Hook, Line, and Thinker: A Quiz Night with ChefTZac
A pub quiz brought Mumbai’s coastal stories, indigenous Koli knowledge, and the documentary ‘Against the Tide’ into one lively night with ChefTZac.
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Love and Loss in the Municipality of Castaway Belongings
Reported by journalist Soumya Roy over the span of a decade, ‘Mountain Tales: Love and Loss in the Municipality of Castaway Belongings’ sheds light on the waste mountains of Deonar, Mumbai, and the many lives that revolve around it.
“They’ve started dumping cement there. It results in smaller, less meaty oysters that take longer to form”
—Ratna and Alka, Koli fisherwomen in Mumbai
“The BMC, police, courts, don’t belong to us; we only have each other”
—Naveen Yadav, a street vendor and activist in Mumbai, to whom running his stall is a political act.
Ganesh Nakhawa on Why He Won’t Be the Last Fisherman of Mumbai
Fisherman-activist Ganesh Nakhawa talks to us about navigating tradition and technology, the shrinking coastlines of Mumbai, and what keeps him tied to the sea as a Koli fisherman.
“The guts, blood, all the bits that are thrown out; there’s filth in this work, but it’s also a part of (our) life”
—Ashik, a fish-seller in Saki Naka, Mumbai
Mumbai Koli Project
An impact campaign inspired by the film Against the Tide, the Mumbai Koli Project aims to spotlight the city’s original fisherfolk, the Koli community, and their evolving relationship with the sea, while encouraging Mumbaikars to make more sustainable, seasonal, and inclusive seafood choices.
Wild Food Festival ’24
City-dwellers come together in Mumbai to taste wild foods from the forests of the Sahyadri mountains, and learn more about the communities that champion them.
Wild Foods Walk, Mumbai
A guided walk to discover wild foods in Mumbai's largest national park, led by Shailesh Awate from OOO Farms.
Doing Good Through Food at Dalberg, Mumbai
A learning experience with the Dalberg team, involving conversations around how they engage with food.