09 November,2021 06:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Pic/Satej Shinde
A young woman gets herself measured at a roadside tailor in Borivali on Monday.
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Dog lovers in the city, here's some pawsome news. The Rotary Club of Mumbai SoBo, along with the civic body and several other citizen-led initiatives, is organising Wagathon, a walkathon with dogs. Els Reynaers, joint secretary, Rotary Club of Mumbai SoBo, told this diarist that the event, which will take place at SB Somani Park in Cuffe Parade this Sunday, is aimed at raising awareness about the welfare of stray animals. "The idea is to support NGOs that take care of our âcommunity pets'. We're inviting people with dogs, as well as those without dogs. We'll have talks by a dog trainer and a vet and other fun activities," Reynaers added.
The winning façade for the 2020 edition of India Art Fair
India Art Fair, in association with Artdemic and Gujral Foundation, has announced an open call for design entries for the façade of the latest edition of the India Art Fair. "This is an incredible opportunity for new artists to gain exposure and is part of our ongoing ambition to spotlight voices that are championing vital causes and tackling pertinent issues. The final facade will feature the winning artist's design and offer visitors a big picture perspective, quite literally, on the contemporary moment in the Indian art world," shared Jaya Asokan (in pic), fair director.
The theme for the open call is Deep Future, and applicants are being asked to bring to life their personal vision - be it a technological planet, a fantastical or a mythical take, or even a human-made ecological disaster. "It will also be interesting to observe if the artists illustrate solutions or problems," Asokan said, adding after the fair, the flex tents will be sustainably reused to extend their life. Email your entries to hello@artdemic.in before November 15. The winner will be announced on November 20.
Shabaz and Sharukh Choudhary
The tussle between the BMC and concerned citizen activists has been ongoing for a while now, with the latter protesting the government-issued cycle track near Sanjay Gandhi National Park's Vihar Lake and Powai Lake. Two couples in Thane took it upon themselves to demonstrate how deeply personal this cause is to them, by bearing placards condemning the track at their wedding ceremony on Sunday. "My brother Shabaz and I wanted to highlight how devastating these projects are to the ecology and wildlife. We're not trouble-makers; all we want is to protect the habitats and lives of the wildlife that lives here. We appeal to the state government to reconsider their plans," Sharukh Choudhary, a businessman and one of the bridegrooms, told this diarist.
In a bid to raise awareness about the living conditions of those who are below the poverty line, Apnalaya, an organisation that works with the urban poor, is hosting Apna Adda, on November 11. "These spaces enable the youth to talk about their lives and connect with the non-poor. The onus of fighting marginalisation should not fall squarely on the marginalised. This is our third adda, where we will examine the representation of the marginalised in Hindi cinema. We will examine how the masses are now being erased from mass culture," Arun Kumar, its CEO, told us. To learn more, visit apnalaya.org.
Maveli Nadu, an anti-caste publication, has announced grants for submissions exploring the overarching theme of debrahmanising gender, across a variety of mediums and disciplines. "Historically, we find that the feminist or the queer movements in India have been taken over by upper caste writers; the contributions of Dalit writers have been overlooked or even obliterated, owing to a lack of suitable platforms. Our framework is inspired from the West, where black scholars have been highlighting the growing importance of decolonising gender; in India, the colonisation is brahminical in nature," shared its co-founder Ajinkya Dekhane (in pic). Grants are being offered for research, visual art, prose and poetry. Visit mavelinaducollective.com for further details.
