23 September,2026 07:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Pic/Satej Shinde
Thick smog envelopes the view of morning local trains near Thakurli station on the Central Line. Pic/Satej Shinde
Sunil and Marshneil Gavaskar on their wedding day (September 23, 1974). Pic Courtesy/Sportsweek Magazine
Cricket throws up a whole range of trivia and and which newspaper dishes that trivia better than the one you are reading. This diarist wants to tell you that not only was India's batting legend Sunil Gavaskar born at the Dr Purandare Hospital, Chowpatty (July 10, 1949) but his deceased India opening partner Aunshuman Gaekwad was born there too, in 1952.
Dr Purandare Hospital at Chowpatty. Pic/Clayton Murzello
Aunshu to friends, he would have been 74 today. Gavaskar learnt about this interesting fact from us only a couple of years ago, and was delighted.
Aunshuman Gaekwad. File pic
He too provided a bit of trivia - Aunshu's birthday coincides with his wedding anniversary. Here's remembering the genial Aunshu and wishing Sunil and Marshneil Gavaskar a happy 52nd wedding anniversary!
Designs from Gunjan Gupta's atelier will be on display at the two-day event
Mumbai is set to get a closer look at what's brewing in the world of design as India Design ID returns with its 2026 edition from October 9 to 11 at JioWorld Garden, BKC.
Shigeru Ban and Rahul Kadri
Themed The Deep Fathom, the showcase brings together architects, designers and global voices. Among them is Pritzker laureate Shigeru Ban, Tania and Sandeep Khosla, and Rahul Kadri and more.
A view of Bulbul. Pic Courtesy/@chefrohandsouza
After sojourns in Kochi, and Goa, and The Coconut Boy in Mumbai, chef-restaurateur Rohan D'Souza (below) has set sights on London. Bulbul, D'Souza's latest collaboration with restaurateur Twinkle Keswani is making a statement.
"It's a dream come true to execute a restaurant in a niche location in the heart of central London. The challenge of converting it from a historical 130-year-old printing press feels special," shared D'Souza, who began his career with Marco Pierre White and James Martin.
Saeed Naqvi. Pics Courtesy/Speaking Tiger
From stealing an exclusive with The Beatles in Rishikesh to walking with the late Jayprakash Narayan during the Bihar Movement, or witnessing Nelson Mandela walk free out of the Victor Verster Prison in South Africa, Saeed Naqvi was often at the scene. These stories, and more, from his long odyssey in journalism will find their way into his memoir, The World Was Not Their Story: Odyssey of an Indian Reporter (Speaking Tiger) to be released on September 29. The resourcefulness, grit, and nose for a story that led him to regions like Kosovo, Iran, Rwanda, and Haiti, make for a candid story about a lifetime in the news. In addition, the book also offers an insight into a time when the old political order gave way to the present.
