From left, Rohit Ramesh, Director, The Hindu Group, C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor, SRMIST, actor-director Revathy, Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam, her husband Sairam, V. Ashokkumar, senior vice president, Casagrand, Narayan Lakshman, Opinion Editor, The Hindu, E. Anand, vice president, Casagrand, & Sundaresan S, vice president advertisement, The Hindu Group, at The Hindu Made of Chennai Archival Photo Exhibit on Friday.
School children listening in on the curation process of the exhibition that is on at The Hindu as part of the Made of Chennai celebrations.
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M. Srinath
From a panoramic view of the International Trade fair in Madras photographed in 1968, the Tamil Nadu team performing karagam and gymnastics during a Republic day Parade practice in 1979 to Children playing carrom at Asian Youth Centre night shelter, T.Nagar in 1984, 78 photos are on display as part of The Hindu Made of Chennai Archival Photo Exhibit with the theme ‘Thiral-Thiran-Thaakkam’, which was launched at The Hindu office on Friday.
Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam, actor-director Revathy, V. Ashokkumar, Senior Vice President, Casagrand; E. Anand, Vice President, Casagrand; and C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor, SRM, inaugurated the archival photo exhibition in the presence of Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson, The Hindu Group; Narayan Lakshman, Opinion Editor, The Hindu; and Rohit Ramesh, Director, The Hindu Group.
Beginning with the rendition of a Vallalar song in Tamil, Ms. Sairam later said: “Chennai is not just where we live, it is where we belong. A city where ancient and modern life walk side by side.”
“The startups and sabhas; coffee and computer courses; temples and theatres, everything finds a place here,” she said. “The Hindu building itself is a landmark in the city. And what better way to tell the story of a moment than when it is captured in a photograph? Nowadays, it is all in the mobile phones that we rarely look back. But the black and white printed form of a moment, it takes you years back to that particular moment,” said Ms. Revathy.
Chennai comes together for many reasons, and one of them is celebration. The Hindu’s Archival Photo Exhibit reflects what celebration looked like before the digital world took over, said historian and exhibit’s curator Thirupurasundari Sevvel.
Calling Chennai the “intellectual capital,” Dr. Muthamizhchelvan described the city as a hub for quality education. Mr. V. Ashokkumar also shared personal anecdotes of growing up here.
The photo exhibit is open to the public until September 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Title partner: Casagrand; Powered by SRM; Associate Partner: Tata Tea Chakra Gold, Tata Coffee; Curation Partner: Nam Veedu, Nam Oor, Nam Kadhai.
Published – August 09, 2025 01:07 am IST
