08 January,2026 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Pic/Satej Shinde
Commuters are captured in different moods as they wait for a local train to arrive at Dadar railway station.
India's Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has a lot in store in his new book, Lightning Kid (Hachette India), set to release on January 13. Articulating the player's wins and losses, it features 64 short lessons for enthusiasts of the game. "[The] lessons do help on the board, but they often also [help] in the bigger game called Life," Anand reflects. If you're headed to the Jaipur Literature Festival, The Hindu Lit For Life in Chennai, or the Kolkata Literary Meet, listen to him in person, as he presents the book.
While all eyes are on the future of the Bombay High Court's new complex in Bandra East, a blast from the past is on the cards elsewhere. Photographic Views Of Public Buildings In Bombay (circa 1870) by DF Davur & Co is part of the From the Archives to Auction sale by Prinseps. The album includes 12 plates of albumen prints of key public buildings of erstwhile Bombay, from High Court and Victoria Terminus (today's CSMT), to the iconic Watson's Esplanade Hotel, which is currently being restored. The auction also has works by British officer-artists Captain Stephen Peacocke, and Captain George Powell Thomas. Bombayphiles have till 7 pm today to place their bids on auction.prinseps.com.
With power comes responsibility. This can be applied to the need for Mumbaikars to exercise their voting rights, as emphasised by Subhajit Mukherjee, founder of non-governmental organisation, Mission Green Mumbai. In light of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections on January 15, the environmentalist has begun a campaign under the tagline âVote For Clean Air', urging citizens to vote for those serious about improving the city's Air Quality Index (AQI). "I've drafted and sent a letter to various election contestants, requesting them to address this problem," he revealed, adding, "As individuals, we need to change our ways, and stop littering and burning waste. Construction sites must also improve dust management."
Ever thought about how village girls go about exercising menstrual hygiene, a lack of it opening up possibilities of serious health hazards?
The JC Goveas Foundation certainly thought about it, and last week, educated and provided 540 girls across 18 schools in Talasari, Maharashtra, on ways to go about things at their Menstrual Hygiene Camp.
Renowned gynaecologist Dr Kiran Shinde of Ashirwad Maternity Hospital, Dahisar East and Dr Sunita Shinde counselled and advised the girls on the subject. The girls were provided with a year's supply of sanitary pads, besides iron supplements.
There was a sense of satisfaction among those present and the smiles got wider when some of the girls performed the traditional Tarpa dance. The Foundation extends a big thank you to the generous people who donated towards the purchase of sanitary pads and supplements, and looks forward to more support; the number of benefactors sure to increase, nevertheless.
Life in a... Metro was the name of Anurag Basu's film centred on living in Mumbai. But there is also strife in a Metro which means Mumbai. There is little to no strife in the Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3. This diarist follows the rapidly evolving Metro Aqua Line 3 scenario, even while saying props to the easy-breezy transport facility. We like their fairly recent intervention at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) station, where footprints have been painted on the platform. This is to indicate that people should enter from two sides while letting commuters alight from the middle. Follow these feet as this would mean smoother entrance/exit. We say these feet are neat.
