📌 Featured Events & Exhibitions
- Cosmetics Ingredients Expo & Cospack International Expo
Held at the Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam, this premier industry showcase continues from August 1–2, featuring innovations in beauty, personal care, and home-care ingredients. - Vibrant India 2025
Also at Chennai Trade Centre, this exhibition spans August 1–3, focusing on home, office, and lifestyle products and networking opportunities.
🧠 Academic & Cultural Highlights
- Cosmology Summit at IMSc, Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Concluding today, this summit brings together around 100 leading cosmologists to discuss recent advancements in understanding the universe. - Art Exhibition by Viswanathan Anand’s Son
Launched August 1, this is his first solo exhibition—an artistic debut for the grandmaster’s son.
🎭 Arts & Music Performances in Mylapore & Alwarpet
- Raksha Mahalinkam – Vocal classical concert at Ragasudha Hall, 4:00 PM
- Adithi Prahlad Banavadi – Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Namasankeerthanam, 5:00 PM
- Lavanya Karthikeyan (USA) – Vocal classical (Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall), 5:30 PM
- Sruthi Ramesh – Vocal concert (Music Academy Mini Hall), 6:00 PM
- U.E. Sindhuja Ekambaram, Padmashree Srinivasan, Gayathri Mahesh, and others performing concerts and lectures through the evening.
(These events are generally free and open to public.)
🎬 Entertainment & Social Buzz
- Muthal Pakkam (Tamil film) is releasing in theaters across the city today. Directed by Anish Ashraf, starring Vetri and Shilpa Manjunath.
- Chennai Grand Masters 2025 (Chess Tournament) wraps up today—featuring international champions like Anish Giri, Vincent Keymer, Awonder Liang, and others.
