Madras Week Events by Madras Musings

Chennai Heritage Programmes for Madras Week

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF SPEAKER FOR THE 17TH OF AUGUST 

Heritage Tours: All Chennai Heritage tours are priced at Rs 250 per head and require reservations in advance.

 

Date	Theme	Starting Point & Time	Time Duration	Contact for reservation
15/8/09	The Justice Party	6.15 am at Panagal Park entrance	2hrs 30 mins	editor@madrasmusings.com
16/8/09	Some Dubashes of Madras	6.15 am at the High Court Compound, NSC Bose Road	2 hrs	editor@madrasmusings.com
16/8/09	The Story of the Beach	6.15 am at the Mahatma Gandhi Statue	2 hrs	editor@madrasmusings.com
23/8/09	Swami Vivekananda’s Madras	6.15 am at the Ramakrishna Math, Kutchery Road, Mylapore	2hrs 30 mins	editor@madrasmusings.com

The Justice Party tour itinerary takes you through T Nagar and details the history of the party that was the founder of several present day trends in Tamil Nadu politics. Many of the leaders of the party are commemorated with streets names in this area. Many more have been forgotten. Come to celebrate the roles of Sir Pitty Thyagaraya Chetty, the Rajah of Paanagal, C Natesa Mudaliar, Dr TM Nair, J Venkatanarayana Naidu, Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty, Sivagnanam Pillai, Sir AP Patro and many more. Led by Sriram V

 

Dubashes, or men who knew two languages – Dvi Bhashis played a tremendous role in the creation of Madras that is Chennai. Though largely forgotten, their contributions are worth commemorating, whether positive or negative. Come and celebrate the histories of Cassa Verona, Thambu Chetty, Alangatha Pillai, Sunkurama Chetty, Avadhanam Papaiah, V Perumal Chetty and family, Ketty Narain Dewan Bahadur V Shanmuga Mudaliar and a couple of other surprises. Led by Sriram V

 

Swami Vivekananda’s two visits to Madras that is Chennai were studies in contrast. In the first he was completely unknown and the story of his movements here is a study of the citizens gradually discovering a treasure in their midst. When he came the second time, he was an international celebrity and the city rose in jubilation. Let us trace his path from through popular locations such as Ice House to the unknown sites such as Rahmat Bagh and Patters Gardens. Led by Karthik Bhatt and Sriram V

 

All three are tours by van with short distances on foot. They all end with breakfast – a vital aspect of Chennai’s Heritage!

 

Talks

 

Date	Venue	Speaker	Topic	Time
16/8/09	Dublin, Park Sheraton	Randor Guy	Some scandals of Madras	4.00 PM
17/8/09	The Park	Aruna Sairam	A musician’s perspective of Chennai	6.30 PM
18/8/09	Park Sheraton	CV Karthik Narayan	Chennai- The Detroit of India	6.30 PM
19/8/09	Amir Mahal	S Anwar	Muslims and Mosques of Madras	6.30 PM
20/8/09	The Park	Mohan Raman	Madras Nalla Madras- Tribute to Nagesh	6.30 PM
21/8/09	Taj Coromandel	Vedant Bharadwaj	Music performance featuring songs from the city	7.00 PM
22/8/09	Rain Tree	Chitra Madhavan	The Four well-known temples of Madras	6.30 PM
23/8/09	Sir M Ct M Boys School, Puraswalkam	Zhayyn James	The Seven Wells and the Nicholas Family	5.00 PM

 All talks are free. Refreshments will be served for the first half hour after which the talks will begin

 

Roja Muthiah Library Talks- 17^th August 2009 – Saravanan on Arutpa Marutpa, 18^th August – Theodore Bhaskaran on Emden Potta Gundu. Both talks at 5.00 pm

Nizhal Walks

 

Both walks need registration in advance and are priced at Rs 50 per head.

 

Date	Venue	Time of Starting	Contact
16/8/09	May Day Park (opposite Chindadripet MRTS)	6.45 am (walk is for 1 hr and 15 mins)	9445258328 or 9840744453
23/8/09	My Ladye’s Garden, Sydenhams Road	4.45 pm (walk is for 1 hr and 15 mins)	9445258328 or 9840744453

 

 

People’s Park Vazhi Nadai Chindu – A dance performance based on the poem of the same name published in 1915 describing the sights and scenes of Madras city as seen by a young couple as they walk from George Town to Mylapore to participate in the Arupathumoovar festival. Date: 16/8/09 Time: 9.00 am, Venue: Tag Centre; Admission restricted to the invitees of the South India Heritage Series and their guests

 

South India Heritage Series – Madras as seen in early Tamil films – an audio visual presentation by Mohan Raman. Date: 30/8/09 Time: 9.00 am, Venue: Tag Centre; Admission restricted to the invitees of the South India Heritage Series and their guests

 

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