Opening August 9, Non-Residency is a landmark exhibition that brings together sixteen contemporary diaspora artists, including Chitra Ganesh, Rajni Perera, and Shyama Golden, curated by Rajiv Menon Contemporary. The works, spanning painting to textiles, challenge fixed ideas of identity and belonging. The show also includes new commissions developed by resident artists responding to Jaipur’s cultural landscape.
When: August 9 – September 8
Where: Jaipur Centre for Art, City Palace
Price: TBC
KOLKATA
Reflect on handloom’s layered meanings
Coinciding with National Handloom Day, Gathering Threads is a two-day symposium on the politics, memory, and ethics of India’s textile traditions. Featuring speakers like Sanjay Garg of Raw Mango, textile designer and revivalist Gaurang Shah, and Jaya Jaitly, founder of the Dastakari Haat Samiti, it asks: how do we honour the handmade in a time of speed and scale?
When: August 7–8
Where: Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC)
Free entry
Share an iconic stage moment in Bengali music
After nearly two decades, Kabir Suman and Anjan Dutta reunite for a concert that’s both nostalgic and historic. Onek Din Por features classic sets, minimal production, and storytelling rooted in Bengali cultural memory, from the 1990s to now.
When: August 22, 5:30 PM
Where: Kala Mandir, Kolkata
Rs. 899
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Taste your way through a Vedic food philosophy
Paushtik Life
Curated by Paushtik Life, Pakadarpan is a 12-course Vedic lunch inspired by Pakadarpanam, a Sanskrit text on healthy eating attributed to Raja Nala. Expect dishes like fig curry, mutton khichuri, and barley laddu, all made with organic ingredients and rooted in the concept of hitāhāra, food that nourishes the body and spirit.
When: August 10 & 15
Where: HarmonySutra, Kolkata
Rs. 750
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SURAT
Join a vinyl pop-up and listening session
To mark Friendship Day, CC Origins in Surat hosts a listening session dedicated to the music of Delhi-based band Peter Cat Recording Co. Organised by The Revolver Club, the event invites audiences to sit back and take in a curated vinyl playlist of the band’s discography. While the band will not be there, this focused listening experience highlights their genre-bending sound. Alongside, there’s a record pop-up featuring hundreds of vinyl titles across genres, from jazz and R&B to low-fi, rock, and hip-hop.
When: August 3; Pop-up from 12 PM, Listening Session 5–7 PM
Where: CC Origins, Surat
Free entry
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