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To celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8, 2016, several events have been organised all over the country. Here are some prominent ones you can attend — if you live in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune — to show your solidarity with the cause, or to just celebrate your womanhood. (Source: Thinkstock Images)
Otantik Turkish coffee fortune reading (Bangalore, March 7): Otantik DONER Kebabz is offering a discounted combo menu with complementary Turkish coffee fortune readings for women at their venue. For more information, click here.
I'm Every Woman (Bangalore, March 8): Celebrating International Women's Day, the BFlat Bar will present a concert featuring 7 powerful women vocalists accompanied by a band comprising Bangalore's finest musicians. For more information, click here.
Stand-up Comedy Night (Bangalore, March 8): Buttercups is organizing a stand-up comedy night at The Humming Tree, wherein some famous local comedians — including Punya Arora and Sanjay Manaktala — will entertaining the crowd with a sartorial take on lingerie. For more information, click here.
Special Women's Day art exhibition (Bangalore, till March 13): The Gallery for Creative Visual Self Expression — at Urban Solace — presents a collection of specially curated artworks on the life of Harper Lee in celebration of her life and of International Women's Day. For more information, click here.
Women's Day Walkathon (Chennai, March 8): Care and Welfare has organised a walkathon on the occasion of International Women's Day. For more information, click here.
Women's Day celebrations (Chennai, March 8): Weigh Out restaurant has planned an evening of great food, awesome music, gorgeous ambience, a fun selfie-station and a complimentary mocktail for every lady who walks in! For more information, click here.
Women's Day Special at Jiva Grande Spa (Chennai, till March 31): At Rs 4000 all-inclusive, the special package at Jiva Grande Spa offers a luxurious 60-minute Indian aromatherapy treatment. Guests can choose from the bespoke range of all-natural energising, relaxing or detoxifying blends, and finish off with a two-course wellness meal. For more information, click here.
Tata Motors Mega Service Camp (Chennai, till March 14): Tata Motors is providing a special discount of 20% on the Road Side assistance (RSA) policy for all women customers, free comprehensive vehicle health check-up camp and discounts on oil & lubricants, accessories, batteries, Tata Motors original parts, labour charges and other Value Added Services. For more information, click here.
Día Internacional de la Mujer/ International Women's Day (Delhi, March 8): This year, the cultural programme at Instituto Cervantes will feature figures such as the artist Frida Kahlo Oficial, photographer Graciela Iturbide, the poet and mystic Saint Theresa of Jesus, the playwright Itziar Pascual, filmmaker Claudia Llosa, the theater director Juhi Jha, photographers Avani Tanya and Gayatri Ganju and the historical figure of Juana La Loca. For more information, click here.
All Girls Pub Crawl (Delhi, March 8): This women's day, SeekSherpa is taking girls' night out to a whole different level with GIRLS ONLY pub crawl in Hauz Khas. All drinks on the house! For more information, click here.
A Tribute to Women in Jazz (Delhi, March 8): The concert by Giuliana Soscia Trio — one of Italy's best accordion players — is dedicated to female jazz composers. The concert will start with pieces composed by Soscia- 'First Impression', 'Contemporary Tango' and 'Sonata per luna crescente'. For more information, click here.
Wonder Women Week: Unfreedom - Film (Delhi, March 7): Banjara School of Dance has organised movie screening of 'Unfreedom', by Raj Kumar Amit. Unfreedom is an urgent contemporary thriller about society torn apart by political, religious and sexual turmoil. Unfreedom was the opening an closing film at the International Film Festival of Kerala, 2014. The movie has been viewed at 70 private screening all across India and abroad. For more information, click here.
Women’s Day Special - Photography Workshop (Mumbai, March 13): On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Nature Information Center (NIC) of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has teamed up with Ms. Vedawati Padwal — one of India's bright and upcoming nature photographers — and organised a nature photogrpahy workshop for women. For more information, click here
Women's Day Shuffle Box - The Pink Edition (Mumbai, March 12): Beat 'n' Bounce has organised a fun-filled activity day consisting of Zumba, yoga, self-defence and lots of Bollywood moves. And guess what- all of it at just Rs. 500! For more information, click here.
High On Heels (Mumbai, March 8): Old Wild West has come up with a scheme in which the higher your heels, higher the discount you get on your overall bill. Plus, cocktails are on the house. For more information, click here.
Women's Day Adoption Camp (Mumbai, March 8): World For All in association with ZooBar and Femina Miss India presents the Women's Day Adoption Camp with 6 beautiful Indian breed puppies and kittens looking for their new home. For more information, click here.
Chalta Hai Comedy Open Mic – XXXIX (Mumbai, March 8): Chalta Hai Comedy has organised an opec mic night for sassy women who can tickle a mean funny bone. For more information, click here.
Film Screening Programme | International Women's Day (Hyderabad, March 8): Goethe-Zentrum, Hyderabad, is screening women-centric films as a part of its #PledgeForParity campaign. For more information, click here.
Extremities - A Play by DCH (Hyderabad, March 8): Lamakaan - On International Women's Day, Dramatic Circle Hyderabad presents 'Extremities' - William Mastrosimone's hit Off-Broadway play on the subject of Rape. Directed by Pranava Singhal, it deals with the impact on the victim, the psyche of the rapist and reaction of her peers (society at large). The event will be free of cost for women. For more information, click here.
Women's Day Special (Hyderabad, March 8): Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli is offering all food and beverages discounted by 50% and Spa services by 30% for women. For more information, click here.
Macho Women's Day celebration (Kolkata, March 8): Xrong Place is organising fun drinking games, arm wrestling championship, nail art, hair styling, photobooth and lots more, apart from free alchol for the ladies. The best dressed Macho Woman is in for a surprise. For more information, click here.
A Tribute to Women in Jazz (Kolkata, March 7): The concert by Giuliana Soscia Trio — one of Italy's best accordion players — is dedicated to female jazz composers. The concert will start with pieces composed by Soscia- 'First Impression', 'Contemporary Tango' and 'Sonata per luna crescente'. For more information, click here.
Women's Day with Samabhabana and Take Back the Night (Kolkata, March 8): Sadbhabana and Take Back The Night are hosting an informal discusion on lived experiences in the city from the prism of accesibility and how it is determined by gender, class and caste. There will be discourse on the shortcomings of theoretical feminism - how it can be non-inclusive within a single-issue narrative - and talk about the need for trans-feminism in daily lives and activist spaces. For more information, click here.
SWIG ‘International Women’s Day’ feat. ALISHA PAIS + BAA Live (Pune, March 8): Swig Bar and Eatery has organised a gig where in singer-songwriter Alisha Pais - from Mumbai - and BAA. For more information, click here.
Celebrate Women of Substance with Lost the Plot (Pune, March 11-13): Lost the Plot presents a weekend of films focusing on strong female protagonists - like He Named Me Malala, Qissa, The Help and GirlHood. For more information, click here.
Women's Day Discount Extravaganza (Pune, March 8): Organised by Four Points by Sheraton, Pune, all women will get a discount equivalent to their age by showing their ID cards. For more information, click here.
