Kgaf 2020

#KGAF2020
The Kala Ghoda Art District is a crescent- Support infrastructure like lecture halls,
shaped precinct, with its concentration convocation halls and conference facilities, in
of museums, art galleries, educational Mumbai University, Elphinstone College and
institutions, boutiques and restaurants, has other institutions, gives the precinct a unique
the finest array of heritage buildings in the place in the world of art and culture.
city and has emerged as an important art Kala Ghoda is a magnet for creative talent.
and cultural centre, thronged by visitors and Artists, food connoisseurs, fashion designers,
tourists from across the globe. architecture buffs; they flock here.
Kala Ghoda’s buildings give the area a distinct With the funds from The Kala Ghoda Arts
visual identity. There are over 100,000 square Festival and support from generous sponsors,
feet of existing indoor gallery space, mass The Kala Ghoda Association has helped
outdoor pavement galleries and exhibition physically improve the area, restoring buildings
spaces within the covered arcades, making and facades, installing people-friendly street
the area a living, breathing Urban Museum. furniture and improving the amenities.
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Organised by
www.kalaghodaassociation.com
COLLABORATORS
Shilpa Shah
and
The Praful Shah Charitable Trust
KALA GHODA ASSOCIATION
Maneck Davar (Hon. Chairman), Brinda Miller, Saryu Doshi, Geeta Castelino,
Saroj Satija, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Tarana Khubchandani, Anuj Bhagwati, Vrishali Pispati, Priya Ubale
KALA GHODA ASSOCIATION AND FESTIVAL OFFICE
Nariman Khambata (General Manager), Imran Mulla (Administration Manager), Mayank Valleshah, Rajiv Verma and Ram Gatty
KALA GHODA FESTIVAL TEAM
Nicole Mody (Festival Coordinator)
Bhavika Thakkar (Asst. Festival Coordinator), Meera Warrier, Rishad Surti
Hospitality: Devyani Baindoor, Akash More
SECTION CURATORS
CHILDREN Nuriya Rao / Tasneem Rajkotwala
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Yashasvi Vacchani
CINEMA Mayank Shekhar / Bhavika Thakkar
DANCE Anonna Guha
FOOD Roxanne Bamboat / Nicole Mody
HERITAGE WALKS Bharat Gothoskar
LITERATURE Indira Chandrasekhar
MUSIC Aalok Padhye / Tanmay Bhattacharjee
STAND-UP COMEDY Shreemayee Das / Rohan Desai
STALLS Vidula Warawdekar / Tripti Ayyar
THEATRE Juuhi Babbar Sonii
URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE Kaiwan Mehta
VISUAL ARTS Ami Patel / Geeta Castelino / Sonal Motla / Varsha Karale
WORKSHOPS Ami Patel / Tripti Ayyar
PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM
Shiresh R Karrale, Parth Gandhi, Amisha Jain, Attery Bhawsar, Asmita Mane, Gargi Geedh, Prasad Indulkar, Soham Bawaskar,
Deepa Sapane, Prashant Deshpande, Ankita Vanage, Neeta Taskar, Sandesh Jadhav, Prajwal Shivpure, Janak Vagad,
Mahendra Kumari, Arsh Khan, Arpit Deedwani, Tanaya Afzalpurkar, Anulee Joshi, Makarand Joshi, Payal Bhayani,
Bhagyashree Gorivale, Jay Patil, Aisha Shaikh
EVENT MANAGEMENT
Seventy Event Management Group
A SPECIAL THANKS TO
Govt of Maharashtra, The Collector of Mumbai, The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, The Mumbai Police, Traffic Police,
The Fire Brigade, MTDC, CIF, Spenta Multimedia Pvt Ltd, Moe's Art, East Qwest,
The Church of St Andrews and Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue
CHILDREN DOTTED
1ST FEB SATURDAY
What’s the Point? CSMVS 11:00 am - The start of every ingenious creation is a dot, and
with Arzan Khambatta and Lawns 12:30 pm when that dot goes for a walk, it becomes a line.
Deepti Nair Lets connect the dots in free space, using beads and
wires and create magic. (Age: 8 yrs +)
Faber-Castell Artivity - CSMVS 1:00 pm - Join us to create your intepretation of Kadinky's
Kandinsky’s Concentric Lawns 2:00 pm iconic work 'The Square with Concentric Circles’ at
Circles by Know Your Art the Know Your Art workshop. (Age: 6 to 12 yrs)
'Bored' - a street play followed CSMVS 2:00 pm - 'Bored' encourages kids to have unstructured time
by 'The Story Room' conducted Lawns 3:30 pm to ponder over, get creative or simply interact with
by Tejaswini Patwardhan and each other, where as 'The Story Room' is a fun and
her team of OPEN MINDS interactive session of lateral thinking and creative
Productions writing for the parent-child duo. (Age: 6 to 12 yrs)
World of Coding CSMVS 3:30 pm - Play a maze with algo or dance to the tune of loopy,
with Code W/Floppy Lawns 4:30 pm in our fun & interactive world of programming,
presented by CodeW/Floppy.
Stay SMART & remain SAFE online, learn about
cybersecurity by cracking codes in this fun exercise,
presented by CodeW/Floppy. (Age: 5 to 12 yrs)
Making the World CSMVS 5:00 pm - Laura tells a beautiful Seneca story called 'The
with Laura Simms Lawns 6:30 pm Woman Who Fell From The Sky', a tale of good
overcoming bad and a love for nature followed by
children creating a mural with dots of the images of
the story from their imagination. (Age: 8 yrs +)
2ND FEB SUNDAY
Faber-Castell Activity- CSMVS 11:00 am - Create infinite rhythmic compositions using
Go-ircling with Anita Yewale Lawns 12:30 pm juxtaposed circles and vibrant contrasting colours.
(Age: 6 yrs +)
CHILDREN DOTTED
Idgah - Premchand ki Kahani CSMVS 12:30 pm - An engaging format of children’s theatre that
Dastangoi ki Zubani Lawns 1:30 pm dramatizes Premchand’s 'Idgah', drawing inspiration
Presented by 'Grooming Babies from the Dastangoi style of enactment, initiating
Global Pvt Ltd children to two of India’s narrative cultures.
(Age: 5 to 12 yrs)
LIC Children's Art Contest with CSMVS 1:30 pm - Express what life means to you with art and colour.
Nidhi Bhagaria Lawns 2:30 pm (Age: All)
Creative daydreaming CSMVS 2:30 pm - Kids will use the power of visualization, dream big
workshop by Play2Transform; Lawns 3:30 pm and sketch the future of India. They will learn how
facilitated by Avinash to develop empathy and discuss UN sustainability
Jhangiani, curator of India’s development goals, drawing inspiration from India’s
first Book of Dreams first Book of Dreams, ‘I dream…’ co-authored
by children. The book is addressed to the Hon.
President of India and carries an exclusive foreword
by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. (Age: All)
Faber Castell Activity - DOT CSMVS 3:30 pm - Children will create a unique artwork using ‘Stipling
ON by Shruti Narayan Lawns 5:00 pm Technique’ (creating dots) with acrylic paints on
black paper. (Age: 6 to 12 yrs)
Taal Se Taal Mila - Fusion CSMVS 5:00 pm - A jam session with melody and rythmn using
Music Workshop Lawns 6:30 pm recycled instruments to make music. (Age: 8 yrs +)
(Children registering for the workshop can bring in
their own instruments)
3RD FEB MONDAY
School Workshop CSMVS 1:00 pm - Dhirubhai Ambani International School's Primary Art
Lawns 3:00 pm Core Children will engage in a workshop.
Make your own Mask! CSMVS 5:00 pm - Creating masks with cardboard paper plates around
by Alliance Français Lawns 6:00 pm the theme of the Bindu with Mr. Frédéric Simon.
(Age: 6 to 12 yrs)
CHILDREN DOTTED
4TH FEB TUESDAY
Connect 2 Nature CSMVS 5:00 pm - A collection of fun-filled, interactive activities for
with WWF INDIA Lawns 6:00 pm children to instill habits and practices for a better,
greener tomorrow. (Age: 6 to 12 yrs)
Shadow Stories and a CSMVS 6:00 pm - PepUp welcomes you to experience the world of
joy ride in puppetry world Lawns 7:00 pm mystical hand shadow stories, and learn different
by Rekha Vyas kinds of puppetry used across the globe for
storytelling. (Age: 4 to 10 yrs)
6TH FEB THURSDAY
The Power of Play CSMVS 4:00 pm - A collaborative session of individuals to demonstrate
by Toybank Lawns 5:00 pm the power of PLAY. (Age: 6 to 12 yrs)
‘Bored’ a Street Play followed CSMVS 5:00 pm - ‘Bored’: It is a privilege to have unstructured time
by 'Act-O-Mania' Lawns 6:00 pm for kids today. Time, when they can ponder over, get
by Tejaswini Patwardhan and creative or simply interact with each other.
her team of OPEN MINDS 'Act-O-Mania': A fun filled, interactive workshop to
Productions discover the actor within you. (Age: 6 to 12 yrs)
LIC Children's Art Contest - My CSMVS 6:15 pm - A drawing and colouring competition. (Age: All)
Family, My Life Lawns 7:15 pm
7TH FEB FRIDAY

Reviving Indian Art - CSMVS 11:00 am - Students of Aditya Birla World Academy (Grade 11
with Aditya Birla World School Lawns 1:00 pm & IB and AS Level) conduct a workshop on 'GOND', an
CAS & SSR workshop with 2:00 pm - Indian Folk Art for the children of 'TOY BANK'
NGO Toybank 3:30 pm (an NGO).
Sound Magic by Hiral Shah CSMVS 4:00 pm - Experience a session on balance and peace where
Lawns 5:30 pm children can explore the sound of singing bowls and
gently fall into deep relaxation through a story.
(Age: 6 yrs +)
CHILDREN DOTTED
LIC Presents: Celebrating CSMVS 5:30 pm - Find the expression of circular designs, symbolizing
the MANDALA…in art and Lawns 7:00 pm that life is never ending, through Mandalas - the
dance by SAEVUS Wildlife spritual symbol of the Universe. (Age: 7 yrs +)
8TH FEB SATURDAY

THE DOT CSMVS 11:00 am - A fun-filled interactive storytelling session, a puppet
Lawns 12:30 pm show and creative craft. Presented by The Creative
World. (Age: 3 to 12 yrs)
LIC Presents: The Art of CSMVS 12:30 pm - A fun-filled handmade eco-friendly paper bag
Making Personalised Eco- Lawns 2:00 pm workshop by Artistic Impressions.
friendly paper bags (Age: 6 to 12 yrs +)
Jaslok Presents: Art Contest CSMVS 2:00 pm - ARTISTIC IMPRESSIONS - Encouraging young
on Road safety Lawns 3:00 pm minds to learn the right traffic rules for safety of all
citizens. (Age: All)
LIC Presents: Help! Our Blue CSMVS 3:00 pm - Learn about climate change and endangered species
Planet is going Dotty, all Lawns 4:30 pm through poetry recitation, dramatization and poster
Topsy- turvy! By Katie Bagli making. (Age: 8 to 12 yrs)
Finger Puppet Fun CSMVS 5:00 pm - The children will create their own finger puppets.
Lawns 6:30 pm They will also get to watch a fun puppet
performance by the Ethiros Theatre group.
(Age: 5 to 8 yrs)
9TH FEB SUNDAY
Bank of Baroda Presents: CSMVS 11:00 am - A drawing and painting Competition. (Age: All)
Festivals Of India Lawns 12 noon
Raza’s Bindu by the students CSMVS 12:30 pm - A dramatic adaptation of the book performed by 8
of the Young Thespians Theatre Lawns 1:00 pm to 10 year old students of Hill Spring International
Programme School. (Age: 7 yrs +)
CHILDREN DOTTED
Amazinga Adventures CSMVS 1:00 pm - Take a journey to uncover the treasures of
by the E Cube Team Lawns 2:30 pm joyfulness, positivity, quietude with the animals from
different parts of the world and learn timeless values
from the Amazinga jungle! (Age: 4 to 16 yrs)
Imagicaa Presents: CSMVS 2:15 pm - Group activity that will challenge and develop
Art Activity Workshops Lawns 3:00 pm children’s creativity and imagination. (Age: All)
Iris Creative Education's CSMVS 3:00 pm - Watch a Grand Puppet show, 'The Singing and
Puppets Lawns 4:30 pm Ringing Tree' followed by creating your own puppet
to tell a story. (Age: 6 yrs +)
The Layers of Music CSMVS 5:00 pm - A fun-filled interactive session on making music
Workshop Lawns 6.30 pm out of almost anything, and learning to compose as
beginners; presented by Layers of Music.
(Age: 6 yrs +)
• All registrations will begin half an hour before each workshop time at the CSMVS Lawns
• Entry on a first come, first serve basis
• For all installations (under 18), please refer to our Visual Arts section
Curators: Nuriya Rao & Tasneem Rajkotwala

Team: Aarti Gambhir, Antara Ghosh, Deepika Saha, Harshita Dani, Nirmit Kothari, Shreyas Roge,
Siddhi SalunkhePatil, Ekta Khandelwal, Yosha Khurana
Acknowledgements: Arzan Khambatta, Deepti Nair, Saevus, Katie Bagli, Laura Simms,
Avinash Jhanginai, WWF India, Hansa Jessani, Rishita Chandra and Nidhi Bhagaria,
Alliance Francaise De Bombay.
Note: All programs are subject to change.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE PATCHWORDS
1ST FEB SATURDAY
I Won't Eat That Kitab Khana 11:00 am - Chinna loves to say I Won't Eat That on Monday,
with Lavanya Karthik 12 noon Tuesday and Wednesday. But Appa has a plan on
Thursday. Find out what Appa has planned with
author Lavanya Karthik. (Age: 3+ yrs)
The Write Hour Kitab Khana 12 noon - Author of rib-tickling Ninja Nani series, Lavanya
Exploring Dialogue 1:00 pm Karthik, will take you through the process of writing
with Lavanya Karthik dialogues for a story, to make it relatable and true to
the characters and make stories come alive.
(Age: 8+ yrs)
The Books That Spoke Kitab Khana 1:00 pm - Psst... want to hear a story? Join editors from
with Penguin India 2:00 pm Penguin India for an interative session on the art
of oral storytelling and how it has evolved over
the years. Also get an explusive preview of an
audiobook read by Ruskin. (Age: 6+ yrs)
The Girl Who Couldn't Kitab Khana 3:00 pm - T. Sundari cannot stop laughing. In class, at home,
Stop Laughing 4:00 pm at the park, there is always the tell-tale sound of
with Meera Ganapathi T.Sundari laughing away. But her teachers are not
too happy with this, as you can imagine. Come find
out if T. Sundari continues laughing, with author
Meera Ganapathi. (Age: 6+ yrs)
The Bhyabachyaka and Kitab Khana 4:00 pm - What is a Bhyabachyaka? Does it walk, does it
Other Wild Poems 5:00 pm crawl, does it laugh or stand tall? Does it have a tail
with Sampurna Chattarji or many tales? Come find out with poet Sampurna
Chattarji. (Age: 8+ yrs)
Birds in Your Backyard Kitab Khana 5:00 pm - Did you think you have to go all the way to a bird
with the World Wildlife 6:00 pm sanctuary to spot some birds? Bird Nerd Binnee
Foundation will help you spot the birds in your backyard. Come
along for a birding workshop with the World Wildlife
Foundation. (Age: 10+ yrs)
2ND FEB SUNDAY
Mountains of Mumbai Kitab Khana 11:00 am - Veda is taking her friend Doma, from Ladakh, around
with Labanya Gupta and 12 noon Mumbai looking for mountains. Don't you want to
illustrator Pallavi Jain see the mountains in Mumbai with author Labanya
Gupta and illustrator Pallavi Jain? (Age: 5+ yrs)
Lucky It's Summer Kitab Khana 12 noon - Missing the joy of summer vacations? Go on an
with Nalini Sorensen 1:00 pm adventure with Lucky, the cocker spaniel puppy, Adit,
Zara, Vincent the parrot, Sabby the tortoise, Nani-
Nana and author Nalini Sorensen. (Age: 6+ yrs)
The Adventures of Kitab Khana 1:00 pm - Come help Biplob, the very busy bumblebee, collect
Biplob the Bumblebee 2:00 pm nectar, save his garden, save baby plants and
with Abhishek Talwar harvest water. Author Abhishek Talwar will tell you
all about Biplob and his adventures. (Age: 6+ yrs)
Nimmi's Bizuper Birthday Kitab Khana 3:00 pm - Nimmi Daruwalla is back! Join Nimmi as she deals
with Shabnam Minwalla 4:00 pm with friend-snatching classmates and Scrabble
competitions. Author Shabnam Minwalla will tell you
about Nimmi’s latest escapade. (Age: 8+ yrs)
The Write Hour Kitab Khana 4:00 pm - Learn the art of creating an authentic setting with
Spooky Settings 5:00 pm author of spooky books like What Maya Saw and The
with Shabnam Minwalla Strange Haunting of Model High, Shabnam Minwalla.
She will take you through her process and share tips
on creating a great spooky setting. (Age: 9+ yrs)
Book Launch: Kitab Khana 5:00 pm - Do you think you are a space geek? Come along for a
India's Space Adventure 6:00 pm fun quiz on all things space with author Biman Basu.
with Biman Basu Also learn all about India's adventure into the universe
beyond the Earth's stratosphere. (Age: 8+ yrs)
8TH FEB SATURDAY

