SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

Uthenge Hum | We Will rise Mumbai, 6 June 2020:  Since 24th March, India has been under the biggest lockdown anywhere in the world. The past 9 weeks saw streets, silent villages, shuttered shops, factories and schools, offices and malls all shut down in response to an invisible threat. The effects to lives were massive but have been largely missed by Indians as they were captive inside their homes. Our Vision This is an extraordinary time in India’s history, one that must be documented for present and future generations. In the times to come when we look back we must as a nation be able to know and understand how their nation of 1.3 billion came to a complete halt, in the face of an unprecedented pandemic in the modern era.  How the vision was brought alive While all Indians stayed in lockdown, filmmaker Bharatbala and a devoted team of 117, comprising of about 15 film crews, set out to capture the unseen visuals of ou...

                                                                        " It was the famous Konkan monsoon, Nature's Fury .... pouring heavily and making people sick. She had become reed thin as she was recovering from a chronic fever, She had hardly eaten anything since a week. My  mother asked her to join us children, having our Shravani lunch. She declined, majorly out of modesty and mostly cause she had lost appetite. My mother sensed her two pronged reluctance and served her freshly cooked, Varan-Bhaat ( plain Dal without any spice - Rice ) and Lemon pickle on a dewy fresh Banana leaf. The sight and aroma of wafting Varan-Bhaat accompanied by sweet-sour-spicy Lemon pickle was enticing in that splashing cold, rainy atmosphere. She took first morsel timidly, chewed it hesitantly and looked ...