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Mumbai minute
A young couple finds peace amidst the pillars of the viewing gallery near the Chaityabhoomi seashore in Dadar
Writing’s on the Warli wall
Visitors observe the wall mural (right) Akash Bhoir and Dinesh Barap. Pics/Ashish Raje
The newest attraction at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Botanical Udyan and Zoo is not a new four-legged superstar, but a reminder to save the city’s existing wildlife. Artists Dinesh Barap and Akash Bhoir have painted a 22-feet-tall Warli mural near the Golden Jackal enclosure. “It depicts the dichotomy of our forests. In one half, you’ll see tribal life thriving; the other half is marred by deforestation, climate change, human-wildlife conflict, and air pollution. It is a reminder that we are as complicit in this erosion of our forests as the authorities,” said Barap, a resident of Navapada inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Commissioned by Asar Social Impact Advisors, in collaboration with the Maharashtra State Climate Action Cell, and the BMC, the mural took seven days of eight-hour shifts to reach completion. We’re hopeful Mumbaikars will pay heed.
Money talks
(From left to right) Paul Abraham, Dr Shailendra Bhandare, Dr Sanjay Garg, and Prof Najaf Haider at the book launch. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Coins were the talk of the weekend, though money wasn’t as the Odyssey Of The Rupee was launched at the Sarmaya Arts Foundation on February 14. Edited by Dr Shailendra Bhandare, the book launch witnessed authors Dr Sanjay Garg, and Professor Najaf Haider join Bhandare and curator Paul Abraham in a conversation that spanned the history of the Indian currency. “From the coins minted by Sher Shah Suri, to their takeover and standardisation by the Mughal Empire, and the establishment of sarabs, it was a fascinating conversation,” Abraham revealed. For readers, the book will be available at the gallery later this month.
Many happy returns
A performance during the 2025 tour. Pics Courtesy/Anjunadeep
The London-based music label Anjunadeep will return to India with a two-city tour this March. The independent label will bring performances that are a blend of house, progressive, and emotive music through artistes like CRi, Eli & Fur, Nordfold, and Parallel Voices for their famed Open Air performances in Mumbai (March 14) and Bengaluru (March 15) next month.
Citizen-speak
Actor Dia Mirza visits a stall during an exhibition. Pics Courtesy/MCW
While there will be policy makers, climate activists, and institutions among others at the Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) that opens today, the focus will be the citizens.
Children during a beach clean-up leading up to the week
“We have 200 citizen activists on the speaker panels,” shared founder Shishir Joshi. Every citizen signing up to attend has a five-minute platform to voice their grievance at the Vaartavaran session, too. We guess it might be the most crowded event.
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