August 24

Chennai Heritage Walk. A taste of Triplicane led by Sriram V.The tour is partly by van and partly on foot and ends with breakfast. The tour is charged and prior registration is necessary by email at srirambts@gmail.com. Payment details will be emailed on receipt of registration. 6.00 a.m.

Heritage Tour. Tracing origin of Madras at Pulicat.

Trip cost: Rs.500 includes A/C-bus trip, breakfast, snacks, bottled water and guided walk. Limited seats. For details: 9940079444 email: info@aarde.in

6.15 a.m.: Departure from Loyola College rear gate (Mahalingapuram)

8.30 a.m.: Breakfast at Pazhaverkadu (Pulicat)

9 a.m.: Visit to Pulicat Interpretation Centre

9.30 a.m.: Heritage Walk

12.15 p.m.: Departure from Pulicat for Chennai Organised by AARDE Foundation.

Walk. The Banyan Walk will take you on a journey of adversity For information contact: Archana at 9840523235. 9 a.m. and recovery, starting at the Transit Care Centre in Mogappair, to the open shelter for homeless men in San Thomé 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.

Talk: Madras under the Cholas by Dr. R. Nagaswamy. At the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation. 10.30 a.m.

Quiz Competition for school children from 6th standard to 9th standard. Theme: Heritage of Madras. Organised by Amaravathi Nagar Residents Welfare Association.

Ambal Matr. School, Arumbakkam. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. For details contact Dr. Kr. Thooyavan, Chennai. Cell: 9840645855

Children and music of Chennai with Pradeep Chakravarthy. Organised by Association of British Scholars.

At Lady Andal School grounds. Between 10.00 and 11.30 am

Tour: A tour of Bronze Gallery at Government Museum, Egmore led by Dr. Chithra Madhavan. 2 p.m. Organised by Namma Mylapore. Rs. 250/ - per person. To register, contact nammamylapore@hotmail.com. Registration on a first-come-first-served basis.

Puppetry Session for Children on Wildlife. An interactive session on Wildlife of Chennai and their importance with puppets for children conducted by Dr. R. Bhanumathi of Pavai. At Nageswara Rao Park, Mylapore. 4.00-4.30 p.m.

Nizhal Tree Walk. Semmozhi Poonga, Cathedral Road. 4.30 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: Thiru Vi. Ka’s Chennai by Prof. A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Madras Institute of Development Studies. At Roja Muthiah Research Library. 5.00 p.m.

Choral Music Performance. Indian Choral Music performance by Madras Youth Choir – Junior and Adult groups. Theme: Heritage and Nature. Organised by Madras Youth Choir Nageswara Rao Park. 5-6 p.m.

Freedom Jam Chennai 2013. Music Bands in Concert. Two rock bands and other additional acts – duos and trios of different styles. Desirock band Mother India and Jive band alias Baja. There will also be a slide projection of photographs of Madras. Phoenix Market City, Velachery 6-9 p.m. Hosted by Phoenix. Curated by Sidhartha Patnaik

August 24: A Piano Evening. A Franco-German tribute to Madras Week features by Christine Chareyron and Anil Srinivasan. At the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Auditorium. 7 p.m.

Chennai Heritage Talk. Motorsports in Madras by Ejji K. Umamahesh At Hyatt Regency, Anna Salai. 7 p.m.

August 25

Madras Day Heritage Ride. The bicycle ride will start from University of Madras (I.C.E Entrance) and end at Sri Kapaleeswarer Temple, Mylapore. Helmet is mandatory. Please wear bright coloured 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.

Starts at 5 a.m. and will end at 7 a.m. For more information, details and registrations please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/cyclingyogis/ or contact Senthil Phone No: 9884246822, Ramanujar Phone No: 9884023123

Heritage Walk. Fort St. George Heritage Walk. Led by Vincent D’ Souza. Meeting point – Parking lot opposite the main gate of the Fort. Late comers will not be able to join the walk due to security reasons. Starts at 6.45 a.m.

Duraiton 2 hours. Free. But participants should register by sending an e-mail to: themadrasday@gmail.com.

