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Not your usual library
Children read illustrated books at a previous workshop. PIC COURTESY/Bhavna Faizullabhoy
Worried that your child fits the definition of an ‘iPad kid’ for whom a library would be the last place on Earth to set foot in? This diarist has some good news for such parents. There’s a literary workshop being planned at a venue on Carmichael Road for 7 to 10 year-olds, to help them discover the joy of reading books in a digital-first world. Titled A Celebration of Stories, Just B-The Library is Open, helmed by library educators Bhavna Faizullabhoy and Anam Bachooali, will facilitate two-day workshop across July 15 and 16. “The idea is to keep building curiosity about books and reading, drawing children into the library, helping them on their reading journey, exploring new genres, finding new authors, and not giving up on reading altogether,” Faizullabhoy told this diarist. Participants can look forward to read-aloud sessions, fun games and activities and the best part — children can borrow up to three books from their library for two weeks! If you’re keen to register, call 9820333934 or 9820068682.
Rock on, Remo!
Remo Fernandes in performance. PIC COURTESY/FACEBOOK
Goan music legend Remo Fernandes’s recent Facebook post left fans deeply concerned. He had to cancel his concert at the UK Goan Festival in London scheduled for August 3 due to a nasty fall a month ago that led to bleeding in his cranium. He will undergo a Burr Hole Procedure next week. Apologising for his absence, Fernandes was grateful of their wishes and prayers, and urged them to support the festival, promising that he would perform as soon as he was fit to tour again. Get well soon, Remo.
Coloured in history
(From left) A view of the exhibition; a scale model of the WR Headquarters
If you’re commuting from Bandra railway station this month, we suggest you get there a few minutes before you catch your preferred local tain, to visit the 165th anniversary exhibition at the station’s west exit. A collection of photographs, archival drawings and scale models offer a window to the station’s decorated past. During our visit yesterday, curious commuters — young and old — pored over a scale model of the Western Railway (WR) Headquarters, a hand-drawn plan of the Bandora (now Bandra) station from 1900, and a series of dated photographs chronicling the station’s evolution, among other exhibits. The showcase will be open to the public till July 27, a WR official confirmed to this diarist. While the collection makes for an interesting viewing, the blinding multicolour spotlights left a few fellow visitors squinting and rubbing their eyes to observe intricate details in the exhibits. Let there be light; but not this kind, please.
Whose compliment is it, anyway?
Blue Material Gigs founding members (from left) Ravi Gaikwad and Ankur Tangade; (right) Vir Das. PICS COURTESY/INSTAGRAM
Comedian Vir Das set off quite the speculation spiral with his comments on a popular podcast earlier this week. Asked about promising young comedy talent in the country, Das vaguely recalled watching “clips from a show for Dalit comedians” in his answer that also included the likes of Sumukhi Suresh and Aditi Mittal. After commenters pitched in with their guesses for the mystery group, Das clarified through a post yesterday that the group was Blue Material Gigs.
Regulars on this diarist’s radar, and this newspaper’s The Guide section, the collective told us, “We were a tad confused by the statement as well. It sounded a lot like us, to be honest. But once the dust settled, we were more moved by the number of fans who tagged us in Vir’s comments, than the shoutout itself. Vir’s mention comes as a cherry on top, of course.” While the online comedy thriller lasted less than 48 hours, Das managed to catch flak for his ambiguous tone nonetheless. “No hard feelings,” founding member Ankur Tangade assured us.
What’s cooking at Lord’s?
The players’ menu on Day 2 of the England vs India Test at Lord’s. PIC COURTESY/@HomeOfCricket on X
Jasprit Bumrah breathing fire at the third England vs India Test yesterday might have something to do with his lunches at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. Paneer Tikka, Lamb Railway Curry and Pumpkin Korma were just a few of the fiery indulgences on offer for players on Day 2 yesterday. Shared by the venue on its X profile, the menu was met with mixed reactions from fans. While Indian users were all hearts, it was the British-isms that had us in splits. “Good grief. How on earth do they play cricket after a meal like that?!” one of them wondered. “Would it kill you to do chips?” an unimpressed fan chimed in. With some history of international players falling prey to the ‘runs’ after Indian lunches, it would be apt to say: Lord, have mercy on the English.
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