Delhi weekend cultural calendar: Alternative rock performance, educational workshops, and more

FRIDAY, APRIL 15
PHOTOGRAPHY Gardens Of The Mind at Gallery Art Motif

Curated by Bangalore photography gallery Tasveer, Gardens of the Mind is an exhibition of images of the natural world by two photographers, India’s Swapan Nayak and France’s Gilles Bensimon.
When: Until Friday, April 15. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Gallery Art Motif, A1/178, Fourth Floor, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 011 4266 4343.

SHOPPING & STYLE Mela Phulkari at India Habitat Centre
T-shirts, waistcoats, dupattas and more will be sold at this mela, which is an ode to the art of phulkari, the Punjabi embroidery style. The fair will also have exhibits by textile artists and designers such as Gopika Nath and Anjali Kalia. There is no entry fee. More information here.
When: Until Sunday, April 17, from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Open Palm Court, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

EVENTS FOR KIDS Eighth Krackerjack Karnival at Epicentre
This three-day festival will feature educational workshops, puppet and magic shows, art and craft activities, rides, entertainment acts, shopping stalls and a food market. Tickets priced at Rs 200 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 to Sunday, April 17, from 10.30 am.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.

PHOTOGRAPHY Shantanu Das at India International Centre
As part of Threads of Continuity, an ongoing exhibition on the philosophy and ideals of Zoroastrianism at the National Museum and National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai photographer Shantanu Das will show a series of images of Udvada, the Gujarat town that has a fire temple whose flame has been burning for hundreds of years. There is no entry fee.
When: Until Wednesday, April 20. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Lecture Room 2 and Art Gallery, Annexe Building, India International Center, 40 Max Mueller Marg. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

SHOPPING & STYLE The Saree Festival Saree Mela at Alliance Francaise de Delhi
Arts organisation Red Earth is hosting an exhibition and sale of a range of saris from kalamkari printed saris to Banarasi weaves. There is no entry fee. Visit the festival website and the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 to Sunday, April 17, from 11 am to 8 pm.
Where: Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 4350 0200.

SHOPPING & STYLE The Shopping Carnival at Dilli Haat
This shopping festival will offer an array of home décor, fashion, lifestyle, beauty and healthcare products. Tickets priced at Rs 10 per person will be sold at the venue on the day; free entry for children below the age of ten. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 to Sunday, April 17, from noon to 10 pm.
Where: Dilli Haat, Shaheed Major Rajeev Lal Marg, Janakpuri.

FILM TALKS Documentary Films and Talk on Zoroastrianism at India International Centre
As part of Threads of Continuity, the exhibition on the philosophy and ideals of the Zoroastrian religion and culture at the National Museum and National Gallery of Modern Art, two films will be screened: Pir-e-Chak Chak, about the sacred Zoroastrian mountain shrines in the desert of central Iran, and Glimpses from the Bahrot Caves, about the only Parsi cave temple in India. The screenings will be followed by a talk on "Zoroastrianism and Ecology" about the religion’s emphasis on harmony with nature by Homi Dalla, founder and president of the Cultural Foundation of the Zarathustra World. There is no entry fee. See here for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 at 6.30 pm.
Where: Multipurpose Hall, Main Building, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

THEATRE The Ramayana at Akshara Theatre
Writer and director Gopal Sharman will stage his adaptation of the epic poem. Tickets priced at Rs 250, Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 at 7 pm on each day.
Where: Akshara Theatre, 11-12 B, Baba Kharak Singh Marg. Tel: 011 2374 2083.

THEATRE Crime and Punishment at Shri Ram Centre
Mahendra Mewati writes and directs this Hindi adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel about an impoverished student who faces a moral dilemma when he plans to murder an unscrupulous pawnbroker. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 15 at 7 pm.
Where: Shri Ram Centre, Mandi House, 4 Safdar Hashmi Marg. Tel: 011 2373 1112.

BOOKS Raghuvamsam: The Line Of Raghu at Habitat World
Penguin will launch AND Haksar’s English translation of fifth-century poet Kalidasa’s Sanskrit epic on the exploits of the Raghu dynasty, whose descendants include the godly prince Ram. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 15 at 7 pm.
Where: Amaltas, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Hariprasad Chaurasia at Habitat World
The renowned Hindustani classical music flautist will perform. There is no entry fee.
When: Friday, April 15 at 7 pm.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Mimic Vat at The Groghead
Dark psy trance DJ and producer Mimic Vat will play a set. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 at 7 pm.
Where: The Groghead, A-5, Second Floor, above the Hyundai showroom, Green Park. Tel: 95992 80960.

THEATRE Ghalib in New Delhi at The Little Theatre Group Auditorium
In this Hindi comedy, written and directed by M Sayeed Alam, nineteenth-century poet Mirza Ghalib revisits his haveli in Delhi, setting in motion a comedy of errors. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Friday, April 15 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Little Theatre Group, Auditorium, 1, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, opposite Doordarshan Bhavan, near Connaught Place. Tel: 011 2338 9713.

