Diwali 2022: Indulge in these exciting activities in Mumbai this festive weekend

A fourday weekend is nothing short of a mini vacation for the working class hero Once done with the obligatory Diwali visits fill your days with some of these treatsAnimal KingdomVeermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan is a 50acre botanical garden in the heart of the city The zoo is divided into various sections such as the Zoo Campus Penguinsrsquo Room Aquatic birdsrsquo aviary and a botanical garden that is home to over 3000 trees casting the perfect shade for a picnic You can also fit in art and culture into the day by checking out the archaeological artefacts and historical photographs at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum The 75ft high David Sassoon Clock Tower and some installations make for a great Instagram photo opgtgtgtWHEN Daily 8 AM to 5 PM Closed on WednesdaysWHERE 91A Lalbaug Flyover near Railway Station Byculla EastPrice Rs 100 per person for adults includes the visit to the Hemboldt Penguins RoomOne With NatureLooking for a fun activity with kids that doesnrsquot involve a screen The Maharashtra Nature Park Society is conducting a twohour walk for children over the age of five and their parents Expect to be mesmerised as this city haven boasts of 125 species of birds 85 species of butterflies and 300 species of plantsgtgtgtWHEN October 23 8 AM onwardsWHERE SionBandra Link RoadPrice Rs 400CALL 8291595371Tentfull of funThe awardwinning Rambo Circus is bringing together artistes from all over the world They have also added new and fascinating acts such as roller skating ladder balancing German wheel Rolla Bolla and aerial acrobatic along with the star performersmdashthe clownsgtgtgtWHEN October 24 to 30 130 PM 430 PM 730 PMWhere St Andrewrsquos AuditoriumPrice Rs 500TO BOOK rambocircusinGet AdventurousTake a trip to Sondal a relatively lesserknown fort located just a few kilometres from Katraj The mediumintensity hike lends great views of Morbe Dam Prabalgad Irshalgad Rajmachi Songiri and Karnala Forts as well as the Matheran mountain range Once used as a watchtower to oversee the trade route today it is famous for the Sondai Devi templegtgtgtWHEN October 23 430 AMWHERE The meeting point is Borivali National ParkPrice Rs 1199 with transportationTO BOOK treksandtrailsorgRegress a bitIf you take fun seriously head to Andherirsquos newest game zone that has a lot to offer adults Therersquos a trampoline and trampoline basketball Virtual Reality games bowling wall climbing adultsize ball pool rope climbing and moregtgtgtWHEN 10 AM to 12 AMWHERE Shreyas Industrial Estate B62 SR 41A first floor off New Link Rd Andheri WestPrice Per activityLaugh Out LoudDiwali Pahat is an iconic event that take place during the festive season in Maharashtra It is traditionally a gettogether for performing artistes at a neighbourhood garden BhaDiPa a production company that specialises in creating Marathi content is hosting its version of Diwali Pahat It will be a musical experience with poems and songs by upcoming artistes along with standup comedy by Sarang Sathaye Mandar Bhide and Omkar RegegtgtgtWHEN October 26 1030 AMWHERE Swantantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak Shivaji Nagar DadarPrice Rs 499 regular tickets Rs 999 VIP meet and greetCALL 24465877Art about IdentityArt night at TARQ will feature Sarah Naqvi with their firstever solo show titled How Many Songs From A Single Note which is inspired by the artistrsquos battle with identitybased injustice They are an Indian artist based in MumbaiAmsterdam and their work spans video installations drawings paintings sculptures and tapestry The show also features some poems and essays which use humour and visuals while the paintings show intimacygtgtgtWHEN Till November 196 PM to 9 PMWHERE F3536 Dhanraj Mahal CSM Marg Apollo Bunder ColabaMeet a person with a skill you can useMayank Kabra 44Personalised poem writergtgtgtCHARGES Rs 501 onwardsCONTACT 9282438042We always want to gift something memorable to our loved ones a gift filled with thoughts emotions and meaningfulness A poem is an amalgamation of all of these If you are not a person of words Mayank Kabra will make gifting easier for you He writes personalised poems and has written over 8000 of them over three years All you have to do is fill out a questionnaire that tells him about the personality of the person concerned and your relationship with them Add some anecdotes and in two hours to a maximum of seven days he churns out the perfect rhyme to melt the receiverrsquos heart He and his colleagues can craft a poem in Hindi Gujarati English Punjabi Tamil and UrduRECOMMENDED BY Girisha Nadarajah says ldquoI came across personalised poetry through Instagram and was sceptical at first but then I saw the poem I was very happy I gifted it to my brother on his birthday and he was overwhelmed It worked to strengthen our bondrdquo