19th to 26th August Updated till August 13th August 14 (Tuesday) Quiz on Madras Nalla Madras. Programme for Rotarians TAG Centre, and guests. Organised by the Rotary Club of Madras South. 6.30 pm August 16&17 (Thursday & Friday) Ten schools in Tambaram to benefit from lectures, Contact: quiz and drawing competitions. Organised by SOS Children’s S. Nambi Varatharajan Villages of India-Chatnath Homes, Tambaram. 94450 70149, 95001 18759 Email:
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[email protected] August 16 (Thursday) G Prof Lakshmi Subramanian on Writing The History of Rukmini Arangam, Music & Performances in South India.Kalakshetra. 6.00 pm. August 17 (Friday) G Tree Walk by Nizhal, the ‘Tree NGO’. Madras Museum, Egmore For registration: Please call: 9003011372, between Ticket Counter 10 and 6 pm. Online registrations at http://goo.gl/EiekZ (or) (7.30 - 9.30 a.m.) – Email:
[email protected]. (Tamil) Conversation: Bishwanath Ghosh, author of Tamarind City: Madras Club Library Where Modern India Began (2012), a portrait of Madras, now 7 p.m. known as Chennai, and Chai, Chai: Travels in Places Where You Stop but Never GetOff (2009) with Sriram V. Convener, Chennai Chapter of INTACH (For members and guests) August 17-26 G Exhibition on Madras Presidency & Early British Coins Ashvita Art Gallery Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai 9840094412 NOTE: G Open to all, but terms apply. Limited seating at all venues. Freemasons’ Hall: seating available only for one hundred persons, on first-come, first-served basis. All Chennai Heritage tours require booking and payment in advance. Please make your bookings through email (
[email protected]) and you will be informed on where to make the payment and get further details.