Mumbai Diary: Monday Dossier

Will the slow and steady win this raceTwo men jog beside a herd of cows at Aarey Milk Colony over the weekendTakeaway to MysoreMukesh Ambani at Cafeacute Mysore which he has stated is his favourite restauarant File picCafe Mysore in Matunga is an absolute institution when it comes to South Indian food in Mumbai Started in 1936 itrsquos one of the oldest running restaurants in the city that serves food from that region But to keep up with the times the place has now started a new service of curbside pickups of order Vijay Kamble an attendant at the eatery told this diarist ldquoPeople first have to place an order on our website where they have to make their payment and leave a phone number We will call them when the order is ready and they can then pick the food up from in front of a bus stop on Bhau Daji Road thatrsquos next to Maheshwar Gardenrdquo That takes care of any parking hassles customers might face so log on to cafemysorecom to make the most of itSalute Sniffer SpikePicTwitterThey may be manrsquos best friend but dogs are to the police what Dr Watson is to Sherlock Holmes Thatrsquos why when it was time for Sniffer Spike a canine who served the Nashik Police for 11 years to retire the force gave him a fitting farewell Spike was given a seat on the bonnet of a police jeep and a garland was tied around his neck He was surrounded by red roses and red and white balloons As the jeep was driven slowly officers stood at either side of it and gave the canine a round of applause Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh shared the video on Twitter saluting the labrador who contributed ldquoimmensely in detecting explosivesrdquo for his service to the nation The video went viral of course Who can resist saying ldquoawwrdquoLooking at the year gone byLockdown Series 2020 by Santosh Jain Pics courtesyTao Art GalleryIf yoursquore looking to explore art that particularly reflects the day and age we live in you can certainly make a stop at Worlirsquos Tao Art Gallery Its creative director Sanjana Shah in pic has a penchant for staying relevant Only last October she put together a virtual showcase delving into what lsquohomersquo really means Now as we approach the first anniversary of the pandemicrsquos arrival in India the gallery is asking viewers to contemplate on what unfolded in its upcoming showThe exhibition titled Gaze Reflect amp Gather opens on March 6 It features works by 10 artists including citybased Akshita Gandhi and Illesha Khandelwal ldquoThe artworks reflect the way we deal with the cards wersquove been dealt with how we make sense of the absurd and how it all comes together beautifully in the end to prove the point that the only thing certain in life is uncertaintyrdquo Shah told this diaristBig win for Indian nonprofitIn 2015 the Stop Slavery Award was instituted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in collaboration with Turner Prizewinning artist Anish Kapoor as well as in consultation with leaders in the antislavery domain The award comprises eight categories including the Impact Award which is conferred on organisations who have successfully created a positive impact in the fight against slavery via policy or legislation And wersquore happy to report that Kolkatabased nonprofit Sanjog has received it this year Commenting on the honour executive director Uma Chatterjee in pic shared ldquoTrafficked survivors continue to have to negotiate and fight their way through the corridors of justice many times without being successful So this award is about how we are making sure that these negotiations and efforts of those women men and children are successful I feel proud and fulfilled that our work is being recognised and celebrated todayrdquoTruckloads of funMrinmai Parab and Lance LewisAndheri seems to have a new spot of cheer in these gloomy times with the addition of a food truck mdash A Hot Tin Roof mdash thatrsquos parked itself at Vicino Mall on New Link Road In sync with the rise in demand for grabandgo meals thanks to the rising cases the truck offers the eternal quick fix mdash sandwiches from across the world be it a katsu from Japan or the aamchi Bombay sandwich Cofounder Lance Lewis shared that the truck allows more flexibility ldquoIt also works as a delivery kitchen and helps us reach more peoplerdquo Smart move