Animal NGO World for All’s virtual flea fundraiser » WHERE: SaltScout.com/DolceVee/WFA; WHEN: All day; PRICE: R110 onwards; CONTACT: 9820139504
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Indulge in a theatrical experience
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The Last Poet is an online interactive performance that brings together theatre, film, sound art, creative coding, and digital scenography. Amitesh Grover brings forth this immersive online theatre experience for everyone to enjoy.
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WHERE: Online
WHEN: September 17, 7 PM onwards
PRICE: Rs 399 onwards
TO REGISTER: insider.in
A mix of Indian and French flavours
Philomene has come up with a Ganesh Chaturthi special Modak Entremet that infuses traditional Indian flavours with French pastry. They are eggless, delicate, layered and textured with sable, coconut biscuit sponge, cardamom-infused coconut jaggery mousse, almond, hazelnut and pistachio praline with a hint of saffron.
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WHERE: Philomene outlets
WHEN: Till September 20
PRICE: Rs 650
TO CALL: 7208667524
Laugh your stress away
Urooj Ashfaq tries her best jokes in an hour for her stand-up show named This time I’m really trying my best. Catch her live on a weekday to rewind after work.
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WHERE: That Comedy Club, Bandra
WHEN: September 14-15, 8 PM to 9 PM
PRICE: Rs 299
TO REGISTER: bookmyshow.com
Learn Kalaripayattu on weekends
Kalaripayattu is an ancient Indian martial art from Kerala that is incredibly powerful and dynamic. It strengthens the body and mind, and helps to build excellent mind-body coordination. Along with Kalaripayattu classes, Attakkalari also offers dance classes and a lot more.
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WHERE: Online
WHEN: Till September 26, Weekends, 5 PM to 6 PM
PRICE: Rs 200 onwards
TO REGISTER: attakkalari.org
Meet a person with a skill you can use
Mandar Vaidya, 49 Urban organic garden expert
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AVAILABLE FOR: Urban garden consultation and ecotourism
CHARGES: One-day ecotourism programme at Rs 750 per person; urban gardening consultation charges depend on the project
EMAIL AT: mandarcv@gmail.com
Vaidya’s Nashik-based Samyak Green promotes urban edible gardening in small spaces like terraces and balconies. He produces high-quality organic potting mixes on his farm with scientific and slow processing of natural ingredients. Vaidya also has an ecotourism set-up on the farm, which serves as an urban farming learning centre. The one-day ecotourism programme includes sharing of knowledge and healthy food made from traditional recipes and vegetables. Vaidya studied microbiology, environmental sciences and social work. While working as a disaster management expert, he realised that ecological farming and healthy food were the need of the hour. He started ecological farming in 2009 on barren land with little available water, and the mission to rejuvenate the ecology of the farm and foster living soil by utilising biomass and cattle dung.
RECOMMENDED BY: Sanjeevani Borase, product designer, says, “We wanted to set up an organic vegetable garden at home, and Mandar Vaidya at Samyak Green helped us bring that to fruition. We now enjoy homegrown vegetables every week. His depth of knowledge and ready support over the phone made the whole process informative and interesting.”