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VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATION

Don’t allow the stress of planning the perfect romantic evening; take the joy away from your V-day surprise. Spend quality time with your beloved at The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi and choose from a wide assortment of romantic candle-lit dining options and soothing melodious music. The hotel offers a delectable spread of sumptuous gourmet options ranging from a-la-carte to buffet at Café Knosh – the all-day dining, multi-cuisine restaurant, Dilli 32 - the Awadhi speciality restaurant, Cherry Bar and Frangipani, the outdoor patio. Plan your fairy-tale evening this time. WHEN: February 14 WHERE: The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi TIMINGS: 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm

TIGER CITY

The India Arch Dialogue 2018 will host a pre-release screening of Louis Khan’s Tiger City, directed by New York Based art historian and gallerist Sundaram Tagore, who is a descendant of the inimitable Rabindranath Tagore and is a known voice in promoting East-west dialogues through his intercultural events and eponymous galleries. WHEN: February 12 WHERE: Gallery 1AQ, Qutub Complex

BLOSSOM IN LOVE

The month of love is here to give you a chance to sweep your lover off her sweep. The Ashok’s Coffee Shop ‘The Samavar’ has unlocked the treasures of love in form of exquisite and romantic dishes. The special menu consists of healthy choices of soups, sumptuous lunch and dinner options. To put a cherry on the pie, Desserts along with special Valentine Cocktails and Mocktails is sure to make you fall in love again. Cocktails and Mocktails is sure to make you fall in love again. Delicacies include Crimson Hotpot, Adam’s Potion, Marine Maiden, and many more irresistible drinks to suit your mood. WHEN: February 7 – 14 WHERE: The Samavar, The Ashok

A PARTITION STORY

From Quetta to Delhi: A Partition Story, abook by Reena Nanda will be released on February 16 at ICC. The partition of the Punjab in 1947 was not just the loss of a physical space but of the culture and ethos it embodied. There was an invisible cost of Partition besides the loss of life and property. It was the destruction of the psychic equilibrium of the displaced population, the ‘refugees’. This is the story of one such woman, Shakunt Nanda, who coped with mental distress by escaping into memories of the part, mourning the loss of the old Punjabiyat. WHEN: February 16 WHERE: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium TIMINGS: 6:30 pm onwards