For Private Circulation Only Presented by the students of PG Diploma in Journalism October 2016 Journalists, take care How safe are jour- nalists today? As budding journalists and against the back- ground of current hostility to the me- dia, this question has been surfacing on our minds. What triggered us to have a two page spread this issue is the ‘International Day to end Impunity PC : Google for Crimes against Nisha Shah has everything for everyone, be it the Bandraites want to enjoy with aside to improve the life of people in Journalists’ observed Avani Gangurde theatre, literature, music, art, gastron- their friends and family. Bandra. Since the festival has such a omy, dance and much more. “Bandra When asked about what new events strong community connect, it does not on November 2. We very year in November, Bandra is a melting pot of culture but unfortu- people can expect at the festival this come as a surprise when Nath tells us have received some Ecomes to life with people gath- nately there is no stage for showcas- year, Nath tells us that they are planning that Bandraites who have settled abroad surprising insights ering together to celebrate the culture to change the food festival by bringing plan their vacation around this time of from journalists who and the community of the suburb. The during the festival.” in chefs to interact with the public. the year just so they can be a part of the are currently working Enquirer talks to Patricia Nath, conve- The preparations begin as early as Celebrate Bandra is a community festival. Thus they are actually showing nor and Trustee of Celebrate Bandra, January. Backed by Fountainhead En- festival. The true essence lies in the their Affection towards Bandra and its with different news- to discover what we can expect at the tertainment Pvt Ltd and The Times Of hearts of all the volunteers who, out melting pot of communities. papers, magazines, festival this year that is scheduled to India as its sponsor, the excitement of their busy professional lives make For an event to be conducted on television channels be held from November 12 to 20. amongst the Bandraites is growing time to organize the festival. Accord- such a massive scale, a helping hand and online portals. For the past several years, the fes- larger by the day. Right from Carter ing to Nath, “Bandraites spearhead for even a short time is extremely To know more, take tival has always had a theme, but not Road promenade, to the Bandra Fort, the festival. The festival is for, of and this year. “We are trying to make the the streets of Bandra come alive in by the people of Bandra. It’s kind of deployed at various locations, the se- a glance at pages 4 festival as varied as possible, so we November. The slight chill in the air our way of paying back to the com- curity has to be on point. Their very and 5. have decided not to have a theme this packed with musical performances by munity”. It doesn’t matter if year,” says Patricia Nath. The event local artists is just the kind of a night A percentage of the revenue is put is controlled and well managed. you are a Bong or a Gujarati as long as bunch of mint leaves for Rs.10 from you are in Mumbai. Economics at Ground Zero one stall but another stall gave me two The students of SPICE Devika Soni PC: The Hindu big bunches of fresh mint leaves for have captured the the same price,” a buyer said. essence of Kolkata’s couple was seen carrying bags IndraniKrishiSeva Kendra is a ‘Durga Pujo’ and Guja- A full of vegetables bigger than farmers’ organisation that connects them, when they were asked what the farmers from Pune to Mumbai. “Our rat’s ‘Dandiya Raas’ in occasion was, they said, “Nothing! goods are 10-20% cheaper than retail our very own city! It’s all just so cheap! We got three rates,” said Jaisingh, a farmer. Check out page 8 for drumsticks for Rs.10 when my retail Ketan Mehta is a third generation our take on the cur- vendor sells one for the same price!” owner of Priti International, a compa- It has been almost two months ny that supplies hotel and restaurant rently trending Hijab - kitchen equipment. “These farmers fad; the changing role er market was opened at the Vidhan need cold storage services and better from oppression to Bhavan at Nariman Point. Every Sun- logistical facilities. My company will women empower- day morning from 8am to noon, about be offering them space and equipment ment. In our second 30 farmers from villages around Pune that will help them clean and store and Nasik come to sell fresh farm