Posts by: Proma Chakraborty

Proma Chakraborty -May 17, 2018

Being a girl What: Celebrating women’s sexuality and condemning its violation, Unicorn Actor’s Studio presents ‘Gang of Girls’. It takes the audience through the journey of a woman from the time of their birth, till she turns into a woman, and all the fear, harassment and desires that come along with it. The performers use […]

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Proma Chakraborty -May 10, 2018

Here’s a radical idea: an evening of food tasting and socialising with people with or without disability, blindfolded Love in the age of Tinder doesn’t come easily to the differently abled. But with the new app on the block—Inclov —people with disability can get a shot to find their perfect match. Most dating apps currently […]

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Proma Chakraborty -May 10, 2018

Mr Tambourine Man What: With over 600 songs, 36 albums and innumerable awards and accolades, Bob Dylan has undeniably influenced music like no other. In honour of his 77th birthday, Depot 48 is organising a tribute by multiple artistes. Join them for an evening of songs and conversations as artistes belts out acoustic version of […]

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Proma Chakraborty -May 3, 2018

Playwright Happy Ranajit brings you a drama which raises an important question: Is love a crime? “Bhooton ke tarah nahi jeena humein” (We do not want to live like ghosts). This is one of the several compelling lines that captures the attention of the audience watching A Straight Proposal, a drama based on the LGBT […]

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Proma Chakraborty -May 3, 2018

Pottery on two-wheels What: If you can cyle, here’s the chance to enjoy an experience of a lifetime. Free Soul Events is organising a ride through Kumhar Colony, India’s largest potter’s colony. Get an opportunity to spend time with the craftsmen as they take you through their daily lives. Learn to make your own creations […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 26, 2018

Bringing to you the city’s most happening events. Take a look and plan your week ahead Get grooving What: For all those who would love to indulge in a visual treat of seamless dancing, this one’s for you. This World Dance Day, Sandhya is organising a grand dance festival titled No Boundaries. More than 100 […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 26, 2018

An exhibition of photographs, 50 of them taken in India, tell the tale of patients who still carry a stigma because of their disease “I have to play dead so that my family can live in their village without stigma,” reads the quote of one of the many emotive photographs at the leprosy photo exhibition […]

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