The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
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Repent and Rise
An actor portrays Jesus Christ during the enactment of the Passion of Christ on Good Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Santacruz.
Whose record is it anyway?
Bhumika and Tanvi Nemade; (right)Tanvi Nemade in action. Pics Courtesy/Aman Verma
A rare spectacle unfolded at the Senior National Jumprope Championship in Nashik earlier this week. Athlete Tanvi Nemade from Kalyan smashed the women’s record, held by her sister Bhumika since 2022. Spectators who missed the fierce 192-skip run got a second chance a tad too soon. “Moments later, Bhumika stepped in, and clocked 197 skips, reclaiming the record. At least the record is still in the family,” said the duo’s coach Aman Verma.
The good Khabar Lahariyas
Back in February 2013, this diarist had received a call from a visiting faculty member at TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences). It was a request for a few women reporters from marginalised communities across Chitrakoot and Banda districts of Uttar Pradesh to visit the mid-day newsroom, and engage with its staffers. The team, who were in Mumbai for the launch of their website, worked for Khabar Lahariya (news waves: Bundeli), a hyper-local newspaper. The publication, established in 2002, helmed entirely by women had empowered them by letting their pens do the talking amidst numerous challenges, including backlash from the community, often in the form of unsupportive local administration, and lack of funding.
For us city-bred journalists, who take much for granted, it was insightful and eye-opening. It’s why the news that The Good Reporter (Simon & Schuster), will release soon, brought a smile to our face. It has been written by members, Disha Mullick, Geeta Devi, Harshita Verma, Kavita Bundelkhandi, Lakshmi Sharma, Lalita, Meera Devi, Nazni Rizvi, Shyamkali and Suneeta Prajapati. The book takes the slow process of history-telling, with layered and contradictory memories. We hope this leher sweeps across bookshelves across India.
Oh Sugar! Rayford is here
Sugaray Rayford at the Mahim club. Pics Courtesy/Revolver Club; (right) Sugaray Rayford and Manu Trivedi
There was magic in the air at Mahim, as American Blues singer and songwriter Sugaray Rayford dropped by at The Revolver Club on Monday. The Grammy Award-nominee was in the city for the recently concluded NCPA Soulful Blues concerts, and stepped out to get some record shopping. “He just popped in because he had heard that we stock vinyls and records. He was delighted to find that we had a few John Coltrane records, and spoke about him for a long time. In fact, he pointed out how jazz performers possessed a cool ‘attitude’ as performers. It was something he tries to recreate himself,” shared Manu Trivedi, co-owner, The Revolver Club.
Chaas, but not the least
A volunteer distributes buttermilk during last year’s summer initiative. Pic Courtesy/GYF
Rising temperatures and false promises of drizzles have inspired a young group to take matters into their own hands. This weekend, volunteers from the Global Youth Festival (GYF)will head to spots across the city, armed with bags of chilled buttermilk for construction workers, policemen, sanitation workers, and hospital staff. “You are more than welcome to join us in helping the city cool down,” a member told us. Those keen to accept the offer can log on to @globalyouthfestival.
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