The Madras Day celebration has been happening in various parts of the city. Many events and competitions have been held in the Mylapore area.
Seen in the photo is MLA S. V. Shekher giving away prizes at the City Heritage Project contest for city school.
Click here to see more pictures of the Madras Day events in the locality.
A schedule of Madras Day events in the Mylapore neighbourhood. (More at www.themadrasday.in)
Till Aug.22. PHOTO EXHIBITION: At Studio Palazzo, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet. Photo exhibition of Ranjan De’s Chennai Graffiti. Also, pictures/ documents on early 20th Century reminiscences of Gurusamy Mudaliar, a close associate of Robert Chisholm who pioneered the Indo-Saracenic style in Madras.
Till Aug.22. PHOTO EXHIBITION; Archival photos of ‘old Madras’ from The Hindu archives. At Citi Centre lobby, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore. Open to all. Daylong show.
Till Sept 5, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. – PHOTO EXHIBITION; Newspaper clippings (since 1700’s), documents, maps on Madras. At Ashwita Gallery, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore.
Aug 21, 7 a.m. – HERITAGE WALK of Mylapore organised by Namma Mylapore. Open to all. No fee. Starts at Nageswara Rao Park, Luz Church Rd. Ph: 98415 97750/ 99414 50776.
Aug.21, 6 p.m. Talk by Ranjan De on Chennai’s Graffiti. At Studio Palazzo, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet.
Aug. 21, 10.30 a.m. TALK: The History of Fort St. George by Sathyabhama Badrinath At C.P. Art Centre, Eldams Road
Aug.21, 1.30 p.m. – CHENNAI QUIZ: For Tamil medium school children only. At Lady Sivaswamy Ayyar Girls Hr. Sec. School, Mylapore.
Aug.21. 5.30 p.m. THE MADRAS FAMILY QUIZ: For family teams of 3. At Lady Sivaswamy Ayyar Girls Hr. Sec. School, Mylapore. Open to all.
Aug.22, 2 p.m. – THE MADRAS DAY OPEN QUIZ Open to all. Teams of 2 can take part. No registration required. Lady Sivaswamy Ayyar Girls School, Mylapore.
Aug.22, 6 p.m. – Trees of Chennai. Talk by Pauline Deborah. At Studio Palazzo, No 7, Seethamma Road, Alwarpet.
Aug.22, 6.30 p.m. Talk on ‘The T. Nagar I Knew’ by Nalli Kuppuswami Chetty. At Hotel Rain Tree, St. Mary’s Road.
More events on Madras Day at www.themadrasday.in.
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