Weekend events you can’t miss in Mumbai (Jan 23-26)

Amit Tandon’s jokes are about how being married and being with his wife has changed him, and about parenthood, life, death and more

The Road Taken (Poetry walk and workshop)

Amit Tandon’s show is about the evolution of marriage, using his own 22-year marriage as a lens. (Facebook page)

Sunday; 6pm

Bandra. The location will be sent to those who register

See a place and recite poetry at this walk that Rachit, the founder of dillipoetry, conducts through Bandra. He will drop in verses from popular and forgotten erotica poems, while mapping the older neighbourhoods of the suburb. He will also give attendants creative prompts: A visual, a line, a phrase, to help them create their own verse. Channelise your inner sexy at this walk.

From ₹999. Register on @dillipoetry on Instagram

Biography (Art show)

Friday and Saturday; 11am to7 pm

Gallery Maskara, near Colaba Market, Colaba

Prashant Pandey has created intricate sculptures using over 3.50 lakh cigarette butts, which he has collected over five years. For the show, he transforms urban waste into delicate, leaf-like forms, which, when assembled, create a massive installation. It’s a reflection on our consumption patterns, habits and the waste we create. The show forces you to rethink what you spend your money on and how that one small act impacts the health and social fabric of society.

Entry is free

Strings & Wind (Music concert)

Friday; 7pm

Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA)

This one will be epic. Ustad Shujaat Khan, a renowned sitarist, and Pandit Rakesh Chaurasia, a two-time Grammy-winning flautist, perform together. From the ragas of Hindustani classical music to alaaps and Sufi melodies, the evening promises to be a grand celebration of classical Indian tradition at its finest, and your chance to get some music therapy.

From ₹999. Book on BookMyShow.com

South Asia Now (Film festival)

Friday, Saturday and Sunday; 11am onwards

G5A, Shakti Mills Lane, Mahalaxmi

A curated, independent film festival, dedicated to contemporary, non-fiction and documentary stories from across the subcontinent. These are focused on intimate narratives exploring social systems and personal histories. Non-fiction highlights include Agent of Happiness (2024) by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó, which explores the measurement of happiness in Bhutan. Ibrahim Nash’at’s Hollywoodgate documents the Taliban’s takeover of a former US airbase in Afghanistan.

From ₹99. Register on gfafoundstion.org

Freedom Trail (History walk)

Republic Day, Monday; 9.30am

August Kranti Maidan, Tardeo

Organised in honour of women freedom fighters such as Aruna Asaf Ali, Usha Mehta and others, this walk traces the history of the formation of the Congress at the August Kranti Maidan. It then guides participants to a lesser-known radio hideout of the political party. The last stop is Mani Bhavan, where walkers can see up-close the contribution of the Mahatma in the Indian freedom struggle, and learn about the Gandhian philosophy and way of life. It’s a great way to spend Republic Day.

₹749. Message 9920951145 to register

From Word to Image (Lecture)

Friday, 6 pm

Children’s Museum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)

One of India’s foremost art and culture historians, Jyotindra Jain, decodes how various texts were visualised in ancient India. He will present some interesting examples from old Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art to help you imagine how artists then thought and worked and converted texts into images. Travel to the world of ancient art-making at this talk. Catch the museum’s show Networks of the Past: A Study Gallery Of India and the Ancient World before the talk, to prep.

Museum entry ticket ₹200

Halwa by Amit Tandon (Stand-up comedy)

Saturday; 4 pm

Aspee Auditorium, Laxminarayan Mandir Complex, Marve Road, Malad West

All the married people in the house, make some noise. Tandon’s show is about the evolution of marriage, using his own 22-year marriage as a lens. His jokes are about how being married and being with his wife has changed him, and about parenthood, life, death and more.

₹799. Book on BookMyShow.com