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Proud freelancer | Founder @nature.narratives | Secretary @assitejindia | MA Theatre for Young Audiences '21 @rosebruford
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Last Saturday, members of our Nukkad Natak team, led by @nature.narratives Nishna Mehta facilitated a workshop on Mangrove awareness at Vibgyor School for children of class 6-11. We talked about the Mumbai mangroves, the current situation i.e. cutting off of Mangroves. Nishna did an engaging movement workshop with the children and we performed our very own street play, *Mangrove Mudda*! The students really enjoyed it and they wrote a couple of lines of poetry as an ode to the Mangroves which will later be compiled into one communal poem as a manifesto for the school's Greenfluencer Academy. This is a very fun and engaging way to create awareness among young people. *We are looking to conduct this in multiple schools across the city, so we need more people to help us with outreach. It would be great if you can reach out to your own schools and communities.* Please DM us if you need any pitching material and if you have any leads! Visuals & Media Courtesy (for educational purposes): Animagic India | Kenneth Lawrence | naniskatz | NatureFootage | BBC #mumbaimangroves #coastalroad #coastalroadnorth
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Let’s Loiter! Tomorrow 7pm Malad Station #whyloiter #whyloitercampaign. @whyloitercampaign @nishnamehta @juhichohan @lil.malai @cowbai_og
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A peaceful walk and a Garba Dance! Women, let’s loiter and claim back the streets! Show up in huge numbers and help us amplify the voice. #whyloiter #whyloitercampaign
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Why Loiter Campaign's Women This Week. Here is a consolidated list of all that's happening under the purview of Why Loiter Campaign's walks, meet ups, hikes, book clubs etc across the country THIS WEEK. ALMORA WALK TEZPUR WALK KANDIVALI EAST WALK BHIWANDI WALK BAHAR MILO MEET UP THEMED AROUND MENTAL HEALTH EARLY MORNING TREK IN BELAPUR CBD BOOK CLUB GATHERING IN PARK IN MALAD Go through the post for details on each. Because women's movements must be sustainable and sustained Because happy women make for stronger resistance Because women's bodies in public spaces is a revolution Because India needs to wake up and know that we are not waiting for "leaders" to tell us what to do anymore Because we are taking things in our own hands. We are initiating, organising, mobilizing, redesigning and redefining what Indian politics will look like. Because no one needs to tell us we need to "protest" a certain way. We will decide. What our protest will LOOK SOUND FEEL like. Because we are decentralising leadership. Because we are not worshipping heroes anymore. Come on women, let's do this, together! PS - we sent out a call across WA women's groups asking for media help and within 5 minutes we had an all India, highly experienced and talented media team that has made and designed all these lovely posters. A big shout out to all of you.
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Birthdays, reunions, or just a hearty solo date.. if you are looking for a creative & unforgettable experience, we've got it covered! #weekendgetaway #alibagtrip #cafesinalibag
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What started out as a response to anger, despair and distress has now turned into something bigger than all of us. Everyone, everywhere shared the anger, despair, sadness and together we came on the streets. To reclaim public spaces. To take back the night. To reclaim sisterhood and discard patriarchy. In the process we found love, joy, sisterhood, strength and safe spaces. What has started must not stop. 2nd October. 9 pm. We are going to walk for women. Patriarchy Go back Pitrasatta Bharat Chhodo. Dress code: Gulaabi ALL CITIES and lead CONTACT information here Bangalore @nupur.azadi Thane @ririchikirkir Mumbra @milo_sayed @meghna_for_people Kalwa @meghna_for_people @sonali_s_kadam_ Nainital @gunjitapant Goa @goawomxnwalks Chennai @youngpeopleforpolitics @__manyaaaaa Jaipur @ishitaakhandelwall Kolkata @rs_rimsin @___shramana___ @shreyy19 Nagpur @whyloiterrnagpur @mishtybagchi Pune @whyloiterpune @sxmrydhy Dehradun @isneesh @sanaagarwal South Delhi @anushreejairath @batuk_kee_maa Ahmedabad _disha_gala Coimbatore @officially@prathisha_nk Bhubaneswar @rakshitha_shet @crystal.crusty Borivali @sparklejump1498 Andheri @devina.kapoor Churchgate @neha.singh05.05 Juhu @naksimanicpixie #whyloitermovement #whyloiter #womenwalkatmidnight #womeninpublicspaces
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Details of all Walk for Women and Women walk at midnight walks happening across the country 26th September Saturday Mumbai (organised by @whyloitercampaign) Bangalore (organised by @whyloitercampaign) Delhi (organised by @wewalkatmidnight) Ahmedabad (organised by @whyloitercampaign) Chandigarh (organised by @wewalkatmidnight) Pls see the posters and join wherever you can !
