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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bengaluru Habba cultural fest brings communities together to celebrate and protect parks
Bengaluru: Bengaluru's parks are set to come alive with music, dance, and community gatherings as BBMP launches Bengaluru Habba , a cultural initiative aimed at celebrating and protecting public spaces. As part of this campaign, cultural events in 27 parks across 27 constituencies will be organised until May 21. The first edition of Bengaluru Habba was inaugurated on Saturday at Bugle Rock Park in Basavanagudi. Hundreds of park and temple visitors gathered to witness the festivities. The crowd included children, youngsters, and elderly couples, many of whom were immersed in the rhythmic drum beats and traditional music. Bengaluru Habba features various cultural performances like Dollu Kunita, Barathanatya, Puja Kunitha, Chilipili gombe and Jaanapada geethe. BBMP said the objective of these programmes is not just entertainment but also education. By drawing communities to the parks, the initiative hopes to raise awareness about the importance of green spaces and the role residents play in preserving them. Preeti Gehlot, special commissioner (lakes, parks and climate change), BBMP, said: "The whole intent to keep parks open for longer is to encourage more people to come to park, appreciate the environment and biodiversity and reach out to us when they find any issues in the parks. " Deepa, a visitor, said, "Such cultural programmes should be organised more in parks so that people come out, know their public spaces, and continue to get the benefits." Vijaya, a resident of Jayanagara and a regular park-goer, shared, "I was about to leave after I finished my walk, but I heard some band noise and I ended up coming here and got to see all these cultural programmes, which I don't get to see often. We will ensure to maintain our parks clean as we use the park regularly. This initiative to spread awareness is very thoughtful." Ranjitha, a resident of Srinagara and a Hasiru Mitra involved in the park monitoring system, said, "Despite being busy with work, such programmes give us relief. It is very cool for kids also to watch such programmes, which they don't get to witness very often. This also encourages people to maintain their park clean." The schedule and list of parks where the habba will be organised is shared by BBMP in its socials. Pamphlets are also being distributed to encourage more participation in the activities.
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Bengaluru Habba, IIFA to be held in December or January
Bengaluru Habba and the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) will be held in Bengaluru in December 2025 or January 2026, announced Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday. After holding a meeting with the representatives of Bengaluru Habba and IIFA, Mr. Shivakumar said, 'We discussed with the organisers about conducting Bengaluru Habba and IIFA awards ceremony in Bengaluru in December or January. We would like to highlight Bengaluru's culture with this festival.' The Minister said he had asked the organisers to hold the events in those months as Dasara celebrations would be on in the State in October. He added, 'The IIFA event also had a fashion show in the Telangana edition, but we will not include that here. Over the last few years, Sandalwood has reached bigger heights than Bollywood. We would like to support the industry by hosting such events.' 'This is a good opportunity to showcase our culture to international guests. The organisers were of the opinion that Bengaluru is the best location for such events apart from Mumbai,' he said.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- General
- Time of India
‘Our city could also become an art and culture capital', says V Ravichandar
An evident lack of public spaces and infrastructure that Bengaluru's art and culture scene requires has prevented the Garden city from including another much-deserved adage — that of being the capital of art and culture. But, we may not be too far from that, either. The recently restored 160-year-old school building in the heart of Bengaluru that has been transformed into an art hub called Sabha Blr is proof of that. The man behind this initiative, V Ravichandar , whose social media handles describe him as the 'self-appointed' Mayor of Public Spaces, has also been instrumental in bringing the Bangalore International Centre to the city, and has been part of the organising team of the much celebrated annual Bengaluru Habba , held for over a month in the city's public spaces. We speak to Ravichandran to understand his ideas behind these initiatives. 'Everyone knows Bengaluru as the tech capital of India, but it should also be known for its arts and culture,' he states. 'In the recent past, there have been instances where international artistes have refused to perform in the city due to a lack of infrastructure. Bengaluru should not be a city with such issues. We need five times more public spaces than we now have. Public spaces and community centres bring like-minded people together. It is also a space for people who are not from Bengaluru. They can get to know more about the city, and make new friends with like-minded people,' he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 10 Mysterious Photos That Cannot Be Explained True Edition Undo Restoring an old building is expensive. If the same space was built on an empty piece of land, the total cost would have been reduced by 40 per cent. But, there is a value of restoring a 160-year-old space like Sabha, which can't be measured by cost V Ravichandar About his recent restoration, Sabha Blr, Ravichandar says, 'My motivation was to create another public space in the city. But I had three things in my mind. One was to create a public space in the city for arts, crafts and culture. The second was to protect heritage structures when a lot of heritage buildings are coming down and modern buildings are taking over. And the third was to set an example and inspire others to recreate more such spaces and make more space for art and culture,' he explains. 'Govt should become an enabler for private art-related initiatives' Yes, there is government support and initiative when it comes to creating more such public spaces. However, in my opinion, while our government can do a lot more, they are constrained in some ways. I feel the government needs to increasingly become an enabler by encouraging the private firms to do work on more such developments. For example, the land belongs to the government, but it can invite a private company to restore, renovate and run these spaces as centres for arts and culture. Best Hindi Movies | Best Tamil Movies | Best Telugu Movies | Best english Movies | Best Malayalam Movies |
