Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier

Clean up actA worker spreads bleaching powder to remove moss and algae from the steps at Gateway of IndiaThe winning wordThe Gaja Capital Business Book Prize is the biggest book prize in the country with a purse of R15 lakh It has been instituted to honour authors and their works that celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit in India and the winner for its 2020 edition was announced virtually yesterday Investigative journalist Big Billion Startup The Untold Flipkart Story by Mihir Dalal in pic emerged as the winner among the six shortlisted titles Gopal Jain cofounder and managing partner Gaja Capital commented ldquoIndia has many successful entrepreneurs and businesses The world should speak of them just as we speak of the world because you donrsquot have to be western to be modernrdquoGirls hit the cricket pitchThe UK United girls cricket team at Chogle School PicSatej ShindeWhile sport across the city and state staggers back on its feet itrsquos nice to learn about an Indian Premier Leaguestyle auctionbased tennis ball cricket event for women the Turf Champs womenrsquos tournament to be held at the Chogle High School ground in Borivali this SundayThis is the first competitive cricket event for women in the city since the lockdown came into effect in March Former Mumbai cricketer Najuka Dawane who will be leading the Unclersquos Kitchen United team in the 14team underarm tournament is excited ldquoBoys get a lot of opportunities to play sport but tournaments for us are few Having been home throughout this lockdown the girls are looking forward to have some funrdquo said Dawane who represented the Mumbai Cricket Associationrsquos senior womenrsquos team in 200809 Ronnie DrsquoSouza team owner of UK United explains the concept ldquoA pool of over 100 players was created from where we had to pick our players and form teams UK United is known for its prowess in menrsquos rink football but we are now looking at contributing towards womenrsquos cricket at the grassroots levelrdquoA poet made the world ponderAmanda Gorman recites The Hill We Climb at the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington DC PicOprah on TwitterAt 22 Amanda Gorman a poet from Los Angeles became the youngest poet to perform at the US presidential inaugural ceremony Gorman took the stage in a bright yellow Miuccia Prada coat a nod to first lady Dr Jill Biden to recite The Hill We Climb mdash a poem she finished writing the day a violent mob of Trump supporters laid siege on the US Capitol Building For approximately six minutes Gorman commanded everyonersquos attention with her original piece that touched upon pain healing and courageAbout what she felt listening to Gorman awardwinning citybased poet Rochelle Potkar told this diarist ldquoA young dream that never dies Through a needlework of hope and fiery vision one lineone word at a time Gorman stitched together the tattered fabric of presentday society through thorny histories unifying spines on justice and equality for a riot of diversity a celebration of world colour Brown is the new whiterdquoGormanrsquos act today has also moved people to emphasise on the power of poetry ldquoIrsquom glad we all agree that poetry was the best part of Inauguration now please fund the humanities sicrdquo Twitter user Dr Kara Morillo wrote while Hillary Clinton shared an interesting tidbit about Gorman ldquoShersquos promised to run for president in 2036 and I for one canrsquot waitrdquo she tweeted We canrsquot wait eitherEducation via an exhibitionWhile the term ldquomediardquo is often thrown around like a rag doll in todayrsquos times many young people donrsquot know what it encompasses NGO Salaam Bombay Foundation SBF will thus host a virtual exhibition on the theme of Elearning A Catalytic Transition this SundayThe event will be presented along with the mass media department of St Xavierrsquos College through the Education Beyond Books initiative It will be available in Hindi and English with live stalls webinars and a chat corner ldquoThey students have seen journalists on television and read newspapers But they havenrsquot considered studying media or pursuing a career in the field themselves and the initiative is aimed at changing their perception completelyrdquo said Rajashree Kadam VP projects arts and media at SBFHeartbreak kidHow would you feel if a former Miss Universe calls you a ndash quote unquote mdash ldquoheartbreakerrdquo Kabir Chakravarty doesnrsquot think much of it But then Kabir is only four years old Itrsquos the epithet that none other than Sushmita Sen gave him when hersquod gone to a cafeacute in Kolkata with this diarist and his parents where Sen happened to be with her family She came up to the table where he was sitting and it was lovely watching a bona fide celebrity with no airs whatsoever playing with a little child she didnrsquot know from Adam even trying a trick where she pulled a straw from behind his ears The parents wouldnrsquot let go of an opportunity to get a photograph of the two of them and Khushboo Kabirrsquos mother bribed him with a chocolate to go and ask the actor for one So he strolled up to her and said ldquoHey lady Will you take a picture with merdquo Heartbreaker for sure