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.

BOOK DISCUSSION-CANCELLED

26 Thu 10.15 AM

The Folly, Amethyst

Whites Road

Next to Corporation Bank

Royapettah, Chennai 600 014

IWA Book club invites you to a discussion on the book, “ One Part Woman”, by Permual Murugan, one of India’s most prolific literary writers. Winner of the prestigious ILF Samanvay Bhasha Samman for writing in Indian languages, this book also won the Translation Prize from India’s National Academy of Letters.“Murugan’s unsurpassed ability to capture Tamil speech lays bare the

complex organism of the society he adeptly portrays: the double entendres men use towards Kali affirm their own masculinity as much as they mock him; women employ their only freedom, the freedom of speech, to put other women in their place; and most of all, the unsparing barbs of a judgmental, caste-ridden, patriarchal society alienate a couple longing to be like any other. Aniruddhan Vasudevan’s idiomatic translation preserves the mood of the original, and serves as a constant linguistic reminder that, as readers in

English, we are but visitors to this realistic pre-independence Tamil world. For a book that earned its author death threats and was burned by mobs, One Part Woman is a surprisingly tranquil, sensuous read.” - The Guardian

Welcome Back Get-Together

20 Mon 03.45 PM
Seetha Muthiah’s Residence
Coromandel House
14, Boat club Road, R.A. Puram
Chennai 600 028

Welcome Back Get-Together

There will be mystery
There will be misunderstanding
There will be yelling
But there will be laughter !
Come join us as we indulge in a laughter-inducing afternoon with our IWA family after our holiday hiatus!

HEALTH & ECOLOGY

21 Tue 08.45 AM
The Theosophical Society
Adyar
Chennai 600 020

Walk the Tree Talk

Join us for an outdoor meeting in the beautiful gardens of The Theosophical Society, Adyar. We will walk up to the Great Banyan tree and around. Prof D Narasimhan, a well-known tree enthusiast and botanist in the city, will guide us in our walk. He will talk to us about different trees as we come across them, their features and other interesting facts about them.
The Great Banyan Tree or Adyar Ala Maram as it is known locally, is the second largest banyan tree in the world and is believed to be about 450 years old. Although the main trunk suffered storm damage a few decades ago, the rest of the tree survives and thrives.
For entrance, please use the gates on Besant Avenue. (NOT the gate
opposite Fortis Malar Hospital)
Please assemble at The Library (which is the first building on your right when you enter the campus through the gate on Besant Avenue) at 8.45 a.m.
Please note: This meeting starts earlier and will last longer than the usual meeting. The meeting is scheduled to conclude around 10.30 a.m. The actual walk will last for about an hour. You may not have close access to rest rooms.
We have place for 35 members. Please warn-in by messaging
Nirupa – 9840234623 or Swati – 9884177777 between 9 a.m.
and 6 p.m.

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

28 Tue 10.15 AM
The Armenian Church
Armenian Street, Opp. High Court
Parry’s Corner, George Town
Chennai 600 001

Armenian Church - Footsteps in time…

Explore the forces that shaped Christianity in India, and learn unexpected facts about its early days in Chennai.Storytrails was born with the idea of  discovering India through her stories. This morning we will savor local sights and sounds through the eyes of a storyteller, go beyond the sights themselves, and uncover the characters and customs that made these places come alive.
Join us for a story-filled session, with Storytrails, about Chennai’s Christian history, from the humble arrival of St. Thomas, to the British,who created a cathedral of neo-gothic splendor at the Armenian Church.
Please warn-in on 25th & 26th of January between 10 am and 6 pm by calling or messaging (or whatsapp) on 9840027222 as we have to limit the participation to 30 people.
We request you to carry your own water bottle and encourage you to
carpool.

CURRENT EVENTS

30 Thu10.15 AM
The Folly, Amethyst
Whites Road
Next to Corporation Bank
Royapettah, Chennai 600 014

“A SPARK on women’s empowerment”

SPARK! (Stories for Progress, Advocacy, Rights and Knowledge) is a platform for thought-provoking discussions that has taken Chennai by storm. Started by two enterprising young women, they SPARK illuminating conversations on social impact, public policy,development, the environment, arts, health and feminism in India. Spark is founded by Niru and Vishala, both of who are corporates in their own right, in Chennai.

Join us as they share insights on Women’s Empowerment in the Indian cultural context and how they have impacted our community by hosting these conversations in our city. During this session, they will trace four ideas for Indian women’s empowerment - financial independence, women in family business, modern motherhood and the changing role of fathers and husbands.

ARTS & HANDICRAFTS

31 Fri 04.00PM
Hanu Reddy Residences
39/18, Binny Road
Poes Garden
Chennai 600 086

Crafts of the Harappan Civilisation

The ancient Harappan civilisation, also known as the Indus Valley civilisation, was highly advanced. The Harappan people had a finely honed sense of aesthetics and they produced an astounding range of crafts.
Examples of Harappan craft specialisation can be seen in the lapidary work, shell industries, stoneware bangles, ceramics, terracotta figurines, stone and metal figures.The Harappans traded extensively with the Oman Peninsula, Mesopotamia, modern Iran and Central Asia. This fascinating presentation will introduce us to the Harappan craft specialisation and highlight its evolution and important characteristics.
Dr.K.N. Prabhakaran is Director (Exploration & Excavation and Institute of Archaeology) at the Archaeological Survey of India and Guest Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar . He has carried out intensive analysis and research of Bead making Technology at the Harappan sites.He has participated in excavations of Harappan culture sites such as Dholavira (Gujarat), Sanauli (Uttar Pradesh) and directed excavations at Rupnagar (Punjab) and Karanpura (Rajasthan). He has contributed numerous papers to various prestigious journals.

DECEMBER

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

3 Tue 10.15 AM

The Folly, Amethyst

Whites Road

Next to Corporation Bank

Royapettah, Chennai 600 014

Antaranga Sadhana, Journey to Becoming our Best Selves

We recognize our manifest emotions, anger and fear, but not the underlying subtle emotions which affect our choices. Antaranga Sadhana helps us explore, discover and master our inner self with the help of ancient Indian texts, the Puranas.

Parthasarathy is a yoga therapist, trainer and coach who continues

his studies (which began 7 years ago) with Saraswathi Vasudevan of

Yoga Vahini & Raghu Anantanarayanan of Ritambara, in the lineage of Sri Krishnamacharya. A software engineer by training, he is passionate about taking yoga to rural India. Partha will take us through an experiential reflective session to look at some of the underlying, not so obvious emotions that heavily and  subconsciously influence our choices.

We hope to recognize the importance of emotional self-discovery in

the journey of being and becoming the best we can be.

COOKING SWAPSHOP

5 Thu 10.15 AM

Hanu Reddy Residences

39/18, Binny Road Poes Garden Chennai 600 086 

                              Souper Thursday!

Although Namma Chennai doesn’t enjoy a chilly winter, December is just the right month to showcase a variety of soups contributed by our very generous members.

Join us for an interactive Souper Trivia Quiz and Souper tasting.We would like to thank our members who brought their best soup forward:

Nabila Avais, Kaety Dalal, Beena Ram Mohan, Masako Maruyama, Usha B. Moorthy, Hemu Ramaiah, Tulsi Reddy,Ritu Sahi, Naina Shah.