Sketching Comics Somaiya 10:30 am - Illustrator, animator and independent comics publisher,
with Abhijeet Kini Centre 12 noon Abhijeet Kini will introduce the art of creating comics.
The session will cover some basic tips and tricks of
sketching, cartooning and comic layouts. You will also
get to make your own comic. (Age: 10+ yrs)
Let's Do This Together Kitab Khana 11:00 am - Did you know that numbers make their way into our
with Lubaina Bandukwala and 12 noon everyday lives with little questions like how much,
Vineeta Kanoria how many, how far, how small? Come find out
how with authors Lubaina Bandukwala and Vineeta
Kanoria. (Age: 6+ yrs)
The Good Indian Child's Kitab Khana 12 noon - Is a corridor all the space you need to begin a game
Guide: To Playing Cricket 1:00 pm of cricket? Have you played with a ruler and eraser?
with Natasha Sharma Sounds familiar? Join author Natasha Sharma in a
tongue-in-cheek look at the game of cricket.
(Age: 8+ yrs)
Bombay Ducks, Bombay Kitab Khana 1:00 pm - Did you know Bombay duck is a fish and the kolis
Docks with Fleur D’souza and 2:00 pm were the first inhabitants of Mumbai? Come listen to
Kripa B the story of how an archipelago became this bustling
city with author Fleur D’souza and illustrator Kripa B.
(Age: 6+ yrs)
Lost and Found in a Kitab Khana 3:00 pm - Are there villages inside cities? Are there villages
Mumbai Koliwada 4:00 pm inside Mumbai? Author Vinitha and illustrator Kripa B
with Vinitha and Kripa B will take you on a journey to the villages in Mumbai.
Come along. (Age: 6+ yrs)
Storytelling Session Kitab Khana 4:00 pm - Enjoy a fun story-telling session with storyteller
with Story Merchants 5:00 pm Kareena Merchant and explore the world of story
based toys. Go on a fun journey with wooden
characters, story mats and puzzles. (Age: 3+ yrs)
Postcards from Bombay Kitab Khana 5:00 pm - Author Jerry Pinto knows all the stories that are
with Jerry Pinto 6:00 pm hidden in little corners of the city, in the caves and
the docks. Come on a little trip through the history
of Bombay and discover some unknown stories and
legends of the city. (Age: 8+ yrs)
Locha Gotcha (Hindi) Horniman 7:30 pm - Locha Gotcha is a play which tells you that every
(Children’s Play) Circle 8:45 pm child is unique, meanwhile taking you through a
Presented by Performers Gardens journey of friendship and beyond.
9TH FEB SUNDAY
Cat's Egg Kitab Khana 11:00 am - Do cats lay eggs? Well, this cat is about to hatch a
with Aparna Kathikeyan 12 noon kitten, but she would also like to snack, nap and do
other things. Cat is on the look out for a babysitter.
Come find out with author Aparna Karthikeyan if she
finds one. (Age: 4+ yrs)
Book Launch: Kitab Khana 12 noon - After the Australian bush fires, scientists have
Flight of the Pink-headed 1:00 pm declared koalas to be functionally extinct. There are
Duck and other stories many endangered animals that call India their home.
with Katie Bagli Author Katie Bagli will tell you stories about five of
those animals. (Age: 5+ yrs)
The Write Hour Kitab Khana 1:00 pm - Would Harry Potter be a great story without the
Creating Characters 2:00 pm wonderful characters that inhabited those
with Harshika Udasi pages - Dumbledore, the Weasley twins, Luna
Lovegood among others? Author Harshika Udasi
will take you through the process of creating
memorable and relatable characters. (Age: 9+ yrs)
Kaya's Journey Kitab Khana 3:00 pm - Everyone has a dream. Kaya, the tiny koi fish, wants
with Mila Kahlon 4:00 pm to see the world. For a koi fish in a little pond, it
seems like an impossible feat. Find out with author
Mila Kahlon if Kaya’s dream will come true.
(Age: 5+ yrs)
The Little Prince (English/ NGMA 3:30 pm - The Little Prince is an artistic reading cum
Hindi) (Children’s Play) 4:45 pm enactment of Antoine St. Exupéry’s novella. Despite
Presented by Banjara Theatre its style as a children’s story, The Little Prince
makes poignant observations about life and human
nature.
The Girl Who Ironed Her Hair Kitab Khana 4:00 pm - Take a trip down memory lane with author Lalita
with Lalita Iyer 5:00 pm Iyer. Listen to stories from her childhood featuring
her siblings and share yours too. (Age: 8+ yrs)
The Girl Power Kitab Khana 5:00 pm - From travelling to outer space to conquering peaks
with Neha Hiranandani 6:00 pm to swimming from Sri Lanka to India in the middle of
the night, Indian women have done it all. Join author
Neha Hiranandani to discover these heroines like
you've never seen them before! (Age: 8+ yrs)
Akal Ki Pudiya (Hindi) NGMA 8:00 pm - Akal Ki Pudiya is a children’s play full of wit and
(Children’s Play) 9:00 pm wisdom. In a series of adventures, Bhanu discovers
Presented by Ank, Mumbai whether “Wisdom” is really worth paying for.
Curator: Yashasvi Vachhani

Team: Apurvai Bagwe, Sakshi Panda
Acknowledgements: Puffin India, Karadi Tales, HarperCollins, Pratham Books, Kitab Khana, Somaiya
Centre, Lubaina Bandukwala, Scholastic India, Red Panda, Talking Cub, Ms. Moochie Books

CINEMA PAST FORWARD
1ST FEB SATURDAY
COOMARASWAMY HALL
American Mirror 5:30 pm - Oscar-winning screen icon Susan Sarandon and
(Documentary) 6:30 pm painter Tigran Tsitoghdzyan discuss how the
values of beauty and aging are perceived in our
social-media obsessed society, as he tries to
limn her portrait. This multiple award winning
documentary directed by Arthur Balder focuses
on a social issue that has global reach: how
we perceive and judge ourselves and others
in a world dominated by social media, which
demands perfect beauty and instant gratification.
2ND FEB SUNDAY
COOMARASWAMY HALL
Pieds Nus Dans L’aube 5:00 pm - Pieds Nus Dans L’aube tells the coming-of-age
(Feature, French) 7:00 pm story of Felix growing up in Quebec. The film,
directed by Francis Leclerc is an adaptation of
his father’s autobiographical novel: Felix, which
achieved cult status in Quebec.
VISITORS' CENTRE
Filmmaking Workshop 2:00 pm - As independent filmmakers and film distribution
Presented by India Film Project 4:00 pm companies are fast-growing, short films reign the
media industry now. If you have what it takes to
make good and interesting short films, winning
awards at national and international film festivals
is not out of your reach. Attend a workshop on
filmmaking hosted by the founder of the World’s
Largest Filmmaking Challenge to know all about
what it takes to make an impactful film.
CINEMA PAST FORWARD
50 Hour Film Project Award Winning 4:30 pm - Making a film in 50 hours is much more than the
Films 7:00 pm adrenaline rush, especially when you have to make
Presented by India Film Project arrangements without knowing the theme and
work tirelessly for 2 days straight. Join us for a
screening of such award-winning short films that
were made in 50 hours, along with a tête-à-tête
with the filmmakers who pulled it off seamlessly.
Get an insight into what the pre-production,
production and post-production process looks like
when the pressure and excitement levels are off the
charts and you’re competing with some of the best
content creators across the globe.
3RD FEB MONDAY
COOMARASWAMY HALL
Les Fleurs Oubliées 5:00 pm - An eco-fable that sees a mead-mad bunch made
(Feature, French) 7:00 pm up of punks, eco-warriors, hippies and whosoever
else rebukes the cultural mainstream but is too fun-
loving for depression come together to fight the evil
that is Transgenia - a multinational that is poisoning
the Earth with chemicals!
VISITORS' CENTRE
I Am What I Ought To Be 3:20 pm - A short film made using old photographs where
(Short) 3:40 pm a couple separated for 20 years, reminisce their
wedding day.
With This Ring 3:45 pm - An award - winning feature documentary about the
(Documentary) 6:00 pm women’s boxing team in India made over 10 years. It
stars Mary Kom as one of its three main characters
and tracks the boxers’ respective journeys - the highs
and the lows - over the years.
CINEMA PAST FORWARD
Project Wild Women 6:00 pm - Project Wild Women is the story of 14 women in
(Documentary) 6:45 pm 11 extreme and outdoor sports in India and women
of Indian origin living in Canada and New York.
This film raises questions in views of gender gap
in outdoor sports, women involvement, value,
perception of strength & endurance and also
explores different aspects of being a woman and
practicing extreme sports.
4TH FEB TUESDAY
VISITORS’ CENTRE
Best of KASHISH Short Films 12:30 pm - A curated collection of short films from KASHISH
2:30 pm Mumbai International Queer Film Festival.
Audience Interaction 2:45 pm - Conversation with Sridhar Rangayan alongwith the
3:15 pm cast and crew of the films.
Best of KASHISH Featurette 3:30 pm - If You Dare Desire, directed by Debalina Majumder.
4:45 pm
6TH FEB THURSDAY
VISITORS' CENTRE
Student Hour 12:30 pm - A collection of Mumbai-centric short films
2:00 pm presented by the students of SCM Sophia.
Living Statue of Mumbai 2:00 pm - A short film shot by a KGAF patron on the first
2:15 pm living statue of Mumbai.
Driving Elephants 2:30 pm - Driving Elephants highlights the insurmountable
(Documentary) 3:30 pm challenges the frontline staff of the Karnataka forest
department is faced with in protecting the elephants.
The hope is to bring awareness towards the ever
precarious existence of the elephant and the people
whose lives are affected by the ensuing conflict.
Followed by an audience interaction.
CINEMA PAST FORWARD
7TH FEB FRIDAY
COOMARASWAMY HALL
With This Ring 5:00 pm - An award - winning feature documentary about
(Documentary) 6:45 pm the women’s boxing team in India made over
10 years. It stars Mary Kom as one of its three
main characters and tracks the boxers’ respective
journeys’ - the highs and the lows - over the years.
Followed by an audience interaction.
VISITORS' CENTRE
ShortCuts (Shorts) 1:00 pm - A collection of 12 short films curated by Tipping
4:30 pm Point Productions. Followed by an audience
interaction.
Breaking All The Way (Documentary) 5:00 pm - Produced by Films Division of India, the film
6:30 pm explores the underground Hip Hop culture in India
with a focus on bboys. Most of the bboys are
from underprivileged section who put their bodies
through rigor to express themselves and say ‘they
are somebody’.
8TH FEB SATURDAY
COOMARASWAMY HALL
Panel Discussion: Is contemporary media 6:00 pm - Panellists: Vikram Bawa, Antara Banerjee,
just about upgrading technology to make 7:30 pm Dr. Kaizaad Kotwal, Mahabanoo Modi Kotwal.
art into a series of digital exercises or is Moderated by Viveck Vaswani
there more to it?
Presented by Pearl Academy
CINEMA PAST FORWARD
VISITORS' CENTRE
Panel Discussion: Bollywood induced 5:00 pm - Did you know that post the release of Zindagi
tourism 6:00 pm Na Milegi Dobara, there was a 32% increase
of Indian tourists traveling to Spain? Or that
there was an inexplicable rise of Indian tourists
traveling to Iceland, after the song Gerua from
Dilwale? Attend a panel discussion that aims
to deep dive into issues of mobilities and looks
at these from a Cultural Studies/Geography
perspective.
9TH FEB SUNDAY
COOMARASWAMY HALL
My Home India 6:00 pm - Both in films and history books, a lot is spoken
(Documentary) 8:00 pm and known about World War II, however, outside of
Poland little is known about what happened to the
Poles who survived Soviet Siberian labour camps
and found their way into India. These Poles have
different stories to tell but have one common link –
Kira Banasinska who was instrumental in seeing
that thousands and thousands of Poles found
safe passage and home in India. Followed by an
audience interaction.
CINEMA PAST FORWARD
VISITORS' CENTRE
ShortCuts (Shorts) 11:30 am - A collection of 12 short films curated by Tipping
3:00 pm Point Productions. Followed by an audience
interaction.
American Mirror 3:30 pm - Oscar-winning screen icon Susan Sarandon and
(Documentary, English) 4:30 pm painter Tigran Tsitoghdzyan discuss how the
values of beauty and aging are perceived in our
social-media obsessed society, as he tries to
limn her portrait. This multiple award winning
documentary directed by Arthur Balder focuses
on a social issue that has global reach: how
we perceive and judge ourselves and others
in a world dominated by social media, which
demands perfect beauty and instant gratification.
Curators: Mayank Shekhar and Bhavika Thakkar

