Mumbai Diary: Saturday Dossier

Me tarzan you janeThis dynamic duo displays their athletic prowess at a playground in ChemburAll walk and playPicture this your neighbourhood but with a giant marsh right in the middle Would you claim the land and build something Or walk right over it The game project Once There Was A Lake gives you the chance to decide its fate The game was introduced by Bengalurubased theatre group Indian Ensemble and India Foundation for the Arts IFA and today the creators of the game will guide you through it via an interactive virtual session along with other elements including folk stories recordings oral histories and more ldquoThrough our Project 560 initiative we had given a grant to Chanakya Vyas the creator of the game to build this Because of the lockdown the game had to be shifted to an online version a free website for people to access and play onrdquo said Menaka Rodriguez head of mobilisation and research at IFAGoing northCulinary expert Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal is bringing the warmth and comfort of timetested recipes right to your kitchen with her Uttarakhand Culinary Experience initiative a fundraiser that aims to make a difference during the pandemic Participants will be sent a curated spice kit and can attend a virtual culinary workshop helmed by Ghildiyal on July 9 and 10 In doing so Ghildiyal hopes to celebrate the flavours and recipes that are unique to this region ldquoThe pandemic has had a negative impact and a lot of help is neededI also wanted to create a more holistic experience than just make people watch someone cook over Zoom Uttarakhandi fare needs to be cooked with certain spices that are intrinsic to the flavour profile hererdquo shared Ghildiyal Accordingly at the workshop Ghildiyal will teach traditional fare such as jakhiya a dish made with baby potatoes and bhaang wala khatta meetha kaddu which uses toasted bhaang or hemp seeds If yoursquod like to sign up and make a difference log on to rushinamg on Instagram Registrations are open till June 28Art goes viralCitybased gallery Kulture Shop has collaborated with Indernet 2021 an annual art and design event to chronicle the impact of Covid19 at the intersection of art the Internet and Indian culture ldquoThe exhibition features works by 13 Indian artists who have expressed the unfolding global pandemic and its impression on the collective cultural psycherdquo explained Kunal Anand the galleryrsquos cofounder Manoj Kurien Kallupurackal creative director of Indernet added ldquoThis year we hosted a hybrid event mdash a physical exhibition with a digital component We have livestreamed digital content This evolution from last yearrsquos online event reflects our synergistic adaptation to a postpandemic worldrdquoMore ways to find and express loveTo mark Pride Month OkCupid a dating app has adopted a more inclusive approach by releasing over 60 identities that LGBTQi users can choose from The identities which have been developed in consultation with community experts including the Human Rights Campaign include bear bottom butch femme hard femme high femme otter boi and versatile among othersWishing you well Mr BoyceThis newspaper had carried a report about Khushrow Minoo Boyce who underwent an arm surgery on June 21 The 61yearoldrsquos left arm was severely injured after a parapet wall of a row house in the Grand Paradi society at Kemps Corner broke and fell on him as he was riding a scooterHe has yet another which will be the third surgery today at the Breach Candy Hospital Several WhatsApp chats offering their best wishes were floating around for the Cusrow Baug resident who has a lot of goodwill Get well soon Mr Boyce your supporters say and we hope you hear their voice