An online festival on Mumbai on 18th, 19th and 20th December 2020

Jashn e Dastaan e Mumbai will be a three-day online festival organised by the Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic of Society of Mumbai, the storyteller of Urbs Prima in Indis for over two centuries. The funds raised through this festival will contribute to the Society’s Conservation, Digitization & Research Projects. Several event and activities have been planned for the festival, including a number of curtain raiser contests to raise interest.

Passes:
Any 1 day: Rs. 300/-
All three days: Rs. 800/-
To buy passes, visit the dedicated SBI Payment Gateway: https://www.onlinesbi.com/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm?corpID=375537

For festival updates, visit us on social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jashnmumbai/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JashnMumbai
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2685870505075636

The following activities are planned to run for nearly a month before the festival actually starts:
Download : | Asiatic Jashan Dastaan | MumbaiFest_Brochure | Two part poster |

		Instagram Live Sessions: Live broadcasts over the social network Instagram (Our handle is @jashnmumbai). These will consist of a member of the organizing committee chatting freely with participants in the festival as well as eminent citizens of the city. These sessions, which started on 18^th November, will run for a month on a nearly daily basis, and are intended to raise interest in the festival among social media users. This is by invitation only.
		Growing Up in Bombay: An online activity primarily for senior citizens and expatriates who can reminisce about the Bombay of yore – like trams and double decker buses, restaurants, bookstores and theatres that have closed, streets and localities whose identities have changed completely, and so on. Those who wish to participate may send in their entries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will display selected stories on our social media. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Asiatic Saga: An online activity for members of the Asiatic Society to share information about the history of the society, including old lectures, public receptions, convocations, public addresses etc since its founding in 1804. Those who wish to participate may send in their entries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will display selected snippets on our social media. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Mumbai Local: An activity for members of the public to send in trivia and unknown information about Mumbai. Those who wish to participate may send in their entries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will display selected snippets on our social media. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Zayka-e-Mumbai: An activity for members of the public to send in recipes, facts and stories about food in Mumbai – ranging from traditional family recipes to lost restaurants, food stalls, khau gallis as well as dishes that have now been forgotten. Those who wish to participate may send in their entries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will display selected snippets on our social media. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Aina-e-Mumbai: A photography competition that is open to all members of the public to capture the various colours and moods of Mumbai. The complete rules can be found here. Those who wish to participate may upload their entries along with the participation form here. We will display shortlisted photographs and declare the winners on the last day of the festival. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Jashn-e-Haiku: An activity for members of the public to write haiku in English about Mumbai. Those who wish to participate may fill in the form here. Winning haiku will be declared on the last day of the festival. Deadline: December 10, 2020
		Bombayverse: An anthology of poetry about the city of Mumbai, its moods and its people. Previously published poems are acceptable, with credits mentioned. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Book Review Contest: An activity for school, college and university students only. Participants are required to register online and subsequently write a review about any one book dealing with Mumbai, whether fiction or non-fiction. They may send in their entries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 30^th November 2020. Winning reviews will be declared on the last day of the festival. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Forgotten Mumbai: An activity for school, college and university students only. Participants are required to register online and subsequently make a ten-minute presentation about hidden or forgotten aspects of Mumbai’s heritage, tangible, intangible or natural, such as tram tracks, gas lamps, fire hydrants, railway paraphernalia, theatre companies, avian visitors, endemic animals and plants etc. They may send in their entries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 30^th November 2020. Shortlisted participants will be asked to make a presentation of 10 minutes each on 20^th December 2020. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		Mumbai Heritage Quiz: Open to all citizens, this quiz will cover the History & Culture of Bombay including Natural, Built and Intangible Heritage, Important Personalities and Events and other aspects. A written preliminary will be held at 4 PM on 12^th December 2020. The prelim will last for an hour, delivered over Google Forms, and have 50 one-word answer and multiple choice questions to be answered in 30 minutes. 6 finalist teams will be selected for a live quiz on 18^th December 2020. Those wishing to participate may fill in this form. Deadline: December 12, 2020
		*Inauguration Ceremony* Welcome Speeches by President of ASM Vispi Balaporia & Honorary Secretary Usha Vijailakshmi Inauguration by Christopher London (proposed)
		*The Other Mumbai*
		*Rivers of Bombay – A photo walk*
		*Water Walk – Pyaus of Mumbai*
		Dastangoi Look Up Mumbai
		*Panel Discussion: Heritage, Conservation and Democracy*
		*Treasure Hunt*
		*Standup Mumbai*
		*Puppet performance*
		*Bombay ek Geet*
		*Panel Discussion: Ink and the City*
		*Masala Trail*
		*Mandolin Musings on Mumbai*
		*Concluding Ceremony* Declaration of Prize Winners *Vote of thanks by MRC Chairperson Shehernaz*