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Q THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, a social theatre group from Mumbai, is bringing down "Minorities", which comprises three short plays — "Warchild" by Arghya Lahiri, "Norm and Ahmed" by Alexander Buzo and "Three Characters Sitting in a Urinal" by Nitin Batra. "Minorities" talks about the marginalisation of the minority community in various societies and deals with the violence and misunderstandings between groups. Each play is set in a different place and community. Through this production, QTP hopes to highlight the pointlessness of the divides that exist in the world. At the Auditorium, Alliance Française de Bangalore on May 30 and 31 at 7.45 p.m. Tickets (Rs. 80) at Supermarket (Brigade Road) and Café de Paris (AFB). For more details, e-mail qtp@vsnl.com
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IF you've picked up an exciting book you would want to run home and get started on it a.s.a.p. Here's a bookstore that says, why wait? Sit down and start reading right away, over a cup of tea. The newly opened Oxford Book Store has a Cha Bar attached, which offers 69 blends of tea. Chief Operating Officer Sanjeev Mehra says they've been stocking up on 50,000 book titles and around 500 magazines since May 1 when they opened for business. No discounts, he says, but there is a "loyalty programme". I'll leave you to figure out that one by yourself. At the Leela Galleria (next to Hotel Leela Palace), Kodihalli, Airport Road. Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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IT'S the season of mangoes and you probably have them coming out of your ears. But if you're still not satisfied, you can take part in the Aam Ka Mela. Strictly for mango freaks, the mango festival at the Tiger Trail Restaurant offers the royal fruit as starter, main course and dessert (for dinner only). Every table will have a complimentary bowl of fresh mangoes. You can work your way through the reasonably priced a la carte menu, starting with raw aam (in salad or sheekh kebab) and ending with ripe (in phirni, tart or kulfi). There will be "mangoes from all over", says the manager. This is a relief, since one is acutely aware of the north-south divide: the eater of Chausa and Langda tends to look askance at Malgoa and Badami, and vice-versa. At Hotel Harsha, Shivajinagar, till May 31 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
C.K. MEENA
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