The Indo-German Urban Mela — a unique blend of technology, science, culture and entertainment — will be inaugurated on Friday at the YMCA College of Physical Education, Nandanam.
Travelling across India, this multi-faceted exposition attracts young people and examines the impact of rapid urbanisation and challenges posed by the pace of change in Indian and German cities.
The highlight of the mela would be a set of cutting-edge, multi-purpose pavilions, which are designed by renowned German installation artist and designer Markus Heinsdorff, which revolves around the theme ‘City Spaces’.
Issues like mobility, energy, sustainable urban development, architecture, cultural space, education and urban art are prominently featured through a prism of genres such as the performing and visual arts, science, education, technology and business.
The objective of the mela is to make people aware of the ways to combat challenges of rapid urbanisation and provide comprehensive and engaging bouquet of information through interactive features, games, models and experiments displaying interactive solutions related to the thematic focus of the exposition.