Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier

Reason to smileLast in the news for a notsohappy sexual harassment case that got India inspired to join the MeToo movement actress Tanushree Dutta is back from the US for Diwali She was seen deocrating diyas with sister Ishita on Saturday PicSatej ShindeDada doesnt enjoy this BCCI Control so drop itSourav Gangulys highest Test score at the Wankhede Stadium is 173 in the 1997 Test against Sri Lanka But he probably played his best innings there on Wednesday when he addressed the media for the first time after taking over as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI I dont enjoy that word Control said Ganguly while answering one of the many questions thrown at him The Indian cricket board has somehow not pushed for Control to be knocked off from the BCCI just like other countries have donePicSuresh Karkera Its high time and if Ganguly can pull it off by bringing up this aspect at the Boards forthcoming AGM the plaudits for him will be well deserved So after Cricket Australia England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket South Africa New Zealand Cricket Cricket West Indies Sri Lanka Cricket Zimbabwe Cricket Bangladesh Cricket Board and Pakistan Cricket Board there could well be Cricket India One more thing Ganguly should fix is the name of the BCCI website because wwwbccitv just doesnt sound right Go for it DadaFor a causeTo celebrate 75 years Jai Vakeel Foundation has conceptualised Champions of Change an initiative to spread awareness about children with intellectual disabilitiesSculptor Arzan Khambatta has curated the show and created a resin sculpture depicting a seated child to represent the childlike purity of its members Every artist has put his heart into this Khambatta told usBuilding a history bank for the cityAs a student of architecture how do you participate in the 100daychallenege while also giving back to society Architect Rajeel Arab has managed to come up with the right answer posting snapshots of Mumbais buildings on her twitter and Instagram handles rajeelarab with a brief information on the history of the buildings their styles the reason they were built and the brains behind the designArab who studied at Rizvi college following it up with art criticism courses amp diploma at Jnanapravaha with Masters from Londons Architectural Association says students often find theory of architecture and its history inaccessible Whats easily available on Wikipedia and Google isnt enough The challenge is a way to bridge this gap While she has so far focused on Mumbais buildings this weekend shell give a glimpse of Petra in Jordan and soon move to Ahmedabad Hampi Delhi and London Heres to more such challengesSuch melodic symmetry thisWe have to tell you about a cute duo that is burning up our Instagram screens Simetri made up of singers Riya and Simran Duggal recently put out a video of themselves singing a stunning version of the beautiful Edelweiss from The Sound of Music Not only did they remind us of our favourite movie but they were also very good We have been following the girls for a while and quite enjoy their original compositions covers and dance videos Both the girls who also perform with Shalmali Kholgade come from a musical family Dad Rajeev composed the title song for the television show Zabaan Sambhalke and mom Melanie performs at gigs across the cityApart from being passionate about our music its the reactions to our covers that keep us going We get messages saying that a video made someones day or people write to us asking us to visit their country People have actually booked us for international shows thanks to our Instagram videos Riya tells us Future plans include a new original release next month called On My Mind and working with AR Rahman We wish them luckDorji wants you to colourRemember modelactor Kelly Dorji from the late 90s The Bhutanese actor has been moonlighting as an artist His images of the Buddha using the tsambakha meto the flower of the Oroxylum Indicum tree are already popular among art collectorsNow Dorji is out with a colouring book The Hidden Rainbow Penguin Random House Through a collection of drawings he reimagines popular Buddhist iconography from Bhutan while discussing his own understanding of spirituality As an artist I wanted to share the joy of colouring he told this diaristCatch 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