Film fiesta What: For all the cinephiles in the city, this one’s for you. The sixth edition of the Woodpecker International Film Festival is back with a line-up of powerful films and documentaries. The festival focuses on issue-based cinema and aims to showcase the rich mélange of visual creativity. The three-day festival will screen diverse […]

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Vintage delight What: Going back to the 1890’s, here are some rare vintage postcards on display at the exhibition titled Globetrotters: Early Postcards from the Indian Subcontinent. The exhibition captures the evolution of postcards from 1890 to 1947 in major metropolitan cities across the subcontinent, highlighting the associated themes of urbanism, popular culture, industrialisation, tourism […]

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Best of theatre What: The Old World Theatre Festival is back with its 16th edition and will bring together the best of Indian plays from multiple cities. Over a period of nine days, 15 plays, along with workshops, will bring theatre enthusiasts closer to the stage. This edition offers a selection from the best contemporary […]

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Recreating Ramlila What: This Dussehra, Aryan Heritage Foundation brings to you a Broadway style Ramlila called Sampurn Ramayana — in 3 hours. The grand celebration includes modern music, sound, choreography, lighting and stage design, presenting a unique exuberance of mythology in a contemporary context. The title track of the show is sung by Udit Narayan […]

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Commodified life What: L. Rakesh was a light man before he became an assistant to B-grade superstar, Sapna. Rakesh, a sensitive narrator, introduces the milestones of this actress’ life while exposing the objectification of the female body, the male chauvinistic media that exploits a woman’s image and the toll it takes on Sapna, who is […]

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Musical alliance What: Immerse yourself in an evening of seamless music this weekend. Habitat World presents the launch of Indo-Russian collaboration featuring Siddhartha Banerjee on classical veena, Asya Shivaya on flute and Saurabh Gogo on tabla. Drop in as the three of them come together with this unique collaboration for the first time. When: September […]

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Canvas of clusters What: ‘Painting is like a jigsaw puzzle’. Offering an interesting perspective on this, artist Deepali Roongta’s exhibition, Vivid Clusters is about understanding an image as a cluster of vivid thoughts endowed with energy. Her bright-coloured palette changes with her inspirations and the images she sees in her mind. The paintings offer an […]

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Run, Delhi, run What: All the ladies in the city, gear up for the biggest women’s marathon. Pinkathon is back with its sixth edition to spread awareness on healthy lifestyle and increase awareness of breast cancer. Conceptualised and hosted by Milind Soman, it is an initiative of the United Sisters Foundation, Pinkathon creates awareness on […]

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