Tribute to music director K. V. Mahadevan
The legendary music director’s 100th birthday fell on Mar 14. Vintage Heritage has organised an event ‘King of Vintage Music – KVM’ to celebrate this. Rare melodies from his 1950s …
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Talk about, and rendition of songs of, M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Often hailed as Tamil Nadu’s first super star, M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT) was an actor, producer and Carnatic music singer. At an event this weekend, historian Venkatesh Ramakrishnan will …
Read MoreScreening of movie Revanche; at San Thome
Movie ‘Revanche’ directed by Götz Spielmann will be screened this weekend at San Thome. Organised by Balu Mahendra Film Society (BMFS). Followed by a discussion. On Mar 17, 1.30 p.m. …
Read MoreFree eye camp: This Sunday
Mylapore Senguthar Mahaasabai in association with Lions Club of R. K. Nagar and Jaya Eye Hospital will be conducting a free eye camp on March 18 at Sri Velleeswarar Temple …
Read MoreEffort to increase population of sparrows: distribution of sparrow nests
Would you like to help increase the presence of sparrows in your neighbourhood? Get across to Sadhana Rajkumar, a sparrow conservationist from Besant Nagar. To commemorate World Sparrow Day, she …
Read MoreScreening of movie followed by discussion; Cinema Rendezvous event this weekend
Cinema Rendezvous has organised the screening of the Hindi movie, Peepli Live, followed by a discussion with its writer/director Anusha Rizvi. Peepli Live is a dark satire about farmer suicides in India. The …
Read MoreOn cyber security: At Luz
A talk on ‘Cyber security, risk management and governance’ will be given by the chief guest G. Krishnamoorthy, auditor, at an event to be held at Luz on March 17. …
Read MoreClassical western music; at Alwarpet
Musicians Vladimir Pinialov (trumpet) and Alexei Melnikov (piano) from the St. Petersburg Music House will perform at the Russian Center for Science and Culture, Alwarpet, this weekend. On Mar 18, …
Read MoreGerman theater: play on refugee crisis in Europe
Schaubühne is a reputed theater from Germany. They will perform ‘Compassion – The History of The Machine Gun’, a play about the refugee crisis in Europe. Directed by Milo Rau. The …
Read MoreTalk on Indian culture
A talk on ‘Contribution of Yajnavalkya to Indian culture’ will be given by Dr. R. Thiagarajan, former professor and head, Dept. of Sanskrit, Presidency College, Chennai on March 17 at …
Read MoreTalk: ‘Historical Andal’
A talk on ‘The Historial Andal’ will be given by writer Dr. Prema Nandakumar on March 17. At C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, 1, Eldams Road, Alwarpet. At 10.30 a.m.
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Exhibition of photos of Pallava art and architecture; this weekend
Friends of Heritage Sites (FoHS) is a forum for protecting heritage sites across the state. This group has organised an exhibition titled ‘Vichitrachitta’, of photographic works showcasing Pallava art and …
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