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What a day to walk hallu hallu with @gohalluhallu and @bombay_ka_shana on 13th September, World Indigenous Rights Day, to one of the Adivasi padas in the heart of suburban Mumbai. From looking at the difference in the Dahisar River outside and inside the national park to understanding the significance of the Warli script (art) to lazing in the river and of course, the food and the people we spent the day with. A great reminder to look around and reflect on our relationship with the land we stand on, with the city love in and where we come from.
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The Nature Educators' Meet Up Mumbai-Thane-Kalyan chapter is celebrating Big Butterfly Month at the BNHS CEC Butterfly Garden this Saturday, 19th September. @nishnamehta will be sharing some of her own anecdotes of spending time in this space as a child along with poems and stories curated that celebrate these fascinating creatures! If you are a teacher/educator/parent/artist, any adult who loves nature, this peer sharing space is for you! 🎟️ Entry fee* Rs. 150-200/- *Please note the fee is only for the butterfly garden entry, the meet up is free. 💧Make sure to carry sufficient water and snacks if required. 🌺 Just a reminder that this is an informal meeting. Our goal is to facilitate a free-flowing, safe and inclusive space for nature & nature education enthusiasts, to share and exchange ideas and perspectives. DM us for any queries!
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I never thought I’d make a documentary. Somehow, the whole thing just unfolded serendipitously, and I’m incredibly grateful it did. And honestly, I didn’t expect this simple, raw, citizen-made documentary to resonate quite the way it has... Five screenings so far, including one at a school with more in the works - what’s stayed with me most are the conversations afterwards. Heartening to discover how aware and engaged people already are about Mumbai’s environmental issues! Thank you @bujmedia2026 @3arthouse @atrangi.katta @greenmyna @aryagurukulschool for hosting a screening, and everyone who watched the film, asked questions, shared it, or simply stayed back for a conversation. ❤️ If you haven’t watched it yet, do check out - The Last Mangroves of Mumbai. And if you’d like to bring it to your community, you can host a screening using the guide in the Save Mumbai Mangroves Linktree in bio. More conversations, please!
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How can we make more space for love, care, and connection? Hear from our curator, Bhawna Jaimini, on the workshops at With Love, MuSo - from movement and craft to storytelling and more, each one is an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and nurture a culture of love and care. Designed for children, parents, and educators, there’s something for everyone to explore together. Join us from 1–6 September. Link in bio. #muso #museumofsolutions #curiosity #mumbai #withlovemuso (MuSo, Museum of Solutions, Learning, With love MuSo, Grow Lab, Make Lab, Discover Lab, Play Lab)
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In June I wrote a new story "The Wild Doesn't Need Google Maps" about a lost Tussar Silk Moth I observed 8 years ago. What started as a reading for @alba_out_this_n_that and @rafe_by_the_ocean in their backyard, turned into the curation of an art+science programme: Night Neighbours.  Last month we celebrated National Moth Week (@mothweek) with more inputs from our collaborators Sefi George (@summer_scribbles) and Gaurav Soman (@butterfliesofmulund). This gave the story an edge in their own special ways.  Sefi and I had been planning this for weeks until we were faced with a huge challenge of finding a suitable venue that made setting up a moth screen possible. Finally, we presented the programme online and what an experience it was to share the story from a dark room I set up at home and asked the participants to switch off their lights and experience the story in the dark followed by making Sefi's flying Luna Moth!  Gaurav stepped in last minute to fact-check the story making it authentic and made it a part of his butterfly and moth walk at Ovalekar Wadi Butterfly Garden (@ovalekarwadibutterfly) . Performing at a butterfly garden for families and fellow butterfly enthusiasts and watching the man himself, Mr. Rajendra Ovalekar in action with his saplings was a different kind of magic.  Night Neighbours has taken many different shapes and forms throughout the weeks leading up to National Moth Week and I hope it metamorphoses further every time I perform this story.
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