register, contact nammamylapore@hotmail.com. Registration will be done in a first come first served basis.
Namma Mylapore is organizing a Tour of Bronze Gallery, Government Museum, Egmore on Saturday, 24th August at 2pm led by Dr. Chithra Madhavan. The fee for the tour is Rs.250/- per person. To register, contact nammamylapore@hotmail.com. Registration will be done in a first come first served basis.
Led by Vincent D’ Souza.
Starts at 6.45 a.m. Meeting point – Parking lot opposite the main gate of the fort.
Duration 2 hours.
Late comers will not be able to join the walk due to security reasons.
Free. But participants should register by sending a mail to themadrasday@gmail.com, mentioning the date of the walk they wish to join.
Led by Vincent D’ Souza.
Starts at 6.45 a.m. Meeting point – Parking lot opposite the main gate of the fort.
Duration 2 hours.
Late comers will not be able to join the walk due to security reasons.
Free. But participants should register by sending a mail to themadrasday@gmail.com, mentioning the date of the walk they wish to join.
Starting Point : Votive Shrine, Halls Road, Kilpauk. At 6.30 a.m.
The Walk would aim to cover the history of many Kilpauk based landmarks starting with the Votive Shrine @ Halls Road and move towards the Devar Kottai & then to Citadel at Landons Road,then cover Seetha Kingston House School and the other Ekambareswarar properties with history and end the walk at Kalki House off P H Road.
Organised by Chennai Photowalk and Kilpauk Heritage Walk. Volunteers from Kilpauk Heritage Walk will give a brief background about each landmark.
Contact : Ram at ramaswamy.n@gmail.com for registration & 9444062684 if one has lost his/her way on the day of the walk.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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!
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
Organised by World Storytelling Institute
Six Statues are “brought to life” and tell their stories, in English and Tamil.
Meet at the Kannagi Statue at 7:30am
Contact 98403 94282
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.