Moving from virtual to physical addresses 

Actor Delhi Ganesh will be the chief guest and Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti would inaugurate the event.

The Club has also held talks to get back to its old venue – Mylapore Fine Arts Club — that it has booked for the months April to June.

For individuals that have not embraced technology in a big way, the return of in-person events is a big relief.

Some of the chapters of Thiru-Vi-Ka Speakers Forum, where neighbourhood parks serve as venue for public speaking events, recently moved to a corner tucked behind the lawns. Since the pandemic began, most of the chapters organised meetings virtually, bringing in more flexibility in terms of timings.

Uma Rajkumar, a member of the Ambattur chapter of Thiru-Vi-Ka Speakers Forum, says virtual meetings can never replace in-person interactions. Recently, the members met at Ambattur Pasumai Poonga and fifteen or thereabouts were in attendance.

“We had double the strength of attendees in our virtual meetings, but the body language and confidence that go with facing a group of people in-person and getting feedback are irreplaceable,” says Uma.

Probus Club, an association for senior citizens, also held its first meeting after a long time on February 26, and going by the response it received the organisers plan to revive the old format of meeting once a month at a fixed venue and time.