Society | Citizen Matters, Mumbai

VIDEO: Documenting the dying art and culture of Mumbai’s Warli community

October 27, 2020 Aslam Saiyad and Muhammed Shaikh

The Art and Culture of the Warli communities are slowly getting lost. This is an appeal to save them before it is too late

Navratri Garba and Dandiya

October 24, 2020 Bhairvi Raichura

Mumbaikars will have to wait for next year to dance the Garba and Dandiya.

Call to use RTIs to resolve local issues

October 22, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Decisions that strangle RTI and democracy will continue unless citizens use it to resolve their local issues

Durga Pujo – the digital way

October 20, 2020 Devalina Mukherjee

Durga Puja celebrations will be a digital experience for many this year. See what devotees will be missing.

How anti-CAA NRC protests changed the lives of Mumbai’s women

October 19, 2020 Santoshee Gulabkali Mishra

Coming out on the streets to claim their rights has permanently changed the women. Here’s how.

Do you have a broadcaster in you?

October 10, 2020 Supreet Gupta

Ham Radio is an exceptional hobby that also serves as a disaster management system, when other means of communication break down. A student from the Ham Radio Club, IIT Bombay tells us all about it.

Mumbai protests the gang rape in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras

October 1, 2020 Jahanvi J

Chants of ‘Azadi’ from discrimination, rape, injustice rhymed in the air in Dadar. People from all ages were protesting the gang rape in Hathras

The Mumbai Factor: A tale of the city and its people

September 25, 2020 Doel Jaikishen and Vindhya Jyoti

Looking back at lockdown weeks, what stands out is how the city came together to support its own.

More people fall prey to online scams during the lockdown

September 17, 2020 Jahanvi J

The pandemic has pushed our major parts of our lives online and the unintended consequence of it has been a subsequent increase in online scams and frauds.

Mumbai, here’s what happened while news channels were busy with SSR

September 15, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Lots of important, relevant things happened in Mumbai when news media was huffing and puffing about the ‘SSR case’.
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A film brings the trajectory of Bombay’s Parsis to life

September 9, 2020 Supriya Thanawala

Kekee Manzil, a house built by the ‘father of Indian modern art’ became a refuge to artists from all hues, religions and cultures.

Photo Essay: Ganesh Chaturthi during a pandemic

August 24, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

They’re many ways to worship Ganesha and still not pollute our earth. Here’s how.

Throwback to the times when Dahi Handi festivities were possible

August 12, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Reliving Dahi Handi in Mumbai

Here’s why you think you were charged more for electricity, Mumbaikar

July 20, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Customers were in for a massive shock when they received their electricity bills in June 2020. Why were the bills so high and what can people do to resolve the issue?

How visual artists in Mumbai are reinventing themselves for a post-COVID world

July 16, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Artists in Mumbai face the same challenges as their counterparts around the world. Even so, many are quietly absorbing, visualising and recreating the imagery sparked by the pandemic.