Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

French connectionIt was two years ago that Mumbaibased filmmaker Payal Kapadia started writing the script for a film thatrsquos tentatively titled All We Imagine as Light She eventually completed it while taking part at the Cinefondation residency in Cannes that encourages first and secondtime filmmakers Thatrsquos also where a French producer came on board for the project which eventually paved the way for Kapadia to now be shortlisted for Les Prix du Sceacutenario an award for films that have joint producers from India and France Kapadia told this diarist ldquoThe film is about two immigrant nurses from the south of India who come to Mumbairdquo Herersquos hoping that the city girl eventually bags the prize Rapping for a causeUReporters perform rap songs and hiphop at Cheeta Camp PicFacebookSome lessons are better disseminated through art music dance and theatre rather than lengthy speeches And youth volunteers from M East and G North wards who have been trained to spread awareness under the UReport India initiative by UNICEF in association with the NGO Apnalaya are doing just that In the wake of the stigma that COVID19 patients have been facing a group of 20odd UReporters aged between 15 and 24 took to the streets at Cheeta Camp recently rapping and hiphopping to drive home the message that we shouldnrsquot discriminate against COVID19 survivors or their family membersMalathy M director education and livelihoods and project incharge Apnalaya shared that the initiative was designed in response to the pandemic to get the youth to engage with their community ldquoUReport is a messengerbased platform where the youth from vulnerable communities can be registered While most of their interaction is online we envisaged that only the digital component wonrsquot be enough So the youth have been conducting nukkad nataks rapping and performing to tackle stigma This also helps to attract other youth to this programme Going ahead they will also be addressing other pertinent issuesrdquo she addedHow the British were shipped awayThis year marks the 75th anniversary of the Naval Uprising of 1946 which according to Commander Ninad Phatarphekar veteran member secretary of the Maritime Mumbai Museum Society was the final nail on the coffin for the British The Maritime History Society along with MU has been hosting an online seminar since yesterday to commemorate the Uprising About the episode Phatarphekar recalled ldquoAll along the British used Indians to police their countrymen This uprising was sparked off in Bombay Harbour over some relatively minor issue of illtreatment of sailors in the Royal Indian Navy but fanned flames of revolt far and wide That sent a message to the British that they couldnrsquot use Indians in armed forces to control India triggering their departurerdquo To learn more tune into the seminar at zcuioD7Lb Recovery on trackldquoSurviving COVID19 isnrsquot the same as recoveryrdquo These words from a patient spurred nutritionist Dr Vishakha Shivdasani to investigate the condition known as postCOVID that afflicts individuals who have survived COVID19 three months after recovery ldquoMy patients reported a variety of symptoms ranging from sleeplessness to hairfall low energy and depression I then created a plan to help them recover more quickly and prevent complicationsrdquo she told this diarist Her ebook COVID and PostCOVID Recovery DoctorVeersquos 6Point Plan addresses various factors including food gut health sleep and exercise The goal she said is to reduce inflammation One chapter also addresses how to prepare for the vaccine Check it out on doctorvee on InstagramPatty like a bossAt the beginning of this year Riyaaz Amlani CEO and MD Impresario Handmade Restaurants had told this diarist that he plans to push for cloud kitchen brands in the wake of the pandemic The restaurateur has kicked off this plan by dishing out the first venture themed on burgers recently ldquoSince the lockdown hit we had started doubling down on our cloud kitchen brands to increase the share of our delivery business We will be launching six new cloud kitchen brands across five cities and BOSS Burger is the first onerdquo he said Jaydeep Mukherjee head cloud kitchens added that the thought behind the brand was to create burgers that are made from fresh ingredients and packed with bold flavours and combinations ldquoWhile most burger brands use frozen patties we use freshlymade ones We bake all our buns inhouse and make some of the sauces toordquo he added