Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

A larger home for Mumbairsquos rescuesAnimal lovers in the city will be happy to learn that Yoda an animal rescue and rehabilitation centre is planning to completely revamp its Khar space ldquoWe want to increase our capacity from 4550 animals to 6070 We will acquire more OT tables for our vets We also want to replace the flooring with tiles that are more comfortable for dogs to walk on and restructure the catsrsquo enclosure so they have space to roam freely We will be investing in good quality steel cages to house the animals which can last us several years and try to improve ventilation in the shelterrdquo its founder Priya Agarwal said Theyrsquore planning a larger space in Karjat where they will tend to farm and wild animals To do your bit message them at 9820952339The organic wayEver since Juhubased husbandwife duo Tilak Goswami and Supriya Sarin started their organic store Vnya last year theyrsquove been finding new ways to live up to the name which translates to lsquoof the wildrsquo in Sanskrit To celebrate their oneyear anniversary they have tied up with nonprofits Truly Earthly Youth For Aarey and Earth4ever Conservation Foundation and will be planting a tree at Aarey for every purchase that people make at their store over the amount of R1200 ldquoWe will continue doing this forever Itrsquos part of our many initiatives to contribute to this cause This Sunday wersquore doing a plantation drive at Aareyrdquo shared Sarin Well talk about sowing what you reapThe zine with mangrovesPages from the zine featuring art contributed by the selected artists The art can be viewed at the virtual gallery which is accessible to allMinistry of Mumbairsquos Magic MMM is a creative platform that earlier this year had launched an initiative called MakeArtForMumbaisMangroves where they invited artists to shine a light on how mangroves are an integral tool in protecting our coastline After that they had launched a virtual gallery with selected artworks Now they have come out with a zine containing those pieces of art which will be distributed to the 50 featured artists in order to thank them for their contributions though the virtual gallery is still open to the general public to view at ministryofmumbaismagiccom The folks at MMM also plan to present a copy of the zine to the statersquos environment minister to amplify the cause ldquoThe campaign was a social media movement to raise awareness on the need to protect Mumbairsquos mangrove forests From the use of digital art to watercolour painting detailed embroidery to typography mdash these artists have come together in solidarity and brought to life their concern to protect Mumbairsquos biodiversityrdquo shared team member Suma BalaramAn ode to a pictureperfect legacyMukesh Parpiani receiving the award from Akademi member Samir Mohite PicSameer MarkandeDecorated photojournalist and former photo editor of midday Mukesh Parpiani has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to photojournalism from Andhra Pradesh Photography Akademi Of the recognition Parpiani who currently heads the photography division at the NCPA said ldquoIt is an honour to receive this award which commemorates the work I have been doing for more than 50 years To younger photographers I will say that photojournalism will never die mdash its significance is as profound today as ever Photojournalists have documented crucial moments in history including our freedom struggle and the ongoing pandemic where we have been at the forefrontrdquoCreating inclusive art exhibitionsSiddhant Shah and Jonny CostenAccess For All an organisation working on integrating accessibility in art spaces has announced an open call for Manifesto for Accessible Art Festival a project they are conducting in collaboration with Welsh deaf performer and creative consultant Jonny Cotsen ldquoGiven the lack of facilities and representation for disabled artists in art festivals we wanted to create a manifesto on how to organise accessible art festivals and have artists share the challenges they face We are also keen to break away from a charityoriented to a mainstream approach so that they have equal access to mainstream art spacesrdquo shared Siddhant Shah its founder Such artists can apply for a twoweek online residency mdash three artists from India and Wales will be chosen