Block your calendar for an eventful December

Never before has the life of a culture enthusiast been this hectic. With nearly 200 cultural practitioners participating, the month-long festival includes photography exhibitions such as My Kolkata in Kolkata in collaboration with the Chennai Photo Biennale,a unique showcase of musical instruments from Bengal, a rural heritage show, Imaginarium 4.0, which is a group exhibition of emerging artists held with Emami Art, and a theatrical performance by actor-director Danish Husain.On showcase across venues in Kolkata till 22 December. The exhibition brings together artists, who might be practicing across different styles and media, but are united in their connection with Patel.On view at both of Vadehra Art Gallery’s spaces in Defence Colony, New Delhi, till 10 January 2025. Then there is Sujata Setia’s A Thousand Cuts, which features portraits and narratives around the domestic abuse patterns within South Asian communities.The art weekend will be held across multiple venues in Chennai between 12-15 December. This year, the Mahindra Kabira Festival will feature a Carnatic quartet conceptualised by Shreya Devnath, a set of folk and theatre songs in Mehfil by Anadi Nagar, which resonate with Kabir’s idea of nirgundhara, Dastaan-e-Kabir by Himanshu Bajpai and Pragya Sharma, a session with the Aravani Art Project, and Kabir Baani by Madhup and Sawani Mudgal.The festival will be held across venues in Varanasi between 13-15 December.