The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
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A city of his dreams
mid-day photo editor Rane Ashish’s photograph of Jacob Circle looms over a man sleeping near the Mumbai Press Club
High on mythology
Participants at a previous session of the workshop
The World of Wine, in collaboration with Radhika Radia (inset), is conducting a session for connoisseurs of the spirit this Saturday. Radia, co-founder of Mythopia, will discuss mythology’s many links with wine.
She said, “There are stories across the world about alcohol. Soma is the most well-known ancient Indian alcohol, but there is no perfect recipe as yet.” The session will also involve a tasting of three white wines to go with the stories.
Relive the 1970s nostalgia
DJ Jeff (in cap) during a performance by the collective in Dubai. Pic Courtesy/Stick No Bills
While the city remains booked out with pop, techno and hip-hop concerts this year, a Dubai-based DJ collective will soon bring a breath of familiarity to the city. Stick No Bills, a collective headed by Jeftin James aka DJ Jeff, are all set to whip up a unique brand of classic South Asian-meets-new age music at a Worli venue this weekend. In conversation with this diarist ahead of their India visit, James shared, “We have never been about fusion for the sake of fusion. A Bollywood sample might sit over amapiano drums, or an old melody might drift through a baile funk rhythm. We’re not trying to modernise culture; we’re letting it evolve through us.” For Mumbai’s young musicians navigating a complex industry, the duo will also host a workshop centred on musical identity. To know more, head over to @sticknobillsdxb for details.
Wheelie good tunes
Shahana Shome in the song. Pics Courtesy/YouTube
While on a trip to The Netherlands last year, Shahana Shome discovered how cycling can change communities for the better. On Tuesday, the 17-year-old released her first song, Humrahi, to mark World Bicycle Day (June 3). “Cycling is a beautiful metaphor for change. I wanted this song to reflect that energy and offer a fun, fresh voice to the climate conversation,” she said.
Ferry tales from Mumbai
A moment from the Lost Songs of Sundari (right) a moment from the screening at Nyon. Pics Courtesy/Sudarshan Sawant
Most Mumbaikars dread a long, arduous commute, but Sudarshan Sawant would not wish that. It was his commute from Madh to Versova that resulted in his film, The Lost Songs of Sundari. The film will be screened in Turin at the 28th CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival tomorrow. “As a Madh resident, I would try to catch the first ferry to Versova, and often make it in time for the last one on my return.
Over the course of my trips, I made friends with passengers and the people working on the ferry,” recalled Sawant. Through these conversations, the filmmaker learned of the community’s ways, their fears and struggles as well as their myths. “One of the myths, told to me by an old woman, was that of Sundari. It was an ancient boat that would ferry people between the islands,” he revealed. The film premiered at the Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland in April. “It [the film] marks the beginning of the Boat Trilogy: Mumbai — a series that reimagines the city through the voices and lived histories of its native Koli community,” he concluded.
Window seat for Virat Kohli
A view of the posters of Virat Kohli on the window of the AC local
Tuesday was quite a crowning moment for Virat Kohli. Aside from winning his first IPL trophy after waiting for 18 years, the former Indian captain achieved another thing Mumbaikars envy — a window seat on the Mumbai local. This diarist was quite amused to find the windows of a Dadar AC local on the Central Railway line plastered with posters of Kohli’s victorious grin. While the Mumbai franchise did not make it through to the finals this year, it was nice to see that the love for cricket runs deeper amongst our fellow commuters. Well, the proof is on the window.
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