Mumbai Notes

Akshara is a non-profit organisation, working among students and lecturers in different colleges through workshops, seminars, student newsletters, study groups, and wall posters. It has a library with 3,000 books, 10,000 documents and 30 current journals in English and Marathi for free reference.

Screening of children8217;s films

The Children8217;s Film Society of India and children8217;s theatre group Aavishkar are holding screenings of children8217;s films at Plaza Cinema, Dadar, every Sundaythrough May. Karamati Coat and Halo were previously screened, and on the coming Sunday, Marathi film Bal Shivaji will be screened. The tickets cost Rs one per child, and the show begins at 9 am. Two more films, Abhay Hindi and Aasman se Gira, will also be shown. For further details, contact Aavishkar on 4445871.

Course in web designing

Anmol Solutions will offer training for elementary courses in computers, web designing, web engineering and web entrepreneurship. Batches commence on May 24. Six students will be taken per batch. Anmol is also offering a discount scheme, and to qualify, students have to take an aptitude test. Contact Alifya Badshah or Dimple Mehta on 3450640 or 3443687.

Leucoderma check-up camps

The All India Leucoderma Eradication Charitable Trust is organising free leucoderma check-up camps on the second Sunday of every month at Sharda Shram Vidya Mandir, Bhawani Shankar Road, room no 214/215, Kabutarkhana, Dadar W.