Team: Akansha Lande and Tanisha Kumar
Acknowledgements: India Film Project, Quebec Government Office in Mumbai,
Tipping Point Productions and all directors and producers.
DANCE AATMAN - SPIRIT OF LOVE
1ST FEB SATURDAY
Folk Dance of Maharashtra by Cross 5:30 pm - Chabina cultural folk dance - an ancient dance form,
J J Academy: Bank of Baroda Maidan 5:35 pm mostly prevelant in areas of Ratnagiri district devoted to
Champs Performance God Jyotiba.
Bharatanatyam Cross 5:40 pm - A Bharatanatyam performance reflecting the various
by Tanya Saxena Maidan 6:10 pm emotions and Rasas.
Folk Dances of Western India Cross 6:20 pm - MKVVIV School’s Dholnach and St. Lawrence School’s
by MKVVIV School and Maidan 6:45 pm Chirmi and Dangi folk dance, will create the magic of
St. Lawrence School rhythm and happiness, characteristic of Indian folk
dance forms.
Inauguration & Invocation Cross 6:50 pm - An invocation by Nrityanjali artistes to invoke the
by Nrityanjali Maidan 7:05 pm blessings of the Almighty for love, peace and happiness.
Fida by Aditi Mangaldas & Cross 7:15 pm - Kathak performance by the famed Aditi Mangaldas, the
Drishtikon Dance Foundation Maidan 8:15 pm founder of Drishtikon Dance Foundation reflecting Love
as Respect, Devotion and Passion.
Hari Om Tat Sat by Cross 8:25 pm - The performance highlights the beauty and grace of
Purbita Mukherjee & Maidan 9:00 pm Lord Krishna. The dance is performed in Manipuri and
Dr.Sarmistha Chattopadhyay Odissi classical dance format.
Various folk dance Cross 9:10 pm - Various folk dance performances like Kalbelia, Terah
performances Maidan 9:35 pm Taali and Lambadi with live music ensemble.
by Behnaz Todiwala &
Utkarsh Dance Academy
Hip Hop performance Cross 9:45 pm - Hip Hop performance by Kings Squad, one of the best
by Kings Squad (Kings United) Maidan 9:55 pm dance teams in India, that has mesmerized audiences
with their amazing performances on Dance India Dance
- Battle of the Champions and Dance Plus.
4TH FEB TUESDAY
Bharatanatyam Cross 5:00 pm - A Bharatanatyam recital by the graceful Prihana Bhasin.
by Prihana Bhasin Maidan 5:15 pm
Bharatanatyam Cross 5:30 pm - Dashavatara, a Bharatanatyam performance, by Asmita
by Asmita Shembekar Maidan 5:55 pm Shembekar, the director of Kalatmika Nritya Niketan
and her students.
Classical Indian dance Cross 6:05 pm - Ishita Mili and Derek Moore, from USA, present an
by Ishita Mili & Imge Dance Maidan 6:15 pm exploration of Classical Indian dance in an urban
Company environment.
Eklavya Cross 6:25 pm - A performance based on the Oriya version of the
by Padmashri Ileana Citaristi Maidan 6:55 pm Mahabharata including elements of Orissa Folk and
martial arts along with classical Odissi dance.
Kathak Cross 7:05 pm - A classical Kathak performance by Nad-Roop, a school
by Shama Bhate & Nad-Roop Maidan 7:45 pm of Kathak dance.
Football & Dulhan Cross 7:55 pm - Football is a creative dance adaptation, capturing
by Dr.Tushar Guha's Nrityanjali Maidan 8:25 pm moments of a friendly football match; Dulhan on the
other hand highlights a woman's transition from being
the doted daughter of her parents to the joys and
responsibilities of marriage.
A Dance of the Seasons Cross 8:35 pm - A dance of the seasons, in Kathak style, portrays the
by Nitasha Chawdhary & Nritya Maidan 8:50 pm perspective of love personified, through the six seasons
Jhankar Cultural Academy: we experience.
Bank of Baroda Celebrating
Womanhood Performance
Tosh Thoughts Cross 9:00 pm - ‘Tosh Thoughts - Break on through to the other side’,
by Luminario Ballet of Maidan 9:15 pm follows a dance journey of Contemporary Ballet,
Los Angeles Broadway, Acrodance, as we try to examine our
differences, and our similarities, ending with a unified
statement about togetherness and love.
Flamenco-Kathak Cross 9:25 pm - Celebrating the roots of Flamenco in its original true,
by Shehzeen Cassum & Maidan 9:55 pm undiluted, robust form, alongside a recognisable
Dr. Garima Arya and worthy counterpart: Kathak. A production to
contemplate and authentically showcase “Flamenco
puro” by Shehzeen Cassum Flamenco Dance Company.
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY
Manipuri & Kathak Cross 5:00 pm - Manipuri, Kathak performance by students of NCPA
by NCPA Nritya Parichay Maidan 5:20 pm Nritya Parichay- a classical and folk dance learning
platform.
Radha Krishna Ki Anokhi Hori Cross 5:30 pm - A folk performance which will showcase different forms
by Rashmi Mishra & troupe Maidan 6:00 pm of love and enliven Lord Krishna’s Aatman.
Rang Cross 6:10 pm - A dance medley in Rabindrik and Creative style, centred
by Sree Dance Productions Maidan 6:40 pm around the emotions that colours evoke in our spiritual
journey, set to soulful music that includes instrumentals
and compositions by Tagore, choreographed by Sree
Nandy & Shreya Guha Basak.
Mohiniattam Cross 6:50 pm - Mohiniattam performance commencing with Devi Stuti,
by Ramya Varma Jagdish & Maidan 7:20 pm moving on to Annamacharya kriti and concluding with
disciples Padam.
Dvaita Advaita Cross 7:30 pm - According to Dvait Advaita, the atma resides in all
by Shivangee Vikram Maidan 8:00 pm beings, hence loving all beings brings peace and
tranquility in universe - presented in Bharatanatyam style.
Tosh Thoughts Cross 8:10 pm - ‘Tosh Thoughts - Break on through to the other side’,
by Luminario Ballet of Maidan 8:25 pm follows a dance journey of Contemporary Ballet,
Los Angeles Broadway, Acrodance, as we try to examine our
differences, and our similarities, ending with a unified
statement about togetherness and love.
Odissi Cross 8:35 pm - The Odissi presentation will showcase the love, a bhakt
by Jhelum Paranjape & Smitalay Maidan 9:10 pm (devotee) has, for his Lord.
Kathak Cross 9:20 pm - A Kathak performance by Kathak exponent, Jayantimala
by Jayantimala Mishra & Maidan 9:50 pm Mishra on Navadurga Shumbh Nishumbha Vad, Shiv
Rishika Mishra Pradosh Nritya and Darwari Kathak.
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Kathak Performance NGMA 6:15 pm - Acknowledged by connoisseurs as a complete
by Prerana Deshpande 7:00 pm Kathak dancer of rare caliber, Prerana Deshpande is
internationally acclaimed as an artist whose work
reveals the perpetually expanding horizons of the
traditional form. Prerana’s performing style blends
visual gracefulness of the Lucknow Gharana with the
intricate technicality of the Jaipur Gharana.
9TH FEB SUNDAY
Mumbai - A Melting Pot Cross 4:45 pm - Various artistes showcase a kaleidoscope of
Maidan 5:10 pm performances, combining Kathak and Bharatanatyam,
on cultural aspects of Mumbai. Disciples of Arpana Rao,
Geetha Venkateswar, Shamal Pawar, Harshada Jambekar
and Nandini Ashok will be performing.
Love for Power Cross 5:20 pm - This contemporary performance by Daksh Agrawal,
Maidan 5:30 pm Harsh Purswani, Maitri Desai, Pawan Gehaney and
Mohit Dhapodkar, follows the journey of three people
who take birth together on the planet earth and slowly
start to learn to walk and move around.
Nari Narayani Cross 5:40 pm - An Odissi performance that celebrates Narayani, the
by Sanchita Bhattacharya Maidan 6:10 pm other name of Goddess Durga Devi, and the Single
Cosmic Energy.
Guru Arpan by Girish Dalvi - Cross 6:20 pm - The repertoire includes three distinct pieces dedicated
Dr. Anonna Guha Maidan 6:40 pm to the varied dance learnings of three distinct Kathak
Gurus.
Mohiniattam by Ankit Pahadiya Cross 6:50 pm - A duet of two diverse styles of dance, the performance
& Alexandra Vadopyanova Maidan 7:20 pm promises to display the attractive technique based on
the traditional martial arts, particularly on Mayurbhanj
Chhau dance from Orissa and the graceful Mohiniattam.
Folk dance by Kalanjay & Cross 7:30 pm - Terah Taali - a folk dance from Rajasthan, and
Vaishali Sagar Maidan 7:45 pm Karakattam - a folk dance from Tamil Nadu by Vaishali
Sagar & Prashant Bhafalekar.
Bodyline by Gauri Sharma Cross 7:55 pm - A performance seeped in the roots of Kathak and an
Tripathi & ANKH Maidan 8:25 pm overarching presence of theatre and contemporary work.
Tango Cross 8:35 pm - A Tango performance by Kruti Gandhi from Abrazo
by Kruti Gandhi & Abrazo Tango Maidan 8:40 pm Tango.
Sari Cross 8:50 pm - Indian contemporary dance Sari, with Isha Sharvani
by Daksha Sheth Dance Maidan 9:10 pm and Daksha Sheth Dance Company, is choreographed
Company by Daksha Sheth, directed by Devissaro. It highlights
India Contemporary the stages in the journey from cotton seed to the iconic
cloth that has adorned Indian women for millennia.
Bharatanatyam Cross 9:20 pm - A Bharatanatyam production, with live music ensemble,
by Pavitra Bhatt & Ensemble Maidan 9:55 pm depicting the Spirit of Love.
Curator: Dr. Anonna Guha

Assistant Curator: Falak Trivedi
Team: Girish Dalvi, Nivedita Damle, Manasi Damle, Maitri Khedekar, Sangita Sawant, Balkrishna
Sawant, Geeta Chandrasekaran, Harsha Andan, Poonam Arora, Neeta Parekh, Swapnali More, Sagar
Damle, Neelima Sonkusale, Apoorva Shetty, Satyen Tawde, Bhavika Nathwani, Pravin Doke, Pranjali
Doke, Dhanya G, Deeplaxmi Tandel, Rashami Panikulam, Shashank Dey, Sharad Mahadik
Acknowledgements: Dance Gurus, Dancers, Musicians, Troupe Managers, Dr.Tushar Guha’s Nrityanjali

FOOD LIVING LOCAL
1ST FEB SATURDAY
Fermentation & Pickling 4:00 pm - Fab Café, This workshop featuring Chef Ashirwad Moghe,
With Qualia 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda the Sous Chef at Qualia, will focus on the cultural
weight and history of fermentation and preservation
practices and their role as a central vein in building
myriad cultures and cuisines across the globe. It
will also feature the role of fermentation practices
in the current day and age as a medium to agitate
the status quo.
2ND FEB SUNDAY
Sustainability in Restaurants 12 noon - BNHS Hall This panel discussion is helmed by Arina Suchde
2:00 pm (Moderater + Speaker) who is a chef and
mixologist. Moina Oberoi, Chef and entrepreneur.
Sumit Gambhir, Director and co-founder
Neighborhood Hospitality (Woodside Inn, The
Pantry Cafe, Bombay Vintage) and Monisha
Narke, Founder and CEO, RUR Greenlife a socio-
environmental organization that works in the urban
waste management sector.
This discussion talks about sustainability in the
restaurant space, less wastage and how you can
incorporate certain aspects into your own homes
and kitchens.
From The Kitchens of Bengal 4:00 pm - Fab Café, Understand the flavours and ingredients of simple
With Mustard 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda uncomplicated Bengali cuisine with the team
at Mustard as they share some of their recipes
and techniques on smoked and steamed Bengali
dishes.
FOOD LIVING LOCAL
4TH FEB TUESDAY
AM - PM snacking workshop 4:00 pm - Fab Café, Learn how to make nutritious anytime-anywhere
by Gouri’s Goodies and 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda meals that you can have on the go with Gouri Gupta
Nangoo Coffee of Gouri’s Goodies. Fulfilling snacks to satiate
hunger pangs along with some tricks to carry
your cold brew learn about the simple pour over
technique with Varun Gupta of Nangoo Coffee.
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY
Baking Bread 4:00 pm - Fab Café, This workshop is all about demystifying the art of
With The Baker’s Dozen 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda baking bread. Learn how to bake your own Ragi
loaf and Sour Dough Pav in your home kitchen with
The Baker’s Dozen.
Food that Fuels Metropolis 11:00 am - Outside Join Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal on a progressive
Mumbai - A Food Walk 1:00 pm Cannon Pao food walk from CSMT to Kala Ghoda. Explore iconic
with Rushina Munshaw Bhajji landmarks and the communities that helped build
Mumbai. Discover their cuisine with stories behind
the dishes and flavours along the way.
Legacies: Food 5:00 pm - David Nicole Mody, Zeba Kohli, Saee Koranne Khandekar
6:00 pm Sasson and Aman Khanna in conversation with Tara
Library Deshpande.
Garden
6TH FEB THURSDAY
Contemporary Indian Cuisine 4:00 pm - Fab Café, Food and Travel writer, and the founder of The
In Conversation With Tres Ind 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda Nomad Foodie, Suprio Bose and Chef Sarfaraz
Ahmed of Tres Ind talk about Indian fine dine and
the use of Indian ingredients in a more creative
space. Learn tips and tricks from the very best on
how to enhance your recipes at home.
FOOD LIVING LOCAL
7TH FEB FRIDAY
Mistress of Spice 4:00 pm - Fab Café, A workshop dedicated to understanding and learning
With Rushina Munshaw 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda about spices from different regions and communities
Ghildiyal in Mumbai with Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal. Learn
how to make your own spice blends and how to
incorporate them in various recipes.
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Irani Cafe Walk 10:00 am - Outside Roxanne Bamboat takes you on a walk through
with Roxanne Bamboat 12 noon Westside the bylanes of Kala ghoda to learn more about
traditional Irani cafes and their legacy.
Bank of Baroda presents a 4:00 pm - Fab Café, Learn traditional recipes that are cooked in
Session on Kashmiri Khazana 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda Kashmiri households and understand the nuances
With Jasleen Marwah of Kashmiri cuisine and its delicate flavours with
Jasleen Marwah.
9TH FEB SUNDAY
Healthy Smoothie Bowls 4:00 pm - Fab Café, Learn the art of making one of the biggest food
With Rebekah Blank & Fab Cafe 6:00 pm Kala Ghoda trends - your own nutritious breakfast smoothie
bowls! In this workshop Rebekah Blank teaches
you how to incorporate a host of healthy
ingredients to create a fun bowl.
Curators: Roxanne Bamboat and Nicole Mody

Acknowledgements: Ranveer Brar, Fab Café and everyone conducting the food workshops
Note: All programs are subject to change. All entry on first come, first served basis only. Please come 20 mins
prior to the workshops.
TAKING THE SPIRIT OF
HERITAGE WALKS KALA GHODA IN ALL DIRECTIONS
Each event will have a limited number of passes and those without a pass will not be allowed to participate in
the event. Passes have to be collected by queuing up at the Heritage Help Desk an hour prior to the event. The
passes will be distributed on first come, first serve basis and only one pass will be given per person after
registering their details with the volunteers. Registration will not be accepted on email.
*Heritage Help Desk will be located next to Ador House.
1ST FEB SATURDAY

Apollo Bunder 10:00 am - 11:30 am You’ve seen the Gateway of India. But have you
seen everything that lies around it? Discover
more than just the monument.
Oval Maidan 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm View two faces of the city - a grandfatherly
colonial ‘Urbs Prima in Indis’ and a younger
vibrant rebellious grandchild.
Heritage Bus Ride 1 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Take a new look at the Fort district through a very
different vantage point - on the open deck of a
double-decker bus.
double-decker bus.
2ND FEB SUNDAY

Dalal Street 10:00 am - 11:30 am BKC may be the new financial district. But the
older ones still endure, as you will see, when we
take you past two of them - one from the 1860s
and another from the 1920s.
Nariman Lighthouse 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm What happened on the night of 26/11 at Nariman
House? Hear stories of courage and sacrifice
amidst the horrors and pay your respects to the
martyrs and victims.
Cooperage 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Explore the hangout of the English sahibs and
memsahibs, and learn why it was called the
Cooperage.
double-decker bus.
double-decker bus.
3RD FEB MONDAY

Esplanade Road 10:00 am - 11:30 am Walk around what were once Fort walls that
enclosed a town to see what came up when the
walls came down.
General Post Office 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Walk around the architectural wonder that is the
General Post Office and discover there’s more to
it than just stamps and letters.
Dalal Street 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm BKC may be the new financial district. But the
older ones still endure, as you will see, when we
take you past two of them - one from the 1860s
and another from the 1920s.
4TH FEB TUESDAY

Oval Maidan 10:00 am - 11:30 am View two faces of the city - a grandfatherly
colonial ‘Urbs Prima in Indis’ and a younger
vibrant rebellious grandchild.
Apollo Bunder 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm You’ve seen the Gateway of India. But have you
seen everything that lies around it? Discover
more than just the monument.
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY

