``Due to the tremendous response to the toy trains in both Shahu Udyan and Peshwe Park, we thought of installing a similar train, at a cost of Rs. 1.5 lakh, in Ghorpade Udyan as part of the renovation plans,'' says Y.S. Khaire, garden superintendent, PMC. A fountain and jogging track are also part of the Rs. 10 lakh renovation plans. Looks like the PMC is on the right track!

Theatre as a school
It was youngsters who took the stage at the Kumarnatyotsav, a two-day theatre festival which concluded recently. Put up by Devadatta Pathak as part of the Chirantan Kumar Rangabhoomi project, the plays, which were staged at the Balgandharava Rangmandir, effectively showed that theatre is an effective educational tool.

Contemporary themes explored by the plays included the circumstances that lead children to behave violently, the need to preserve cleanliness and how interaction between children of different cultures could help in nurturing healthy world relations. A case of youngsters showing the way.

Messy affairs
Do we need any more traffic jams? If it's going to be the kind of traffic jam that Centre Stage Productions, Mumbai, is bringing to Pune on January 16, then the answer is `yes.' Traffic Jam, a `Parsi Gujarati' play presented by Dinyar Tirandaz, is a huge comedy about two couples who get caught while cheating on their spouses. There are more characters who add to this chaos, and finally the whole mess becomes a pandemonium on stage. Directed by Devendra Mistry, the play will be staged at Nehru Hall.