Society | Citizen Matters, Mumbai

Relieving pandemic-related stress through art

January 16, 2021 Anthea Lobo and Manasi Mehan

In current COVID-19 times, learning for children would need to include outcomes that can help them become more aware, manage their emotions better, become more resilient and adaptive as well as develop a stronger sense of empathy.

In the post-pandemic world, supporting one person at a time

January 2, 2021 Malathi Rai

How small gestures can mean a whole lot and help people stand on their own feet.

Photo essay: Christmas in the COVID19 era

December 29, 2020 Krystel Fernandes

Christmas celebrations were different this year, but special nonetheless.

Photo essay: keeping Diwali diyas burning all year long

December 18, 2020 Dr Darshan Gupte

Your Diwali diyas can be reused year after year, relieving a huge burden on our environment.

Lessons Mumbai Mirror has for future of digital news in India

December 17, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Why did Mumbai Mirror go from being a daily to a weekly? The answers could lie in the changing medium of news dissemination.

What do abandoned idols say about our society?

December 16, 2020 Rajni Sharma

Statues and photos abandoned on our streets are a disturbing sight. Read about what you can do to stop this.

How did you spend the lockdown? Some learnt about India’s Constitution

December 9, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

About 20 volunteers are on a mission to educate Mumbaikars about the Indian Constitution.

Community leaders of tomorrow: Mumbai is full of opportunities

November 21, 2020 Bibi Rehmat

This Child Rights week, a 15-year-old tells her story of beginning to like Mumbai, her aspirations for the society and passion to bring about equality.

‘We demand Child Protection Systems’: Mumbai’s teen leaders

November 19, 2020 Shimon Ramesh Patole

Functional Child Protection Committees could have helped during the lockdown when the problems of children increased rapidly. They just weren’t that many.

Mumbai teens release a Child Rights Manifesto: Demand to be heard

November 18, 2020 Pravin Kadam

Teens from Mankhurd drafted a manifesto – A Charter of Children’s Demands. And demanded accountability from the authorities.

PHOTO ESSAY: Spreading Navratri cheer with doll displays

November 2, 2020 Meenakshi Subramanian

With the festival of Dasara (or Navratri) just over last week, households like ours have been carefully packing away our statues and dolls till next year. While the Bengalis in Mumbai are immersed in Durga

VIDEO: Mumbai’s Warli community oppose proposed relocation

October 28, 2020 Aslam Saiyad and Muhammed Shaikh

The Adivasi Community of Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park are being asked to vacate their homes from the forest which they have resided in for generations. This means an end to their culture.

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