Welcome to another edition of the Soulful Events newsletter! We bring you activities and events that nourish your soul.

Bangalore

• Finding Ananda, The Man and His Mission - Thursday, 12th Jan

  “Do any deserve liberty who are not ready to give it to others?”

  Recalling the life and work of Swami Vivekananda on his 160th birth anniversary.

  Finding Ananda is one in a series of COURTYARD THEATRE plays developed in Bangalore Little Theatre in the recent past.

  The play moves away from the conventional hagiographic view of Swami Vivekananda to an emphasis on his universal spiritual perspective, and highlights Vivekananda’s commitment to action for addressing pervasive social issues in society. The play also highlights the nurturing socio-cultural context of the Bengal Renaissance that shaped many lives at that time.
  Vivek is a young Indian-American in Chicago, sent to India by his parents to discover his roots – a common phenomenon among first generation Indian emigrants. They know the director of a Vivekananda theatre project and request an internship for the boy in the project. Vivek arrives in India a skeptic. In the process of debate and interaction with the project team he finds ananda. He is transformed and decides to stay back longer to work with a rural development programme committed to Swami Vivekananda’s ideals of service.

• Ramblings at the Lalbagh Gardens - Saturday, 14th Jan

  We take a walk at Lalbagh Gardens with ecologist and bird watcher, Mr. M B Krishna and see the various observable components, and explore various methods of increasing greenery in our immediate environments of home and offices.

• Implementing Climate Action in Cities - Monday, 16th Jan

  The recently concluded COP-27 made a breakthrough on loss and damage, however the absence of significant new steps to curb emissions has disappointed many. Localised city-level climate action is still an evolving area of practice. Cities of the global south, including Bengaluru, are finding themselves in a tight spot in the climate-change conundrum as they strive to balance growth and quality of life aspirations with net zero emission commitments and the urgency to strengthen the city’s resilience against climate change-induced risks. May we learn, discuss, share, suggest or act upon.. ideas discussed here for making our city a healthier city for us to live in!

• Biodiversity, Climate Change and You - Wednesday, 18th Jan

  All of us are feeling the impact of climate change and unless we all unite to take immediate steps the earth could soon face drastic calamities. It is vital that we understand and protect our biodiversity. The days of economic development vs environmental protection are over. The pandemic demonstrated that!

  We now need to innovate and rethink ways to simultaneously improve both, our economic and ecological security.

• Painting with Acrylic - Sunday, 15th Jan 

  Grab this chance to showcase your talent and perform in front of a love audience! Don't want to perform? Bring your energy and support to cheer on the talented artists taking the stage! Let's meetup and vibe over an art filled evening

• Saaz 52-54 : A Musical Evening by Lahe Lahe - Sunday, 15th Jan

  Welcome to an evening of music! Come along as Lahe Lahe hosts 2 amazing singers/ bands from Bangalore and get mesmerized with their music ! Each performer/ band performs their music, shares their experience of how they got into music, shares their inspirations and gets candid. The audience gets to interact, questions and more… That’s not all, there will also be 3 minutes of open mic. You. Your music. A receptive audience. Sounds good?

• Pottery Workshop at Lahe Lahe - Tuesday-Friday, 12-13,17-18 Jan

  Pottery Workshops for Skillbuilding and Therapy!

  Trying your hand at pottery will not only help you build up a skill during these difficult times but be of great therapeutic help - the need of the hour. Learn Hand-building and how to throw a pot on the Potter's Wheel.