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The writer is a cultural documentarian and blogs at aturquoisecloud.wordpress.com UNWIND For many, scuba diving features high on their bucket list. If you’re one of those, here’s a chance to learn the basics of this spectacular sport from an internationally certified instructor. The diving equipment will be provided at the venue and you will be able to acquire professional skills required for scuba diving. WHERE: Scuba- Dive and Learn, 1315 Double Road, Indirana- gar WHEN: Feb 15, 10am TICKETS: bookmyshow.com ATALYA Baumer, an experienced teacher and choreographer from Is- rael, is holding a three-day workshop in contemporary dance that caters to both professionals and beginners. The workshop combines elements from different disciplines and tech- niques within contemporary and modern dance. Her movement-based technique promises to be a great ex- perience for those who like to shake a leg. WHERE: Nivesaa 3366, Shiva- joyti Complex, Indiranagar WHEN: Feb 15, 7pm to 9pm LOG ON: event- shigh.com Play of light 1 HERE’S some spectacular art work. In- vited by the Alliance Francaise network, French visual artist Marko93 spent five weeks in India and toured in 10 cities, conducting workshops, painting walls and literally lighting up the places he visited and the people he met. The exhi- bition is a glimpse of his journey through a selection of works, murals and light- painting pictures he did during his stay. WHERE: Alliance Française Atrium, Vasant Nagar WHEN: Feb 15, 10:30am CALL: 40808181 ART Traditional weaves 3 EXHIBITION 6 FILMS SCREENING Classical poses YOGA Shake a leg 2 PICK up some of the best country weaves straight from the men who make it. The Silk and Cotton Utsav presented by Srinidhi Arts and Crafts and Colours of India will feature about 77 artisans from all over the country. WHERE: Karnataka Chi- trakala Parishat, Kumara krupa Road WHEN: Feb 15, 10:30am to 8:30pm CONTACT: 22261816 RESIDENT RENDEZ VOYEUR You can write to ALIYEH RIZVI [email protected] omewhere among the tea, tent and tarpaulin shops of Russell Square in Shivajinagar are the `miltry stores’ that equip our border protectors, military cadet corps and law enforcement agencies with all the neces- sary accoutrement made mandatory for people in uni- form. Shelves here are piled high with sturdy boots and shoes, hard hats and hel- mets, caps and coats, uni- forms, belts and badges of all kinds that also cater to fash- ionable people and theatre costume departments in search of authenticity. There’s `Chugh’s Navyug Military and General Stores (1973)’ and `Shoe and Uniform’ on Dharmaraja Koil Street while on the other side, `Mayur Army and General Stores’ as well as `Hind Stores’ dominate the crowded streetscape. Just off the square, `Chief Army Stores’ and `City Army Stores’ sit tucked away on Chandni Chowk Road. Evidence of Bengaluru’s past as a military settlement isn’t confined to just roads with names like Cavalry, Infantry and Brigade or the defence land that has thank- fully protected so much of our city from itself. It’s also in little fragments of city memory that have quietly camouflaged themselves and sunk into the trenches of our minds over the years. I’m sure we’ll find them if we choose to walk around. Locals tell me that Shivajinagar was and is still called `Lashkar’ and `Dandu’, words that mean `military camp’ or `army’ in Persian and several South Indian languages. Russell Market as we know was once the Cantonment Bazaar, con- veniently located behind the barracks. Near it was what we called `BRV Theatre’ on Cubbon Road. This beauti- ful dressed stone building with its crenelated parapets was an armoury for the Bangalore Rifle Volunteers and the headquarters of the Bangalore Battalion (Auxilliary Force) at the turn of the century. It was also a multi-purpose recreational space for them, with a Billiards Room, Reading Room and a Ladies Room on the ground floor, and the Regimental Offices, Stores right above. It had electricity, a stage and an orchestral pit because it also served as a venue for concerts, dances and finally, the movies. With traffic being what it is today, it is easy to miss the WW II Stuart Tank M5AI that is displayed near Ulsoor Lake. It was brought in by the MEG (Madras Engineering Group) from Africa around 1944. The 1914-1918 East Africa War Memorial dedicated to the 61st Madras Pioneers (61st KGO Pioneers) at the bottom of Brigade Road junc- tion also goes unnoticed. But back in the 1940’s, Hurricanes, Mosquitoes and Spitfires roared over Yelahanka and Bellandur Lake is where Catalinas reportedly landed and waft- ed down a canal to the HAL hangars. Hospital Town (as Jalahalli West was called then) was filled with wound- ed soldiers from the Burmese jungles and the Middle East. Several thousand Italian pris- oners were also ensconced comfortably in makeshift POW Camps in Jalahalli, Hebbal and Jakkur while grim battles continued to be fought in Europe with the famous Bangalore Torpedo, devised in 1912 by Capt. Mc Clintock, a British officer in Bengaluru. When detonated, the scrapple cleared a path of almost 3 meters through barbed wire fencing. They were used by almost all the Special Forces in Normandy and re-surfaced in Tom Hank’s arms in `Saving Private Ryan.’ The wars also gave us American soldiers who brought in Lorries and our very own unique war time legacy; the Rava Idly. Local legend says it was invented in the 1940’s by MTR to com- bat a severe wartime rice shortage. More military memorabilia is available at the MEG Museum or the HAL Aerospace Museum. They preserve what remains an unassailable aspect of the city’s past. S Water world Back to school 5 4 BORED with your gym? How about some water workout? Coach Pooja is guiding both men and women with these work- outs. It’s a great way to stay fit and is easy on your joints. So, if you’re nursing an injury or have joint pain, this could be your thing. Water effectively works on your core, making it stronger. It’s a great medium for cardio too. Pooja is a certi- fied aqua aerobics and CrossFit instruc- tor. With her, you can be assured of an hour of fun pool workout. WHERE: Nusa Dua Apartments, Phase 2, Whitefield WHEN: Feb 15, 7.30am to 8.30am TICKETS: eventshigh.com GAMES are great tools for learning while also having fun. The games of to- day are vastly different from the ones most people grew up on. Remember these traditional games: Pagade, Tiger and Goat, Pallanguli, TicTac, Tower of Hanoi, Chowkadara, Game of UR, Senet, 24 Squares, Konane, and Tima Sticks? At Kavade, you learn instruc- tions from someone who knows these games well. So get over here for some nostalgia-packed gaming sessions. WHERE: Kavade ATTIC, Seshadripuram WHEN: Feb 15, 11.30am TICKETS: eventshigh.com ACTIVITY GAMES Following the Drum ...allows you to peek through her window to the city A spin-win situation music I art I theatre I food I health I games I comedy I fitness I nightlife I yoga I books I film screen ing MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2016 WWW.BANGALOREMIRROR.COM/LISTING [email protected] BangaloreMirror 4 JUKEBOX Abhinav Abhinav Krishnaswamy 1 JUNOON BY SHYE BEN TZUR, JONNY GREENWOOD AND THE RAJASTHANI EXPRESS What do you get when you bring together an acclaimed world mu- sician, one of the most inventive guitar minds in history and a Ra- jasthani vocal ensemble? Cross-pollination of the best kind. 2 GOLDEN YEARS DAVID BOWIE It might still take some time to get this song off of my playlist. Such a fantas- tic song from a truly won- derful artist. 3 THRU THE WALLS DEATH GRIPS As a musician, Death Grips are an ef- fective tool for wiping your music slate clean. Try them when you feel you’ve heard too much music in the last week or so. 4 DISTANT PAST EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Part-alt-rock, part-EDM, part neo-noir science-fiction. All bada*s. 5 MOVE THIS BODY HOMESHAKE Ever feel that your date-night playlist isn’t quite cutting it? Cue Homeshake CLASSIC BADMOTORFINGER Soundgarden Like most bands from the late ‘80s-early ‘90s, Soundgarden found themselves, at one point, barely scratching the surface of stardom. With Bad- motorfinger, the message was loud and clear: this is what we do, and we do it best. The al- bum had everything: crushing riffs, complex time signatures, vocals that soared, lyrics that were both mystical and anti- establishment. For the uniniti- ated, songs like Rusty Cage, Outshined are a great start. Trivia: these two songs were also featured on Road Rash! MY CHOICES MY PLAYLIST French cinema Current guitarist for The F16s. Formerly part of Adam & the Fish Eyed Poets, Skrat and Blacklisted. Also played bass for The Shakey Rays. An active musician since 2007. NIRLEK DHULLA ALBUM LA DI DA DI Battles With La Di Da Di, Battles see a long sought-after return to form, going back to the drawing board with com- pletely instrumental ideas that deal with repetition and conversations be- tween instruments rather than indi- vidual dexterity. While the middle of the album gets a little muddled in terms of direction, the crux lies in its dance- able ap- peal, with tracks like The Yab- ba, FF Bada, and Summer Simmer laying down groove upon groove until finally exploding into climactic chaos. Album closer Luu Le, is further testa- ment to the virtuosity that lies at the root of this band. THE more you drink, the more you win — sounds too good to be true? Well, that’s exactly what’s happening at Harry’s Bar and Cafe. With their Spin The Wheel offer, you get to pick from their special drinks menu creat- ed by expert mixologist Shatbi Basu and stand a chance of winning excit- ing discounts. There’s one for the selfie addicts too: post your Harry’s selfies on social media with #LoveA- tHarrys hashtag, and you could win free Kamikaze shots. There are tonnes of other special goodies up for grabs. . WHERE: Harry’s Bar + Café outlets WHEN: Feb 15, 12pm to 1am CONTACT: 9886663810 MY FrenchFilmFestival.com is an inno- vative concept which aims to promote the new generation of French filmmak- ers and enable Internet users all over the world to share their love of French cinema. For its 6th edition, the festival returns with new films, new partner platforms, and launches in theatres in several territories. La Belle Sai- son (Summertime) is directed by Catherine Corsini. The movie is about Delphine, 23, a farmer’s daughter who comes to Paris to be financially independent. She dreams of running her own farm, an unthinkable feat for a woman in her time (1971). Carole is a Pa- risian, a 35-year-old feminist. When Delphine and Carole meet, their love affair turns their lives upside down. But Delphine is obliged to return to the family farm, and Carole follows her. Once there, they have new chal- lenges ahead. WHERE: Alliance Francaise auditorium, Vasant Nagar WHEN: Feb 16, 7pm CONTACT: 40808181 4 IYENGAR Yoga, named after and de- veloped by BKS Iyengar, is a form of Hatha Yoga that has an emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the performance of posture (asana) and breathing (pranayama). The develop- ment of strength, mobility and stabili- ty is gained through asanas. Iyengar has systematised over 200 classical yoga poses and 14 different types of Pranayama (with variations of many of them), ranging from the basic to ad- vanced. This ensures that students move gradually from simple poses to more complex ones. WHERE: Skanda Yoga India, JP Nagar WHEN: Feb 15, 10.30am-noon and 5pm-6.30pm CONTACT: 9620482722
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