Saturday, 31st January 2026
Morning Showcase | Opening Ceremony
Venue : Sakarben Auditorium, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
| Time | Performance / Session | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | Prayer | Arya Gaikwad |
| 9:05 AM | Lamp Lighting | - |
| 9:10 AM | Opening Remarks by: | Festival Chair- Smt Amrita Somaiya Chief Guest - Inaugural Address Festival Director - Dr Yamini Shah |
| 9:40 AM - 9:50 AM | Music Performance | Sunita Gangrade |
| 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM | Corporate Story | Raman Ramachandran |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Catharsis | Rochelle Potkar, Lavitha Kamat, Neeta Doshi, Usawamag |
| 11 AM - 11:25 AM | Tiger Dekha Kya? | Ulka Mayur |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Maati-Kaavad Katha | Akshay Gandhi (Collaboration B/w cascade and SSD) |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Raja Bhatrahari Katha | Sanjay Mahajan & Troupe |
| 1 PM - 2 PM | Lunch Break | |
Afternoon Showcase
Venue : Smt. Sakarben Sabhagruha, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
| Time | Performance / Session | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM | Bharud | Savita Moghe |
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | Sports Story | Aazaz Khan |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Raza & Bindu | Smita Sahay |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Address by | Vice Chancellor - Dr Ajay Kapoor Chancellor - Shri Samir Somaiya |
| 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Dastan-e-Raj Kapoor | Ranapratap Sengar |
| 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM | Dastan-e-Karn az Mahabharat | Mahmood Farooqui |
| 6:25 PM - 6:50 PM | Inspector Matadeen Chand Par | Monica Gupta |
| 6:55 PM - 7:20 PM | One Second Per Second? | Sudhir Jain |
| 7:25 PM - 8:10 PM | Rasanayika: A Kathak exploration of Navarasa | Tina Tambe |
| 8:15 PM | Vote of Thanks Festival Director | Dr Yamini Shah |
Morning Showcase
Venue : Gargi Plaza, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
| Time | Performance / Session | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Folk Musical Performance | Maya Somaiya School of Music & Performing Arts |
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | The Third Eye | Manjiri & Group |
| Mahabharata Jugalbandi | Trisha Ramesh Nanda | |
| Kans Vadh: Krishna ki Veer Gatha | Laxmi Subhash Yadav | |
| Abhivachan: Narmada ka Vardaan | Geetanjali Wani | |
| Theme-based Storytelling | Saloni Shrivastava | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch Break | |
Afternoon Showcase
Venue : Gargi Plaza, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
| Time | Performance / Session | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Nrityati Nrityati | Aradhya Srinivasan |
| Bindu: Ek Aarambh aur Ant Bhi | Vandana Manglani | |
| Kali vs Kalki | Aayushi & Bhakti | |
| Sword of Self: Rani Durgavati | Bhavna Mohile & Abhishek Rane | |
| The Baiga and the Tiger | Krutika | |
| Shakuntala Act | Sakshi Chaubey | |
| Amir Khusrau’s “Sakal Ban” in Raag Bahar | Shravani Parte |
Late Evening Showcase
Venue : Gargi Plaza, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
| Time | Performance | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Folk Band | House of MAUJ (KJSIM Students) |
Workshops
Venue : The Somaiya School Auditorium (TSS), Somaiya Vidyavihar University
| Time | Workshop | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Putli Making | Sanjay Mahajan |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya (Storytelling for Kids) | Narayan Parasuram |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Circles that Shaped Mumbai (Storytelling for Kids) | Fiona Fernandez |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM | Gond Art: Storytelling through Patterns & Colours | Pankaj Patil |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Folk Stories of Madhya Pradesh | Smita Sahay |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Gangaur Folk Dance | Sanjay Mahajan |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Batavni Workshop | Goshtarang |
Kitab Khana Sessions
Venue : Kitab Khana, Somaiya Bhavan, Fort, Mumbai
| Time | Session | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Once Upon a Time | Meher Mirza Prabhu |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Evolution and Revolution by the Narmada River | Vaishali Shroff |
