Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Dossier

Pray wheres your maskA maskless shopkeeper performs a morning ritual outside his store in Goregaon EastWith a jab itrsquos a cakewalkAlthough at this point we really shouldnrsquot need any added motivation to go get the jab artisanal baked goodies brand The Bakerrsquos Dozen is whipping up a delicious reason to ensure we get our dose Theyrsquore offering fresh bakes until June 30 to anyone above the age of 18 who has taken one dose of a Covid19 vaccine All you have to do is get vaccinated and upload your certificate on covidthebakersdozenin About The Dose We Knead campaign head baker and cofounder Aditi Handa shared ldquoThe biggest step you can take right now is to get vaccinated However there are fears regarding the same Wersquove been discussing the importance of vaccination with our staff motivating them and addressing their fears We always wanted to do more to encourage vaccination and thatrsquos how we came up with this campaign to spread joy in these trying timesrdquoThrough Padamseersquos lensA rare photograph of Padamsee with his Bolex camera shot by filmmaker Nandan Kudhyadi published in lsquoContemporary Indian Artistsrsquo 1978 Geeta Kapur Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd New Delhi Pic CourtesyJNAFA recently held Akbar Padamsee retrospective at the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation JNAF included artworks by him in their collection that spanned five decades ldquoIt was a testament to the fact that deep dialogue was always a part of his artistic process which included philosophy history art and aestheticsrdquo director Puja Vaish told this diarist while sharing about his interdisciplinary approach ldquoThrough the exhibition and its outreach we aim to address the multilayered aspects of Padamseersquos practice and the people whose work he had an impact onrdquo she added And an upcoming panel discussion titled An Exploded View on Saturday is a step in this directionPuja VaishldquoIn the 1960s after receiving the Nehru Fellowship instead of expending the Rs 3 lakh for his own use Padamsee set up the Vision Exchange Workshop VIEW between 1969 and 1972 at his Napean Sea Road apartment with film and printing equipment VIEW invited practitioners across disciplines to experiment with new media and collaboraterdquo said Vaish adding that significant works were produced thanks to it The discussion will feature cultural theorist and curator Nancy Adajania who places VIEW as an important node in the history of new media art in India ldquoWe invited Adajania to conceive a panel that addresses new media experiments through and beyond VIEW The panelists are Ashim Ahluwalia Meg Harris Williams and Nina Sugatirdquo she said Selected films by the panelists such as Events In a Cloud Chamber and Breaking Ground will be available for viewing in the run up to the talkHalo over the rainbowPicTwitterOne of the most followed dogs on social media Halo crossed the rainbow bridge last week She was the face of the popular Thoughts of a Dog Twitter account that has 36 million followers most of who will remember the nineyearold in the iconic frame posing with a watermelon slice Known for its warm sensitive thoughts and witty observations of life as a dog the account resonated among hoomans who were naturally heartbroken to hear the news of her passing Her photo was first submitted to and featured on weratedogs their equally popular sister account in 2016 since then she became a social media sensation With permission from Halorsquos family the account creators will continue to use Halorsquos image as their profile pic to remind the world of a furry friend who made them smile despite the gloomAcing German with comicsWersquore intrigued to hear that 20 teens from across Mumbai and Pune not only got German lessons through popular webcomics but also created a few of their own The workshops were organised by GoetheInstitutMax Muumlller Bhavan Mumbai and the teensrsquo creations will soon be up on their social media handles shared Nikita Ahuja project manager for educational support service ldquoThey learnt through popular comic strips like Chacha Chaudhary They also explored storytelling concepts and character development while learning new German skillsrdquo she added Teacher Amrita Dhara inset who helmed the camp said the idea was to incorporate humour memes and other creative practices in learning ldquoYoung people connect with comics So the aim was to improve their German and help them express themselves in a fun creative wayrdquo she added Sehr schonAamazing treat for medicosSachin Kamani PicGuy HershbergTherersquos nothing like a glass of chilled aam panna on a hot summer day If yoursquod like to raise a glass to our frontline workers who are sweating it out in their PPEs to save lives theatre practitioner Sachin Kamani has a sweet fix Kamani who started selling amla sherbet and aam panna amid the pandemic after theatres shuttered is inviting people to sponsor a bottle of the mango delicacy for frontline workers ldquoMy mother and I were preparing nimbu and amla sherbet one day and a friend offered to buy it Thatrsquos how it startedrdquo he said Recently while distributing biryani boxes among his tailor friends and the underprivileged for Ramzan he chanced upon the idea to deliver aam panna among our healthcare heroes too To lend him a hand drop a message on 9820529102