Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Dossier

When women take the leadBlue PeriodCitybased art gallery Methodrsquos Kala Ghoda space is back after a brief hiatus owing to renovations which includes an expansion ldquoWhen we did Tylerrsquos show in the expanded space it was purely temporary but through the threemonth duration we saw it as part of Method and decided to make it permanent The expanded space will allow us to host either larger solo exhibitions or curate multiple artists at the same time It will enable a more immersive experiencerdquo Sahil Arora its founder and curator told this diaristThe Daily Dose by Santosh JainCome July 1 the gallery will display the works of Santosh Jain in a solo exhibition titled Shersquos In The Streets Shersquos In The Stars Speaking about the artist Arora added ldquoSantosh Jain has been an artist for over 50 years What excites us is her fascination even with age with newer technologies After years of printmaking and mastering traditional art forms Jain picked up the camera in her 50s and then taught herself Photoshop The result of these experiments is a series of digital landscapes that eventually circle back to her former mediums in terms of their texture treatment and presentation Thematically too the exhibition presents women in the important roles they play in society more as central characters rather than bystandersrdquoSantosh JainHorror can be sticky businessA still from ChingumChingum or Chewing Gum a short film by citybased filmmaker Mihir Fadnavis has been selected for screening at the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival The film is one of three Indian films to be showcased at the festival and will be screened in the Fantastic Shorts section ldquoThe film spans the duration of one night It follows a man who boards a local train only to find that his fellow passenger has tentacles and a voracious appetiterdquo Fadnavis told this diarist The festival is one of the most coveted in the fantasy and horror genre and Fadnavis adds that it is one of the only three festivals in the world to focus on this genre Join with prideColumbia Global Centers is conducting a week of virtual events to mark Pride Month Todayrsquos session will include a panel discussion on LGBTQiA rights in the Middle East and North Africa Panelists include Rasha Younes in pic a researcher with Human Rights Watch and queer activist Dalia Al Faghal among others Check out globalcenterscolumbiaedu if yoursquod like to attendOn the tableThe Table a restaurant in Colaba has been nominated for the World Culinary Awards in the category of Indiarsquos Best Restaurant 2021 The restaurant known for being one of the first to offer small and large plates and a farmtotable experience with produce from its Alibaug farm has fed Irish rock band U2 as well as a bevy of Bollywood stars Of the nomination cofounders Gauri Devidayal and Jay Yousuf said ldquoItrsquos been a difficult year for us so this news really was the motivation our entire team needed to know that we must be doing something right and to keep working through the challengesrdquo The awards are considered the most prestigious of their ilk in the culinary worldSounds goodDheeAudio platform Spotify recently launched its singles programme in India giving artistes another outlet to widen their reach and engage with their fans The first to feature in this programme are Tamil artiste Dhee and French record producer William Grigahcine aka DJ Snake who dropped a new version of the formerrsquos smashhit track Enjoy enjaami Dhee shared that DJ Snake has reimagined the popular track turning it into a blend of sounds from Tamil Nadu and electronic dance beats ldquoIrsquom so excited about being the first artiste from India to be a part of the programme and that too for my debut independent single I canrsquot wait for everyone to hear what DJ Snake has recreatedrdquoDJ Snake