WELCOME BACK FELLOWSHIP
21 Mon10.15 A.M
Madras Club
8, Adyar Gate
Club Road
R.A. Puram
Chennai 600 028
Please
join us for a morning of fun and laughter as we come together for
the first IWA meeting of 2019.Lets
start this year by strengthening our bonds of friendship and goodwill.
Come dressed in shades of Blue -
associated with intelligence,tranquility
and courteousness - qualities of the quintessential IWA woman!
Please
note this is a members only
meeting.
ARTS & HANDICRAFTS
23 Wed 10.15 A.M
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank
Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014
Arts
& Handicrafts
Varnam: Colours; an ode to colourful India
Varnam
is a multi-award winning social enterprise that has been working
with artisans in Channapatna for over six years.
Our
speaker Karthik Vaidyanathan,
the founder of Varnam, hails from
the Chettinad region of South India. Born and brought up in Mumbai
he currently resides in Bangalore. An Engineer-MBA by qualification,
Karthik has no formal training in design.
Varnam was born
in late 2011 during Karthik’s trip to Mysore enroute Channapatna.
The colourful toys of Channapatna left him fascinated
and
created in him, an urge to learn more about the craft. Karthik’s
endeavor is to merge his aesthetic sensibilities and design philosophy
into traditional crafts. His thought is to reorient our crafts to
the modern context by ensuring that each design has a utilitarian value
in the present times. The result is a series of designs interpreting this
two hundred old toy-making craft in the home and lifestyle space that
includes lighting; kitchen, dining and bar accessories; children’s room
décor and toys.
COOKING SWAPSHOP
29 Tue 10.15
A.M
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites
Road
Next
to Corporation BankRoyapettah,
Chennai
600 014
Chutney
Chatter
As
we all know, there are so many types of chutneys prepared in India
which are traditional not just to our own homes but even the community
we come from. With great pleasure, we invited a few of our
very own members to share a chutney recipe which is unusual in their
kitchen.
In
the festive spirit and one for sharing joy, join us in learning some new
chutney recipes which the ladies will proudly share, so we can try
them out in our own homes.
Looking
forward to sharing chutney recipes and chatter with you.
Hope
you will join us for this wonderful morning.
CURRENT EVENTS
31 Thu 10.15 A.M
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank
Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014
“What I am Asking is Fairness tothe Athlete.” - Varsha Gautham
Varsha Gautham is
the youngest Indian to win an Asian Games medal,
at the age of 16, in 2014.A
bitter court battle almost forced Varsha Gautham to quit the Asiad this
year, but perseverance helped her to tide over the crisis and
clinch
a silver medal in sailing at the Asian Games.It
was a tough time for her. On numerous occasions the thought occurred
to her as to whether she would make it. She always had the belief
that she could win a medal, but the hardest part was to actually get
to be a part of the Indian squad to the Asiad.Trials
and tribulations of an athlete is little known to us.
Varsha
is in conversation with Gita
Chandrasekaran, sharing her experiences
with IWA.
CURRENT EVENTS
4 Tue 10.15 AM
E. Hotel
Gate No.1,
Express Avenue Mall
Patullos Road
Chennai 600 002
‘Can we transform a million Indian government schools in our lifetime?’
Aditya Natraj, CEO, Piramal School of Leadership, and the founder and director of
Kaivalya Education Foundation (KEF), is the son of our IWA member, Sushila Natraj.
Aditya says,”In
the last twenty years India has expanded quantitatively and built the
largest education system in the world with 1.5 million schools and 8
million teachers. But quality is a huge problem. Fifty percent of fifth
graders cannot read a paragraph in their mother tongue. OECD
ranked us 83 out of 84 countries that took the test. Can anything be
done?”
KEF is a change
management organisation that focuses on transforming the
quality of
education in public schools.Kaivalya
Education Foundation aims to create a generation of school leaders who are
empowered with the skills to create a large-scale,systemic impact.Join us as
Aditya takes the discussion forward and tells us how he found meaning in
life in India’s villages.
Please note: This is a programme presented by our IWA Next Gen.
ARTS & HANDICRAFTS
6 Thu 10.15 AM
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank
Royapettah, Chennai 600 014
Saris: Nationhood, and Consumption
in Urban India
Our speaker, Dr Kaamya Sharma is a Post doctoral Fellow at the Department of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.
She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Global Studies
at the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University.Her doctoral
work was an ethnographic investigation of revival movements and
identity projects centered on the sari in urban south India.
Saris are a part
of the fabric of everyday life in India, with a ubiquitous and naturalized
presence. Yet, we know little about the history and evolution of
this garment. Dr Kaamya will take us through a selective history of the
sari, highlighting moments of sartorial conflict and change from
colonization to independence and after. She will focus on the handloom
sari, discuss policy and private efforts to frame craft as a nation-building
activity in order to save artisanal livelihoods.
