Pune Weekend Watch: A R Rahman comes to Pune, as does Pongo

When: April 30

How much: Rs 999 onwards

Contact: Paytm Insider

If music is magic, then A R Rahman is Harry Potter. The two-time Grammy winner and five-time nominee will be performing in Pune to support a social organisation, Feeding Smiles, which supplies food and medicines to children in need. The amount collected from tickets will be donated to Feeding Smiles.

Get wild

Where: Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad

When: April 28-May 1

How Much: Free

Contact: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2023-pune

The ‘City Nature Challenge’ is one of the world’s biggest nature challenges that calls upon participants to document the biodiversity in cities. To participate, you have to photograph any wild organisms you find in your area, from plants to insects to birds, and upload it on the iNaturalist app that you can download on your phone. The event is being held simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, among others.

An evening with Gulzar

Where: RAAH

When: April 29, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm

How Much: Rs 200

Contact: 09763095043

He is one of India’s finest storytellers and lyricists. Now, a collection of short stories of Gulzar will be presented by Pune-based Dramalay in their play and storytelling event, Ravipar. It will be an emotional journey as the tales are embedded in Indian culture but have a universal appeal.

Hero’s Journey

Where: Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Pune

When: April 28, 6.30 pm

How Much: Free

Contact: 02066447120

Human rights violations don’t always include guns and bombs. Sometimes the keyboard is enough. What happens when four women have had enough of hate and abuse online? ‘Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age’ follows their story, and will be screened as part of the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin. It is in Italian, French and English and with English subtitles. The second film of the evening, Pongo Calling, is about Pongo, a truck driver and an ordinary citizen until, suddenly, he becomes an activist, who organises a movement from his cab.

The Right Title

Where: Cafe Coffee Day, Camp

When: April 30, 4 pm-6 pm

How Much: Free

Contact: The Pune Book Readers’ Club on Facebook

The Pune Book Readers Club, which meets to discuss selected books, topics, genres and authors, has organised an event to lend, borrow or exchange books. This follows a similar event from six months ago which was a success. Readers can either bring a book to give to somebody else or check out the titles that others have brought. The Club is a closed community on Facebook so you need to reach out to them before turning up.