AAW #213

Come and have a one to one interaction with writer Journalist Prashant Dayal and writer and correspondent Urvish Kothari at The Culture Talk – 20th edition. You can also discuss ‘China’ with Gael de Kerguenec a senior delegate of Alliance Francaise while watching Last Days in Shibati. Talking about films, there is an SKG International Film Festival coming up in Ahmedabad this week which is featuring movies and short films by independent filmmakers and a talent hunt show.

Yasmina Reza’s Art – A play by B3ING is a theatre that talks friendship and creativity within a single tone, while Chinmay Mehta’s Gujarati play Ek Kamra Aur explains the condition of a middle-class man who wants to buy a bigger house for his ever-growing family.

People getting their home designed and are looking for interesting furniture & home decor ideas can come down to Gujarat University Convention Hall for a refreshing expo. Performing comic acts since 2008, Kenny Sebastian emerged as a YouTuber and has since then been one of the most popular stand-up comedians in the country. In Ahmedabad, he is all set to perform ‘The most interesting person in the room’ this week.

Are you an excited foodie looking for a flavourful gastronomic experience this Ramadan season, then A Ramzan Special Food Walk in Old Ahmedabad is an apt event for you.  Dr Swati Popat Vats and Vinitha are launching their latest literature Once Upon a Story at AMA. Beat the heat of Ahmedabad and come down to Sundarvan to celebrate the World Environment Day with a film show and a snake awareness programme.

This weeks edition talks about Gujarati writer Sharda Mehta. Born in 1882 in Ahmedabad, Mehta was an Indian social reformist and a promoter of women’s education. In her time, women education was a rare thing. Amidst this social reality, Mehta became a graduate, one among the first two women graduates from Gujarat. Later in her life, she worked to establish institutes for women education and welfare. A Gandhian to core, Mehta was a noteworthy essayist, biographer and translator. She wrote on issues of societal significance, contributed for newspapers and magazines and also wrote/compiled books for children. Some of her popular works include – Puranoni Balbodhak Vartao, Griha vyavastha shastra and Balakonu Gruhshikshan. Her biography on English social reformer Florence Nightingale – Florence Nightingale Nu Jeevancharitra and her autobiography – Jeevan sambharana garnered much public appreciation. Her autobiography spans over the period between 1882 to 1937 and includes the social, historical, and political situation and awakening of women. She has contributed towards translating various famous works in Gujarati, including Romesh Chunder Dutt’s Bengali novel Sansar and Sathe Annabhau’s novel Varnane Kanthe. Creative Yatra is inspired by Mehta’s tremendous contribution and gives a heartfelt tribute to her with the 213th Ahmedabad Art Weekly.