Sempozhil : India’s Largest Urban Village Festival & Trade Expo (Sempozhil : India’s Largest Urban Village Festival & Trade Expo)
*Sempozhil : India’s Largest Urban Village Festival & Trade Expo*
A Village Festival in the Heart of Chennai August 21 to 24, 2025 | YMCA Grounds, Nandanam.
*Thondaimandalam Foundation, Supported by Greater Chennai Corporation & Uzhavan Foundation Thondaimandalam Foundation is proud to present Sempozhil –Chennaiyil Oru Gramathu
Thiruvizha* , a vibrant, four-day celebration of Tamil culture, ecological knowledge, and
community-based traditions. Taking place at the YMCA Grounds in Nandanam, Chennai, from
August 21 to 24, 2025, the festival recreates the spirit, color, and rhythms of a traditional Tamil village right in the middle of the metropolis.
Festival Intent :
Sempozhil is imagined as a living platform—where people of all ages and backgrounds come
together to: celebrate Tamil heritage not as nostalgia, but as a living, breathing, evolving
presence; provide direct support to artisans, farmers, and craftspeople through fair-trade and
visibility; inspire ecological awareness and sustainable living through experiential learning; enable young people and urban citizens to interact with cultural practices beyond textbooks and syllabi; and rebuild intergenerational connections, so children, parents, and grandparents
Learn together.
What to Expect at Sempozhil :
Ainthinai Landscapes: Where Ecology Meets Poetry
Kalaigalum Kalacharamum (Art and Tradition)
Craft & Artisan Bazaar
Food & Farming Pavilion
Children’s Koodam
Workshops and Demonstrations Thematic Installations and Exhibits
Sustainability Focus :
Sempozhil is consciously designed to be a low-waste, eco-conscious festival. The venue will
use natural materials for decor, reusable plates and cutlery for food stalls, and minimal printed materials. We encourage visitors to bring their own water bottles and bags.
Accessibility & Inclusion
The venue is wheelchair-accessible, child-friendly, and equipped with safe zones for all ages.
Workshops will be held in Tamil and English. Inclusive programming ensures participation by children from government and special schools, NGOs, and learning communities.
Festival Partners :
The festival is organized by the Thondaimandalam Foundation and supported by the Greater Chennai Corporation and Uzhavan Foundation. It aligns with Tamil Nadu’s Sustainable Development Goals by promoting responsible consumption, cultural preservation, education,
and environmental stewardship.
Join Us :
Sempozhil is open to the public. We welcome families, schools, educators, NGOs, artists,
scholars, farmers, students, and everyone curious about Tamil life, nature, and creativity.
Whether you come to watch a performance, weave a basket, taste a millet dosa, or listen to
a traditional form or be a part of a performance, you’ll leave with stories, insights, and the warmth of community.
Visit: www.sempozhil.org Contact: thondaimandalamtrust@gmail.com +91 98409 04244
Social Media: @sempozhil
Come walk into the grove of Tamil heritage. Let a village bloom in the heart of Chennai. Thanks & Regards
Suresh Chandra
*Chempozhil: India’s largest urban village festival & trade fair!*
The village festival ‘Sempozhil’ will be held from August 21 to 24, 2025 at the YMCA Grounds, Nandanam, in the heart of Chennai. The festival is organized by the Thondaimandalam Foundation and is supported by the Greater Chennai Corporation and Uzhavan Foundation. It is proud to present ‘Sempozhil – Chennai as a Village Festival’, a four-day celebration of Tamil culture, environmental knowledge and social traditions. The festival brings the spirit and celebration of our traditional Tamil villages to the heart of the metropolis.
*Ceremony Purpose:*
The Sempozhil event brings together people of all ages and backgrounds to live and breathe Tamil tradition. Not only this, but also to provide direct support to artisans and farmers through fair trade. Promoting environmental awareness and sustainable living through experiential learning.
Through the interaction of young people and urban people, they will learn beyond textbooks. They will learn beyond textbooks and curricula. Thus, children, parents, and grandparents will learn together.
*What to expect at the Sempozhil event?*
* Five Landscapes: Where Ecology Meets Poetry
* Art and Heritage
* Craft and Artisan Bazaar
* Food and Agriculture Hall
*Children’s room:*
Workshops and demonstrations, thematic installations and exhibitions
*Environmentally friendly materials:*
Sempozhil is designed to be a low-waste festival with a clean environment in mind. The festival will use natural materials for decorations, reusable plates and cutlery for food stalls, and minimal printed materials. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own water bottles and bags.
*Convenience for everyone:*
The venue will provide a safe environment for wheelchair users, children and people of all ages. The workshops will be conducted in Tamil and English. The event will ensure the participation of children from government and special schools, NGOs and learning communities.
*Festival Partners:*
Organized by the Thondaimandalam Foundation and supported by the Greater Chennai Corporation and Uzhavan Foundation, the festival contributes to the sustainable development of Tamil Nadu by promoting responsible consumption, cultural preservation, education and environmental management.
The Sempozhil event is for the people. We welcome everyone who is interested in Tamil life, nature and creativity, including families, schools, educators, NGOs, artists, scholars, farmers and students. Whether you come to watch the event, play sports, taste Thinai Dosai or enjoy traditional music, you too are part of social progress.
Website: www.sempozhil.org
Contact: thondaimandalamtrust@gmail.com +91 98409 04244
Social media: @sempozhil
Come live in our heritage village, which is being developed in the heart of Chennai!
