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Omkar Phatak
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Video: On World Water Day, the story of a Mumbaikar who is on a mission to save every little drop
Every Sunday, Aabid Surti goes around fixing leaking faucets in people's homes free of cost in Mumbai.
Omkar Phatak & Sujit Lad
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Watch how the power of art is empowering children in India’s largest slum
Dharavi Art Room, founded by Mumbai artists Himanshu and Aqui Thami, has helped women and children to see, feel and fill colours in their lives.
Omkar Phatak
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Watch: Meet the man from Mumbai who has been collecting antique cameras for over three decades
65-year old Dilish Parekh holds the Guinness World Record for owning over 4000 cameras.
Omkar Phatak & Sujit Lad
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Video: Meet the doctors who make sure the wild animals at Mumbai’s zoo are stress free
Three veterinarians at Veer Jijabai Bhosle Udyan provide a peek into what it takes to care for wild animals not in the wild.
Omkar Phatak
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Video: This man makes sure the 129-year-old clock at Mumbai’s CST station never misses a beat
Bharat Mahendra Singh has been maintaining the clock tower at one of India’s busiest stations for 15 years now. Its accuracy is a matter of pride for him.
Omkar Phatak & Anmol Kanojia
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Video: This Diwali, meet the people who make the diyas you light at home
Dharavi’s Kumbharwada is a community of potters that makes 2,500 diyas or clay lamps a day to meet the city’s enormous demand during Diwali.
Omkar Phatak
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Video: How to make south India's favourite Diwali sweet, the boondi laddoo
It’s the time of the year when the recipe for boondi laddoo is back in demand.
Omkar Phatak
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Video: This man has been paving the way to Bollywood for slum dwellers in Mumbai
Narayan Pundalik Lad has been running acting classes for the residents of Dharavi for the last 30 years.
Omkar Phatak & Sujit Lad
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Watch how Mumbai grooved to silent garba this Navaratri
Garba organisers in Mumbai have adopted a new trend this Navaratri to beat the 10pm loud music deadlines
Venkataraghavan Rajagopalan, Sujit Lad & Omkar Phatak
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Video: Meet the man who drew Sachin Tendulkar with a typewriter
For 50 years, Chadrakant Bhide has been making portraits using the ‘@’, ‘x’ and ‘-’ symbols on the typewriter.
Omkar Phatak & Sujit Lad
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Video: Meet one of the last guardians of the dying art of Urdu calligraphy
‘Katib’ was chosen as one of the top 25 submissions to the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
Omkar Phatak