Exhibitions
When it started in 2004 only an handful of photographs were displayed in Rajaji Hall where the Madras Day celebrations was organised. Later in 2005 it had picked momentum where three men exhibited their collection of coins, books, maps and photographs at Clive Hall in Fort St. George. In 2006 a dozen participants, including the Archaeological Society of India and Southern Railway, have displayed their collection. The buildings that dotted Chennai's skyline in the last 300 years narrate the story of its builders. Fort St. George currently houses at least 50 to 60 heritage buildings by one estimate. Only photographs of buildings under the ASI are on display. The exhibition illustrated how business shaped Chennai's economic growth. The exhibition also traced the 200-year history of State Bank of India, besides offering a display of coins and currency notes issued over the centuries. As the city expanded, mass transport evolved. Rare, out-of-print books and maps, paintings of buildings that have since been razed down were also on display.
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