Dr Kaamya will
also throw light on how saris figure in craft-based,cinematic,
kitsch and fashionable imaginations.
BOOK DISCUSSION & CURRENT EVENTS
7 Fri 10.15 AM
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014
What’s in your Attic?
“In
a small town by the river Nila, a thirty-five-year-old writer kills herself.
No
one knows why.Fifty-two years later, an antique cupboard in a private resort
opens to reveal a frightened child. And the mystery begins to unravel.”
That, dear
members, is an exclusive excerpt from the novel, Eating Wasps.
Would you like
to read on and/or meet the author of these intriguing lines?
She has received
many awards and her books have been translated into over
thirty-one languages around the world. She is also the founder of the
creative writing and mentorship program Anita’s Attic.
Best selling and
critically acclaimed author and poet, essayist and screenplay
writer, Anita Nair interacts with
the IWA ladies this December. The
lady’s writings embrace female protagonists and the parallel
journey in books and the current world scenario make for an interesting
comparison.
Come, armed with
questions (one each) and go back with an autographed book
or two!
MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
11 Tue 10.15 AM
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites
Road
Next
to Corporation Bank
Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014
What no one tells you about starting up!!
Standup
Comedian Karthik Kumar has written 3 standup solo specials (#Poke
Me, Second Decoction & Blood Chutney) and performed over 500
shows across India and international markets such as USA, UK,Australia,
New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. He is also one of the
founders of South India’s largest standup movement – ‘Evam Standup
Tamasha’ that produces shows regularly and manages a repertory
of comedians and theatre artists’ pan-India.
In
September, Karthik Kumar launched
his debut book on entrepreneurship
“Don’t Startup” using his journey with Evam as a reference.
The book was written from a perspective of ‘I wish I had known
these things when I started my own Entrepreneurship!’. In thishu mor-laced
talk he will be detailing his journey as an entrepreneur and
discussing his book. Come and whet your appetite for starting up
and enjoy life’s lessons comedy-style.
COOKING SWAPSHOP
13 Thu 10.15
AM
Sansara Hall, The Park Hotel
601,
Anna Salai
Nungambakkam
Chennai
600 016
Experience Thai Food
Lotus
is the speciality Thai restaurant at The Park. The restaurant boasts
of a menu, crafted meticulously by Master Chef Satit Chaimano, native to Thailand. Join us to experience
this demo of Thai
cuisine.
A
big thank you to Mr Rajesh Radhakrishnan for
facilitating this IWA
event.
This
will be a warn-in meeting. We
kindly request you to Whatsapp Nandi
(988407070014) or Nalini (9884958629) between December 5-10th.
Hope
you will join us for this wonderful morning.
Please note that the demonstration will begin at 10:30 AM and snacks and refreshments will be served at the end.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
19 Wed 10.30 AM
The Raintree
636,
Anna Salai,
Teynampet
Chennai
600035Christmas
Celebration
“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.”
- Winston Churchill
Please
join us for a morning of Christmas festivities, when we come together
in fellowship to celebrate this special time of year.
Come
dressed in colors of green,
red and gold for
fun, laughter and
joyous carol singing followed by a scrumptious lunch generously provided
by The Rain Tree Hotel, Anna Salai.
Please note this is a members only meeting.
CURRENT EVENTS
2 Fri 04.15 PM
E. Hotel
Gate No.1,
Express Avenue Mall
Patullos Road
Chennai 600 002
#MeToo: How a Hashtag Became a Rallying Cry
The #MeToo
movement against sexual harassment and assault has exploded in
India’s entertainment and news industries and reached the highest
echelons of government. This online outrage has grabbed the headlines
and air waves.
This evening
holds a discussion and joint conversation on the #MeToo phenomenon with
Chennai-based attorney Poongkhulali Balasubramanian and IWA member Rinku
Mecheri. Advocate
Balasubramanian
works closely with several non-governmental organisations
engaged in the cause of marginalised groups and also regularly
assists organizations to ensure compliance under the law preventing
sexual harassment at the workplace.
Please note this is an evening meeting.
HEALTH & ECOLOGY
13 Tue 10.15 AM
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank
Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014
Bio Degradable Plastic
With the growing
concern of the harmful effects of plastic on the environment, the
aspect of Bio Degradability of Plastic, brings hopeful solutions.
T.S. Shankar is a channel media controller by profession. His dream to abate
pollution caused by non-degradable plastic bags, led him to become an
entrepreneur and launch Biotech Bags India
Pte.Limited.
