(Note: Experts, writers and professionals will give talks on various themes related to Chennai.  
These will be listed here. Some talks are to be held privately by clubs and associations, that are open to all.
Info given below)

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August 15: Friday - At 5 pm.
At Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani 
'Stage, Screen and Freedom struggle in Madras' - talk by Theodore Bhaskaran

August 17: Sunday - At 6.30 pm.
At The Park. 
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. An audio visual presentation – Early Music Recordings of Madras by V.A.K. Ranga Rao and Sriram V. Talk sponsored by the Association of British Scholars.

August 17: Sunday - At 6.30 pm.
At Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram.
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam  – Madras Musings Lecture Series (Tamil) – K.R.A. Narasiah on Chennai Turaimugam (The Madras Port).

August 18: Monday - At 5 pm.
At Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani 
'Publishing in Pre-independent Chennai' - talk by Badri Seshadri (New Horizon Media)

August 18: Monday - At 6.30 pm.
At Chamiers (Anokhee), Chamiers Road.
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. Some lesser known temples of Madras – a power point presentation and talk by Chitra Madhavan.

August 18: Monday - At 6.30 pm.
At Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram.
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam – Madras Musings Lecture Series (Tamil) – Annaalaya Chennai Kolaigal (Murders in Madras) – by Randor Guy.

August 19: Tuesday - At 6.30 pm.
At Hotel Savera.
The Greening of Chennai by Shobha Menon. For the Rotary Club of Madras South. For Rotarians and their guests only.

August 19: Tuesday - At 6.30 pm.
At Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram.
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam – Madras Musings Lecture Series (Tamil) Tamizh Navalgalil Chennai (Madras as seen in Tamil novels) – talk and readings by Sujatha Vijayaraghavan, Charukesi and team.

August 19: Tuesday - At 6.30 pm.
At Goethe Institute, Max Mueller Bhawan, 4, Rutland Gate, 5th Street.
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture. Walking with a Camera in Madras – a powerpoint presentation and talk by G Chandrachoodan.

August 20: Wednesday - At 5 pm.
At Roja Muthiah Research Library, Taramani
Documentary Film on Gandhi - compiled by A. K. Chettiar. Courtesy Takkar Bapa Vidyalaya

August 20: Wednesday - At 6.30 pm.
At Taj Coromandel, Nungambakkam High Road.
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. Kritis and Symphonies on Madras – music accompanied by commentary – Anil Srinivasan.

August 20: Wednesday - At 6.30 pm.
At Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram.
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam – Madras Musings Lecture Series (Tamil). M.R. Radha – Nooravadu Andu Anjali (A centenary tribute to M.R. Radha) – Talk with film clips by Mohan Raman.

August 20: Wednesday - At 6.30 pm.
Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matriculation HS School, Anna Nagar
Early Imprints of the Madras Region: a presentation by G. Sundar, Director, Roja Muthiah Research Library.

August 21: Thursday - At 6.30 pm.
At Ceebros Ecotel’s The Raintree, St Mary’s Road, Alwarpet.
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. Panel Discussion on Marrying into Madras, the Expat view – Radha Gopalakrishnan, Angelika Mandaikar and Eira Doshi share their experiences with Sushila Natraj.

August 21: Thursday - At 6.30 pm.
At Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram.
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam – Madras Musings Lecture Series (Tamil). Pattonbadaavadu Nootraandu Chennai Pulavargal (Scholars of 19th century Madras) by A.R. Venkatachalapathy.

August 22: Friday - At 6.30 pm.
At Chamiers (Anokhee), Chamiers Road.
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture Series. The Parsis of Madras – power point presentation and talk by Zarin Mistry.

August 22: Friday - At 6.30 pm.
At Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram.
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam – Madras Musings Lecture Series (Tamil). Chennai Tamizh (Tamil dialects in Chennai) – audio visual presentation and talk by Badri Seshadri.

August 23: Saturday - At 6.30 pm.
Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya Matriculation HS School, Anna Nagar
IT Revolution and Beyond – Chennai in the 21st Century: Kiruba Shankar talks on the effects of new media.

August 23: Saturday - At 6.30 pm.
At Hotel Savera.
Two humour talks on Chennai by members of the Humour Club International, Triplicane Chapter. For the Rotary Club of Madras South. For Rotarians and their guests only.

August 23: Saturday - At 6.30 pm.
At Taj Coromandel, Nungambakkam High Road.
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture. Chenglish by Indu Balachandran.

August 23: Saturday - At 6.30 pm.
At Avvai Kalai Kazhagam, 15/9, Somu Chetty 4th Lane, Royapuram.
Chennai Heritage with Avvai Kalai Kazhagam –Madras Musings Lecture Series (Tamil). Talk and screening of film Chennai – Exhibition, Museum and Backyard by A. Srivatsan and B.S. Pandian.

August 23: Saturday - At 7 pm.
Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani
Temples of Chennai – a presentation by Chitra Madhavan

August 24: Sunday - At 6.30 pm.
At Welcomgroup Park Sheraton Hotel and Towers, TTK Road.
Chennai Heritage-Madras Musings Lecture. A Star of Madras – a centenary tribute to Madras Rajagopala Naidu Radha (M.R. Radha) by Mohan Raman.