The concept of Intimate Theatre is one which is seldom heard of. It consists of a performance where the performers are barely a few feet away from the audience. The aim is to connect with the audience on a different level altogether; to involve them and create an experience which affects both the parties in [...]
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The Fashion Escape
Fashion. It is one of those fleeting things that is but, concrete enough to shape identities. Almost everyone, admittedly or otherwise, has been a victim to fashion that has given definition to a sea of generations, cultures and societies. Fashion, as we know it, is the peel to the pulp. When it moved to being [...]
Melodies for Tibet
On the 29th of January, I was among the audience of Melodies for Tibet, an initiative that aimed to bring about a significant change in the lives of the millions of displaced Tibetans around the world. Conducted by Amplify Creative Co. and Center for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), this event was in collaboration with [...]
Pride of the Queer
The weekend of 10-11 December saw the city of Pune celebrate its second edition of the Q Fest. The festival celebrated the pride of the queer with the theme, ‘Being Seen Being Heard’. Organized as a collaborative effort of various groups and individuals in support of the LGBT community, the two day fest consisted of [...]
Not Without A Cause: Rebel County 2011
What happened in Shillong when the youth decided to raise concerns for the environment? No, they did not hold a rally and neither did they organize a clean-up. What they did instead was put up a whole event where a lot of bands performed along with some crazy bike stunts and B-boying. This is one [...]
Painting the Streets
There are some who want to make the world a better place And then there are some who want to make the world a better-looking place. Urban Street Art has never been more popular. Existing for years as nothing more than a mere nuisance to Governments around the world, graffiti has strayed away from its [...]
A Naight Phor Lauwers
I don’t remember when exactly I started following Rohan Joshi on Twitter, but he has had me in splits ever since. So when I heard that he was performing at The High Spirits in Pune, the only option I had was to be there. Presented by Fosters LOL Nights in association with Weirdass Comedy, A Naight [...]
Lost in time
Most pieces of adventure-literature from the 19th century has recorded encounters with “savages” or barbaric tribes that various white protagonists have overcome with their gallantry (read balls) and guns. Cut to this decade, we feel the world is a whole lot better thanks to technological retardations like Facebook. However there are a few groups that [...]
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