• Atelier 2221 hosts an exhibition of prints and water colours by B.C. Sanyal till May 22. The exhibition is coinciding with his 90th birthday and is in aid of an Artists' Retreat in the Andretta village in the Himalayas.

  Atalier 2221, 50 Shahpur Jat, Asian Games Village. Phone: 011-6492925, 6496096.

• Meghdoot Galleries hosts Rang Yatra, an exhibition of costumes, props, seta and photographs of the National School of Drama Repertory till the end of May.

  Meghdoot Galleries, Ravindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg. Phone: 011-3389402, 3382821

• Vis-à-vis, hosts an interesting synthesis of art and design by designers from NIFT, NID, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi School of Art, along with self-taught professionals and artists from May 13 to June 11.

  Vis-à-vis, B-107, Khirki, Panchsheel Vihar. Phone: 011-6286840.

• I'm Gallery, hosts a group exhibition of paintings by P.D.Upadhyaya, Anup Kumar and Tamal Basu till May 18.

  I'm Gallery, Lajpat Nagar II, Feroze Gandhi Road. Phone: 011-6831555. Fax: 6922223.

• Krishna's Collections, hosts Young Masters, a group show of paintings and sculptures by young artists.

  Also on display are works by Chakradhar Behera from Orissa till May 18.

  Krishna's Collections, Defence Colony.

• Habitat World hosts an exhibition of Indian calligraphy by Rajeev Kumar from May 20 to May 23, daily, from 1000 hours to 2000 hours.

  Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi road. Phone: 011-4691920. Fax: 011-4602118.

• Delhi Art Gallery hosts Face Off - Old Masters and Moderns, an exhibition of paintings till May 31.

  Delhi Art Gallery, Hauz Khas. Phone:011-6967619.

• Max Mueller Bhavan hosts an exhibition on Goethe till May 13.

  Max Mueller Bhavan, 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Phones:011-3329506, 3329604, 6967619.

• Food for Thought hosts an exhibition of rare photographs titled History Through Lenses till May 12.

  Food for Thought, Hauz Khas Village. Phone: 011-6856120.

• Gallery Espace hosts Point-Counter-Point, an exhibition of drawings by Ramachandran, Arpita Singh, Manjit Bawa and K. G. Subramanyam till May 13.

  Gallerie Espace, 16 Community Centre, New Friends Colony. Phone: 011-6830499

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Shopping Bargains

Food fests

For genuine and tasty Kashmiri food try Ahad Sons, New Delhi. This tiny outfit supplies gently simmered and accurately spiced ristas, gushtabas, kebabs and much more prepared by a family of Kashmiri cooks.

Ahad Sons, Masjid Moth village, behind Uday Park market. Phone: 011-6253642, 6256017.

Misc happenings

Water parks are steadily becoming a popular Indian way to cool off. Addresses to have a splash in New Delhi:

• Polo Amusement park, New Delhi is famous for its slides -- the fun slide and the super slide. The park has about 20 rides including a lazy river, a wave pool and a frog slide.

  Its rates:

  • Rs 200 for those above 4'6" from Monday to Saturday. This price covers all rides and can be taken innumerable times.
  • Rs 150 for those above 3'3" and below 4'6" from Monday to Saturday. This price covers all rides and can be taken innumerable times.
  • Rs 300 for those above 4'6" on Sundays and holidays. This price covers all rides and can be taken innumerable times.
  • Rs 250 for those above 3'3" and below 4'6" on Sundays and holidays. This price covers all rides and can be taken innumerable times.
  • Those below 3'3" are free.
  • Fifty per cent discounts on tickets after 1800 hours on Saturdays and after 1900 hours on Sundays.

  Hours: Open from 0900 hours to 2200 hours from Monday to Saturday. Open from 0900 hours to 2300 hours on Sundays and holidays.

  Polo amusement park, Old Delhi-Gurgaon road. Phones: 011-5564500, 5565500.

• Oysters which is located within the Apu Ghar amusement park in New Delhi is equipped with a slide, a water pool, a water cushion ride among other attractions.

  Rates: the park charges Rs 200 per head.

  Oysters, Appu Ghar, Mathura road. Phones: 011-3371856, 3371838.

• Wet and Wild on the Jaipur highway, near New Delhi, has a large pool, slides and totally nine rides.

  Rates: the park charges Rs 100 for children below 12 and Rs 150 for adults. Actually the park is open to members and their guests (A refundable Rs 50,000 deposit for lifetime membership and a charge of Rs 3,000 annually) but the park admits outsiders from time to time at its discretion.

  Hours: 1030 hours to 2030 hours daily. A few rides are open till 2230 hours and the restaurant is open to 1100 hours.

  Wet and Wild, Delhi-Jaipur highway. Phones: 09810045003, 0124-372930, 372931, 372472.