Mumbai Diary: Monday Dossier

Hanging with the guardsActor Kalki Koechlin shares a moment with security after playing at the nets at a corporate cricket partnership at Churchgate on Sunday PicBipin KokateBehind the case lies a storyHyderabads cops were the most helpful while Delhis were the least admitted Arita Sarkar in response to a question from the audience about the challenges she had faced while researching her book Kidnapped That former Mumbai Police Commissioner AN Roy was one of the chief guests at the release of the hardhitting title by middays principal correspondent at a Bandra bookstore over the weekend didnt deter her from plumbing for the khaki men from HyderabadFormer Mumbai Police Commissioner AN Roy actor Rasika Dugal with midday journalist Arita Sarkar PicAtul KambleRoy smiled on and took on a few questions as well where he shared his experience with the politiciankidnapper nexus and the onus on the police to be humane with the parents Actor Rasika Dugal fresh off the success of Delhi Crime and Humourously Yours was popular with the audience as she read out select excerpts giving those present a glimpse into stories of despair Its the storytelling that matters said Roy highlighting the mark of a wellresearched book as this oneMom to the rescueRemember when you were a teenager and your mom threatened to join some social media platform to embarrass you Well looks like Smriti Iranis daughter is getting a dose of that at the age of 15Indias Union Minister for Textiles recently uploaded a picture of her daughter When some boys in her school made fun of the picture Irani deleted the picture at her teens behestBut the next day momma bear uploaded the same picture of her daughter with a stern message about bullying reasoning that she realised deleting her previous post supported bullying While we applaud her antibullying stance the fact that she has listed her daughters achievements and chose to name the bullys last name distracts from the point she is trying to make Well heres wishing her daughter luck on social mediaA luxury for studentsOnly those who have moved to Mumbai to pursue higher studies know the dismal infrastructure the city offers to its student population From ramshackle 7 pmdeadline hostels that can be counted on the fingers of one hand to paying guest accommodations with strange rules like You can only make milk and Maggi the real estate behemoth of Mumbai has a special set of problems for the broke student So when Shantam and Aman Mehra went overseas to study the residence facilities they lived in there left them amazedOnce they returned home they drew from their fathers experience in real estate to launch Tribe a student accommodation in Pune which is now expanding to Vile Parle as their first allgirls facility Living in Mumbai is hard and what is harder is finding a decent place to live With 24 million students travelling outside of their homes in India itself to study and no accommodation of good quality we are treading on egg shells as far as encouraging students goes Shantam told this diarist speaking about the luxury accommodation designed to look like a Greek town done up in shades of blue and white While the facilities 24hour medical aid security shuttle service etc will bring a lot of relief to parents we arent sure of the difference it would make to the lives of those who arrive in the city on a budgetBecause music is for allWhile the city witnessed a slew of gigs on the occassion of World Music Day on June 21 an initiative by a kids television channel roped in wellknown singers and composers to take the magic of music to the underprivileged children of an NGOPalak Muchhal with her djembeEach musicians chose an instrument from their prized collection and autographed it before giving it away for the initiative From AR Rahmans keytar to Sonu Nigams tabla set Shaans guitar Baadshah and Amaal Maliks ukuleles Sunidhi Chauhans violin and Palak Muchhals djembe mdash the channel collected quite a diverse range of instruments to help children explore their passion for musicArt for the next generationLast July Chemould Prescott Road presented the first edition of Modus Operandi mdash an exhibition targeting young collectors with a price point ranging from 20000 to 25 lakh It showcased the works of 29 contemporary artistsAnd the gallery just announced that the second edition of the monthlong event is set to return on July 18 with a roster of acclaimed artists including Atul and Anju Dodiya Jitish Kallat Dhruvi Acharya and Mithu Sen In this edition the gallery artists will unpack their studios and curate a section of their practice within the gallery space Heres to more galleries opening up their spaces to young entrants in the artcollecting worldCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates