This week in Mumbai: Gallery Weekend, an Awadhi royal meal by Chef Manzilat Fatima, and more

This edition will also see a series of talks at the CSMVS museum in association with India Art Fair, a Young Collectors Program at Kathiwada City House curated by Teesta Bhandare, an off-site exhibition titled Bombay Tilts Down by CAMP, performance by Tushar Adhav at Sassoon Docks, a special promotion at Kala Ghoda café for Art Night Thursday, and a curated gallery hop with Art & Wonderment.

Where: Various art galleries across Mumbai
When: January 11 to 14
Schedule: Available at mumbaigalleryweekend.com

Immerse in an exhibition by Sudarshan Shetty

An ongoing exhibition titled ‘One Life Many’ looks at a new body of works by Sudarshan Shetty, including his eponymous film that tells the story of a sage who transforms into a woman, wife, and mother before returning to being himself. Alongside the film, the exhibition also sees a suite of thought-provoking assemblages, exploring the lines that merge and separate the real and illusory. The exhibition interrogates the quintessential spaces of modern memory-making and experience and explores the possibilities of multiple selves within one and the protagonist’s awakening in different worlds.

Where: IF.BE, Ballard Estate, Mumbai
When: Till January 17, 10 am to 7 pm

Indulge in Awadh royalty

Chef Manzilat Fatima, a distinguished member of the royal family of Awadh, is in Mumbai this weekend to share a part of her culinary legacy. The great-great-granddaughter of the last Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, Fatima was born into Kolkata’s oldest Shia Muslim family. She has gone from being a lawyer to curating authentic Awadhi home dining experiences in Kolkata, seamlessly combining tradition with local ingredients. For this two-day dining experience, she crafts a sharing-style menu, featuring both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options that fuse history and flavour.

Where: Magazine St Kitchen, Devidayal Mill, Reay Road East, Darukhana, Byculla
When: January 12 and 13, 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm
Price: Rs 3,750, including cocktails
To book: Visit foodmatters.in/event

‘One Life Many’ looks at a new body of works by Sudarshan Shetty (left); Chef Manzilat Fatima, a member of the royal family of Awadh, will whip up her culinary legacy.

Attend a heritage and cultural festival 

Born out of a sign-a-petition in 1991 to save the now historic precinct – the Banganga Tank, the ‘Mumbai Sanskriti’ festival traces its roots way back to 1992. In its 32nd edition, the festival, presented by the Indian Heritage Society (IHS), features a stellar lineup, including ace flautist and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia’s nephew Rakesh Chaurasia and acclaimed exponents of Hindustani classical music Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar.

Where: Town Hall, Asiatic Library, Fort
When: January 13 and 14
To book: Visit bookmyshow.com

Watch a play on the people of Sunderbans

Tram Arts Trust is presenting its new object and material theatre performance titled ‘Maati Katha’. Born out of an ongoing three-year-long ethnographic research project that studies traditional and contemporary doll-making practices of West Bengal, the play explores the history of oral traditions, myths, and folklores that surround this practice and its linkages to tangible and intangible heritage conservation. The play also draws inspiration from the art, lifestyles, and philosophies of one of eastern India’s most marginalised and at-risk communities – the people of Sunderbans. The performance will be accompanied by an exhibition titled ‘Putul Katha – Doll Arts of West Bengal and Their Stories’.

Where: Harkat Studios, 17, Aram Nagar Part 2, Versova, Andheri (W)
When: January 11-14
Price: Rs 500 for play and exhibition
To buy: Visit insider.in

The play draws inspiration from the art, lifestyles, and philosophies of one of eastern India’s most marginalised and at-risk communities.