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 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
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
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 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 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” – 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Old Madras Photographs by G.S. Bhavani.
At DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu
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!
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
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S. No |
Date |
Name of the Competition |
Topics |
Eligibility & Terms |
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1 |
19th Aug | Quiz | A City, Its People & Places | Std. 7 to 9 – 2 teams per School (2 participants per team) |
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2 |
20th Aug | Designing a T-Shirt* | A Chennai Flavour | Std. 7 to 9 – 1 team per School (3 participants per team) |
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3 |
20th Aug | Rangoli* | Colours of a City | Std. 5 to 9 – 2 teams per school (3 participants each team) |
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4 |
21st Aug | Poetry Recitation – (Tamil) | Heritage in Verse | Std. 5 to 9 (2 participants from each school) |
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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) | ||||
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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.)
Department of Indian Music, University of Madras is organising a music performance & lec-dem.
Venue: F 50 – Thanthai Periyar Hall, University of Madras
Time: 11 a.m.
Theme: Nalayira Divya Prabandham and Multilingual Compositions on Lord Parthasarathy of Triplicane
Open to all.
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.
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 Madras Youth Choir
Venue: Nageshwara Rao Park
Time: 5.00 to 6.00 p.m.
Programme: Indian Choral Music performance by Madras Youth Choir – Junior and Adult groups.
Theme: Heritage and Nature
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
Amaravathi nagar Residents Welfare Association celebrates Madras Day with a quiz competition for students
Children studying in class 6 to 9 can participate. Theme : Heritage of Madras
Venue – Ambal Matriculation School, Arumbakkam
Date – 24th August 2013. Time 9 AM to 10 AM
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)
An interactive session on Wildlife of Chennai and their importance with puppets for children is conducted by Dr. R.Bhanumathi of Pavai.
Date: Aug. 24. From 4pm – 4.30 pm
Venue: Nageshwara Rao Park, Mylapore, Chennai 600004