Wodehouse Road 10:00 am - 11:30 am What does Napoleon Bonaparte have to do with
an area in Mumbai? You’ll be surprised to find
there’s a connection.
Food that Fuels Metropolis 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Join Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal on a progressive
Mumbai - A Food Walk food walk from CSMT to Kala Ghoda. Explore
iconic landmarks and the communities that helped
build Mumbai. Discover their cuisine with stories
behind the dishes and flavours along the way.
Colaba Causeway 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Did you know your favourite haunts on Colaba
Causeway, be they shops or pubs, hide many a
secret?! Learn them all.
6TH FEB THURSDAY
Cooperage 10:00 am - 11:30 am Explore the hangout of the English sahibs and
memsahibs. And learn why it was called the
Cooperage.
Marine Street 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Trade and shipping built this city. Explore Mumbai’s
origins and its evolution into the megacity of today
on a short walk down history lane.
7TH FEB FRIDAY
Marine Street 10:00 am - 11:30 am Trade and shipping built this city. Explore
presented by LIC Mumbai’s origins and its evolution into the
megacity of today on a short walk down
history lane.
English Bazar 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Visit the neighbourhoods where Europeans
of different nationalities - including Jews and
Armenians - used to live, work, shop and pray.
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Colaba Causeway 10:00 am - 11:30 am Did you know your favourite haunts on Colaba
Causeway, be they shops or pubs, hide many a
secret?! Learn them all.
Irani Cafe Walk 10:00 am - 12 noon Roxanne Bamboat takes you on a walk through
the bylanes of Kala ghoda to learn more about
traditional Irani cafes and their legacy.
Learning from the Past, 11:00 am - 12 noon What can tomorrow’s cities learn from yesterday’s
Present and the Future ones? Walk around Mumbai’s heritage precinct
with an architect and urban planner to find out.
Esplanade Road 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Walk around what were once Fort walls that
enclosed a town to see what came up when the
walls came down.
double-decker bus.
double-decker bus.
9TH FEB SUNDAY

English Bazar 10:00 am - 11:30 am Visit the neighbourhoods where Europeans
of different nationalities - including Jews and
Armenians - used to live, work, shop and pray.
Wodehouse Road 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm What does Napoleon Bonaparte have to do with
an area in Mumbai? You’ll be surprised to find
there’s a connection.
double-decker bus.
double-decker bus.
Curator: Bharat Gothoskar

Hosts: Ar. Ashwin Tahiliani, Ar. Deepkiran Paul, Dr. Preeti Kelkar, Farrokh Jijina, Fayeza Hafizee,
Kaevan Umrigar, Dr. Mrigank Warrier, Rohan Sharma, Shriya Bubna, Siddhartha Fondekar, Sneha Patil,
Roxanne Bamboat, Rushina Munshaw and Ar. Prathima Manohar.
Team: Charvi Garg, Sachia Mehra, Nandini Gupta
Acknowledgements : Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, General Post Office, Nariman House,
Red Dot Foundation.
LITERATURE 2020 VISION: FOCUS ON THE TRUE
1ST FEB SATURDAY
Postcards from Mumbai DSL 5:30 pm - Jerry Pinto: Perspectives on writing from the
Garden 6:15 pm city.
Vir Sanghvi with ‘An Indian DSL 6:30 pm - The Very Best of Rude Food: Vir Sanghvi in
Pantry’ Garden 7:30 pm conversation with Tara Deshpande.
Book Launch: 'Ullas ki Naav' DSL 7:45 pm Release of the Usha Uthup biography by
The Usha Uthup biography! Garden Vir Sanghvi and Maneck Davar with Vikas
Kumar Jha.
Usha Uthup: 50 Years in DSL 8:00 pm - The Usha Uthup Story. Usha and her biographer
Music - A Life! Garden 9:30 pm in Hindi, Vikas Kumar Jha in conversation with
Vir Sanghvi.
2ND FEB SUNDAY

Book Launch: 'The Heritage DSL 2:30 pm With the collaborating partners Nisha Nair -
Handbook - Mumbai Fort' Garden People Place Project, Bharat Gothoskar - Khaki
Tours, Shalini Singh - MMRHCS.
Fort Mumbai - A Heritage DSL 2:30 pm - Nisha Nair - People Place Project, Bharat
Story Garden 3:00 pm Gothoskar - Khaki Tours, and MMRDA's
conservation architects Shalini Singh and Abhijit
Ekbote share their knowledge and enthusiasm
for one of the City's heritage districts.
Architectural Spaces and DSL 3:00 pm - Suha Riyaz Khopatkar with 'Just Give Me Some
Their Impact Garden 3:45 pm Space' and Martina Spies with 'Playtime' in
conversation with Samhita Arni.
U.R. Ananthamurthy: 'A Life DSL 4:00 pm - Chandan Gowda on his conversations with
in the World' Garden 4:40 pm URA: with Vanamala Viswanatha and Indira
Chandrasekhar followed by readings in Kannada
and English from 'Bara'; with support from the
Azim Premji University.
Chandrahas Choudhury's DSL 4:45 pm - Chandrahas Choudhury and Rupesh Pai in
'China Dragon' Garden 5:15 pm conversation with James Brunner.
Book launch: Kaifi Azmi DSL 5:30 pm - Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, and Sudeep Sen
Poems|Nazms Garden release Kaifi Azmi's birth centenary volume.
To celebrate the birth DSL 5:30 pm - Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Sumantro Ghosal,
centenary of a poet: Kaifi Garden 6:45 pm Pritish Nandy and Sudeep Sen talk to Danish
Azmi Husain about a literary and poetic legacy on
Kaifi Azmi's birth centenary.
Past Participants: Translating DSL 7:00 pm - Why the ancients today: Indira Viswanathan
the Ancients with The Murty Garden 8:30 pm Peterson, Vanamala Viswanatha and V Narayana
Classical Library of India, Rao in conversation with Samhita Arni with
curated with Samhita Arni an introduction to the MCLI by Sharmila Sen;
supported by MCLI.
Oral Traditions: why and how DSL 8:30 pm - Anjali Purohit leads a conversation on multiple
we tell stories Garden 10:00 pm traditional forms: Usha Venkataraman with
the Mumbai Story Tellers Society, Laura
Simms with her American traditions, the
Maharashtrian forms explored through the
voice of Neela Bhagwat.
3RD FEB MONDAY
The Sahitya Akademi's DSL 3:30 pm - Editor Sudeep Sen with the city's contributors
Modern English Poetry by Garden 4:30 pm to the antholgy: Gayatri Chawla, Barnali Ray
Young Indians Shukla, Rochelle Potkar, Mihir Chitre, Smeetha
Bhoumik, Paresh Tiwari, Jennifer Robertson.
Poets Voices DSL 4:30 pm - Sudeep Sen, Ashwani Kumar and Bina Sarkar
Garden 5:15 pm Ellias with Vinita Agrawal.
Poetry from the North East DSL 5:15 pm - Mamang Dai, Nilim Kumar, Robin Ngangom with
curated by Ashwani Kumar Garden 6:15 pm Ashwani Kumar, supported by the Sahitya Akademi.
Book launch: New poetry DSL 6:15 pm Adil Jussawalla's 'Shorelines', Priya Sarukkai
collections from Adil Garden Chabria's 'Calling Over Water', Sharmistha
Jussawalla, Priya Sarukkai Mohanty's 'The Gods Came Afterwords'.
Chabria, Sharmistha Mohanty
The Gods and The Waters DSL 6:15 pm - Readings: Priya Sarukkai Chabria with 'Calling
Garden 7:15 pm Over Water', Sharmistha Mohanty with 'The
Gods Came Afterwords' and Mustansir Dalvi
from Adil Jussawalla's 'Shorelines'.
Discriminations: Race, DSL 7:15 pm - Edward Telles, Sameena Dalwai and Dilip
Profession, Caste, Colour Garden 8:00 pm D'Souza in conversation with Rafeeq Ellias.
Sholeh Wolpe Performs DSL 8:00 pm - Iranian/American poet in performance followed
Garden 8:40 pm by a conversation with Priya Sarukkai Chabria.
The Poetry Club curates DSL 8:40 pm - Ankita Shah brings together a selection of city
HOPE STREET POETS I Garden 10:00 pm poets: Ramneek Singh, Hussain Haidry, Trupthi
Shetty, Enkore, Scherezade Siobhan, Isha Joshi,
Aditya Davane, Saurabh Jain, Bappaditya Sarkar,
Mohinder Singh.
4TH FEB TUESDAY
INDIA IN THE NEW WORLD DSL 4:30 pm - Sudeep Chakravarti's 'Plassey: The Battle
DISORDER: A Historical Garden 5:15 pm That Changed the Course of Indian History', in
Moment conversation with James Brunner.
INDIA IN THE NEW WORLD DSL 5:30 pm - Srinath Raghavan in conversation with Praveen
DISORDER: The Big Picture, Garden 6:30 pm Swami, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Tilak Devasher.
curated by James Brunner
INDIA IN THE NEW WORLD DSL 6:45 pm - Jaimini Bhagwati and Pranjul Bhandari
DISORDER: The Economy, Garden 7:30 pm moderated by Neena Gopal.
INDIA IN THE NEW WORLD DSL 7:45 pm - Sanjay Kapoor in conversation with Aruna
DISORDER: Technology, Garden 8:30 pm Sunderarajan and Arvind Gupta.
INDIA IN THE NEW WORLD DSL 8:45 pm - Srinath Raghavan in conversation with Latha
DISORDER: Security, curated Garden 9:30 pm Reddy, Tilak Devasher and Praveen Swami.
by James Brunner
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY

Legacies: Reimaginings DSL 4:00 pm - Reimagining folktales and folklore with a gender
Garden 5:00 pm lens with Meghna Baruah, Pow Aim Hailowng
and Biprajit Bhattacharjee from Assamese,
Kokborok and Tai Phake respectively.
Legacies: Food DSL 5:00 pm - Nicole Mody, Zeba Kohli, Saee Koranne
Garden 6:00 pm Khandekar and Aman Khanna in conversation
with Tara Deshpande.
Legacies: The Epics DSL 6:15 pm - Free will in the epics: India and Greece with
Garden 7:00 pm Arshia Sattar and James Brunner.
Tribute: Kiran Nagarkar DSL 7:00 pm - Naresh Fernandes, Vaibhav Purandare,
Garden 8:00 pm Yasmeen Lukmani and Padmavathi Rao
remember Kiran Nagarkar. With a reading by
Padmavathi Rao from Cuckold.
Veer Savarkar: The Man DSL 8:00 pm - Vaibhav Purandare in conversation with
Garden 8:40 pm Supriya Nair.
PEN curates HOPE STREET DSL 8:45 pm - Vinita Agrawal brings together a selection of
POETS II Garden 10:00 pm poets from the city and beyond: Anjali Purohit,
Mrinalini Harchandrai, Suhit Kelkar, Siddharth
Warrier, Ishmeet Nagpal, Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal,
Pervin Saket, Smitha Agarwal, Smitha Sahay,
Sukrita Paul Kumar, Dion D’Souza, Nadeem Raj.
6TH FEB THURSDAY

A Poet and an Artist in DSL 4:00 pm - Ruby Jagrut and Nidheesh Tyagi in conversation
Conversation Garden 4:30 pm about their collaborative creativity.
Who was Sunanda Pushkar DSL 4:30 pm - A woman from multiple angles: Sunanda Mehta
Garden 5:00 pm in conversation with Shobhaa De.
Veer Savarkar: The Man DSL 5:00 pm - Vikram Sampath in conversation.
Garden 5:45 pm
Manu Pillai with 'Rebel DSL 6:00 pm - Manu Pillai in conversation with Sidharth Bhatia.
Sultans' Garden 7:00 pm
Shubha Mudgal and DSL 7:15 pm - Stories from the world of Hindustani Music,
Aneesh Pradhan Garden 8:15 pm moderated by Namita Devidayal.
Fiction: Past Lives Future DSL 8:15 pm - The Alchemy of Secrets' and 'Beautiful Place':
Lives: Priya Balasubramanian Garden 9:00 pm returning home and what that holds, supported
and Amanthi Harris by Westland Books and Pan MacMillan.
Men Writers DSL 9:00 pm - Tanuj Solanki, Keshava Guha and Abdullah
Garden 10:00 pm Khan in conversation with Amrita Mahale.
7TH FEB FRIDAY

India from within and without: DSL 4:00 pm - Rebecca Lloyd, Janet Swinney and Janhavi
The short story Garden 5:00 pm Acharekar in conversation with Indira
Chandrasekhar.
Urvashi Butalia: Publishing DSL 5:00 pm - Perspectives on Publishing.
the new India Garden 5:45 pm
A Body Biography DSL 5:50 pm - 'One Foot on the Ground: A Life Told Through
Garden 6:35 pm the Body': Shanta Gokhale in conversation with
Urvashi Butalia.
Information, Privacy, DSL 6:45 pm - Our Rights! In conversation with Sidharth
Citizenship: Aruna Roy and Garden 8:00 pm Bhatia.
Teesta Setalvad
The Silence and the Storm: DSL 8:00 pm - Kalpana Sharma analyses the core of the
Stories of Violence Against Garden 8:40 pm violence from her 30 years' perspective as a
Women' journalist writing about gender. In conversation
with Flavia Agnes and Nandita Shah.
Tribute: Girish Karnad DSL 8:40 pm - An Introduction to Karnad's plays by Arshia
Garden 9:30 pm Sattar and Padmavathi Rao followed by
readings: Padmavati Rao and Shabana Azmi.
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Jairam Ramesh With 'A DSL 3:30 pm - A discussion on the brilliant and controversial
Chequered Brilliance' Garden 4:30 pm VK Krishna Menon with Mini Menon.
Book Launch: Struggles with DSL 4:30 pm A poetry collection by Hemant Divatein in
Imagined Gods Garden translation from Marathi by the head of one of
the regions key independent publishers.
Poet and Translator: Hemant DSL 4:30 pm - Readings from Imagined Gods with exchanges
Divate and Mustansir Dalvi Garden 5:00 pm about translation and publishing.
Book Launch: Meher DSL 5:00 pm Release of Meher Marfatia's new book on the
Marfatia's 'Once Upon A City' Garden city by Gerson DeCunha and Shanta Gokhale.
City in View DSL 5:00 pm - Shanta Gokhale and Meher Marfatia talk to Tinaz
Garden 6:15 pm Nooshian about revisiting Mumbai localities.
Book Launch: Shanta DSL 6:15 pm Release of Shanta Gokhale's 'SHIVAJI PARK -
Gokhale's 'Shivaji Park' Garden Dadar 28: History, Places, People' by Gerson
DeCunha.
Book Launch: Vijaya DSL 6:30 pm Release of Keerti Ramachandra's translation of
Rajadhyaksha's 'A Song of Life' Garden Vijaya Rajadhyaksha by Shanta Gokhale, and
from Ratna Books - Dinesh Singh, Sridhar Balan.
An Extraordinary Perception DSL 6:30 pm - Translator Keerti Ramachandra with Janhavi
- Vijaya Rajadhyaksha in Garden 7:15 pm Acharekar and Mangala Sardeshpande on
translation taking Vijaya Rajadhyaksha's work from Marathi
to English.
A new Gallerie is launched DSL 7:15 pm - Bina Sarkar Ellias brings out the new edition of
Garden 8:15 pm Gallerie with Swara Bhaskar, Danish Husain,
Mina Baghel, Nikita Pathak.
The Indian Novels Collective DSL 9:00 pm - Translating Tamil: Swarnamalya Ganesh and
Garden 10:00 pm Salma with Ashwani Kumar.
9TH FEB SUNDAY

