PICKOFTHEWEEK
A COMINGOFAGE FILM TO MUSIC OF DIFFERENT GENRES
A SON’S JOURNEY
The film ‘Rail Truck’ revolves around the widow Yumiko and her sons. Yumiko sets off for her in-laws’ home with her husband’s ashes along with her two sons. Setting out on a journey aboard an old-fashioned hand-powered ‘rail truck’, Atsushi, the eldest son, discovers a world outside of his family and his school, and is forced to confront the question of what it means to be both an elder brother and a son.
May 27, 2 pm, The Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV. Nearest metro station: Moolchand (Violet line)
LITERARY SPAIN
As part of the ‘Literature and Thinking’ series, Instituto Cervantes presents a dramatised reading, ‘The Counter-Histories of Augusto Roa Bastos’, on one of Paraguay’s best known writers of the 20th century. Bastos is best known for his complex novel ‘I, The Supreme’ and for winning the Cervantes Prize in 1989, Spanish literature’s most prestigious prize. Bastos’ canon includes novels , poems, screenplays.
May 27, 4:30 pm, Oxford Bookstore, N81, Connaught Place. Nearest metro station: Rajiv Chowk
MIXED BEATS
Enjoy the music of this duo – Sukhmani Malik and Hari Singh – at an evening full of folktronica and fusion music and a mix of traditional Punjabi folk tunes with electronica beats. While Sukhmani is a classically trained musician, Hari Singh is a producer, vocalist and audio engineer. The duo has also collaborated with international artists. They count famous Sufi poets such as Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Kabir and Shah Hussain among their inspirations.
May 27, 9 pm. Informal, 52 Tolstoy Lane, Janpath. For reservation and bookings, call 9999123201. Nearest metro station: Janpath (Violet line)
CLOSE FRAMES
Do women have a different way of looking at the world? Judge for yourself at this unique show at the Alliance Française that presents ‘International Women Photographers Awards.’ Eleven photographers – selected from a total of 785 applications received from 84 countries – from the Middle East, Europe, Asia and South America showcase their work at this show.
Till June 11, 11 am-8 pm. Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate. Nearest metro stations: Khan market, Jor Bagh
A BOLLYWOOD NIGHT
Put on your dancing shoes. Qareeb, the Delhibased Bollywood Sufi rock band, is a good option to end your weekend with. The four-member band brings his own set of skills which work in perfect harmony to create some soothing tunes. Being classically trained, the lead singer Wajahat Hasan is proficient in a variety of genres such as Bollywood numbers, Sufi numbers, folk songs et al.
May 27, 9 pm. Lanterns Kitchen & Bar, 163/164, Rajendra Place. For reservations, call 90154 47000. Nearest metro station - Rajendra Place Metro Station (Blue Line)