Photographs from the new GeoVidyaa Geography Centres in Tamil Nadu, at Coimbatore and Chennai -- 4 - 7 Dec. 2014

1. GEOVIDYAA GEOGRAPHY CENTRES
IN
COIMBATORE & CHENNAI
THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHICAL
STUDIES SPREADS ITS AMBIT
4 – 7 DECEMBER 2014

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4. Inauguration of
GeoVidyaa Geography Centre – Coimbatore
4 December 2014
L – R : Dr Muthatha Ramanathan (Research Associate,
TIIGS), Dr Chandra Shekhar Balachandran (Founder +
Director, TIIGS), Dr Jagadesan (Regional Joint Director,
Collegiate Education), Dr Sr Dona Grace (Geographer,
Principal, Nirmala College), Dr Miriam (Chair,
Department of Geography, Nirmala College)
Dr Miriam, Chairperson,
opening the inauguration
function
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5. Inauguration of
GeoVidyaa Geography Centre – Coimbatore
4 December 2014
Dr Jagadesan inaugurating the GVGC -
Coimbatore
A view of the attendees
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6. Inauguration of
GeoVidyaa Geography Centre – Coimbatore
4 December 2014
Dr Muthatha Ramanathan introduces TIIGS
Dr Chandra Shekhar Balachandran details
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the vision of GVGC - Coimbatore

7. Inauguration of
GeoVidyaa Geography Centre – Coimbatore
4 December 2014
Teachers and students participating in the
inaugural workshop on “latitudes and
longitudes”)
Drs Miriam and Balachandran share a light-hearted
moment during the certificate
distribution after the workshop
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8. In partnership with
CASCADE MONTESSORI RESOURCE CENTRE
7/9, Sriramnagar Main Road, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
GEOVIDYAA GEOGRAPHY CENTRE – CHENNAI
(GVGC – CHENNAI)
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10. 06 Dec. 2014.
Latitudes and longitudes workshop in
progress … developing a grid on 2-D
surface.
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11. 06 Dec. 2014.
Latitudes and longitudes workshop in
progress … developing a grid on a
globe
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12. 06 Dec. 2014.
Latitudes and longitudes workshop in
progress … clarifying doubts
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13. 06 Dec. 2014.
Latitudes and longitudes workshop in
progress … holding Earth aloft
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14. 06 Dec. 2014.
Latitudes and longitudes
workshop in progress …
holding Earth close to the
heart
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15. 06 Dec. 2014.
“Geographies of Ebola” workshop
in progress
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16. 06 Dec. 2014.
“Geographies of Ebola” workshop in progress …
participants in discussion on the assigned task
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18. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Mapping our neighbourhood”
workshop in progress … getting
our basics ready
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19. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Mapping our neighbourhood”
workshop in progress … getting
our basics ready … how we use
geometry in geography
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20. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Mapping our neighbourhood”
workshop in progress … orienting
ourselves
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21. 07 Dec. 2014
Mapping our Neighbourhood” workshop in
progress … the young geographers in the field
07 Dec. 2014
Mapping our
Neighbourhood” workshop
in progress … TIIGS
workshops are for parents,
too
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22. 07 Dec. 2014
Mapping our Neighbourhood” workshop in
progress … the young geographers in the field
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23. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Mapping our neighbourhood”
workshop one of the maps
prepared by a participant
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24. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Mapping our neighbourhood”
workshop one of the maps
prepared by a participant
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25. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Mapping our neighbourhood”
workshop one of the maps
prepared by a participant
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26. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Geographies of Edward
Snowden” workshop in progress
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27. 07 Dec. 2014.
“Geographies of Edward
Snowden” workshop in progress
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28. Contact information for GeoVidyaa Geography Centres in Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHICAL STUDIES
http://tiigs.org geo@tiigs.org
CASCADE MONTESSORI RESOURCE CENTRE, THIRUVANMIYUR, CHENNAI
http://www.cascadeflc.org/ cascadeflc@gmail.com
NIRMALA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, RED FIELDS, COIMBATORE
http://www.nirmalacollegeonline.ac.in/ geodept2011@gmail.com
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29. जननी पृथिवी
कामदुघास्ते
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