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Bombay, in other words On invitation, Farrukh Dhondy gets to the root of 37 words this city gave to India and the world (<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Bombay, in other words" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-bombay-in-other-words/17364190">Read more</a>)
The capital we did not build Just a few years before this newspaper was born, the idea for a new state capital was killed. Civil engineer Shirish Patel, who co-conceived the city of Navi Mumbai with Charles Correa and Pravina Mehta, looks back at an ambitious plan that died a quiet death&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: The capital we did not build" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-the-capital-we-did-not-build/17364184">Read more</a>)
How the fuzz gets the buzz The recent digitisation of the Police Notice, a daily news bulletin for the cops, is in keeping with the times and crimes&nbsp;(<a title=" mid-day 37th anniversary: How the fuzz gets the buzz" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-how-the-fuzz-gets-the-buzz/17364175">Read more</a>)
Street side story The names of some of Mumbai's old neighbourhoods and locations have quaint and, at times, rather curious origins&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Street side story" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-street-side-story/17364180">Read more</a>)
The InQuiz-ition Fiona Fernandez tests your knowledge of Mumbai with this fiendish quiz you cannot Google&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: The InQuiz-ition" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-the-inquiz-ition/17364188">Read more</a>)
Do be cheap Mumbai's divine eats at dirt-cheap rates make it to a culinary map that celebrates us turning 37 with a spread of under-Rs 37 dishes&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Do be cheap" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-do-be-cheap/17361166">Read more</a>)
The sweet spot Remember that black-and-white striped peppermint bullseye from your childhood? Meet the family that makes every '80s kid's favourite candy&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: The sweet spot" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-the-sweet-spot/17361182">Read more</a>)
Survival is an art In Mumbai Sangeet Kalakaar Mandal, often mistaken for Congress House, the traditional art form of the mujra is far from over. But, what you have now is a mish-mash, where Umrao Jaan's Rekha meets Ragini MMS' Sunny Leone&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Survival is an art" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-survival-is-an-art/17364178">Read more</a>)
Three cheers for drama One third of a trio of acting talent that came together to launch Mumbai theatre group Motley in 1979, Tom Alter remembers sharing the stage for the first time with allies Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gilani and how the enterprise was born&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Three cheers for drama" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-three-cheers-for-drama/17364157">Read more</a>)
Ace of Clubs Recalling Rajasthan Sports Club's Kanga League 'A' division triumph in 1979 on Mid-day's 37th anniversary&nbsp;(<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Ace of Clubs" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-ace-of-clubs/17364168">Read more</a>)
Neigh-ver knew about this? Greed and steeds, guns 'n' goons, Mahalaxmi racecourse is a place where one impulse from this green and pleasant land may tell you more of man; of insatiable greed and human flaws than all the sages can (<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Neigh-ver knew about this?" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-neigh-ver-knew-about-this/17364187">Read more</a>)
Summer of '79 Born in the same year as this paper, fame's children talk about life at the top (<a title=" mid-day 37th anniversary: Summer of 79" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-summer-of-79/17362152">Read more</a>)
8 Chakachak moments, Fast aur Local in no time Call me Mumbai. I have been name-called so many times.. I was Bombay, then Heptanasla, then Bimbasthana, then kakamuchee... who cares? To not live in the past is my nature. I live for myself and present moment. I set my own direction... those who do not want to go where I want to go get thrown out. Those who cannot keep up get left behind. And when you think you have this merry dance figured out, I will change direction without warning. You think you are living in me, but I live through you. Keep calm and keep moving... (<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: 8 Chakachak moments, Fast aur Local in no time" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-8-chakachak-moments-fast-aur-local-in-no-time/17362167">Read more</a>)
Visarjan - A short story By the ninth cycle of her chemotherapy Kalyani couldn't swallow. So Girish had tried to stay on liquids too... (<a title="mid-day 37th anniversary: Visarjan - A short story" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mid-day-37th-anniversary-visarjan---a-short-story/17361172">Read more</a>)
Issue Co-ordinator: Hemal Ashar | Art Director: Hitesh Chudasama | Page Design: Gajanan Hajare, Vijay Pednekar, Pramod Mahajan, M. Saravanan Kalyani

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