Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

He fits right inA child joins a group of statues at a park in Thane West on WednesdayTime to end the stigma periodThe foundationrsquos volunteers during a session in PuneA key factor to help develop menstrual hygiene in India is the normalisation of the topic especially among marginalised and rural communities And Bengalurubased Sukhibhava Trust which works towards ending this stigma has launched a programme called The Period Fellowship It invites participants to work towards imbibing this behavioural change among marginalised communities explained cofounder Dilip Kumar Pattubala ldquoFellows will be placed in Maharashtra Bihar and Madhya Pradesh where theyrsquoll work with locals to promote a helpline Hello Saheli created in response to COVID19rdquo The helpline enables a woman to seek information and consultation on menstrual health Keen to lend them a hand Log on to sukhibhavaorginWater wasteArtwork by Priyanka PaulMost people might not grasp the amount of water that the fashion industry consumes Thatrsquos why a group of seven artists have come together to create a series of artworks that underline the issue They include Priyanka Paul Aditi Mali and Sonali Bhasin ldquoBy 2050 fashion will become the secondlargest water polluter Itrsquos imperative for us as consumers to talk about the consequences of fashion on the climaterdquo shared Divya Thomas of The ReFashion Hub under whose aegis this series has been conductedOpening with a bangVisitors at CSMVS before the lockdown began last yearItrsquos been a long wait but one worth waiting for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya CSMVS is set to open its doors to the public on February 16 from 10 am to 3 pm every day in phases The museum has two new exhibitions ready for viewing one at the childrenrsquos museum called Entwined and the second one that stems from prominent late architect Kuldip Singhrsquos collection of Tanjore paintingsldquoWe have a discounted ticket as we restart and all our safety measures are in place to welcome people back to their cityrsquos museum I encourage the people of Mumbai to come with their families enjoy our galleries and relax in our open spaces after a challenging and difficult yearrdquo shared director general Sabyasachi Mukherjee insetThe sound of pipesThe drought is ending almost completely for the cityrsquos art lovers in terms of paying galleries a physical visit After privately owned ones including Method and Chemould Prescott Road opened their doors to the public itrsquos now the turn of Jehangir Art Gallery at Kala Ghoda to invite visitors back again after the pandemic Artist Bibhuti Adhikary will display his works at an exhibition called Faith and Fury ndash Unveiling the Eccentric which launches for the public on February 16 The most unique piece at the show is called The Rolling Painting in pic which is made of PVC pipes ldquoItrsquos 5 ftx4 ft with the canvas rolled on PVC pipes and colour applied to each piperdquo Adhikary shared about his method Head to the gallery to catch this unique artwork before February 22Berlin calling for city talentTanaji Dasgupta PicJoel RyanThere is of course much more to films than the images we see flashing on our screen and Berlinale Talents is a talent development programme meant for the whole moviemaking ecosystem including screenwriters producers cinematographers and directors The organisers of Berlin International Film Festival host it every year and one of the selected participants for this edition mdash which will be held virtually for the first time mdash is Mumbaibased Tanaji DasguptaHe is the producer behind critically acclaimed films including Ronny Senrsquos Catsticks and The Disciple directed by Chaitanya Tamanhe inset Dasgupta told this diarist ldquoYou apply in the specific category that fits you and the mail I received said that there were over 3000 applications of which 200 were selectedrdquo Our congratulations to him