Channai/Madras (the former name of the city) celebrates its birthday on the 22nd August , as this is the day the city was found .
With regard to this , the Madras week celebration is being held from August 19th-26th . A lot of activities including heritage walks, public talks, exhibition, tours for children, Madras Quiz, Photography contest and a list of other activities are arranged as a part of the celebration . More details about this can be seen here .
The Madras day celebration was initiated in the year 2004 by three people the city's famed historian, S. Muthiah, journalist Sashi Nair and publisher Vincent D' Souza.Today, they have been joined by three others - senior journalist and editor Sushila Ravindranath, entrepreneur and writer-historian V. Sriram and journalist and web site entrepreneur, Revathi R.
The Madras week jus' few days away ,I wish all madrasas and madrasis a very happy madras day .. Get to know your city well and have a Blast!!
3 comments:
Thank you for for stopping by and reading my blog today. Hopefully I'll get the chance to visit Chennai/Hyderabad/Jaipur one day....
@ drama diva
Sure.. :) And hope you have a lovely time here
Thanks for posting a note on Madras Day on your blog.
If you have the time do run through all the posts that we who are behind the Madras Day have blogged for the 2007 celebrations. ( www.themadrasday.in)
Keep posting lots more on this city. And do more for Madras Day 2008.
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