Mumbai Diary: Saturday Dossier

The child shows the wayThese maskless motorists in Chembur should learn a lesson or two from the little acrobat in these days of surging casesNucleyarsquos in the houseThis diarist has learnt that Raasta with outlets in Khar Delhi and Gurugram has been a crucial part of EDM artiste Udyan Sagar aka Nucleyarsquos journey And the musician has thus entered into an equity partnership with the popular lounge ldquoThe owners have supported me and my music from day one A few months ago they approached me with an expansion plan and it was a nobrainer for me to join hands with themrdquo he shared while copartner Joy Singh said ldquoWe look forward to reaching new heights while simultaneously focusing on the right franchisingrdquoAn exhibition to call homePrint from the Personal Shrines series Zoya Siddiqui Set of 35 Metallic Prints 2016 Pic CourtesyMuseum of Art amp Photography BengaluruWith the word lsquounprecedentedrsquo etched in memory the pandemic has changed the idea of home for all of humanity Thatrsquos what a virtual exhibition that will be put together by Bengalurursquos Museum of Art amp Photography MAP will explore next month A distant Place will feature works by contemporary artist and Fulbright scholar Zoya Siddiqui in picShedding light on what we can expect to see MAPrsquos associate curator Arnika Ahldag said ldquoZoyarsquos work allows us to reflect on the relationship with our personal spaces be it the physical space or the space of emotional belonging In essence it speaks of the migrantrsquos dream of another place another future a place we know many of them never reach and a future that never arrivesrdquo What is also interesting is the fact that the show will not merely consist of images of her artworks but rather be presented in a video format with an exclusive narration by Siddiqui It also marks MAPrsquos foray into video art and wersquore glad to see this territory being exploredAshwinrsquos story gets reelAuthor Ashwin Sanghirsquos fearsome tale Keepers of the Kalachakra about the men who guard the kalachakra or wheel of time is set to come alive on screen as a multiseason series The production house Abundantia Entertainment recently acquired the rights to the book that weaves quantum theory with spirituality ldquoThis is an exciting venture because the story is truly cuttingedge There is a crying need for Indiarsquos rich spiritual and philosophical framework to be explained in the context of science and a series based on the book will aim to do precisely thatrdquo he sharedA hatke se quizFrom left Tanisha Ghura Kanani and Priyanka Ghura KukaAs the world continues to stay at home online dating has witnessed a huge boost For all those who have had enough of scrolling through endless profiles citybased sisters Tanisha Ghura Kanani and Priyanka Ghura Kuka are launching a website that focuses on matching people through their Compatibility Quotient CQ Not So Arranged which goes live on Monday was conceived a few years ago said Priyanka after one of them had a negative experience with an arranged marriage setup Tanisha explained that the CQ is based on a quiz designed by a psychologist ldquoOnce you take the quiz our specialised algorithm matches you with people with whom you have a high CQ it doesnrsquot indicate if yoursquoll fall in love with them but implies whether itrsquos a good idea to do sordquo she addedSwim and sea the differenceLiving as we do in a city with a 149km coastline of which 16 km are beaches itrsquos a pity that most swimmers still prefer the sanctum of private swimming pools ldquoIn India most people think that opensea swimming is too dangerous This is what we aspire to change with our Mumbai Sea Swimmers Swimathonrdquo Susrita Sen one of the organisers of the event thatrsquos set to take place on March 7 told this diarist Sen is a member of a group of amateur swimmers who want to make seaswimming more accessible For the Swimathon they are inviting swimmers to convene at Silver Beach in Juhu where they can participate in four categories mdash 1 km 2 km 3 km and 5 km The timing of the event around International Womenrsquos Day has been especially selected to encourage more women to participate although the event is open to all The last date to register is February 28 on mumbaiseaswimmerscom