The US Consulate General, Chennai launched its Madras Week celebrations with a virtual tour titled "America in Chennai" - Sites, Streets, Structures. This was organized by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) in collaboration with the University of Madras.
US Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin joined Indian Fulbright-Nehru alumnus Prof Suresh Sethuraman on the virtual tour. During his lecture, Prof Suresh Sethuraman, an archaeologist and architectural historian, shared unusual and fascinating facts about Chennai's historic links to America. He said "Chennai boasts of several sites, streets, and structures that have strong America connections - the St. Mary's church within Fort St. George where Elihu Yale of Yale University fame got married in 1680, the Ice House on Kamarajar Salai where ice from Massachusetts was stored in the nineteenth century, the YMCA building opposite the Madras High Court built with financial aid from the US." On August 25, USIEF, jointly with the US Consulate General Chennai will present a virtual panel discussion: Gana, Koothu, Cutcheri: How Chennai Rolls as a UNESCO Creative City to continue its 75thanniversary celebration of the Fulbright program worldwide.
The webinar with eminent women from the cultural field will discuss what makes Chennai a creative city, with a look at the history of Chennai's diverse musical traditions, as well as what it means to be recognized as a UNESCO Creative City for citizens, musicians and policymakers.
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