Why you should attend this Mumbai festival that promotes sustainable living

What could be unique about another curated weekend festival thatrsquos sprung up in the city The reasons abound for this one The first Mumbai edition of Conscious Culture Festival puts up its tent at BKC for two days of workshops stalls art music and more centred on sustainability and conscious living Vidyun Singh founder and creative director and Roma Narsinghani cofounder and curatorial director tell us ldquoMindful rooted and collaborative these are the values that the festival focuses onrdquoSustainable brands will showcase their productsShoppingThe venue will host a range of stalls across apparel home and lifestyle beauty kids and other categories that make use of upcycling natural materials and sustainable processes This includes Bodements Amalgam above and Sandalwali While many of these platforms might sell at a higher price range they offer durable quality and classic styles as compared to fast fashion brands claiming brownie points by helping us shop less frequently The food stalls will offer a range of conscious indie brands like Eat with Better and The Better FlourPic CourtesybodementsinArt and performancesSetting the ambience are music and spoken word performances by Ankur Tewari in pic mdash the closing act of the festival on Sunday evening Bombay Djembe Madboy and Mink Noni Mouse and others Adding to this are art and fashion installations by platforms including Button Masala and No Name Makings These artworks and performances display the role of artists in highlighting environmental issues and of apparel platforms making conscious efforts to reduce fashionrsquos negative social economic and environmental impactAlong with workshops and craft spaces for kiddies to play and learn Gillo Repertory Theatre will perform a 20minute lyrical play called The Mountain That Loved A Bird Singh and Narsinghani highlight that exposure to curated experiences and networking with likeminded people will make an impactful statement that they hope audiences will carry home and reflect uponVidyun Singh and Roma NarsinghaniNetworkingA highlight of the festival includes an Artisan Bazaar called Natural is Beautiful a hotspot for collaborating and networking This space will include sale of handcrafted products as well as raw materials like banana fibre kauna grass sisal fibre other natural fibres sourced from different Indian citiesOn March 4 and 5 2 pm to 10 pmAt Jio World Drive BKCLog on to bookmyshowinThe guidersquos top 5 picksSustainable swap Give life to up to 10 pieces of clothing jewellery and books that yoursquove outgrown by swapping them from a curated closet at the Swap Shop with Bombay Closet CleanseOn March 4 and 5At The swap shop tent by BCCSnip stitch save Learn to upcycle and repurpose fabric pieces at the Upcycling with KaSha workshop Skilled artisans will demonstrate surface ornamentation techniques of embroidery and handsewing methods of patchworkOn March 5 3 pm to 5 pmAt The KaSha stallCost Rs 1250The nochemical makeup look Join a book reading with Kavita Khosa of Purearth Ayurveda as she takes you through her book Beauty Unbottled The talk will explore the secrets of skin and hair care as well as helping to read and understand labels on beauty productsOn March 4 5 pm onwardsAt CCF stageColour me mindful With Holi around the corner drop by at the DIY Holi Colours to learn how to make natural and vibrant colours from vegetables and flowers Take the techniques back to friends and encourage them to have a safe Holi tooOn March 5 430 pm to 545 pmAt The Workshop TentCost Rs 899Reimagine a sustainable home for yourself through artRethink rebuild Kids from 12 years and above are guided into building their own sustainable house models using art imagination and creativity at the DesignalaMaison workshop and game Three winners will receive ecofriendly giftsOn March 4 315 pm to 5 pmAt The Workshop TentCost Rs 949