Into the City

Three things to look forward to.

1 In Tune February 25 and 26

Whistling Melodies, a six-member whistling band, will perform at Powai Pulse at the Renaissance Hotel in Powai. The group, which performs a varied mix of Bhakti, Bhajans and Bollywood songs, has a line-up of a combination of the old and the new. Their interactive performance will include contests as well as tips on whistling.

AT The Terrace at the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel & Lakeside Chalet TIME 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. TEL 22041727

2 Art with a Cause February 27 to March 5

The fifth Art From Behind Bars exhibition will showcase 63 canvases painted by undertrials and convicts from Byculla Jail, Arthur Road Jail, Yerwada Central Prison and Nashik Jail. Kavita Shivdasani began working with inmates 10 years ago, when she introduced art as therapy for those behind bars. Through their art, the incarcerated seek “Ubuntu” or forgiveness. The belief is that unity and affirmation have more power to change behaviour than shame and punishment. This exhibition is titled ‘Leap of Faith.’ AT Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point TEL 9821005424 (Kavita Shivdasani)

3 Tagore’s Tale February 26

Sharmistha Saha, theatre practitioner and researcher, presents Her Letters, based on Rabindranath Tagore’s short story Streer Patra. Written over a hundred years ago in 1914, the beauty lies in the contemporariness of the tale. Bindu’s tragic story is relevant even today in our times and it reveals how little has changed in the treatment of women even 100 years later.

AT Harkat Studios, Bungalow No. 75, JP Road, Aram Nagar Part 2, Machlimar, Versova, Andheri West