Mental Health: Starting the DSL 4:00 pm - Shaheen Bhatt and Gurveen Chadha with Shaili
Conversation with She the Garden 5:15 pm Chopra talk about 'I've Never Been (Un)Happier'.
People TV Surprise guests may join the panel.
Bikerinis: Wheels of DSL 4:00 pm - Jai Bharathi Adepalli with 'Road to Mekong' in
Adventure Garden 4:40 pm conversation with Thanush Joseph.
'52 Red Pills': A New Age DSL 4:40 pm - Eika and Siddharth Banerjee in conversation.
Playbook to Health and Garden 5:20 pm
Success
Focus on the True DSL 5:30 pm - Ranjit Hoskote gives a Perspective on our
Garden 6:10 pm Theme for 2020 through 'Truths in Literature'.
Arundhathi Subramaniam: DSL 6:15 pm - Arundhathi on the city and its poetry journey,
Perspectives on Poetry in Garden 7:30 pm followed by readings from 'Love Without A
the City Story' with Anahita Uberoi and Devika Shahani.
Fiction from the City: Looking DSL 7:40 pm - Rehana Munir, Jane Borges, Richa Mukherjee
In Looking Out Garden 8:40 pm and Amrita Mahale in conversation with Indira
Chandrasekhar.
What's in a Book: Watch a DSL 8:45 pm - One of the city's most committed book clubs,
Book Club in Action Garden 10:00 pm 'READERS' shares its passion for books and
for reading.
Curator: Dr. Indira Chandrasekhar

Consultant curators: James Brunner, Samhita Arni, Ashwani Kumar, Vinita Agrawal with PEN and
Ankita Shah with The Poetry Club.
Assistant Curator: Meera Patwardhan
Volunteers: Harshita Rathod, Amatulla Kanchwala, Kanha Sawlani, Ritik Jain
Support for the Literature Panels has been generous, allowing the investigation into the theme, 2020
Vision, with its focus on literature and the truth to continue without excessive perturbation.
Many authors from outside Mumbai have absorbed the cost of their travel and stay in the city
through personal or institutional means. We are immensely grateful.
We acknowledge the largesse of:

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- Mumbai Storytellers Society
- The Azim Premji University for supporting a panellist
- The Murty Classical Library India and Harvard University Press for supporting the panel featuring
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- The Sahitya Akademi, India for supporting the panel on poetry from the North East
- Zubaan Publishers Pvt Ltd and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation for supporting the panel on
Reimagining Folk tales from the North East
- Westland Books for supporting a panellist
- Pan MacMillan for supporting a panellist
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2ND FEB SUNDAY
KOKOMO Choir 5:45 pm - A Bandra-based community choir, exploring different
6:10 pm and fun ways of singing together, bridging themes of
western classical music with different ethnic styles from
around the world.
ANC 6:20 pm - A band featuring singer / songwriter Arjit Sahai, Ritesh
6:50 pm Malaney and Dhruv Kathuria. Their songs talk about having
no regrets, doing what you love and loving yourself.
Jashn-e-Talat 7:00 pm - A multi-performance tribute dedicated to the unparalleled
by Sahar Zaman 7:55 pm contribution by legendary singer and actor, Padma
Bhushan Talat Mahmood to Indian Cinema and Ghazals.
Celebration of Lata Mangeshkar 8:05 pm - Award-winning Marathi, Tamil and Telegu film playback
by Mugdha Hasabnis 8:40 pm singer, composer and lyricist Mugdha Hasabnis and her
band pay tribute to legendary Indian playback singer and
music director Lata Mangeshkar in her 90th year.
Jonita Gandhi 8:50 pm - Known to the Indo-Canadian community as Toronto’s
9:50 pm nightingale, Jonita Gandhi, a YouTube sensation, and
one of India’s most sought-after Bollywood singers will
perform with her band.
3RD FEB MONDAY
Mallika Mehta 5:45 pm - A singer who is often described in various publications
6:05 pm as the ‘next Adele from Mumbai’, Mallika Mehta will
perform a solo set.
Melody Front 6:15 pm - Melody Front, an indie-fusion band, will perform old and
6:45 pm new Hindi film songs with a mix of Hindustani Classical,
Flamenco, Jazz and Electronic music elements.
MUSIC DIVERSITY
MUSIC
Pranshu Chatur Lal 6:55 pm - A born prodigy, percussionist Pranshu Chatur Lal
7:45 pm bridges and blends classical, folk and popular traditions,
with an innovative playing style that regales audiences.
Sikar Gharana Ensemble 7:55 pm - Music from the Royal Courts of India - experience 14
8:40 pm members across three generations of the same family
playing compositions of their forefathers.
Lydian Nadhaswaram 8:50 pm - Lydian Nadhaswaram is a 14-year old musical prodigy.
9:50 pm Winner of “The World’s Best” reality show in the USA,
Lydian, who plays 15 instruments, is the youngest
painist to play with the Symphony Orchestra of India.
6TH FEB THURSDAY
Students of Furtado’s School of 5:45 pm - A lively, multi-genre musical set by the talented students
Music: Bank of Baroda Champs 6:05 pm at Furtado’s School of Music; classic rock numbers
Performance featuring iconic instrumental solos from music history.
Music and Poetry Project 6:15 pm - An initiative to reinvent classical Indian poetry in the
6:45 pm form of contemporary music for new and young
audience; featuring Chinmayi Tripathi, Joell Mukherjii,
Kritskaya Tatiana and Omkar Salunkhe.
Nikhil Patwardhan 6:55 pm - Accomplished Indian classical musician, sitar player and
7:35 pm composer Nikhil Patwardhan performs for the audience.
MaatiBaani 7:45 pm - The brainchild of Kartik Shah and Nirali Kartik,
8:35 pm MaatiBaani literally means the ‘language of Earth’.
Their sounds focus on collective roots with elements of
poetry to bring together folk fusion on one platform.
Shilpa Rao 8:50 pm - Shilpa Rao is the voice behind some of Bollywood’s
Jaslok presents Pink Concert for 9:50 pm gems such as Tose naina, Khuda jaane, Malang and
Cancer Awareness Ghungroo. At this edition, Shilpa and band will play a
special ghazal set.
MUSIC DIVERSITY
MUSIC
7TH FEB FRIDAY
Karshni Nair 5:45 pm - 19 year old singer / songwriter Karshni Nair brings
6:05 pm her unique style of sincere songwriting to this solo
performance.
The Name Is Bond 6:15 pm - A celebration of Ian Fleming’s iconic character through
6:50 pm his music for the last 50 years; produced by Cyrus F.
Dastur, a SHAMIANA Production.
Rashtriya Swing Sena 7:00 pm - A collective of musicians from across India, this
7:40 pm Mumbai-based band explores a constantly changing
array of alien sounds, harmonic spaces, heavy grooves
and classically influenced melodies.
Sameer Rahat 7:50 pm - A film music composer, performer and poet based
8:40 pm out of Mumbai, Sameer Rahat plays his own brand of
Urdu blues music, experimenting with the poetry of
contemporary and progressive Urdu poets from the
Indian subcontinent.
LIC presents Taufiq Qureshi 8:50 pm - Taufiq Qureshi, an ace percussionist of India, and son
9:50 pm and disciple of the legendary tabla maestro Ustad
Allarakha, has pioneered and developed a distinct
technique of playing the African percussion instrument,
Djembe, in the context of Indian rhythmic compositions.
Taufiq’s special Djembe solo concert will showcase
the traditional flavour and intricacies of Indian rhythm,
interwoven with the sparkle of his phenomenal
command over vocal and breath percussion.
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Aarifah: Bank of Baroda Celebrating 5:45 pm - Drummer, singer / songwriter and guitarist, Aarifah plays
Womanhood Performance 6:05 pm a solo set with a handful of heartfelt songs and her
refreshingly earnest approach to live performance.
MUSIC DIVERSITY
MUSIC
The Many Roots Ensemble 6:15 pm - An evolving entity of varied music with roots from Jazz,
6:50 pm Funk, Hip Hop, African, Folk, Classical, Reggae, Disco,
Fusion, Electronic and Experimental.
Tejas 7:00 pm - Tejas shows that a singer-songwriter can be defined by
7:45 pm a variety of sounds and landscapes. He performs with
Jehangir Jehangir on drums and Adil Kurwa on bass.
Anuradha Pal’s Stree Shakti 7:55 pm - The world’s first all-female Hindustani Carnatic Music
8:40 pm group formed by world renowned Tabla virtuoso &
multi-percussionist, Anuradha Pal, Stree Shakti enthralls
audiences with its flawless, innovative and constantly
evolving presentation of engaging combinations.
Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali 8:50 pm - Sarod virtuosos Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali
Bangash and Friends 9:50 pm Bangash break through the troublesome polarities of
continuity and change, tradition and innovation. They
represent the 7th generation of a musical lineage, as
sons and disciples of the Sarod icon, Amjad Ali Khan.
NGMA
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Dhrupad Performance 5:00 pm - The Gundecha brothers have become the torchbearers
by the Gundecha Brothers 6:00 pm of the illustrious Dagar Gharana tradition over the
decades, and have established a new benchmark for
Dhrupad Jugalbandi presentation.
Curators : Aalok Padhye, Tanmay Bhattacherjee

Team: Prashant Dogra, Yashashree Uchil, Kritik Lalwani
Acknowledgements: Furtado’s, all our artists and performers
STALLS 20 BUY 20
1ST FEB TO 5TH FEB 2020
Qreative Qick • Paper Window • Cisa Creativity Is Infinite • Aeshane • Mysore Kalam Arts • Nazary Arts
• Pallet • Kainaat • Submersible Tees • Taramba Arts • Bulbuli Handicrafts LLP • Corkiza • Tribal Research
And Training Institute • World Wildlife Fund • Glass Mart • Jhola Crafts • Soul Works • Vijay Laxmi Silver Art
• Boriya Basta • Phool • Strands Of Time • Nari Handicrafts • Kopou • Cotton Rack • Chaakmaati • Karustuti
- The Weaver's Gallery • The Tie Hub • Murtle Modular Footwear • Design Dabba • The Design Studio By Sudip
Sen • Kahani Kubes • Miniature Paintings By Nimbark • Rang Raula • Gopal Ganj Silk Products P.W.C.S. Ltd
• Om Krafts • Hathi Home• Disha Sekhawati Mahila Evam Balika Vikas • The Crewel • Woven Traditions • Kiara
Bags • Wandering Whites - Handicrafted Jewelllery • Shunya Batik • New Kashmir Women And Child Welfare
Society • Rustic Horse Glass Studio • Paru's Perceptions • Mithila Paintings by Chandrabhushankumar • Ajrakh,
Bandhej And Kutchhi Weaving • TRIFED • CSMVS - The Museum • Bloomingdoors • Veda's Pottery Studio • Wilco
• Aarohana • Tora Creations • Zen Zula • Omm Stone Art Gallery
NGOs and Government bodies • Anandwan • Porgai Artisans Association • The Lamlai Development Multi Farming
Society • Itihasikala - Khemka Charitable Trust • Marudhar Mahila Vikas Barmer • Sri Mahalaxmi Ikat Handlooms
• A Hundred Hands • Sasha Association for Craft Producer • Samaj Pragati Sahayog - Kumbaya • Daeladmi
Handicraft • Umang • Warsaa - The Heritage Shop • Olee Matee • Okhai • BNHS • BMC Mahila SHGs • Mumbai
Police • Indrayani Handlooms • Upendra Maharathi Shilp Anusandhan Sansthan
6TH FEB TO 9TH FEB 2020
All Things Sundar • Ashok Kumar • Ajrakh Bandhej & Kutchhi Weaving • Bhavya Art • bhomra • Bric a brac
• CISA Creativity Is Infinite • Craft And Artisans Of India • D'Art Studio • Mysore Kalam Arts • Etar • Fusion
Glass Art • Tribal Research And Training Institute • Jaggery Bags • Jalebee - Twisted Soch • Kaushalam • Komal
Handicrafts • Kutir Udyog • Little Bent • Llajja • Manas Personalised design • Mouve • Namrata Kedia Design
Studio • Nazary Arts • New Kashmir Women & Child Welfare Society • Plan B • Pracheen • Prapun • Saha the
crafters • Saral Serigraphy • Hast Tantar • Sunbird designs • The Design Studio by Sudip Sen • The Linen Way
STALLS 20 BUY 20
• Trifed • Vraj Bhoomi • Wechitrart • World Wildlife Fund • Art Apart • Unikraftz • Treewear • Dharohar • Phool
• Earthy Vibes • Yam India • Krithaa • Cochoa • Streestyle • Impex living
NGOs and Government bodies • Punarjeevana Trust • Welfare of Stray Dogs • Sant Rohidas Leather Industries
and Charmakar Development Corporation Ltd • WILCO • Ekibeki Association • CSMVS • Wooden Crafts • First
Forest • Bunkaar Textiles • Kaash Foundation • Maximizing Employment To Serve The Handicapped (MESH)
• TARA - Ismailia Helping Society • Jasraj Potter • Kriti Social Initiatives • Craftizen Foundation • Tender Heart
NGO • Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project - Sarba Shanti Ayog • REKH - Urvi Ashok Piramal Foundation • Self
Esteem Foundation For Disabled • Vatsalya • BNHS • BMC Mahila SHGs • Mumbai Police • Rang Reza • Indrayani
• Upendra Maharathi Shilp Anusandhan Sansthan • OMM Stone Art Gallery
FOOD STALLS
Yummy Momos • Punjab Grill • The Colonial Palate • Chetana Veg Restaurant & Bar • Irish House • Copper
Chimney • Behrouz Biryani • Tea Terminal
STUDIO POTTERS' MARKET- 1ST FEB TO 9TH FEB 2020 (Behind Max Mueller Bhavan)
Curators: Vidula Warawdekar and Tripti Ayyar

Team: Mayank Valleshah, Chirag Kothari, Simran Gungaliya
STAND UP COMEDY THINK DIFFERENT
STAND UP COMEDY
THE COLONIAL PALATE

