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Vol. XXXIV No. 8, August 1-15, 2024
Chennai Heritage — Madras Musings Lecture Series for Madras Week 2024
We are back with a fresh edition of our Madras Musings Lecture Series to commemorate Madras Week. The details are given below and all are welcome. Please note, no prior registration is needed. All programmes are from 6.00 to 7.30 pm (first half hour is for refreshments) unless specified otherwise.
August 17, Saturday – The Forgotten Games of Chennai – Vinita Sidhartha, Founder, Kreeda. Kreeda Experience Centre, GR Complex Annexe, 408, Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai 600035 – 5.00 to 6.00 pm followed by refreshments.
August 18, Sunday – Chennai’s Ecology – Drab, Mysterious or Baffling? Talk by Jayashree Vencatesan. Hanu Reddy Residences, Poes Gardens, Chennai 600 086.
August 19, Monday – The DakshinaChitra experience – Dr. Deborah Thiagarajan in conversation with Sriram V. The Folly, Amethyst, Whites Road, Chennai 600 014.
August 20, Tuesday – A YouTube Channel for Books – RJ Anandi in conversation with Sriram V in collaboration with Madras Book Club. The Folly, Amethyst, Whites Road, Chennai 600 014.
August 21, Wednesday – QUEERING MADRAS: highlighting the ways the LGBTQIA+ communities have succeeded in carving out spaces – and live – in this city, and the way forward for inclusion. Panel discussion with Dr. L. Ramakrishnan, Jaya, Meera Sundararajan and Fred Rogers. Moderated by Jaiveer Johal. Residency Towers, Sir Theyagaroya Road, T Nagar, Chennai 600018 – 6.00 to 8.00 p.m.
August 22, Thursday – Three Olympians of Madras – Muneer Sait, V Bhaskaran, & Charles Cornelius in conversation with Satyan Bhatt. Auditorium, Surana & Surana International Attorneys, International Law Centre, 61-63 Dr. R.K. Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.
August 23, Friday – Memories of Stage – Veteran actor ‘Kathadi’ Ramamurthy in conversation with Karthik Bhatt. Hotel Maris, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086.
August 24, Saturday – The Life and Genius of Kannadasan – Mohan V. Raman. Radisson Blu Hotels & Suites, GRT, 531, Grand Southern Trunk Road, Parangimalai, Pazhavanthangal, Chennai 600 016.
August 25, Sunday – Bahurupi Kamal Haasan’s rise in Madras Film Industry – Talk by K. Hariharan, filmmaker, film historian and author. Event in collaboration with Cinema Rendezvous. Savera, R.K. Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.
Events will not be relayed live on social media. There will be no recordings to be put up on YouTube later.
