The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
Sweet dreams are made of this: A couple catches 40 winks on a road divider at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Monday. Pic/Anurag Ahire
In solidarity
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The death of innocent civilians, and the protests in the incident’s wake, have rattled Nagaland’s Mon district for the past few days. The tragedy struck at a time when the state was celebrating The Hornbill Festival, an annual event that showcases Nagaland’s culture, which has now been rescheduled for a later date. The mood at the fest in fact turned sombre, with various different tribes issuing diktats to their members to withdraw from it. Not just them, premier blues band Soulmate have also announced that they will not play at the fest as was planned, in order to show solidarity with the people of the state and the families of the victims. “It wouldn’t have been comfortable for us to go up on stage, sing and look happy. It would have been very difficult, and so we said that we’d better not do it,” Soulmate front man Rudy Wallang told this diarist, adding, “But we’ll always have another time in Nagaland, that’s for sure.”
Art rolls in
Artwork by Faiza Hasan for the contest. Pic courtesy/India Art Fair Website
A design that you pick might be used as the car wrap for BMW’s first fully electric and connected vehicle in India. Four designs have been shortlisted for The Future is Born of Art Commission, by India Art Fair and the automobile firm. Public polling will help pick the winner. Fair director Jaya Asokan shared, “We’re so proud of the artists — Faiza Hassan with her community-centric approach, Farah Mulla who incorporated the idea of human-machine interaction, Latheesh Lakshman who plays with the idea of regeneration, and Visakh Menon, who will ‘remix’ his futuristic work to shed new light on the idea.”
Fridays in city get jazzed up
Last month, we had written on this page how a gig that was held at a members-only club at Lower Parel had heralded a return of live jazz music to Mumbai after the pandemic, taking forward the rich legacy that the genre has enjoyed over the years in the city. Now, a new series at G5A in Mahalaxmi is continuing in that same direction. Titled That Friday Jazz, it will involve a jazz band taking over the evening’s entertainment from 7 pm at the venue’s open-air terrace for five weekends starting from December 24. Some of the musicians who have already been confirmed include pianist Karim Ellaboudi, saxophonist Ryan Sadri (in pic) and vocalist Vasundhara Vee. “One of the reasons we started this series is to provide support and give exposure to jazz musicians in the city. We have five groups lined up right now and can hopefully continue beyond that if we can get the resources. I think it will be really special since it’s in the open; we are exploring the idea of experiencing music in different ways,” shared founder and artistic director of G5A, Anuradha Parikh.
Music to our ears
Kids take part in a session at The Sound Space. Representation pic
A programme that NGO VConnect Foundation has started with city-based platform The Sound Space is employing music to help hearing-impaired kids. The Sound Space co-founder Kamakshi Khurana shared that the kids have cochlear implants that help them understand different pitches, sounds and volumes. “We are not teaching them songs, but using music as an aid to improve their speech and hearing,” she told us. Those interested in enrolling their children can visit vconnectfoundation.org.
Big global honour for India
For the first time in the contest’s history, an Indian has won the crown of Miss Trans Global. Shruthy Sithara beat contestants from The Philippines and Canada in the final round to win this year’s edition of the pageant that was started to raise awareness about transgender and LGBTQiA+ issues from across the world. It was supposed to be held in London, but was held online instead due to the pandemic. Speaking about the victory, the Kerala-based participant shared that “it will help me in leading life with self-esteem, pride and dignity, not just for me, but for a crowd of people who hide their faces under the shades of the rainbow.” Our congratulations.
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