3RD FEB MONDAY TRIPLE THREAT - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Mohammad Hussain Mohammed Hussain is a boy who has trouble smelling anything. He’s also not very
(Host) good at writing bios and tends to give too much information. His life dream is to own a
Mustang before he dies.
Masoom Rajwani Masoom Rajwani is one the youngest and most promising stand-up acts on the scene
and one of the few Sindhis who refuses to do Sindhi jokes.
Tarang Hardikar With only a year of experience, Tarang Hardikar has gained quite a reputation! He
brings even the most boring topics to life and leaves you laughing off your seats.
Urooj Ashfaq Urooj Ashfaq is a 22 year old girl from Bombay and one of the most sought after
young talents. She was one of the finalists on the TLC show, Queens of Comedy.
4TH FEB TUESDAY STAND UP SHOWCASE - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Kaneez Surka (Host) Kaneez Surka is India’s first female improviser, comedy actor, sketch artist and stand-
up comedian. She hosts a game-show called The General Fun Game Show and is also
a part of The Week That Wasn’t with Cyrus Broacha on CNN NEWS18.
Abira Nath She’s just a girl, standing in front of strangers, asking them to laugh at her.
Urjita Wani Little knowledge is dangerous but since Urjita likes danger, she roams around with her
little knowledge rambling about things she finds funny.
Agrima Joshua Agrima Joshua is an upcoming stand-up comedian in Mumbai. Her latest stand-up
video has crossed nearly 2 million views on YouTube.
Saurav Mehta Saurav Mehta is a stand-up comedian and writer, who was a finalist on Amazon Prime
Video’s comedy hunt, Comicstaan. He written three seasons of Son of Abish. He has
written for Hotstar, Amazon, Ballantine’s, and Bajaj Allianz to name a few.
Shaad Shafi Shaad Shafi is a comedian from Delhi who performs in comedy clubs all over the
country. He has also written for multiple shows including On Air with AIB. People who
use spoons will definitely enjoy his comedy.
Ashutosh Gupta Ashutosh Gupta is Indian comedy scene’s best kept secret. He has performed in more
than 500 shows and is known for his Wagon R set on YouTube.
STAND UP COMEDY THINK DIFFERENT STAND UP COMEDY
Abish Mathew He sings, he dances, and when neither are enough, he tells jokes. Abish Mathew was
one of the first Indian Youtube stars, with over 30 million views ! He is also part of a
panel of judges in Comicstaan, to mentor and find India’s next comic sensation!
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY CROWD WORK SHOW - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Saurav Mehta (Host) Saurav Mehta is a stand-up comedian and writer, who was a finalist on Amazon Prime
Video’s comedy hunt, Comicstaan. He written three seasons of Son of Abish. He has
written for Hotstar, Amazon, Ballantine’s, and Bajaj Allianz to name a few.
Deep Chhabria Deep was born and brought up in the bustle of Mumbai. Like that information made a
difference to your life. It’s ok read on. He happened to start his own comedy collective
called Comic Kaun? (What a pun! Oh yeah!)
Sumedh Natu Sumedh Natu is a film maker and comic. He spends his time buying books he knows
he’ll never read.
Siddharth Dudeja Siddharth Dudeja is a 25-year-old graduate on a perpetual sabbatical. Between writing
projects and trips to space, Duds also delivers flashes of brilliance on stage.
Mikhail Almeida Mikhail is a writer, stand-up comedian, improviser and a 27 year old student that took
four years to get to the third year of his degree. When he’s not making bad decisions
regarding life he’s busy playing a Chicken Tikka food journalist.
Pratyasha Patgiri Pratyasha inherited her parents’ spending habits. Not their money. And after a slew
of high-paying jobs like fortune listener, professional plus one, sleep enthusiast, now
she’s trying to amass a fortune in comedy. Little does she know.
Trupti Khamkar Trupti Khamkar is an actor, podcaster, voice artist, Stand-up comic and a full time
single woman. She has travelled the world performing in different languages and loves
to have her audience live and interacting right in front of her!
Supriya Joshi Supriya Joshi is a writer, comic and caped crusader who’s battling the pointlessness
of life, one meme at a time. Known online as ‘Supaarwoman’, her comedy tackles a
wide variety of topics, from PCOD to her love for KPop. She was most recently seen in
Amazon Prime Video’s Comicstaan Season 2.
Shreeja Chaturvedi Shreeja Chaturvedi is a soft-spoken comic with hard-hitting punchlines. She is one
of the funniest comics and follows a dead-pan style of performance. She was most
recently seen in Amazon Prime Video’s Comicstaan Season 2.
STAND UP COMEDY THINK DIFFERENT
STAND UP COMEDY
6TH FEB THURSDAY THE BIG COMEDY DEBATE - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Rohan Desai (Host) Rohan Desai is a college drop out who is now a writer and a Stand-up comic. He won
the Melbourne international comedy festival RAW open mic in 2014 and was invited
back to perform in 2015.
Vaibhav Sethia Vaibhav has performed at all the popular comedy haunts, like the Canvas Laugh Club,
and has won popular contests like the Pajama Fest Open-Mic in 2014. In May 2018,
Vaibhav was featured on Amazon.
Sumaira Shaikh Sumaira Shaikh is a Dongri-bred psychology graduate who gave up being a counsellor
and decided to focus all her energies on Stand-up comedy and content creation. She
has worked with AIB, Son of Abish, Pushpavalli and Beauty and the Feast.
Aishwarya Mohanraj Aishwarya Mohanraj is a Stand-up comedian and writer. Aishwarya was one of the top
10 contestants in Comicstaan and since then has written for shows like Son of Abish,
Behti Naak and On Air with AIB. Also, she can recite the alphabet backwards.
Sumit Sourav Sumit Sourav aka ‘Comedy ka Noor from Jamshedpur’ has performed and proved his
excellence in all the four comedy-friendly cities Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore.
His unusual take on usual things of daily life leaves the audience in splits.
Naveen Richard One of India’s most versatile comedians, Naveen recently showcased his comic
dexterity with his hour-long comedy special, Don’t Make That Face, on Amazon Prime.
A member of comedy collective Them Boxer Shorts, they created the acclaimed web
series Better Life Foundation.
Gursimran Khamba Gursimran Khamba is a writer, stand-up comic, podcaster, script consultant, creative
director, producer, commentator and co-founder of India’s biggest comedy collective
All India Bakchod. Gursimran Khamba’s latest venture is called Light@27, a comedy
consulting firm that provides multiple services in the live and digital content space.
Curators: Shreemayee Das and Rohan Desai

These programs have been presented by Ovenstory.
Acknowledgements: Grin Revolution, The Colonial Palate and all our wonderful comics.
THEATRE RISING
1ST FEB SATURDAY
Baromaas (Marathi) Horniman 7:15 pm - Based on the Sahitya Academy Award winning
Presented by Disha Theatres, Circle 9:30 pm novel by the same name, this story intermingles the
Saraswati Productions, Pralhad Gardens personal and financial life of Indian farmers, portraying
Arts & Thane Art Guild the uncertain economic conditions of the agricultural
[2 hrs 15 mins] sector.
Shakespearewallah (English) NGMA 8:00 pm - A solo performance by Salim Ghouse. The story
Presented by The Phoenix 9:10 pm unfolds before an empty auditorium and revolves
Players around an old actor "Clown". Art transcends all, even
[1 hr 10 mins] death. It’s like the phoenix which keeps rising.
2ND FEB SUNDAY
Naukrani (Gujrati) Horniman 7:15 pm - Rohini Hattangadi in and as ‘Naukrani’. The only son
Presented by Show people Circle 9:45 pm enters into an inter-caste marriage, the mother takes a
[2 hrs 30 mins] Gardens vow to never see her son’s face. In an unexpected twist,
the mother lands in the son’s house as Naukrani.
Persephone Retold (English) NGMA 5:00 pm - A dramatic reading on the endless cycle of birth & death
Presented by The Phoenix 6:00 pm through the myth of Persephone, which signifies that
Players death is not final. Life affirms itself to regenerate & rise
[1 hr] again in all its glory. That’s why life is eternal!
The Anthem (English/Hindustani) NGMA 8:00 pm - When Survival itself is in question, what choices does
Presented by Aaryama Salim 8:45 pm one have? The crossroads, aspirational youth, skewed
[45 mins] existence, break down & break through.
3RD FEB MONDAY
The Tempest (Hindustani) Horniman 7:30 pm - Re-experience Shakespeare’s Tempest, this time in
Presented by Karwan Theatre Circle 8:50 pm Hindustani. Watch these young theatre enthusiasts
Group Gardens recreate the magic of Shakespeare brilliantly.
[1 hr 20 mins]
Moksh (Hindustani) NGMA 8:00 pm - Moksh is a light comedy about a man who has the
Presented by Theatrix 9:20 pm power to turn words into reality. It is an intense story
[1 hr 20 mins] between blessings and punishment.
THEATRE RISING
4TH FEB TUESDAY
Romeo Ravidas Aur Juliet Horniman 7:30 pm - In this musical play, Romeo Ravidas, a young farmer’s
Devi (Hindi/Bhojpuri) Gardens 8:50 pm son loves riding his horse in his village Dumari, Bihar.
Presented by Qissa Kothi He calls his horse Juliet. Meanwhile, in a peculiar
[1 hr 20 mins] journey he meets Kausalya who was once known in her
college as Juliet, leading to a comedy of errors.
Voice Workshop (Hindi/English) NGMA 4:00 pm - Participants will learn voicing nuances such as
Presented by Viva Voice 7:00 pm modulations, pitch, silence, expressions and how
Academy [3 hrs] to use their voice more effectively in their own
profession, through voice and breathing exercises,
improvisations and exploring their emotions.
Ichak Daana Bichak Daana - NGMA 7:30 pm - A beautiful collection of three heart touching stories by
String Of Stories Dramatised 8:15 pm Bhishm Sahani, Munshi Premchand, Mamta Kalia that
Reading (Hindustani) talk about different women in different circumstances.
Presented by Viva Voice This story telling session discovers thedifferent eras of
Academy [45 mins] writing and the role women have played through years.
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY
Chaar Kahaniyan Horniman 7:30 pm - “Chaar Kahaniya” is a collage of short stories of
(Hindustani/English) Circle 8:35 pm four eminent & celebrated Indian writers namely
Presented by Black Shirts Gardens Mohan Rakesh, Sadat Hasan Manto, Bhagwati
[1 hr 5 mins] Charan Verma & R.K.Narayan. Packed with inherent
humour, these stories are an observation on society,
highlighting the good, bad, ugly and ridiculous.
Sundari (Marathi) NGMA 4:30 pm - A play based on lost love. When only one of 680
Presented by eNatyaShodh 5:30 pm candles is left, as the last memory of his wife, Keshav
[1 hr] debates whether to burn it on his anniversary or not.
Locomotion (Marathi) NGMA 7:00 pm - Locomotion is a tale of a family living in different
Presented by Astitva 9:05 pm layers of reality trying to break barriers of space and
[2 hrs 5 mins] time. Their ability to move, travel and reach places.
Will it be possible for them to achieve what they seek?
THEATRE RISING
6TH FEB THURSDAY
Khajoor Mein Atkaa Horniman 7:30 pm - “Khajoor Mein Atkaa” is a 2020 revival of the famous
(Hindustani) Presented Circle 9:15 pm long running play, this time with young theatre
by Ekjute Theatre Group Gardens enthusiasts. It is a thrilling comedy of humours.
[1 hr 45 mins]
Animal Farm - Dramatized NGMA 4:00 pm - A dramatic reading of George Orwell’s Animal Farm
Book Reading (English) 5:30 pm - an animal fable that depicts human morality and
Presented by Shamiana politics at large.
[1 hr 30 mins]
Bank Of Baroda Celebrating NGMA 8:00 pm - An amalgamation of stories by Sadat Hasan Manto &
Womanhood Performance 9:00 pm Ismat Chugtai, and adorned by lovely words of Faiz
“Najariya Ki Maari” Ahmed Faiz. Najariya Ki Maari talks about different
(Hindustani) Presented by Viva situations and experiences that women go through
Voice Academy [1 hr] which are relevant even today.
7TH FEB FRIDAY
Acting Workshop NGMA 2:30 pm - Learn the nuances of acting from theatre veteran Om
by Om Katare (Hindi) 4:30 pm Katare, Founder, Yatri.
Presented by Yatri [2 hrs]
Ravanleela (Hindustani) Horniman 7:30 pm - “Ravanleela” is a play within a play. In an amateurish
Presented by Yatri Circle 9:10 pm Ramleela, the situations become chaotic & hilarious
[1 hr 50 mins] Gardens when boisterous Kartar Singh, who plays Ravan
refuses to die if his demand for hike in fees is not met.
Dastangoi Gujrati (Gujrati) NGMA 8:00 pm - “Dastangoi Gujrati” is an amalgamation of Gujrati
Presented by Utopia 9:30 pm literature and the lost format of Persian storytelling. It’s
Communications a rendezvous with the nectar of Gujrati language and
[1 hr 30 mins] the expression of Urdu Language.
THEATRE RISING
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Bank of Baroda Champ Horniman 7:30 pm - Locha Gotcha is a play which tells you that every
Performance Circle 8:45 pm child is unique, while taking you through a journey of
“Locha Gotcha” (Hindustani) Gardens friendship and beyond.
Presented by Performers
[1 hr 15 mins]
Holi (Hindustani) NGMA 3:30 pm - Written by Mahesh Elkunchwar. It is the story of a
Presented by Don’t Act 4:30 pm hostel where everything was as paranoid as any other
[1 hr] hostel till something beyond paranoia happened.
Jo Dooba So Paar NGMA 8:00 pm - Jo Dooba So Paar gives insight on Sufism with
(Hindi/Urdu/Persian) 9:25 pm anecdotes and tales of Ameer Khusrau & his guru
Presented by aRANYA Nizamuddin Auliya, woven into a Daastaan and
[1 hr 25 mins] accompanied with live Qawwal.
9TH FEB SUNDAY
The Little Prince (English/ NGMA 3:30 pm - The Little Prince is an artistic reading cum enactment
Hindi) (Children’s Play) 4:45 pm of Antoine St. Exupéry’s novella. Despite its style as
Presented by Banjara Theatre a children’s story, The Little Prince makes poignant
[1 hr 15 mins] observations about life and human nature.
Pitaaji Please (Hindi) Horniman 7:30 pm - Performed by Swanand Kirkire & directed by Makrand
Presented by Ansh Theatre Circle 9:30 pm Deshpande. The tale talks about the relationship
Group [2 hrs] Gardens between a father and a son, and the situations that
arise when the father is compelled to keep up a lie.
Akal Ki Pudiya (Hindi) NGMA 8:00 pm - Akal Ki Pudiya is a children’s play full of wit and
(Children's Play) 9:00 pm wisdom. In a series of adventures, Bhanu discovers
Presented by Ank, Mumbai [1 hr] whether “Wisdom” is really worth paying for.
Curator: Juuhi Babbar Sonii

