Tamil Heritage Trust
presents
THE FABULOUS 40s, A DECADE IN MADRAS HISTORY
(40களில் நாம் கண்ட சென்னை)
by
Venketesh Ramakrishnan
5th August 2017, Saturday 6:00 PM at Arkay Chennai Convention Center,
146/3 R.H.Road, OMS Lakshana (Above Shah Electronics), Mylapore, Chennai
About the Topic:
Some
decades have the dullest assortment of events; they are swept into the
backyard of forgetfulness. Some are not. These are years when the
newspapers habitually keep sending out their errand boys to buy extra
ink- to print bolder headlines in close succession day after day. The
1940’s were one such ink guzzling decade. Throughout the world in fact.
And very much so in India and city of Madras.
40’s
started with a flourish. The tercentenary of the city had just been
celebrated. The finale of a century old freedom struggle was nearing
and a world war clouded all history from the background. Political
landscape of Madras and to an extent Andhra state was shaped in this
decade. Advances were made in art and film stars and singers who
dominated the next 50 years took their baby steps in the 40s. And then
scandals too were many. Superstars were arrested for murder, Movie
moguls were created, singing demigods were banned from sabhas, girls
from Madras became queens elsewhere and sitting judges were arrested for
manslaughter. And Madras changed too geographically. Lakes were dug,
rivers killed, bridges built and art deco buildings crowded the streets.
40’s
was a decade of achievements and losses, gains and forfeits, laughter
and tear. Some amazing events happened in those ten years in Madras.
Some even laid the footing for grander things to follow. Having the
calendar as a common thread, this talk will focus on happenings in close
succession over a decade. Basically a storytelling session filled with
trivia, it would help a clear picture emerge on what our city was like
70 years ago. This Madras Month let us revisit the past, where the
seeds for today were sown.
About the speaker:
R.VENKETESH
is a historian and novelist. He writes a weekly column for DT next and
lectures frequently on historical topics in both English & Tamil.
His KAVIRI MAINDHAN a sequel to Kalki’s Ponniyin selvan was his first
book. He is the founder of 2 history social groups called PONNIYIN
SELVAN GROUP and the MADRAS LOCAL HISTORY GROUP with huge members. His
cultural mapping projects of the Cooum and Adyar river made the city sit
up and take notice of what it had previously thought of as sewers. An
avid traveler, Venketesh makes frequent trips to historical and temple
sites.
Entry for the event is absolutely FREE; No registration required. The event will also be available on LIVE.
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RSVP:
S. Swaminathan - sswami99@gmail.com; 2467 1501
Badri Seshadri - Kizhakku-p-padippakam - badri@nhm.in; 98840-66566
A. Annamalai: Gandhi Study Centre - gandhicentre@gmail.com;
S. Kannan - musickannan@gmail.com; 98414-47974
R. Gopu - writergopu@yahoo.com, 98417-24641
T.Sivasubramanian - siva.durasoft@gmail.com, 98842-94494
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