Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier

In the pink of healthA couple enjoys the morning view that is punctuated by pink trumpet blossoms from the safety of their home in Thakur Village KandivaliMeals with good feelsEarth Cafe at Waterfield Road in Bandra has launched a donation drive that aims to feed those hit hard by the lockdown This initiative owner Vik Khatwani said was inspired by the realisation that he already had the infrastructure team and ingredients in place to launch a food donation driveldquoMy staff put together a nutritious vegetable pulao and distributed this We also invited our patrons to join this initiative What began as 20 meals has now expanded to 100rdquo he said Each meal costs R78 and patrons are invited to donate in multiples of that numberWhat about our vaccinesCafe Arpan teamIn a video the team at Cafe Arpan is asking for vaccines for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities to be prioritised Ashaita Mahajan a trustee of Yash Charitable Trust which has founded the cafe said ldquoOur team comprises individuals with these disabilities and barring one everyone is below 45Ashaita Mahajan and Dr Sushma NagarkarThey have comorbidities that make them more vulnerablerdquo she explained Dr Sushma Nagarkar managing trustee shared that persons with autism have sensory issues regarding touch smell and sounds which makes wearing the masks difficult and aggravates communication problemsTicketing BandraNews of an imminent lockdown and the current restrictions on movement has sparked in many Mumbaikars a yearning for the outdoors and nostalgia for their own city One such Mumbaikar is 25yearold Saachi Parasampuria a Maladbased architect who recently posted a series of miniature watercolours depicting some of the things she missed most about the suburbldquoI used to travel to Bandra daily since my office is located right next to the St Stephenrsquos Church While working from home I realised that I had amassed a number of bus tickets Discovering these immediately evoked fond memories of all the walks lunches and good times Irsquove had in Bandra Instead of throwing the tickets away I used these as a canvas to paint portraits of my muserdquo she told this diarist Check out her watercolours at instagramcomsaachip27Nicholsonrsquos dream turns 10Itrsquos been a decade since the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation JNAF became the modern and contemporary art wing of the CSMVS JNAF entered into a collaboration with CSMVS after art collector Jehangir Nicholson passed away he had always wished for his collection of over 800 artworks to be accessible to the public shared director Puja VaishldquoHis vision for Indian art was realised through JNAFrsquos alliance with CSMVSrdquo she revealed To mark the milestone theyrsquore hosting online activities including talks interactive sessions a quiz and workshops across age groupsPaws and playPriyanka Jena and Tanveer Taj are a Mumbaibased couple who embarked on an adventure of a lifetime in late 2018 when they travelled across 21 states covering 12500 km in four months with Cruise and Frodo their two pet dogs The duo documented the journey and created a YouTube channel called Wheels and Tails Their exploits are now slated to be turned into a TV show by a major broadcaster ldquoThe videos have the dogs doing silly stuff they are the showrsquos comediansrdquo Jena shared