Assistant Curator: Ankur Parekh
Team: Sheetal Shardul, Mudita Shauq, Haripriya Thakar, Shagun Tomar
URBAN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE TOGETHERNESS
MAX MUELLER BHAVAN
1ST FEB SATURDAY
LOVELY VILLA: 6:00 pm - Film (32 mins. 2019, Public Service Broadcasting Trust) screening followed by
Architecture as 7:00 pm a discussion with the film-makers Rohan Shivkumar (Mumbai) and Avijit Mukul
Autobiography Kishore (Mumbai).
Lovely Villa is the name of the apartment building where the filmmaker grew up in as
he studied to become an architect. Located in Mumbai’s LIC Colony and designed
by Charles Correa, it represents an imagination of the ideal community for a modern
India. The film explores the architecture of the colony through a personal narrative.
Using found materials like old photographs and drawings, and stories that range from
family histories and other narratives — both semi-fictional and documentary — the
film highlights some of the specific architectural gestures of the project. It is a film
about the relationship between architecture, everyday life, family, coming of age and
the memory of ‘home’
2ND FEB SUNDAY
A Place to 6:00 pm - Film (95 mins) screening. Directed by Sanjiv Shah — in collaboration with the State
Live (State 8:00 pm of Housing: Aspirations, Imaginaries and Realities in India exhibition, curated by Rahul
of Housing in Mehrotra, Kaiwan Mehta and Ranjit Hoskote — the film is produced by the Urban
India) Design Research Institute and the Architecture Foundation, with support from the Tata
Trusts. Migration caused by poverty, calamities, civil strife and displacement due to
‘development’ projects have made India a country with one of the largest homeless
populations in the world. The film argues for a broader and inclusive imagination
around existence in villages, towns and cities, an imagination that respects the
fundamental rights of the people and is rooted in the ecology of the land
3RD FEB MONDAY
Drawing out 5:30 pm - Presentation by artist Vishwa Shroff whose artistic practise is firmly rooted in
Space 6:15 pm drawing, with a proclivity towards architectural forms that serve as compelling
take-off points for a deeper contemplation on memory and our relationship with the
material world. Her works seek to explore the narratives of lived experiences that lay
embedded within surfaces
Bombay 6:30 pm - Architect, photographer and researcher Robert Stephens (Mumbai) will present an
Oblique: The 7:15 pm illustrated talk which traces the evolution of the controversial coastal road from Arthur
150-year Crawford's self-serving proposal of the 1870s through to American transportation
evolution of planner Wilbur Smith's proposal of 1963. The tumultuous and highly-politicised road,
Mumbai's slated for completion by 1981, is currently under construction
Coastal Road
Dilemmas and 7:30 pm - Conservation expert and academic Jigna Desai (CEPT University, Ahmedabad)
Directions: 8:15 pm will present from her recent book Equity in Heritage Conservation: the case of
Heritage Ahmedabad, India (Routledge. 2019) discussing a practice that has been influential
Conservation and has emerged as a vital urban phenomenon in the last few decades. In the book,
in India through three case studies of recent changes one examines processes of identifying
heritage of ‘outstanding universal value’. How does the process negotiate day to day
relationships of the inhabitants? Whose history gets valorised? What heritage gets
conserved? Who are the typical agents of change? And what would be a process that
would enable a more equitable understanding of heritage values?
Sacred 8:30 pm - Historian and professor A Srivathsan (Ahmedabad, Chennai) will present from his
Architecture in 9:30 pm recently co-edited publication The Contemporary Hindu Temple: Fragments for a
Contemporary History (MARG Publications. 2019), especially focusing on temple design in recent
India years as well as the idea of a ‘sacred’ in contemporary times, followed by a discussion
with architects Sameep Padora (sP+a, Mumbai) and Amritha Ballal (Space Matters,
New Delhi) who have recently been involved in temple design projects
4TH FEB TUESDAY
Adivasi 6:00 pm - Academic and researcher Gauri Bharat (CEPT University, Ahmedabad) will present
Habitations 7:00 pm from her recent book In Forest, Field, and Factory (Sage, Yoda Press. 2019)
in Twentieth followed by a discussion with architect and field researcher Sandeep Virmani
Century India (Hunnarshala, Bhuj) on why and how Adivasi dwellings change and what it reveals
about communities and their relationships with their environments
Mould house/ 7:15 pm - Researcher and doctoral scholar Curt Gambetta (Princeton University) will present
Mud house/ 8:00 pm from his long-running interest and intense research on the role of concrete as a
Marble house: a building material and the cultures of living and cities. In this talk he will discuss three
brief history of episodes in a history of material alternatives/substitutes — concrete industry in the
making do 1930-60s; alternative building materials in the 70s; and the middle class imitation of
materials after liberalisation
Shaping Design 8:15 pm - Fellows (Studio Pomegranate, Baakas Design, Bloon Toys, and Chamar Studio) from
Ideas for a 9:30 pm the Godrej Design Lab will present their design ideas and developments during their
Changing India fellowship period, followed by a discussion with the Lab co-heads Suruchi Trivedi and
Henry Skupniewicz. Founded in 2014, GDL is an open platform for young as well as
more experienced designers to explore and experiment with ideas and design concepts
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY
Reimagining 6:00 pm - Academic and scholar Himanshu Burte (TISS, Mumbai) who recently edited a
Spatiality and 7:00 pm special issue of MARG magazine, titled Infrastructure as Space: Developments and
the Practice of its (Dis)contents will present and discuss issues around infrastructure development,
Sustainability cities in India and debates on sustainability, followed by a conversation with
scholars and researchers A G K Menon (INTACH, New Delhi) and Amita Bhide
(TISS, Mumbai)
Smart City in 7:15 pm - Academics Binti Singh (KRVIA, Mumbai) and Manoj Parmar (KRVIA, Mumbai)
India — Urban 8:15 pm will present from their recent publication Smart City in India — Urban Laboratory,
Laboratory, Paradigm or Trajectory? (Routledge. 2019), followed by a discussion with director
Paradigm or of the Centre for Urban Sciences and Engineering, Pradipta Banerjee (IIT, Mumbai)
Trajectory?
People, 8:30 pm - Architects Madhav Raman (Anagram Architects, New Delhi) and Abin Chaudhuri
Architecture and 9:30 pm (ADS, Kolkata) will present their designs and projects for temporary public pavilions
Public Space in at events such as an art biennale in Kochi or the Durga Puja in Kolkata. They
India will be in discussion with architects and writers Ekta Idnany and Sahil Latheef
(#ThreeFlaneurs) on what it means to engage with people and places through
architecture and design
6TH FEB THURSDAY

Gandhi and 5:30 pm - A recently published special edition of MARG magazine edited by Gandhi-scholar
Aesthetics 6:30 pm and historian Tridip Suhrud opens up the many facets and directions of study
for the subject — Gandhi and Aesthetics. Researcher and musician Harmony
Siganporia (Ahmedabad) and architect and writer Riyaz Tayyibji (Ahmedabad) will
present their research and studies on the subject on a panel moderated by Rizio
Yohannan (CEO, MARG Publications, Mumbai)
Call if you’re 6:45 pm - Curated and moderated by poet, critic and cultural theorist Ranjit Hoskote
lost 8:15 pm (Mumbai), this session will present the evocation of architecture, dwelling, home,
belonging, construction in literary texts, whether fiction, poetry, non-fiction, theatre
& c. The session will have writers, architects, artists, and poets Mustansir Dalvi,
Baiju Parthan, Suhit Kelkar, Danish Husain, Nancy Adajania, Sampurna Chatterji,
Supriya Nair and Ranjit Hoskote read from their library of favourites as well as their
own writings on the matter
Landscape 8:45 pm - Architects and writers Ekta Idnany and Sahil Latheef (#ThreeFlaneurs) look at
Design, 9:45 pm newer paradigms in Landscape Architecture and its role in restoring urban ecologies
People, and and urban planning, in presentations with Varna Shashidhar (VSLA, Bengaluru) and
Places Sujata Hingorani (Oasis Designs Inc. New Delhi) followed by a discussion
7TH FEB FRIDAY
Sustainable 5:00 pm - Mumbai is slated to be a megacity; how can we best achieve the sustainable
and Inclusive 6:00 pm development goals and not leave anyone behind with regards to gender, disability
Urbanism for and equality? A panel discussion with Anna Lekvall (Consul General of Sweden,
Mumbai Mumbai), Sangita Hasnale (Assistant Commissioner, Planning, MCGM), Prathima
Manohar (CEO, The Urban Vision), urbanist Nilabh Nagar, and Suhas Karnik
(National Association of the Blind), moderated by Elsa Marie DSilva (CEO, RedDoT
Foundation)
In collaboration with Red Dot Foundation and the Consulate General of Sweden,
Mumbai
Urban Inequities 6:15 pm - The panel will discuss the many layers and levels of inequity in the Indian city; even
7:15 pm as our government keeps talking about 'smart' cities, what would it take to make an
Indian metropolis a 'fair' city? Activist and researcher Harsh Mander (New Delhi),
co-author of Unequal Life Chances, sociologist and academic Amita Baviskar (New
Delhi) author of Uncivil City, and academic and columnist with The Indian Express,
Ghazala Jamil, author of Muslim Women Speak will be in conversation with
publisher, editor and writer Arpita Das (New Delhi)
Design of 7:30 pm - The 'south' has many connotations within our contemporary discussions on politics,
Public Places 9:00 pm culture, society and space. However, exceptions abound where the south has
and Public lessons and experiences of note for the rest of us. Three Chennai-based practices
Buildings— engaged in a diverse range of projects will discuss their work within the larger
View from sphere of the geography's specific contexts of operation. Urban Design Collective's
South Vidhya Mohankumar, architectureRED's Biju Kuriakose and MOAD's (The Madras
Office for Architects and Designers) Mahesh Radhakrishnan will be in conversation
with Mumbai- and Chennai-based architect, writer and critic Suprio Bhattacharjee
8TH FEB SATURDAY
ARCHITECTURE ALL Day Visit to contemporary architecture in Mumbai — guided visits with locally
OPEN organised presentations by the project architect’s studio
Schedule:
10:00 am — K J Somaiya Institute Canteen + IT Wing by SAMEEP PADORA &
ASSOCIATES, Sion, Mumbai
12:00 pm —The Green Acres Academy (Phase 2) by TUSHAR DESAI AND
ASSOCIATES, Chembur, Mumbai
4:00 pm — Crafts Centre by SJK ARCHITECTS, Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai
9TH FEB SUNDAY
ARCHITECTURE ALL Day Visit to contemporary architecture in Mumbai - guided visits with locally organised
OPEN presentations by project architect’s studio
Schedule:
9:30 am — Kenneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue by JSW FOUNDATION + ABHA
NARAIN LAMBAH (Conservation Architect), Fort, Mumbai
11:30 am — Children's Museum at CSMVS by RMA ARCHITECTS, Fort, Mumbai
2:00 pm — Jindal Mansion by EDIFICE CONSULTANTS, Pedder Road, Mumbai
CSMVS VISITORS’ CENTRE
1ST FEB SATURDAY
IndiaFound: 11:00 am - India Lost and Found is a crowd-creative campaign that creates awareness around
Mumbai 8:00 pm India’s ailing built heritage. #IndiaFound: Mumbai through a SiteLens is a full-day inter-
through a college Research Paper Trophy event. Participating teams in this competition will present
SiteLens their research papers and videos, attempting to redefine their allocated heritage sites in a
cultural context, as well as to bring alive the lives and times of the era in question
This programme is in collaboration with India Lost and Found, a not-for-profit programme
founded by Amit Pasricha
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Reimagining 6:00 pm - Architect and Planner Bimal Patel (HCP Design, Planning, and Management Pvt Ltd,
the New Delhi 7:30 pm Ahmedabad) was recently awarded the most discussed and debated, but when built
Central Vista also one of the most influential architectural and urban projects in contemporary
India - the redesigning of the New Delhi Central Vista and some buildings and
spaces around it. He will present the story so far and the proposed design for this
project, followed by an open discussion
9TH FEB SUNDAY
Kinetic City, 6:00 pm - Artist Sudhir Patwardhan and architect and researcher Rahul Mehrotra will be in
Soul City 7:30 pm conversation with editor of Domus India Kaiwan Mehta. The two practitioners who
have invested lifelong work in understanding the city and negotiating its changing
landscape of architecture and experiences will discuss their relationship with the
city, its ideas and people, and how the city — in more ways than one — silently
or otherwise, penetrated all their work and ideas of what it means to be an artist or
architect in India today.
This conversation is in context of A Walk in Soul City, the current retrospective
exhibition of artist Sudhir Patwardhan’s works at the NGMA Mumbai, curated by
cultural theorist and critic Nancy Adajania
Curator: Dr Kaiwan Mehta, managing editor Domus India
Team: Shaheen Mehta, Aanchal Saxena
Supported by GODREJ DESIGN LAB
Goodwill partners: Architecture Foundation (India) and DOMUS India
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RAMPART ROW
Bhavna Sonawane Poetries in This artwork conveys the depletion of values like
Modilipi ancient languages and trees in today's times.
Rupali Patole Over The The top and thread symbolises the natural
LIC winning entry Top- Bachpan connection between man and God and of bringing
Baccho back innocences into today's materialistic world.
Ritika Jhunjhunwala - Indian Folk This wheel denotes the multi coloured culture of our
Team Iteeha Wheel respective states and symbolises unity in diversity.
Niranjan Vast, Monika Pasad The Game of Perpetual art of an Indian batsman. Why cricket?
Threads It is the thread that binds us into one word-India.
Dolna the Movement and Team Swinging This installation is a reminder of lost times and
Aparana Upadhyay, Gurmit Kor, Krishna Forward a Lost childhood when we were one with nature and
Khanna, Nanda Khiara, Poonam Anand, Childhood away from modern gadgets.
Rakhi Baid, Sanjukta Barik, Shefali Shah,
Subodh Poddar, Sukriti Datt, Varsha Vyas
Hetal Shukla Genes of Khadi This art symbolises old values meeting modern
values where khadi represents the Gandhian value
and jeans tell us about youth culture.
Riyaz Himany The Social This artwork depicts balanacing social thread
Thread along with family and friends.
Natasha Bhambri The Uber Stay connected to your core cords, Mother and
Connect Mother Nature.
DE:SIFR STUDIO Weaving Fabric The notion is to highlight the importance of
(Rushabh Mehta, Debasish Das, individuality along with the ethos of unity resulting
Zill Savla, Saurabh Mundhra) into something greater.
Bunko Junko (Bhavini Parikh) Octopus This installation highlights the danger to our
oceans and marine life today.
Le Mark - Abhishek Bind, Shreya Nisar, Entangled This Installation highlights the need to nurture all
Harshvi Bheda, Meghana Jain Desire our natural resources especially farmers.
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Balwant College - Urmi Nandu, Dhruvita Kaal This installation depicts “sliding” where traditions
Bosmiya, Yaashvi Shah, Ishita Patel flow into the fabric of modern times.
Balwant College - Jeeya Savani, Juhi Hey Wire This piece is all about the role media plays in
Mody, Janvi Paun, Hormuzd Katrak, connecting diverse people the world over.
Aditya Samant, Shiva Paliwal,
Khushbu Mehta
Balwant College - Richa Gupta, Reine The The model depicts the subconcious and thoughts
Fernandes, Anubha, Pranjali Gole, Subconscious - wandering and coming back together to reality.
Kainaz Sukhia, Kanupriya Tikku, Binding Dream
Vanshika Pacheriwala, Dushyant Wagh & Reality
Niksa Khemka, Omkar Chavan Two Sides of This portrays the fine divide between man and
Life nature depicted by a tight rope in todays time.
Pratik R. Chaurasia Horse Ashva represents Kala Ghoda and its beauty and
dhaga unifies the prestige of South Bombay.
Sir J.J. School Of Art - Vyenkatesh Infected Nature- Depicts man's distancing from pure natural form
Shinde Tree Installation corrupted with pollution and plastic.
Vishwas Lele Time is Slipping This artwork shows how temptations today have
trapped humans in a maze.
Sir J.J. School Of Art - Alisha Bayaskar The One Symbolising the reunion of two souls to become
'The One'.
Reform Mumbai Water Bottle This project signifies the pollution created by
Project plastic and the need to grow more trees.
Nikhil Purohit, Mahendra Damle And Statue of This artwork explains how the human being is the
Hansodnya Tambe Humanity only constant in a changing world.
Shirresh Karrale Education and Knowledge is the core of spirituality ultimately
Knowledge connecting each of us to the ultimate truth of life.
India Post String of Reviving the nostalgic form of communication - the
Connection Indian post, forgotten by today's new generation.
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Gallery MMB Blending This sculpture takes place in mixed reality.
Realities The virtual sculpture is built with 3d animation
responding to the environment and can be
customised by the viewer.
R City Installation
Pearl Academy Look at Mumbai The idea establishes the fact that Mumbai has a
varied culture but has a single unifying thread that
connects the whole city.
Enrich Salon Styling on Welcome to enrich makeover pop-up! Bring out
the Go! the best of your beautiful self!
Jaslok Hospital Installation
Best artwork from Faber Castell Easel Stands A close look at what little artists create while
Artivity Contest having fun with circles and dots.
Society Tea Tea Society In regions remote and quaint, in people unique
called India and diverse, we found tea rituals that make the
Tea Society called India. The photo essay series
is an ode to this Tea Society.
Fab India Installation
Fevicol A+ Horsey Installation This first-of-it’s-kind 10 ft. horse installation
has been imagined and created from children’s
craft material and put together using Fevicol A,
showcasing the relevant best-out-of-waste theme.
Imagicaa Carousel of The universe of positive emotions: happiness,
Happiness fun, thrill, joy, fantasy and excitement. Star-
shaped mirrors are the physical representation of
the self; the various threads of positive emotions
are what bind and connect one with the universe.
Unequal Scenes and AccessAbility Photo Exhibition 'Unequal Scenes' by globally renowned Johnny
Miller and 'AccessAbility' themed portraits by
Sunil Thakker and Marcus Marcetic.
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The Typography of Mumbai Exhibition A celebration of the typography of the city by 15
graphic designers, curated by Alok Nanda.
COOMARAWAMY HALL
Kiran Ambwani with Sunny Kumar Full Circle Fifteen years ago photographer Kiran Ambwani
Choudhary, Dhruveel Devaliya, went out to visually explore Dharavi. She returned
Prashant Dubey, Sakshi Gupta, Akshay with compact digital cameras to conduct a
Vijay Kumar, Subrat Mishra, Deepthi photovoice project enabling its youth to become
Nadar, Sam Nickson, Kathirvel Sivam investigators of their own neighborhood.
CROSS MAIDAN
Jeet Soneji Sque-Whirl- Each pentagon signifies its own unique status but
Tagon when put together it displays integrity symbolising
connectivity.
Rachana Sansad - Anjali Nair, Anushka The Invisible This depicts the idea of 'vasudhiava
Jain, Aishwarya Parab, Bhavika Globe kutumbhamkam', and the feeling of connectivity
Mangnani, Preeti Sethi and Spandan Nath between all living creatures.
Le Mark - Sandeep, Kashkumari, Planet on String Humans are controlling the earth and squeezing the
Aaisha, Megha, Sushmita last resources without any control.
Le Mark - Shubham Joshi, Rakshanda Unity in This piece is inspired by the spiderweb
Mishra, Pratiksha Kurmi Diversity which showcases our traditional weaves and
embroideries that unite our country.
Balwant College - Rimshi Agarwal, Khuli Kitaab The book indicates nostalgia and memory that
Virakti Ajmera, Drasshti Morbia, Dhun binds people together.
Mehta, Bhavya Vohra, Dimple Bhadra,
Aashita Jain, Varun Vashi
Avantika University - Dharati Verma, Aashiyana - The This artwork depicts the importance of both men
Aditya Gawade, Aditya Salunkhe, Omkar Hands of Unity and women working together in the kitchen.
Jagtap, Shubhankar, Nandapurkar,
Devashish Boralkar, Jagriti Kale, Magha
Jaswal, Bhargavee Soman, Aman Asthana
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Rachana Sansad Architecture - Avani Threading The aim of this installation is to emphasize the
Mandpe, Wipra Gada, Zeel Desai, Between the strength and beauty of our country's diversity and
Hinal Solanki, Aastha Sinha, Manav Lines power of inclusiveness.
Sharma, Aditya Ikhe, Urvi Mathkar,
Vinay Ekkladev, Kushi Patel, Shruti
Yelane, Manav Seth, Ishant Arora,
Aryan Dabreo, Abhishek Dhepse, Satya
Sharma, Shreyas Avhad, Siddharth
Agarwal, Suraj Naomi Advani, Tanvi
Pimple, Utkarsh Mali, Varun Upadhye.
Balwant College - Arya Gupta, Shruti Patel, Younited This artwork depicts the unity amongst various
Mitakshara Chaudhary, Paridhi Agarwalla, cultures and our acceptance of them.
Param Gala, Jasnain Kaur Kharbanda,
Kirat Kaur Kohli, Shivani Bakhru
Avantika University - Tanvi Dev, Swarali Aikapadya - This depicts India's diverse culture through
Hindlekar, Palash Bakre,Praduman Unity of Words different patterns and colours.
Joshi, Krithik Prabhakar, Mrunmayi
Joshi, Vineet Viswakarma, Nitya
Vijaywargiya, Apoorvaa Balasundaram
Magic Bus Ropes of This installation depicts the hurdles of a chlid in
Poverty poverty. Using a rope/harness, pull the structure
from point A to B.
Arzan Khambhata Raavan
Urvi Chheda, Deepali Raiththa There In Loop This artwork depicts confusion in human minds
stuck in a maze and constantly looking for
alternatives. An interactive performance 2nd Feb,
4 pm onwards
R City Installation
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Jehangir Art Gallery
The सूत्रधार of stories, the बंधन of connection, the डोर that creatively stitches together diverse cultures
and experiences into one platform. Through varied disciplines that are woven seamlessly to form a
kaleidoscopic quilt of creativity, context and meaning, a diverse group of artists and seniority can unite and
experience inclusion.
Feb 3rd Monday - Feb 9th Sunday, 2020 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
My City My Voice Hirjee Gallery The world we inhabit and more so the urbanism colour the hues
of the works on migration, cityscapes and in search of survival
and seeking dreams.. a collage of this diaspora sits in the Hirjee
Gallery. "Cities are in a state of a flux and manifest it in distilled
or condensed experiences. Often architects and urbanists are
contending with several ways to comprehend cities to identify
issues that impact the quality of life.
Students from KRVIA look at Mumbai ‘My City My Voice'."
Feb 4th Tuesday - Feb 10th Monday, 2020 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Inspiration Gallery 1, 2, 3 Art is but an expression of an artist responding to the world around
him/her through his/her medium. What we read, we think, we hear,
we see, we talk, all become a seed of inspiration that we express
and communicate in our own unique manner. Galleries 1,2,3 invite
visitors to look at some very important artists of our times sitting
together and expressing different facets of the world that inspire
them. They in turn have been inspiration to a whole generation of
fellow artists as well as young art students. An inspirer was once
inspired and perhaps at times this is a simultaneous process.
Politics, Media, Marginalisation, Violence, Nature & Environment
all are inspirations for works shared by luminaries like M F Husain,
Akbar Padamsee, Prabhakar Barwe along with Atul Dodiya, Jitish
Kallat, Bose Krishnamachari, as well as Manu Parekh, Navjot Altaf
and many more.
VISUAL ARTS THREAD
Children Auditorium Children are our present and all our tomorrows. A nation's strength
Gallery lies in the strength of the youth.So under our larger umbrella of youth
mobilisation, we have taken the dark side of children in this country,
that needs attention and care - their lost childhood. Artworks by MF
Hussain, Bikash Bhattacharya, Sudip Roy along with 45 art students
from different renouned educational institutioins like Sir J.J. School
of Art and Rachna Sansad have expressed the cries of these children
through their soul touching and compassionate work. The auditorium
encaptures the beauty of the emotions of these children and at the
same time spreads awareness of this cause.
Feb 5th Wednesday - Feb 11th Tuesday, 2020 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
India Lost and Found Open Terrace Cities are in a state of flux and minifest it in distilled or condensed
experiencs. Often architects and urbanists are contending with
several ways to comprehend cities to identify issues that impact
the quality of life. Students from KRVIA, look at Mumbai ' My city,
my voice'.
20 Photographers, 20 Terrace Gallery The world we inhabit and more so the urbanism, the colour,
stories. the use of the works on migration, city scapes and in surge of
survival and seaking dreams , a collage of this diaspora sits in the
Hirjee Gallery.
JJ School of Art
Feb 1 - 10th, 2020 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Dialogue JJ School of Art The allied partner of KGAF 2020 is the JJ School of Art which
grounds will exhibit works from students and the way see their world and
converse. Topic of Freedom, childhood memories, dreams and
concerns are the topics of the works put up in different mediums
such as water colours, print making, sculpture, painting collages
and more. Besides the unique part of any art school is to watch
students work, visitors can see students working first hand and
walk in some areas of their studios.
VISUAL ARTS THREAD
Street and Cross Maidan curated by: Ami Patel and Geeta Castelino
Jehangir Art Gallery curated by: Sonal Motla
Photography at Jehangir Art Gallery curated by: Shiresh R Karrale, Mukesh Parpiani and
Varsha Karale
Team: Prerna Kewalramani

