Mango, that bears the proud title of being the ‘King of fruits', is a huge favourite among many. To celebrate the sweetness this fruit brings to our hot summer days, a ‘Mango Party' was conducted at Ranga Shankara here on Sunday morning.
At this informal gathering, people did nothing that they would not otherwise do on a lazy Sunday morning. They sat around, relaxed and enjoyed their favourite fruit, and of course, bonded with each other over their common love for this near-delicacy of a fruit.
This unique concept party had no mean guest list to show. A favourite among children, adults and celebrities alike, the party was graced with the presence of celebrities such as playwright and actor Girish Karnad, Kannada cine director T.S. Nagabharana, singer M.D. Pallavi and actor and Chairperson of Ranga Shankara Arundhati Nag, to name a few.
This free-for-all was open to everybody. The only prerequisite was that guests were required to bring along one kilo of mangoes and put it into a common pool. Every guest was allowed to eat all the mangoes that they could take from this pool, the rules on the website read.
Although it was a party for mango lovers of all ages, and every one of them had a joyful time, the children who were present there got special attention. There were contests and games for the children. Story-telling contests with mangoes being the central theme were held by Kathalaya.
Mango-eating contests and quizzes on mangoes were also conducted, all anchored by Kirtana Kumar, an actor and director. Around two hundred children took part in these special events held at Ranga Shankara.
Open to all
“The party was open to the community at large, for them to relish mangoes,” said Gayathri, a spokesperson of Ranga Shankara.
The party was the first of its kind in the country, and the rationale behind this was that the mango is almost a craze among people during summer.
