Four events for Madras Day 2025 are being held at the Ranade Library in the Srinivasa Sastri Hall premises in Luz this Saturday and Sunday.
Here is the schedule –
Aug. 9 / Saturday – Tamil Quiz for Tamil medium school teams. Starts 1.45 pm. Team of Rani Meyyammai School, R. A. Puram won the rolling trophy in 2024. Guests are welcome to watch. l
Aug.9 / Saturday – ‘Madras aa? Chennai aa?’ is the theme for six speakers who will talk about their life and experiences in this metro. Sundararaman Chintamani has curated this show. Starts at 6 p.m. For an hour. Open to all.
Aug.10 / Sunday – Writing on the City – is the theme for this writing workshop led by Praveena Shivram, author, columnist and coach. Starts at 3.30 pm. For 90 mins. Free. 17 people have signed up. To register, email – [email protected]
August 10 / Sunday; 5.30 p.m. – Release of ‘Madras Mixture’, a magazine on all things Madras / Chennai. l
One event is lined up for the next weekend.
Aug. 17 / Sunday – Madras Postcrossing Commune hosts many events – 3 p.m. Postcards on Madras Exhibition. 3:30 p.m.: Letters based on Madras – Showcase, reading extracts. 4 p.m.: Postcrossing Meet-up – connect with fellow Postcrossers – to send and receive postcards related to Madras. 4:30 p.m.: Letter Writing Workshop. Open to all.
Details of all events of Madras Day across the city are posted at www.themadrasday.in
