LET'S face it. Connoisseurs of conventional theatre don't much care for pantomime. It's of classical origin all right but it's not rigidly grammar-bound. Nor is it a huge crowd-puller. Not surprising at all in a part of the world where Mumbai masala holds undisputed sway over the minds of the masses. But that's no deterrent for Niranjan Goswami, mime artiste and theorist. His Calcutta-based Indian Mime Theatre (IMT) is organising a week-long National Mime Festival at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, from September 19. The first-ever event of its kind in India, the festival will showcase the range of our mime talent through a series of performances, seminars and workshops.