Volunteers: Karishma Mulchandani, Rayna Motwani, Prashant Kumar Shukla, Saachi Mehta, Danish Alvi,
Pavani Saxena, Aditya Tiwari, Prisha Batra, Akshay Prabhu, Victoria Fernandes, Varidhi Jain, Esha Damani,
Yashika Kukreja, Dharini Shah, Kareena Tated, Shubham Gungaliya
Acknowledgements for Jehangir Art Gallery: Initiated by ReformMumbai, Knowledge partner CHILDLINE
India Foundation, supported by Camlin.
Red Dot Foundation, Swedish Council, Amit Pasricha, Kayomi Engineer, Qubec Consulate,
Mumbai School of Photography, Piramal Art Gallery, NCPA, Mumbai
We thank all the artists, students and art lovers.

WORKSHOPS RANGTARANG
2ND FEB SUNDAY
A Tale of 120 Cards Coomaraswamy 11:30 am - A session on Sawantwadi Ganjifa card
- Sawantwadi Ganjifa Card Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm painting by one of its oldest artisans.
Painting by Team Iteeha
Liberation of Mind and Soul Coomaraswamy 2:30 pm - The workshop will focus on expressions,
through expressions by Manoj Nair Hall, CSMVS 4:30 pm body language, rhythm and timing. It will
include group activity, discussion on
illusion, space and pantomime.
Sustainability in Restaurants BNHS 12 noon - This panel discussion is helmed by

Auditorium 2:00 pm Arina Suchde, a chef and mixologist.
Moina Oberoi, Chef and entrepreneur,
Sumit Gambhir, Director and co-founder
Neighborhood Hospitality and Monisha
Narke, Founder and CEO, RUR Greenlife.
This discussion talks about sustainability
in the restaurant space, less wastage and
how you can incorporate this into your
own homes and kitchens.
Deconstructing Design Thinking BNHS 3:00 pm - A workshop on design thinking.
by Uday Athawankar Auditorium 5:00 pm
3RD FEB MONDAY

Threads Knots 'n' Beads Coomaraswamy 11:30 am - A destressing macrame making
by Priya Patil Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm workshop.
Calligraphy, Meditation with Paper Coomaraswamy 2:30 pm - Learn the art of beautiful cursive writing.
and Ink by Amruta Hall, CSMVS 4:30 pm
The Art of Luxury Gift Wrapping BNHS 12 noon - Let's work with some basic tools to put
by Amruta Auditorium 2:00 pm the wow factor in your gifts. Fold paper at
this therapeutic workshop to create some
fabulous looks that inspire you for your
next gift-giving opportunity.
DIY Mandala Art on Strap for BNHS 3:00 pm - A unique workshop where you learn to
Modular Footwear Auditorium 5:00 pm customize your footwear.
by Shashank Pawar
4TH FEB TUESDAY

Knitting the Knots of Life Coomaraswamy 11:30 am - A therapeutic workshop which uses art to
by Smita Raje-Deshpande and Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm bring innner healing and peace.
Pragati Adhikari
One World One Beat One Step by Coomaraswamy 2:30 pm - This workshop is based on a fusion of
Ranjan Sharma Hall, CSMVS 4:30 pm dance styles simple yet energetic to
create this oneness so that participants
feel the connection and go back
embracing a sense of unity.
Voice Workshop (Hindi/English) NGMA 4:00 pm - A workshop where participants learn
Presented by Viva Voice Academy 7:00 pm voicing nuances like modulations, pitch,
silence, expressions and how to use
their voice more effectively in their own
profession, through voice and breathing
exercises, improvisations and exploring
their emotions.
Between Micro-fiction - the Long BNHS 12 noon - Learn how to write a microfiction piece -
and Short of Literature Auditorium 2:00 pm what works and what doesn't.
by Hiral and Khushboo
Emotional Intelligence through BNHS 3:00 pm - A workshop bringing people together
Storytelling by Priyanka Patel Auditorium 5:00 pm through traditional stories, while helping
them tap into their everyday life and
inner self.
5TH FEB WEDNESDAY
Pour the Colors and Fill your Coomaraswamy 11:30 am - Let's celebrate pre valentine with pour
Hearts by Sharmila Gupte Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm painting on canvas.
Tracing the Myths and Stories that Coomaraswamy 2:30 pm - Arundhuti Dasgupta and Utkarsh Patel
make Mumbai by Utkarsh Patel Hall, CSMVS 4:30 pm look beneath the stones to dig up the folk
and Arundhuti Dasgupta legends that mark the city’s syncretic
nature and migratory identity of deities.
Empowering through Empathy BNHS 12 noon - A workshop aimed at building a positive
by Priyanshi Vasani Auditorium 2:00 pm support system for people through
movement-led activities.
Shedding Barnacles BNHS 3:00 pm - A poetry workshop with a focus on
by Anish Auditorium 5:00 pm honesty.
6TH FEB THURSDAY

Painting Affections on Porcelain Coomaraswamy 11:30 am - A demonstration of porcelain painting.
by Rashmi Mhapsekar Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm
Being Tech Savvy in 2020 Coomaraswamy 2:30 pm - Introducing seniors to everyday
by Aparna Thakker Hall, CSMVS 4:30 pm technology and simplifying it so they can
live independent lives.
Mast Mukhota BNHS 12 noon - A pottery workshop on mask making.
by Lidwin Mascarenhas Auditorium 2:00 pm
Art of Saree Draping by J D BNHS 3:00 pm - The saree is one of the oldest forms of
Institute of Fashion Technology Auditorium 5:00 pm clothing on planet Earth, with references
of it dating back centuries - and it's still
going strong. This workshop explores
various traditional and regional drapes
along with some modern twist for all the
saree lovers out there.
7TH FEB FRIDAY
Creativity for the Non-Creative Coomaraswamy 11:30 am - Creativity can be learnt by breaking down
by Rishabh Mehta and Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm common myths and learning research-
Samay Ajmera based techniques. A music and art
workshop.
Sparking Candles Coomaraswamy 2:30 pm - A candle making workshop.
by Kajal Gaitonde Hall, CSMVS 4:30 pm
Acting Workshop by Om Katare NGMA 2:30 pm - Learn the nuances of acting from theatre
Presented by Yatri 4:30 pm veteran Om Katare, Founder, Yatri.
Costume and Music BNHS 12 noon - An insight into the role of costumes in
by Ishi Srivastava Auditorium 2:00 pm theatre, followed by a practical session.
Learn Fighting so that you never BNHS 3:00 pm - Self defence and mixed-martial arts
have to fight and be Fighting Fit Auditorium 5:00 pm workshop.
by Balkrishna Shetty
8TH FEB SATURDAY
Sustainable Design Coomaraswamy 11:30 am - An interactive discussion on a holistic
by Sangeeta Kapoor Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm approach to sustainable living.
Storytelling with Letterforms : a Coomaraswamy 2:30 pm - A workshop on typography.
Typographic experiment Hall, CSMVS 4:30 pm
by Sreekumar
Come Play with Gold BNHS 12 noon - Learn the unique art of gold leafing.
by Shehzad Khan Auditorium 2:00 pm
Tree of Life BNHS 3:00 pm - An interactive workshop on making
by Karima Dawoodani Auditorium 5:00 pm dreamcatchers.
9TH FEB SUNDAY
Fevicryl Acrylic Pour Workshop Coomarswamy 11:30 am - Come and experience the joy of creating
Hall, CSMVS 1:30 pm some fun abstract art in this fluid art
workshop. Learn different techniques of
acrylic pouring with Fevicryl colours and
take home a unique master piece.
• No pre-registration required • Entry is on a first come, first serve basis.

• Entry for all hands-on workshops will be limited to 25 participants only.
• For all writing workshops please bring your own writing material.
• All workshops are for Adults only.
Curators: Ami Patel and Tripti Ayyar
Team: Yash Oberoi, Payal Bania, Vinodini Hasal
Acknowledgements: Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu
Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) and all our guest conductors.
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KEY: 1. National Gallery of Modern Art 20. Ador House
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2. Elphinstone College 21. St. Andrews Church
3. David Sassoon Library (DSL) 22. Cama Hall
4. Army Navy Building 23. Delhi Art Gallery
COLLATERAL EVENTS Westside Wisk
Art Entrance Art Gallery 24. Artisans’
5. Esplanade Mansion 25. Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue
6. Parking Lot 26. Kala Ghoda Association (KGA)
7. Jehangir Art Gallery Urban Design
8. Rampart Galleries Research Institute(UDRI)
9. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 27. Bombay Stock Exchange
Vastu Sangrahalaya 28. Kitab Khana
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(CSMVS) Somaiya Centre for Lifelong
35 10. Museum Gardens Learning
11. Visitor’s Center 29. Flora Fountain
43 12. Coomarswamy Hall 30. Cross Maidan
40 13. Seminar room 31. High Court
36 14. Bombay Natural 32. Rajabai Clock Tower
22 History Society (BNHS) 33. Oval Maidan
15. Max Mueller Bhavan 34. Horniman Circle Gardens
16. Help Desk 35. Asiatic Library
21 17. Starting Point Heritage Bus 36. Old Custom House
18. Rhythm House 37. Lion Gate
20 19. Boston Butt 38. Regal Circle
42 Chetana 39. Tarq
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Copper Chimney 40. Gallery Beyond
Irish House 41. M.C. Ghia
42. Oricon House
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