Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Art, Music and Docu-Fiction Events Across Indian Cities
Several Indian cities are hosting art, music and film-related events.
In Bengaluru, G Ravinder Reddy is showing sculptures about beauty, identity and human images.
Delhi has an exhibition that pairs abstract artists Bice Lazzari and Nasreen Mohamedi.
Another Delhi display presents plants as living participants rather than simple scenery.
In Mumbai, Utsav Lal will mix Indian ragas with Irish reels and jigs.
Bengaluru will also host a docu-fiction about strange lights over Pavagada.
The story combines history, mystery and imagination.
In Pune, Altaf Raja will perform songs that recall the music and feelings of the 1990s.
Gallery Sumukha in Bengaluru presents G Ravinder Reddy’s solo exhibition through October 3.
KNMA in Delhi hosts exhibitions featuring Bice Lazzari, Nasreen Mohamedi and plant-focused works from September 9 to December 22.
Utsav Lal’s Ragas to Reels performance combines Hindustani classical music with Irish traditional music in Mumbai on September 6.
The Incidents at Pawgur, 1830 explores colonial records, prehistoric landscapes and UFO encounters in Bengaluru on September 10.
Altaf Raja brings 1990s nostalgia, Urdu shayari and popular melodies to Pune on September 12.
- Who
- Artists and performers including G Ravinder Reddy, Bice Lazzari, Nasreen Mohamedi, Utsav Lal and Altaf Raja.
- What
- A calendar of sculpture and group exhibitions, a cross-cultural music concert, a docu-fiction screening or presentation, and a nostalgia-themed live performance.
- When
- The events run from September 6 through December 22; the sculpture exhibition continues through October 3.
- Where
- Venues in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune, India.
- Why
- The events explore art, abstraction, nature, cross-cultural music, historical mystery and 1990s musical nostalgia.
- Sculpture exhibition
- In Search Of The Perfect Image, featuring five sculptures by G Ravinder Reddy, runs at Gallery Sumukha in Bengaluru through October 3.
- Delhi exhibitions
- In-Rhythm and Inheritors of Earth are scheduled at KNMA, Saket, from September 9 to December 22.
- Mumbai concert
- Ragas to Reels begins at 7 pm on September 6 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.
- Bengaluru docu-fiction
- The Incidents at Pawgur, 1830 is scheduled for September 10 at 6.30 pm at the Bangalore International Centre.
- Pune concert
- Altaf Raja Live takes place at 8 pm on September 12 at Phoenix Marketcity, Pune.
- Featured music
- Ragas to Reels brings together Hindustani classical music, Irish reels and jigs.
- Featured nostalgia
- Altaf Raja’s performance includes the atmosphere of cassette-era music and Urdu shayari.