Kolaata For All

You'll learn about Dhaatu's doll displays and explain the exhibits to visitors, help with crowd navigation during the busy hours, support the registration desk and help with stage operations.

Slots: 9:30 AM to 1 PM, 12 PM to 4 PM, 4 PM to 8 PM, or all day from 9:30 AM to 8 PM. Report 30 minutes before your slot starts. You can stay longer than your slot if you like.

The all-day slot pays a ₹500 stipend, and your travel is reimbursed when you show the receipts. The 4-hour slots have no stipend or travel reimbursement.

Every volunteer gets lunch and tea.

When you reach Mandala Cultural Centre, go all the way down inside to the Dhaatu Puppet Museum and ask to meet Anupama ma'am.

Dress code: strictly modest Indian ethnic wear. No jeans. If you don't follow the dress code, you won't be let in.

Open to anyone aged 16 or older. If you're 16 or 17, bring a letter signed by a parent or guardian; from 18 you don't need one.

It's a chance to learn from an established puppet group and from Smt. Anupama Hoskere, Dhaatu's founder and a Padma Shri awardee.

Read the volunteer guidelines before you sign up. They cover getting there by metro and how to treat visitors and children: sceen.me/dhaatu/

Pick your slot only on sceen.me/find.