Intach, Chapter: Madurai

11/10/2025

🌿 Thematic Tamil Festival 🌿
(A One-Day Seminar)

Jointly organized by Lady Doak College, Madurai and INTACH Madurai,
we warmly invite you to the special event titled
“Evolution of Tamil Scripts” 💫

📅 Date: 14.10.2025
🕣 Time: 8:30 AM
📍 Venue: BCMMT, Madurai

Join us in celebrating the beauty and evolution of the Tamil language and its timeless scripts! ❤️

11/10/2025

Event 2
Date: 13th October 2025 | Time: 1pm - 3pm
Venue: NRM Dream International School, Tirumangalam

INTACH Madurai commemorates the classical status of Tamil. Amidst the diverse literary legacy of twenty two official languages in the country, it was the foremost language to be recognised on October 12, 2004. Traditionally Tamil language had three essential components of literature, music and drama (Muthamizh). The link of these concepts within the language requires to be highlighted. Evolution of classic culture of the Tamils is embedded in the honour conferred to the language over the ages.

‘Themadura Tamil Thiruvizha’ celebration is initiated to cherish Classical Tamil Heritage programme from October 12-14, 2025 by the public and students. Outreaching events have been organised in performance of Tamil Epic Music open to all, inheritance of wisdom in Tamil Vocabulary for schools and reverence to resourceful Tamil Scripts by college students.

11/10/2025

Event 1
Date: 13 October 2025, 10 am - 12 pm
Venue: Sitalakshmi Girls Higher Secondary School and C.S.R Memorial Matriculation School, Thiru Nagar, Madurai.

INTACH Madurai commemorates the classical status of Tamil. Amidst the diverse literary legacy of twenty-two official languages in the country, it was the foremost language to be recognised on October 12, 2004. Traditionally Tamil language had three essential components of literature, music and drama (Muthamizh). The link of these concepts within the language requires to be highlighted. Evolution of classic culture of the Tamils is embedded in the honour conferred to the language over the ages.

‘Themadura Tamil Thiruvizha’ celebration is initiated to cherish Classical Tamil Heritage programme from October 12-14, 2025 by the public and students. Outreaching events have been organised in performance of Tamil Epic Music open to all, inheritance of wisdom in Tamil Vocabulary for schools and reverence to resourceful Tamil Scripts by college students.

03/10/2025

Commemorating Classical Tamil Day, when Tamil was declared as the first Classical Language of India more than two decades ago events are organised for the public and students from October 12-14, 2025.

24/09/2025

Experience the 'Grace of Line Art' during the Navaratri festival. Artist M. Rathina Basker will lead a special INTACH Madurai Heritage Walk, highlighting the divine images and rich temple sculptures of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.

This is a great opportunity to see the beauty of these works through the eyes of an accomplished artist.

Meet at the Ashta Sakthi Mandapam (East Entrance) on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 6 p.m. See you there!

16/09/2024

https://intachmadurai.org/heritage-map/

Click Link to View/Download Madurai Heritage Map, for Details of Heritage Sites in and Around Madurai. The Map is also Intergrated with Google Maps for Easy Navigation.

Do Share your thoughts & know of any 'Sacved Grooves' in Tamilnadu do write to us.

28/04/2023

Cordially inviting you all for the literacy legacy series session 1 that's happening tomorrow Saturday 29.04.2023. Open to all.

22/04/2023

This year the celebration of “The World Heritage Day" by Intach, Chapter: Madurai member was planned at the Keezhadi Museum and Site holding the Tamil legacy that spans 2600 years ago. The day started with an introductory film on Keezhadi at the museum, followed by detailing maritime trade heritage Ms Vani C Chenguttuwan, Convenor Intach, Chapter: Madurai.

The delegate members were accompanied and hosted by Mr. V. Venkatasubramanian, B.E., M.B.A., Keezhadi Panchayat President, and also he shared the limelight impact on Keezhadi village. It was a nostalgic moment to experience the seventh phase of archaeology sites and burial sites at Konthagai village.

01/04/2023

Discover Madurai Like Never Before!

Grab your free copy of the recently launched Madurai Heritage Map. Many popular and well-known monuments, places of worship, palaces within the city limits, and lesser-visited treasures located on the outskirts of the city, emphasizing the important historical sites in the region and bringing attention to the natural heritage, hillocks, and waterbodies.

Share among your families, friends, students, tourists, hoteliers, and nature enthusiasts to rediscover Madurai and cherish it together..

Do not forget to tag a picture of yours along with Intach, Chapter: Madurai from the places you visit.

Heritage Madurai Map Download Link
Tamil Version - http://bit.ly/3G40ekn
English Version - http://bit.ly/3KmzSgf
Navigable Google Maps - http://bit.ly/3ZrI4QA

30/03/2023

Madurai has many popular and well-known monuments, places of worship and palaces within the city limits. There are also lesser-visited treasures located on the outskirts of the city.

Intach, Chapter: Madurai proudly launched the first of this kind Madurai Heritage Map emphasizing the important historical sites in the region and bringing attention to the natural heritage, hillocks and waterbodies. 37 heritage places/ monuments have been marked on the map, which has been integrated with Google maps for easy navigation.

The map is uploaded on the INTACH Madurai website and is available for free download. We hope this initiative will help students, tourists, hoteliers, nature enthusiasts etc. in exploring Madurai.

https://intachmadurai.org/heritage-map/

We thank the team who coordinated the whole project.

- Project Supported by -
Mr R Haresh, JMD, TVS Group

- Launched by -
Mr Hari Thiagarajan - Thiagarajar Mills and Colleges
Mr Vasudev - Fortune Pandiyan Hotel
Mrs Premalatha - Mahatma Group of Schools
Mrs Chitra Ganapathy - Kadambavanam

- Map Team -
Carto graphed by Mr Rathna Basker
Digital Map by Mr RamSreerangam & Mr Mathan Vibranarayanan
Mr Rajesh - Convenor Intach, Chapter: Madurai
Dr Ponmeera
Ar Santhana Ayyapan

29/03/2023

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/need-to-create-awareness-of-importance-of-preserving-maintaining-historical-sites-stressed/article66673187.ece

The need to create awareness among the public of the importance of preserving and maintaining historical sites in the region was stressed at the launch of the Madurai Heritage Map by INTACH on Tuesday.