Why you should attend: - Mind-boggling magic & mind-reading acts  - Magicians of national & international fame - Experience different genres of magic - Family entertainment for all ages   An Evening of Magic is a most amazing magic show presented by 'Nakul Shenoy & Friends', featuring top entertainers and magic acts. Curated and hosted by the internationally-acclaimed mentalist Nakul Shenoy, each event in this series brings unique acts and performances by nationally and internationally acclaimed magicians, alongside some of the most notable Read More..

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On Oopar Panchayat - Voice Your Ideas, Meet New People
Are you tired of the “small talk”? We are, too. That’s why we came up with the Oopar Panchayat - where we initiate conversations that stimulate your mind. It’s when you meet people with different backgrounds and thought processes that the real magic happens!
 Your next weekend plans are sorted! Dive into an evening where you can safely share ideas, debate and engage in interactions that challenge your perspectives. AND we have exciting prizes😎 and meaningful gifts that you can claim!
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Topic of discussion- Body Image issues
People make up big cities but what makes up people’s lives, hopefully not loneliness. Loneliness is an intensely painful state which arises out of lack of intimacy and connectedness. People from every wake of life, even those with social contacts or pursuing successful careers can experience sadness from absence of belongingness. This painful experience is felt in a myriad of contexts such as breakups, disagreeing families, fear of rejection, unrelatability, shyness and so on 
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At a time when we are spoilt for choice on what to watch, the best movies don't make it to streaming. And nothing beats the communal experience of watching a movie together. Join us for the first (literally) Underground film club in the city. This month, we’re screening “Kaalakaandi” (2018). Rileen, a teetotaller, learns that he is suffering from stomach cancer and has a month left to live. He decides to live life to the fullest by trying hard drugs.
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An afternoon with the author of Bangalore Blues, Kirtana Kumar, in conversation with fellow author, Nandita Bose. Kirtana will be reading sections of Bangalore Blues and the two will yarn about Bangalore and literature, and Bangalore in literature. This will be followed by book signings.
The book covers a swathe of time, beginning in the 1960’s and ending in a post pandemic dystopia. Bangalore cantonment is the bell jar containing l'esprit du temps, a strange and colourful biome revealing a syncretic way of life and a wide palette of characters such as Mac the Knife, Mrs Gajap Read More..

Jonaki Ray was educated in India (IIT Kanpur) and the USA (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). A scientist by training, she is now a poet, writer, and editor in New Delhi. Honours for her work include 2018 Pushcart and Forward Prize nominations, as well the 2019 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award. Her poetry collection, Firefly Memories (Copper Coin) and chapbook, Lessons in Bending (Sundress Publications) have been published recently. Read more about her at https://jonakiray.com/ About the book: Firefly Memories Mixing personal and political, part memoir and part travelogue, Fir Read More..

The workshop is an interactive exploration of the most traveled ancient text - The Panchatantra  The most travelled text in the world, the most translated work, applied in all forms of human interactions from Business to Education to Psychology to Decision Making The 3 hour OFFLINE workshop at the lovely Atta Galatta, explores the roots of this ancient text, the content in chapters and what it can hold for the stakeholder in the form of tales inspired from Ecology, Heritage and Folklore . The workshop is open to anyone who learns and works with stories in their day to day lives f Read More..

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero But what if you have a totally unexpected visitor at the library?!?    Adventures in the Library is a fun exploration of Library Love and Joy of reading through the pages of an Award-Winning book presented in a unique theatrical style by storytellers Seema Karanth and Ramya Srinidhi.   This session is open to all kids aged 5+ years on Sunday, 27th August between 1130AM to 1230PM.   The chosen book for this month is the highly Read More..

This Month’s Reading Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (1973) What this is:
This is a ticketed, curated literary and community event, presented by Bhumika Anand from the Bangalore Writers Workshop, where we will do a deep-dive analysis and discussion of a short story.
You get to join a reading community where you will get to read a pre-chosen short story a month. 
You get to examine the story in terms of its literary merit, yes, but also in terms of writing craft and context, which will be very useful if you are Read More..