Make your weekend engaging & exciting with these events in Ahmedabad
Updated: Aug 24th, 2024
The skies are grey, but your mood needn’t be blue. As you look into the weekend ahead, here are some art and culture adventures you can take on, to make your Saturday and Sunday exciting in Ahmedabad!
1. Film: ‘Doshi: Return to Formlessness’ (Chapter 1-7)
If you are a cinema buff interested in architecture, this is the perfect getaway for you.
In 2009, Bijoy Ramachandran collaborated with his brother and filmmaker Premjit Ramachandran to author and produce ‘Doshi’ – a film on the celebrated Indian architect. In 2019, after a gap of 10 years, they collaborated again to script and produce the second film ‘Doshi: Return to Formlessness’ – a portrait of the architect with immersive glimpses of some of his celebrated buildings.
When: August 24, 25, 11.30 am
Where: Arthshila Ahmedabad, 2-G, opposite Ahmedabad Management Association, Panjrapol, Ambawadi - 380015.
2. A talk by Pushpesh Pant (academic, food critic and historian)
The talk will explore the philosophy and the ethics that provide the bedrock of Jain eating practices. The emphasis will be on the cardinal principles of the creed: Ahimsa, Aprigrah Asteya, Brahmacharya and Satya.
When: August 24, 6 to 7.15 pm
Where: L D Institute of Indology Campus, opp L D Engineering Hostel, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad
3. Exhibition, discussion with Manjari Chakravarti and Kaushik Chakraborty
Manjari Chakravarti is a visual artist and writer. ‘Neverending Stories – a search for a space where words and images might meet’ – Manjari explores formats and mediums where her stories of personal and social histories take shape visually as well as in words, in prose and in poetry.
When: Till Sept 1, 11 am to 7 pm (Tue-Sun)
Where: 2G, opp Ahmedabad Management Association, Panjara Pol, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad
4. Group exhibition (art)
You can never take the art out of Ahmedabad. One of the many vibrant galleries across the city, Archer, brings you an exhibition of contemporary and master artists to city's Navrangpura area.
When: Daily till September 28, 5 to 8 pm
Where: Archer Art Gallery, 1st floor, Phoenix, near Vijay crossroads, N K Group Society, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad
5. Whispers of Wilderness
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” An exhibition offering you a chance to experience calm and wonder.
When: Till August 31, Mon to Sat (11 am to 7 pm), Sunday (by appointment)
Where: 079|STORIES, Rajpath Rangoli Rd, opposite Shashwat Bungalows, PRL Colony, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad.
6. Group exhibition
Another exhibition awaits Amdavadis, offering the city-dwellers an elite collection of paintings, photography and pottery to be taken in.
When: Till August 27, 4 to 8 pm
Where: Mukhote Art Gallery, 6/A, first floor, Suryoday Colony, near Sardar Patel Colony, Stadium Road, Naranpura, Ahmedabad
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