"I always wanted
to be an entrepreneur as well as do something for the environment”,
says this environment enthusiast. Biotech Bags successfully
explored the possibility of an enzyme and bacteria based substrate to
penetrate the polyethylene chain structure effectively and thus create Bio
Degradable Plastics.
Join us as Mr.
Shankar gives a presentation on Bio Degradable Plastic.
Let’s all do our bit to Save Planet Earth!
ART & HANDICRAFTS
15 Thu 10.15 AM
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank
Royapettah, Chennai 600 01
The Saga of storytelling – More than a story !
The Art of Story
telling is usually associated with entertainment. Little known is the
fact that its potency extends to various other spheres;which include
education, healing, personal discovery, transformation and more.
Our speaker, Indu Divya is a professional storyteller, speaker and a story coach. She
believes deeply in the magic of storytelling to engage,entertain and
inspire. Personal Storytelling is the genre she most enjoys and
considers to be her niche. Through her brand, The Narrative, she empowers people by helping them connect and communicate
effectively both, with themselves and others through heir stories.
Indu will focus
on personal stories, the stories we tell others and the stories we tell
ourselves and how we might use and rescript our stories to our
advantage.
MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
20 Tue 05.00 PM
Auditorium
176, Luz Church
Road
Mylapore,
Chennai 600004
Bollylicious!Bollywood and Delicious
With their
initial mission of promoting Indian dance forms on professional
platforms in Europe, four young Belgian dancers established Bollylicious dance group. Today it comprises of Laura Neyskens, Ayla Joncheere, Julie Thomas, Tom Decuyper and Sooraj Subramaniam. Bollylicious is a very conscious balancing act where the
dancers are intercultural mediators fusing Indian dance with contemporary
dance techniques while respecting its roots and
traditions.This
world-renowned group has performed in honour of dignitaries such as Prime
Minister Modi, Amitabh Bachchan, Sushma Swaraj, their majesties the
King and Queen of Belgium and at the Jaipur Literary Festival. They
will be performing dances related to Hindi cinema as well as Indian
folk music and semi-classical forms in a liberal hybrid manner fused
with non-Indian dance styles.
Don’t miss this chance to
enjoy Bollywood the Danish way!CURRENT EVENTS
22 Thu10.15 A.M
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank
Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014
“Money Moves!”
“You’ve got to
tell your money what to do or it will leave.”- Dave Ramsey
Money is the
commodity we all love to have, but often hate addressing. The
world of personal finance is filled with soporific spreadsheets and
technical jargon. And yet, it is an essential discipline of every
household.
Aparna Ram Mohan, Managing
director, Srisattva Group,
guides us through the key takeaways of the world of personal
finance. Aparna is also Director, IQPC (International Quality and Productivity
Center) India and South Africa, as well as an Active Advisor to Board
of Directors of various Companies across the globe.
Join us as
Aparna unfolds the truly transformative money moves that have the power
to change our lives. Personal finance is everything to do with managing
your money and saving and investing. Become aware, show
interest, look around, and know the difference!
It’s your money.
Your life. Take charge.
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
27 Tue 04.00 P.M
E. Hotel
Gate No.1,
Express Avenue Mall
Patullos Road
Chennai 600 002
Garland of Ghazals
Originating
fromthe Sufi mysticism of Arabia, the musical form of ghazal is woven
around the theme of longing and loss, the pain of separation and
unconditional love. Ghazals celebrate Love, perhaps the most
uplifting human emotion. Many ghazal couplets can be interpreted in a
spiritual manner with the Beloved being a metaphor for the Divine.
Salman Usmani who hails from Lucknow is an accomplished singer of ghazals. He
learned music withUstad Gulshan Bharti from the Senia gharana . Salman
will present a garland of ghazals interspersed withcommentary.Soak yourself in
the mellifluous strains of poets who have wielded their pens with
finesse and feeling.
Please note this is an evening
meeting.
BOOK DISCUSSION
29 Thu 10.15 A.M
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to
Corporation Bank
Royapettah,
Chennai 600 014
Meet the Young Author from ourvery own Chennai
The Ammuchi
Puchi ,The High
Priestess Never Marries Witchcraft,
The Altar of The
Only World,The Queen of
Jasmine Country.Do these titles
intrigue you? Hazard a guess what topics they could possibly cover
and then come and spend a delightful morning with Sharanya Manivannan. We will trace her life from India through Sri Lanka,
Malaysia and back to India, as she wins accolades along the way, expressing
herself through books, poetry and even a children’s picture book!
Teaser: Sharanya
was specially commissioned to write and perform a poem at the 2015
Commonwealth Day Observance in Westminster Abbey, London,
to an audience which included the British royal family.
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