Mumbai Diary: Saturday Dossier

Look ma its a crowA pair of homebound children look bemused by this winged visitor on a rainy day in MahimWith Da Vinci as his museFrom left The cavallo Ginerva de Binci the cavern Leonardo da VinciDuring his lifetime Bharat Dalal a painter of Indian origin felt a strong connection with Leonardo da Vinci This inspired a series of six artworks titled The Fossilized Passions of Da VinciAnd now Arth Art International in collaboration with Consulate General of India New York is organising a posthumous retrospective exhibition of the late artist which also includes a webinar scheduled for later today Dr Bernadette EscalonaCooper the exhibitionrsquos curator shared ldquoBharat Dalal utilised a tedious preparation to acquire a thorough inference of each paintingrdquoOur MasterchefTo showcase the rich culinary heritage of the home state the Directorate of Tourism has announced MaharashtraChe Masterchef a video recipe contest Participants can share their recipes that highlight traditional ingredients and cooking techniques as well as the health benefits of authentic Maharashtrian cuisine Send your entries before August 11 at maharashtratourismgovinArtificial intelligence meets the artsArtificial intelligence AI and art will go handinhand at Goethe Institutrsquos Super Artistic AI Factory a contemporary artbased virtual hackathon event to be held in September this year that has invited artists coders designers and other creatives to send their applications before August 6 ldquoItrsquos an attempt thatrsquos been happening more frequently in the recent past of approaching the area of virtual reality and AI and linking it with contemporary art Itrsquos got more to do with the artistic aspect of it than the technological part hence the name lsquosuper artisticrsquo The idea is to explore AI as a means to create artrdquo said Maureen Gonsalves cultural director of the institute The selected projects will be showcased at the International Summer Festival in Hamburg Germany by AI artist Christoph Faulhaber To enter log on to goetheinstitutbangalore on InstagramFairytale endingNita KumarSet in Lucknow in 1962 Shankarrsquos Fairies is a debut Hindi feature film by director Irfana Majumdar that has been selected for the 74th Locarno Film Festival It depicts the story of a man called Shankar blessed with a gift for storytelling who brings up a police officerrsquos daughter while living away from his own family The director shared that the film is inspired by her mother mdash also the writerproducerproduction designer mdash Nita Kumarrsquos childhood memories in her ancestral homeA still from Shankarrsquos FairiesldquoMy grandparents lived in a house from the colonial era They loved beautiful things good food and socialising However the truth about this lifestyle was that it was only possible through the labour of an army of house helps mdash individuals part of an injustice so deeply embedded that even today it is unquestionedrdquo she addedHelp them to stay afloatThe founders of the shelter have moved the animals into their homeThe founders of Panavatha animal shelter in Badlapur call it the first orphanage dedicated solely to handicapped animals The shelter which is home to about 70 inhabitants has been gravely damaged by flooding owing to the recent incessant rains ldquoAs soon as the flooding began we evacuated all the animals from their sheds and cages into our home My wife and I built our home near the shelter specially to manage such calamities since we had lost 22 animals to flooding in 2019Although we did our best we were not able to reach and rescue them in time At present we are waiting for the red alert to pass before we begin rebuildingrdquo founder Ganraj Jain said Meanwhile the Jains are transporting these animals to the homes of wellwishers to keep them safe and dry While no lives were lost the shelter is requesting support to help them rebuild and rehabilitate the animals To contribute call 9545495051