MUSIC Barefaced Liar at The Piano Man Jazz Club
The Delhi-based alternative rock band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 at 8.45 pm.
Where: The Piano Man Jazz Club, 7/22, Ground Floor, B-6, opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung Enclave Market, Safdarjung. Tel: 011 3310 6260.

MUSIC Mana featuring The NuDeli Rhythm Section at Depot 29
Bangalore-based vocalist Mana Contractor will lead a performance of jazz fusion. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 at 8.45 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC Electro Tonic with Audio Pervert + Frame/Frame + White Rabbit at BandStand
A triple bill of electronic music DJs and producers, Audio Pervert aka Samrat B, Frame/Frame aka Nikhil Kaul and White Rabbit aka Robbie Bergo. Call the venue for details of the entry fee, if any. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 at 9 pm.
Where: BandStand, 7, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 90132 08104.

MUSIC Ma Faiza at Summer House Café
Pune-residing veteran EDM DJ Ma Faiza aka Faiza Babul will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 at 9 pm.
Where: Summer House Café, First Floor, DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place Market, Hauz Khas. Tel: 93509 27000.

MUSIC Reggae Rajahs featuring Don Camilo + Magic Tuts Soundsystem at Raasta
This gig by Delhi reggae soundsystem Reggae Rajahs will feature Chilean singer Don Camilo and Basile, a selector from Swiss soundsystem Magic Tuts. Call the venue for details of the entry fee, if any. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Friday, April 15 at 9 pm.
Where: Raasta, 30-A, First Floor, Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 011 4062 3028.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16
PHOTOGRAPHY Sudhir Kasliwal at Bikaner House
Jaipur-residing photographer Sudhir Kasliwal will present Wander Lens, an exhibition of 65 photographs of everyday scenes from Rajasthan.
When: Until Sunday, April 17, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm.
Where: Bikaner House, Pandara Road , India Gate.

EVENTS FOR CHILDREN Space Travellers at Anand Lok
Conducted by Hands On, an organisation that holds learning educational workshops for kids, this event will celebrate International Day of Human Space Flight with a Q&A session about space travel. Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, April 16 at 4 pm.
Where: Community Hall, Anand Lok, Sadiq Nagar.

TALKS Documentary Films and Talk on Parsi Embroidery at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
As part of Threads of Continuity, the ongoing exhibition on the philosophy and ideals of Zoroastrian religion and culture at the National Museum and National Gallery of Modern Art, Shernaz Cama, the director of UNESCO’s ParZor Project, and designer Ashdeen Lilaowala will deliver a talk titled "Zoroastrian Motifs in Parsi Embroidery". There is no entry fee.
When: Saturday, April 16, from 6 pm.
Where: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1 Central Vista Mess, Janpath. Tel: 011 2338 8155.

MUSIC Confluence ‒ An Indo-Russian Fusion Music Concert at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture
An ensemble made up of Belarus-born Western classical music pianist Natallia Kapylova, and Hindustani classical musicians sitar player Sudhir Mathur, tabla player Aditya Shanker and sarangi player Ejaz Khan will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.

When: Saturday, April 16 at 7 pm.
Where: Russian Centre of Science and Culture, 24 Firoz Shah Road, near Mandi House. Tel: 011 2332 9102.

THEATRE A Brief History of Pantomimes at The Stein Auditorium
The English-gibberish play by director Neel Chaudhuri is a fantasy about a community of people who decide to stop speaking. Tickets priced at Rs 350 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, at 7.30 pm on each day.
Where: The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

THEATRE Dara Shikoh at Epicentre
MS Sathyu will direct this Urdu play about Shah Jahan’s first son Dara and the brutal end he met at the hands of his brother Aurangzeb. Tickets priced at Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 per person are being sold on Bookmyshow.com.
When: Saturday, April 16 at 7.30 pm.
Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Ground Floor, Sector 44, opposite Power Grid Residential Complex, Gurgaon. Tel: 0124 271 5000.

MUSIC Hari & Sukhmani at The Groghead
The Punjabi electro-folk fusion duo from Chandigarh will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 16 at 8 pm.
Where: The Groghead, A-5, 2nd Floor, above the Hyundai showroom, Green Park. Tel: 95992 80960.

MUSIC RAC at Kitty Su
American electronic music producer and remixer RAC aka André Allen Anjos will take over the console. Tickets priced at Rs 500 per head for single woman and Rs 1,500 per couple are being sold on Kittysu.com. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Saturday, April 16 at 10 pm.
Where: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place. Tel: 1800 11 6777.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17
BIRD WATCHING Bird Walk at Mangar Bani
The Conservation Education Centre of the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary will conduct a walk through Mangar Bani forest for birding enthusiasts. The registration fee is Rs 500 per person. Call 011 2604 2010 or 98684 41983 to register. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, April 17 at 7.30 am.
Where: The walk will begin at Mangar Village Check Point, Gurgaon-Faridabad Highway, Dera Mandi.

