August 21

Music Performance and Lec-dem. University of Madras’s Music Department organises Nalayira Divya Prabandham and Multilingual Compositions on Lord Parthasarathy of Triplicane. F50 – Thanthai Periyar Hall. 11 a.m.

Pulli Kolam Contest. 30 minutes. 13 dots. Materials to be brought by the participants. No colour allowed. Organised by PSBB and Madras Heritage Lovers’ Forum.

At Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Sr Sec. School, KK Nagar. 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Talk. Musicians of Kalakshetra. Resource/Speaker: Dr. Gowri Ramnarayan. Kalakshetra. 4:30 pm

Chennai Heritage Talk. Dialects of Madras – Badri Seshadri Amethyst, 6.30 p.m.

Quiz: A Madras 25 – a quiz on the heritage buildings of Madras by S. Muthiah. Organised by the Indo American Association. 6.30 p.m. Presidency Club. For IAA members and guests only.

Talk. Namma Arcot Road presents The Nawabs of Arcot by S. Anwar. At Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan, 100 Feet Road, Vadapalani. 7.00 p.m.

Poetry Recitation in Tamil. Heritage in Verse. 2 participants from each school.

The Pupil Saveetha Eco School, Poonamallee. Std. 5-9. For more details, contact: Shameem Banu S. at 044-26802013/14/15 or 9952399966.

Presentation and exhibition of sketches on Madras by The Chennai Weekend Artists. At Amethyst, Whites Road. From 6.30 pm onwards.

August 22-23

Project. Prathiba 2013 – Singaara Chennai. Inauguration: Dr. Suresh Sethuraman. Valedictory: S. Muthiah. Organised by PSBB Millennium School, Gerugambakkam.

Venue: PSBB Millennium, Gerugambakkam.

August 22-September 1

Photo Exhibition: Through the Looking Glass: 1945 at The Gatsby Village, 359, East Coast Road, Neelankarai. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

August 22

Seminar: Wallajah, Pigot and Tanjore: Did they transform trading to expansionism? An all-day seminar. Speakers: Stephan Rowan of the British Council, S. Anvar and S. Muthiah. Organised by the British Council and hosted by Prince of Arcot.

At Amir Mahal. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For invitees only.

Exhibition. People and Places in Chennai. Organised by the Departmen of History & Tourism, Stella Maris College. At the OAT From 10 a.m to 3 p.m.

An Inter-departmental Quiz Competition in Room M.01 at 1 p.m. At Stella Maris College. Open only to the students of Stella Maris College.

Film: Screening of documentary Sekkizhar Adi-p-Podi by T.N. Ramachandran and Ravi Subramaniam. At Roja Muthiah Research Library. 5.00 p.m.

Talk. Envisioning a Pedestrian-friendly and ‘Walkable’ Chennai. Kadambari Badami, Transparent Chennai, talks about achieving the dream through participatory planning, public-government partnerships, citizen empowerment, and the Nanganallur project. Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. 5.30 p.m.

Chennai Heritage Talk. Panel discussion on Changing Professional Profile of Chennai – chaired by Chandu Nair. Park Sheraton. 6.30 p.m.

Illustrated Talk/Presentation: Girls of Ice House – 1914-1928 by Nithya Balaji and Kaveri Bharath. 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.

At Spaces, Besant Nagar. 6.45 pm onwards. For further details Nithya Balaji 98414-96723.

Drawing and painting: City of your Dreams. Group 1: Standard 4-6.

Group II: Standard 7-9. One team per group Each group comprises 3 participants. Participants to bring white chart paper.

At The Pupil Saveetha Eco School, Poonamallee.

A Travelling Exhibition: Clean Adyar, Clean Cooum, Solve Madras’s Water Problem at The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation. 10.30 a.m. The exhibition will visit schools and colleges from August 22-30.

Quiz Competition. On places, personalities and events relating to Chennai. The P.G. and Research Department of Historical Studies, Sir Theagaraya College, Old Washermenpet, Chennai 21. At Sir Theagaraya College.

Students’ Seminar. Evolution of North Madras. Sir Theagaraya College.

August 23

Nizhal Tree Walk. Panagal Park, T Nagar. 5.00 p.m. (English) For registration please call Usha at 97910 29568 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Online through www.facebook.com/Nizhal.shade.

RMRL Public lecture: Re-inscribing religion as nation: Naveena At Roja Muthiah Research Library. 5.00 p.m. caiva (Modern Saivites), Tamil nationalism and the Dravidian movement by Prof. Ravi Vaitheeswaran.

Film. Going Away – a film set in an Anglo-Indian milieu in St. Thomas’ Mount. A trailer and a presentation by Harry MacLure, writer and director. Press Institute of India, CPT Campus, Taramani. 5.30 p.m.

Chennai Heritage Talk. Creating a tree park in Kotturpuram by Shobha Menon. At Savera. 6.30 p.m.

Book launch: Pure Vegetarian by Prema Srinivasan. Published by Westland. Taj Connemara. 5.30 p.m. By invitation only.

Talk: Illustrated lecture on Temples In and Around Chennai by Dr Chithra Madhavan. At Tattvaloka, 6 p.m. 76, Eldams Road, Teynampet, Chennai 600 018

Elocution. Is Chennai a City of Neglect? Two participants from each school. Prize distribution on August 23, at 1.30 pm. At The Pupil Saveetha Eco School. Std. 6 to 9

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