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Founder of The Bhukkad Flea, Niraj Agarwal is aware of this, and so it follows that he's now getting ready to kick off the Bandra Summer Festival this weekend. "I have always tried to promote indie businesses and women entrepreneurs. I was keen on doing something in the summers, but was sceptical if people will be interested, considering it's so hot," he tells us. Organising food and cultural festivals is something Agarwal does regularly. For this one, he started laying the brick a month and a half ago. "I spoke to all the flea vendors I have worked with to understand the logistics. For example, most of them suggested that the event should start in the evening," he explains, adding that the USP of this festival is that all stalls will have monopoly. "We have only one stall for each vertical like food, dessert, clothes, jewellery and so on," he says.

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So, the festival will feature a range of things from Irani food by Scherazade to colourful juttis, live music, drinks as well as artist Tarun Durga's works which will be on display and sale for the first time. But the heartening bit about this festival is that it's fun with responsibility. "Every stall owner will be donating some food. Plus, we will be raising funds from the stall sales to buy meals, all of which will be donated to Robinhood Army, which is a pan-India NGO that's working towards eradicating hunger," Agarwal shares.

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