Hip hop, talkathons and stories on stilts

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It’s a tall order, and we aren’t just speaking of the Mela. Parada Narnia is a fairytale in which a unicorn princess, a sad prince, a big white bird and a magic gardener travel from a lost world to tell us stories on stilts. Another highlight of the Mela is a performance by German rapper and breakdancer, Akim Walta. Walta, who is famously called the ‘German hip-hop ambassador’, will stage a b-boying performance with his partner, graffiti artiste, Loomit. Also part of the celebrations is the Pecha Kucha night, which will be held on Wednesday and will feature six-minute 40 second-long presentations by artistes on Travel and Mobility.

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Also check out the photographer and travel writer Anil Bhasin’s images of Berlin and Mumbai that try to establish all things similar and different. Don’t forget to attend the guided Mela tour by German architect and installation artiste, Markus Heinsdorff, who will take you through the celebrations and, importantly, his design — the multi-purpose gemstone-shaped pavilions which, feels Heinsdorff, bring out the relationship between Indian design and German innovation.

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