Tour: A tour of Stone Sculpture Gallery, Government Museum, Egmore led by Dr. Chithra Madhavan. 11 a.m. Rs. 250/- per person. To register, contact nammamylapore@hotmail.com. Registration on a first-come-first-served basis.

Chennai Heritage Talk. Chennai Weekend Artists and their works exhibition and talk. GRT Convention Centre, 3-5 p.m.

Chennai Heritage Walk. Roaming around Royapuram led by Sriram V. The tour is partly by van and partly on foot and ends with breakfast. The tour is charged and prior registration is necessary by email at srirambts@gmail.com. Payment details will be emailed on receipt of registration. 6.00 a.m.

August 25: Nature Walk: The Madras Naturalists’ Society (MNS) will organise a Nature Walk at Pallikaranai Marsh. Reporting place: Forest Dept. Office on Velachery-Thoraipakkam Road.

6.15 a.m. For assistance, please call Vijay: 98400 90875 Group size: 30.

(When coming from Velachery, take the service road along the 2nd Flyover on the Velachery-Tambaram Road and turn left at the junction under the Flyover onto the Velachery-Thoraipakkam Road, travel around 300 metres. and take the U-turn after the Toll Plaza sign and the Office is on the left immediately after the turn. When coming from OMR, the Office is 200 metres after the Toll Plaza.)

Nizhal Tree Walk. Nanmangalam Forest Park. 8.00 a.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

Nizhal Tree Walk. Sivan Park, K.K. Nagar. 4.30 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

Talk: Ravi Varma and his Engagement with the Madras Presidency (1878-1906) by Rupika Chawla. Organised by Chennai Art Club. At Hyatt Regency, Mount Road. 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Remembering Sr Mary Theodore OAM: An Australian birth, a Madras life – a programme to honour the late Sister Mary Theodore OAM from MITHRA. Organised by the Australian Consulate General in Chennai. At the Cosmopolitan Club Golf Annexe, Nandanam. 5.30-6.30 p.m.

Walk: Waves of conversion. Tiruvanmiyur in 7-8th Century. Led by Pradeep Chakravarthy in the Marundeeswarar temple. The 30-minute walk will explore the modernised Marundeeswarar temple and understand how religion and politics mingled for mutual benefit in the 6-9th Centuries.

Please dress appropriately for a house of worship. No shorts please! Participants above the age of 40 cannot register unless they are accompanied by a school (class 8 and above) or college student.

No more than 30 participants, registrations on or before August 1st noon. No transport/food arrangements for the walk. 7.30-8.00 a.m. For details: Pradeepandanusha@gmail.com

A walking tour. 6th Annual Living Statues of Marina Beach. Walking Tour. Brief Dramatic Enactments at each Statue in English and then in Tamil: 1) Kannagi, 2) NSC Bose, 3) Thiruvalluvar, 4) GU Pope, 5) Bharathidasan, 6) Avvaiyar.

Facilitated by World Storytelling Institute, 98403 94282. Meet at Kannagi Statue on Marina Beach.7.30 a.m.

MAP UR WAY – Map making workshop. Kalaa Manjari After School Activity Center and Bambaram Toy Library are organisng a Map-Making Workshop for children. They will be explained the brief history of maps and cartography, its various uses and how to make a simple map of one's neighborhood with the help of power point presentation. After the workshop, the children will be taken for a walk in the neighborhood and based on their o b s e r v a - tions, they will, as a group, be asked to create their own maps of the area with the various landmarks.

Kalaa Manjari, 6/12, First Street, Venus Colony, Alwarpet Contact: 2431 2676/98404 21305. Reg. fee Rs. 100. Children above 10 years can participate.

Heritage Walk. Tiruvottriyur. The Chennai Bloggers Club is organising a Heritage walk at Tiruvottriyur led by Gokulane Ravi. The meeting point will be the Theradi bus stop, Tiruvottriyur. The walk will cover Thiruvottriyur Thyagaraja and Vadivudai Amman Temple and the four Mada Veethi's around the temple. Walk starts at 8 a.m. for an hour. Contact Gokulane Ravi on 9884645438 on the day of the walk or a day before.

Quiz. The Madras Quiz. 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. At Hotel Ramada Chennai Egmore. Gandhi Irwin Road, Next to CMDA Building, Egmore. 2 p.m. onwards.

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