EditorThe beloved mango is Indiaʼs special gift to the world. On a beautiful Sunday in June every year, when the King of Fruits is at its bounties best, Ranga Shankara hosts the city’s most awaited open-to-all parties – the Mango Party – where just one thing happens – eating mangoes!
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This Sunday, we invite people to bring a kilogram of mango, of any variety and sit together, and bond over mangoes. The Cafe at Ranga Shankara will also serve up some amazing mango delicacies, with a cooking session on how to make mango Kesari, with chef A Chandrashekhar, which will be followed by a special edition of RS Connect with an art workshop for children in the evening by theatre-maker Sananda Mukhopadhyaya.
Cooking and Storytelling session with Sihi Kari Chandru
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How many mango delectables can you think of? How many of them do you know how to cook? The length of your list doesn’t matter, for renowned chef, TV personality, actor, director, and producer, A. Chandrashekhar, popularly known as Sihi Kari Chandru, is here to make your life easier. He will show you how to make a ‘Mango Kesari’ and share some stories along the way, live at Rangashankara.
Time: 2 pm – 2.45 pm
Chandrashekar popularly known as Sihi Kahi Chandru, is a chef by passion, and an actor, director, and producer. Management). Chandrashekar had a keen interest in theatre which instigated him to take acting as a profession. He appeared in the very first Kannada serial SIHI KAHI. His appearance as the hero of the show was so well received by the audience that he was soon identified as SIHI KAHI CHANDRU. He entered the Kannada film industry in 1987 and carved a name for himself. He is also well known for his cookery shows on Kannada television like Bombatt Bhojana, Barjari Bhojana, Bhojana Priya, and more.
Mangaaam! – An art workshop for ages 9 yrs+
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In a special edition of RS Connect, this Sunday join us as Sananda Mukhopadhyaya – Educator, Theatre Maker, and Dendrophile – traces the history of Mango in India and brings children to reflect on their experience of eating mangoes through words and paintings!
Time: 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Sananda is an arts-based educator and theatre-maker based in Mumbai. She makes works in the early years using objects, materials, and sound. She grew up in a green nook of Mumbai where trees were an important part of her growing up, and in her adult life, she has found anchoring in the busy city through engaging with them at a deeper level. She hosts a popular tree walk in Mumbai titled ‘Mumbai Overstory’. She is currently directing a play for Ranga Shankara’s International Children’s Theatre festival Aha! 2022, which also explores the Tree titled ‘Ee Gida, Aa Mara’.
The Mango Party is older than Ranga Shankara itself. The first party was held in 2003 while the building was still being finished. The mango chitranna that MS Sathyu made that day still remains unbeaten as the best thing ever in a Mango Party.
People from theatre, literature, and arts come for the party, along with people from all walks of life. Naturally, there are theatre songs, mango stories, mango competitions, and more mangoes! Close to 50 varieties of mangoes are sourced and we suspect around 300 kgs of the gold and yellow fruit are consumed.
*Masks compulsory
*All COVID-19 protocols will be followed
Venue: Ranga Shankara 36/2, 8th Cross Rd, R K Colony, 2nd Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078
Phone: 080 2649 3982
Date: Sunday, 19th of June 2022
Time: 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Entry: Free
Editor
Meghana Harikumar