EXHIBITION Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and The Making of Modern India at India International Centre
The exhibition is a compilation of photographs, installations and text that tell the story of freedom fighter and social reformer Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s role in the movement. There is no entry fee.
When: From Sunday, April 17 to Tuesday, April 26. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate. Tel: 011 2461 9431.

MUSIC ReSound Concert 2016: Ship of Dreams at The Garden of Five Senses
The third concert organised by Music Basti, a non-profit that teaches underprivileged children music and other life skills, will have 300 kids performing original songs. The students have completed the one-year ReSound program during which participants learn to write and perform songs about their communities. There is no entry fee. To RSVP, visit Insider.in.
When: Sunday, April 17 at 6 pm.
Where: The Garden of Five Senses, Saiyad Ul Ajaib, Saket.

FILM Desperado Square at Habitat World
Israeli director Benny Torati’s 2001 Hebrew film Desperado Square will be screened. The movie is set in a small village on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. On the night of a memorial held in honour of elder statesman Morris Mandabon, the dead man’s ghost appears before his son Nissim and urges him to reopen the family cinema that has been shut for 30 years. There is no entry fee.
When: Sunday, April 17 at 7 pm.
Where: Gulmohar, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, near Air Force Bal Bharati School. Tel: 011 2468 2002.

MUSIC Sylvia at Depot 29
The Delhi-based jazz rock band will perform. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, April 17 at 8 pm.
Where: Depot 29, Levels 2 and 3, B6/2 Commercial Complex, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave. Tel: 97174 50029.

MUSIC The Pilgrim + Plok at Hauz Khas Social
City-residing alternative rock group Pilgrim will launch their new EP at this gig that will also feature a set by their counterparts Plok. There is no entry fee. See the Facebook event page for more information.
When: Sunday, April 17 at 9 pm.
Where: Hauz Khas Social, 9A and 12 Hauz Khas Village. Tel: 78386 52814.

ONGOING
MUSEUM EXHIBITION Threads of Continuity: Zoroastrian Life and Culture at the National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art

The Ministry of Minority Affairs is hosting three exhibitions on the history, culture and impact of the Parsi community in India. An exhibition on Zoroastrianism at the National Museum will take visitors through the history of the community from the emergence of the religion in Iran to its journey to the west coast of India. "Painted Encounters: Parsi Traders and the Community" at the National Gallery of Modern Art is an exhibition of engravings, paintings and photographs that traces how Parsi ship builders and businessmen established trade with Canton in the nineteenth century. "No Parsi is an Island", also at the NGMA, is a show of the works of 14 Parsi artists such as Pestonji Bomanji and Gieve Patel over the last 150 years. On Sunday, April 17 at 10 am, visitors will be taken on a guided walk of the exhibition. Contact the programmes desk at India Habitat Centre for registration details.
Entry to the NGMA is free. Tickets to the National Museum are priced at Rs 20 per head for Indians and Rs 650 per head (inclusive of the audio tour) for foreigners.
When: Exhibition at the National Museum until Sunday, May 29. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm; Monday, closed. Exhibitions at the NGMA until Sunday, May 29. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: National Museum, Janpath, Rajpath Road Area, Central Secretariat. Tel: 011 2379 2775. National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, India Gate. Tel: 011 2338 4640.

ART Himmat Shah at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

Hammer on the Square is a retrospective of 300 works by sculptor Himmat Shah made between 1957 and 2015. See here for more information.
When: Until Thursday, June 30. Open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; Monday, closed.
Where: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, 145, DLF South Court Mall, Saket. Tel: 011 4916 0000.

ART N. N. Rimzon at Talwar Gallery

Kerala artist NN Rimzon’s first solo exhibition in Delhi in 23 years, Forest of the Living Divine features sculptures, installations and paintings dating back to 2007. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 28. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Talwar Gallery, C-84 Neeti Bagh. Tel: 011 4605 0307.

ART S. D. Shrotriya at Triveni Kala Sangam

A solo show of paintings by the artist titled Dreams of Varanasi.
When: Until Sunday, April 17. Open daily, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Where: Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205 Tansen Marg. Tel: 011 2371 9470.

PHOTOGRAPHY Ravi Agarwal at Gallery Espace

Delhi-based photographer and environmental activist Ravi Agarwal is exhibiting Else, All Will Be Still, a solo show of photographs based on his sea travels and time spent in a fishing village in Pondicherry. See here for more information.
When: Until Saturday, May 14. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Gallery Espace, 16, Community Centre, New Friends Colony. Tel: 011 2692 2947.

PHOTOGRAPHY William Dalrymple at Vadehra Art Gallery

Scottish historian and writer William Dalrymple’s solo photography exhibition The Writer’s Eye comprises black and white photographs he’s shot over two years. See here for more information.
When: Until Wednesday, April 20. Open Monday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday, closed.
Where: Vadehra Art Gallery, D-53 Defence Colony. Tel: 011 4610 3550.