Aram Thinai and DakshinaChitra collaboratively observed the month of June as Environment Action Month, creating a platform for eco-enthusiasts to explore the deep interconnections between environment and culture. The initiative brought together diverse voices through a series of exhibitions, interactive sessions, and workshops, encouraging participants to engage with environmental concerns not just from a scientific or policy perspective, but through the lens of lived experie

Namma Chennai, Reimagining our Neighbourhoods presents the outcomes of the Localised Climate Resilience learning module undertaken by students of Sunnyside Learning School. Rooted in a place-based approach to education, the initiative encourages learners to understand climate change not as a distant global phenomenon but as a reality that is experienced within the neighbourhoods they inhabit. Through exploring their local environment, students examined how challenges such as

Aram Thinai and DakshinaChitra collaboratively observed the month of June as Environment Action Month, creating a platform for eco-enthusiasts to explore the deep interconnections between environment and culture. The initiative brought together diverse voices through a series of exhibitions, interactive sessions, and workshops, encouraging participants to engage with environmental concerns not just from a scientific or policy perspective, but through the lens of lived experie

The Community Museum project emerged from the belief that education can become more meaningful when rooted in the landscapes that students inhabit. Conceived and facilitated by Aram Thinai in partnership with Chirpi Global School, the project adopted a place-based approach to help students understand the ecological and social histories of their own neighbourhoods. Situated within the Pallikaranai watershed, the landscapes of Nanganallur and Adambakkam were once part of an int