etables that are not demanded are sold their produce.” When asked why he issue we bring to you produce. The cabinet passed a law in What started off as an initiative by us at cheaper rates. It’s the basic is interested in helping the farmers he a glimpse of Mumbai’s August allowing farmers to sell their taken by the government to bridge the demand-supply principle,” said Madhu- said, “It is good business.” street fashion, exotic produce without going through the gap between farmers and consumers kar, an organiser of the market. He went Amidst the swirl of general popu- international cuisines Agricultural Produce Market Com- has now become a place where you on to say that a committee comprising lace crowding the stalls to buy vege- and more. mittee (APMC). can see market forces at work. of various farmers is being appointed tables so fresh they still have mud on This market was started in response The farmer-producer market works to set prices for all their commodities. them, you can see pure economics in And before we forget, to the increasing number of farmer on all the basic textbooks principles “We are only charging for transport - let us wish you a Hap- suicides in Maharashtra. Farmers took of economics that eventually vanish cost, manpower, storage and minimal mation and the farmers vouch for their py Diwali and a great loans at the beginning of the agricul- when a lot of parties get involved. good quality produce. The market has New Year. tural season hoping to pay it off when By eliminating all the middle parties, tempos which can carry about 2000 ki- healthy competition and a lot of vari- their goods were sold. After their prices in this market are decided on los of produce but they only bring 800 ety for the consumers to choose from. fruits and vegetables were harvested simple demand-supply basis. kilos since the market is small. While perfect markets are a myth - Ruella Fernandes the middlemen collected the produce “If there are some vegetables which All the 30 stalls set up in the for economists, this farmer-producer Avani Ghangurde at a minimal price and sold them to are more in demand we try to charge Vidhan Sabha parking lot maintain market that will soon be set up across buyers in big cities at exorbitant rates, a little higher to cover our costs. Veg- very healthy competition which ben- the city, comes very close to it. FESTIVITIES October 2016 2 Ruby Dutta Debjani Ghosh Sanchari Banerjee A Mumbai-vs-Kolkata he hearts of the Bengalis are Twhen they talk about Dur- story at Durga Puja ga Puja, the biggest festival of the Bengalis. It is considered the largest socio-religious cultural event in the eastern part of India. The festival is largely celebrated in Kolkata and in parts of Mumbai, Ahmedabad and New Delhi. The spirit with which Kolkata cele- brates the festival is unrivalled by any other state in this country. If you visit Kolkata during Durga Puja, you can feel the truest essence of the City of means of entertainment. Presently, Joy. On the other hand, Durga Puja in we have Dhunuchi Naach as the only Mumbai, organized by Bengalis who means of entertainment.” He also have either been staying here for a mentioned that both the Bengalis and long time, or have been born here, is the non-Bengalis gather together to a rather localized affair in which the organise Durga Puja, and that adds to city does not seem to take part.. the celebration. Every year Kolkata comes up with “I came to Mumbai in July to pur- its innovative themes of idol making sue my Diploma in Public Relations. All photos: Ruby Datta and pandals. Mumbai also goes hand in hand when it comes to Durga Puja Kolkata and I do not like it here. Peo- celebration. However, the style and ple here are more interested to have a theme of the celebration in Mumbai glance of celebrities rather than pan- greatly differs from that of Kolkata. dal hopping. If you want to celebrate Subhankar Chakrabort (28) has been Durga Puja, Kolkata is the best place staying in Mumbai for the past 2 years much bigger than that of the Ashtami ately want to celebrate Durga Puja which celebrated its 81stt year this to be,” said Priyadarshini Mazumdar and he says he has realized that the es- celebration. The Pandal is overcrowd- in Kolkata. The celebration here is time at Shivaji Park, there is, howev- (21), a student at St. Pauls Institute of sence of Durga Puja in Mumbai is not ed with over 1 lakh visitors per day. We very different from that of Kolkata. er, both fervor and a sense of enjoy- Communication Education in Bandra.