MARCH

COOKING SWAPSHOP

3 Tue 10.15 AM

Madras Club

Adyar Club Gate Road

R. A. Puram,

Chennai 600 028

Vegan Day

Veganism is not just about food, it is a way of life and thus, makes its presence felt in philosophy and religion; arts and handicrafts; print and social media; health and ecology; travel and celebrity lifestyles.We are celebrating Vegan day with all our Committee members joining hands to present the impact of this way of life in its myriad dimensions – cookery books, Ahimsa silk, vegan travel, its role in health and ecology, vegan philosophy that forms an integral part of Jainism and Buddhism.

Our member Somna Sachdev will lead this meeting along with a helping hand from all the Committee members and Activity Chairpersons.

COOKING SWAPSHOP

5 Thu 03.45 PM      

Welcomhotel (Old Hotel Chola)

Opp. Kalpa Dhruma

Cathedral Road, Gopalapuram

Chennai 600 086   

The Journey of Indian Wines…Cheers!

Indian wines have been making their presence felt in the world of wines and indigenous wines have slowly captured local markets.This health- imparting, ancient beverage is not just great with cheese but pairs well with innumerable other food groups.

Welcomhotel Chennai, invites IWA members on a journey of Indian wines.

Learn about wine pairing, tasting and different ways of toasting from around the world.

We thank Welcomhotel, Chennai for organising this event.

This is a warn in meeting limited to 40 members.

Please whatsapp Jasmine Kabrajee 9840741900 with your full name and IWA membership No.

Please note that this is an evening meeting.

MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS

9 Mon 10.15 AM                                                                                                                                         

Meiyyammai Murugappan’s Resi.

The Laurels, 9, Chittaranjan Road

Teynampet

Chennai 600 018c P

                                          Theatre with a Twist

Monologues for Women, by Women, edited by Tory Haring-Smith, first appeared almost three decades ago in the USA. We present to you carefully selected pieces, each representing a unique woman’s voice expressing a moment of her experience.Our group found these pieces relevant in the paucity of women’s scripts in India that spoke boldly

and with humour, however dark at times. We are encouraged to hear Indian women begin to express themselves in individual voices and we hope to encounter many such scripts with multiple regional flavours. This collection will find resonance with those of us who are committed to celebrating women, who share of themselves unabashedly and with

authenticity in voices bold and clear.

Yamuna directs the WoW gals in a reading of excerpts.

HEALTH & ECOLOGY

11 Wed 03.45 PM

Hanu Reddy Residences

39/18, Binny Road

Poes Garden

Chennai 600 086Health & Ecology

Chennai City Resilience Strategy

No single image or story captures the city of Chennai. Experiences overlap, refract and reflect to form an ever-changing collage of the city’s struggles and triumphs. Classical and contemporary, rich and poor, acceptance and aggression, discipline and disregard, floods and drought, concrete and greenery, all come together to give you a city with a history and a future. This, then, is the path to building resilience in our city. As we move into the future, we need a city strategy that considers and respects these many truths, embracing diverse conditions and needs. A strategy that makes our city enlightened and integrated.Resilient Chennai is the Chennai city chapter of 100 Resilient Cities (100RC), a program pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation. 100RC is an organization that helps cities around the world become more

resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century. Chennai’s Resilience Strategy 2019 was prepared by a team headed by the city’s Chief Resilience Officer, Mr. Krishna Mohan Ramachandran. He will highlight the shocks and stresses facing the

city, preparedness of the city and the lack of it, and future course of action.

GRAND FINALE

13 Fri 11.00 AM    

ITC Grand Chola

63, Anna Salai

Guindy, Chennai 600 032 F

Around the World in 80 Minutes…

 “A journey is best measured in friends rat her than miles.” - Tim Cahill

Join us as we celebrate the end of our 2019-2020 IWA journey,traversing the globe without even packing a suitcase! Bask in the music.Indulge in the food. Laugh with your friends. (We apologize for the lack of shopping, although there will be opportunity for selfies.)

11:00 am - 11:30 am : Registration and Fellowship

11:30 am onwards : Around the World

High Tea will be served during your trip around the world.

Please contact any Managing Committee member for guest passes, which will be available until March 11th for Rs.1500.

THE BOARD

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION

Dear members ,

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that *all further meetings in March have been cancelled*

This decision has been necessitated as many members have expressed their concern at the growing unease regarding the Corona Virus. 

The cancellation of our further internal meetings is intended to best ensure the safety of our members . 

We will carefully reassess the situation in the coming days and share updates as they become available. 

We are grateful that we were able to meet many of you yesterday and were able to maintain the basic safety precautions.  Thank you for your support.

We pray for the safety of our cities and communities and look forward to resuming our activities soon.

With warmest regards

The Board

ENDOWMENT LECTURE- CANCELLED

17 Tue 11.00 AM

Madras Museum Theatre

Pantheon Road

Egmore

Chennai 600 008

               Madhavaiah’s Daughter:The Lives of Tamil  Women in the Early 20th                   Century

Prof. A.R. Venkatachalapathy, renowned historian, author,translator and prolific English / Tamil writer will discuss the relevance and place of Tamil women in the early 20th century. Winner of the prestigious V.K.R.V. Rao Prize  in Social Science Research and the Villaku Virudhu  (Lifetime contribution to Tamil Literature, 2018). Prof. A.R.Venkatachalapathy was a visiting fellow with assignments in Harvard, Paris, Cambridge and London. His main areas of research are social and cultural history of colonial Tamil Nadu. He is also a familiar face at the Hindu Literary Festival and is a regular columnist for the Hindu, India Today, Outlook, Frontline and the Dinamalar.

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION, HEALTH & ECOLOGY-CANCELLED

17 Tue 11.00 AM

Madras Museum Theatre

Pantheon Road

Egmore

Chennai 600 008

               Madhavaiah’s Daughter:The Lives of Tamil  Women in the Early 20th                   Century

Prof. A.R. Venkatachalapathy, renowned historian, author,translator and prolific English / Tamil writer will discuss the relevance and place of Tamil women in the early 20th century. Winner of the prestigious V.K.R.V. Rao Prize  in Social Science Research and the Villaku Virudhu  (Lifetime contribution to Tamil Literature, 2018). Prof. A.R.Venkatachalapathy was a visiting fellow with assignments in Harvard, Paris, Cambridge and London. His main areas of research are social and cultural history of colonial Tamil Nadu. He is also a familiar face at the Hindu Literary Festival and is a regular columnist for the Hindu, India Today, Outlook, Frontline and the Dinamalar.

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION-CANCELLED

23 Mon 10.00 AM

Alliance Francise of Madras

24, College Road

Nungambakkam

Chennai 600 034

                  Showcasing of the Film “I AM”

What if the solution to the world’s problems was right in front of us all along?

The film I AM is the story of a successful Hollywood director, Tom Shadyac (of Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura, Nutty professor fame) who experienced a life-threatening head injury, and his ensuing journey to try and answer two very basic questions:“What’s wrong with our world?” and “What can we do about it?”With a film crew of four, Tom visits some of today’s great minds,including authors, poets, teachers, religious heads and scientists  searching for the fundamental epidemic problem that causes all of the other problems, while simultaneously reflecting on his own life choices of excess, greed and eventual healing.

“We started asking what’s wrong with the world, and ended up discovering what’s right with it.” – Tom Shadyac

Please note, the movie hall is on the Second Floor with no lift facility. We will be serving snacks on the first floor before the movie screening.

Running time of the movie is 78 minutes.