Walking with a Camera in Madras
As part of Chennai Heritage – Madras Musings Lecture series, which is in turn a part of the Madras Week celebrations, I will be talking and showing photos of Madras taken during the 9 Chennai Photowalks at the Goethe Institut – Max Mueller Bhavan, Nungambakkam.
I hope to touch upon a few points in this talk/presentation – the most important of which is the hostility and indifference that people in power have for photographers. I will also be talking about Madras and Chennai and the name change and things people brush under the carpet. And I hope to ruffle a few old feathers.
If you don’t mind a young-ish dude talking crap through his hat, and aren’t doing anything more interesting, please come.
Quick recap, then:
Walking with a camera in Madras – An event to celebrate Madras Week
Presentation by Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
19.08.2008, at 7.00 p.m., at the Goethe-Institut, Chennai
One talk you definitely should attend is “Lesser known temples of Madras” by Chithra Madhavan. Again a part of the Chennai Heritage – Madras Musings lecture series, this one is, IMO, the best of the lot purely because of the presenter. A month ago, I first went to a lecture on Pallava architecture by Chithra Madhavan, in which I learnt more about Tamil Nadu and Pallava history than 3 years of chasing ruined temples.
Her lecture is on the 18th August, 2008 – a Monday. It’s at Anokhi/Chamiers, so you can get good coffee too. What better way to spend an evening?
For a full list of Madras Week events, check this calendar out.
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Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan is a copywriter, photographer and goofball from Chennai. He is also an archaeologist, historian and a city lover. He is currently a documentary film-maker and desk-monkey for a film production house.
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August 12th, 2008 - 19:09
1900 hours…I’ll try to make it.
As regards Chitra Madhavan, we met her by chance at Central, almost exactly a year ago, when many trains were delayed. It was my mom and grandmom who were talking to her most of the time.
August 12th, 2008 - 22:08
Damn! I wish I was there to attend this event. If it is videotaped, could you please post a link to it?
August 13th, 2008 - 06:37
So sad not to be there to see the photo walk through Chennai. In some ways I miss my friends in Chennai even though I was only there 3 months. Hope to return one day.
Really must post my Chennai phots too…...
August 13th, 2008 - 14:52
Dear Chandrachoodan
I certainly would if not for two reasons 1) I am working on re-writes to publish a book currently, and 2) The lack of cash at this moment in time forbids it.
Re putting my photos up, I will when I have time, thank you.
Yusuf
August 14th, 2008 - 10:56
For those of us who will be unfortunate enough to miss the events, can we get a speech excerpt of yours and Chitra’s?
August 28th, 2008 - 17:49
chasing ruined temples—were they running away then
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