Harsh truthsThe paintings of Ananta Mandal are suffused with a serene simplicity. The brush strokes are bold and confident. In his exhibition titled A Journey from Reality,Mandal has depicted a hidden world in the city. His disillusionment with machinery is underscored in random pieces of jigsaw puzzles which eventually combine into a whole. Mandals world is one in which the threat of lives being subsumed by technology and machinery looms large in the horizon. At Jehangir Art Gallery till May 12 A strong BondDon't miss Akvarious Productions A Special Bond Part 2,an English childrens play based on stories by Ruskin Bond. The play takes you along with Ranji to a new set of magical adventures in the hills-ranging from crazy to romantic to even a little scary. At Prithvi theatre,Juhu,on May 9; 7 pm Take it easyIt's rejuvenation time. Summer Secretsa special range of spa treatmentsis designed to keep the heat and pollution at bay. Special natural ingredients have been handpicked to keep you cool and refreshed. You could begin the pamper session with a cleansing body scrub like the Watermelon or Cucumber Body Scrub and move on to the refreshing body wraps that nourish dry skin and leave it looking supple and smooth. At Club Renaissance Spa of the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel and Convention Centre till May 31 Chill outBeat the heat this summer with a unique festival of Ayurvedic mocktails. The month-long festival offers mocktails like Cool Magic (pear,green grapes and peppermint syrup) and Classic (white pumpkin,carrot,beetroot and rose syrup). An array of 17 authentic mocktails will be on offer. At Swadshakti,Malad,till May 31
