The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
Pic/Satej Shinde
Man naps on cat
A man catches 40 winks on his forklift truck at Marine Lines.
Walking on sunshine
Meera Ganapathi’s book draws from her walks across this city, as well as other places. Pics courtesy/Meera Ganapathi and HarperCollins publishers India
In the middle of a breathless work week we received a new book, How to Forget (HarperCollins Publishers India). Written by Meera Ganapathi, founder and editor of the literary and arts publication, The Soup, it takes readers along on her meandering trails in places familiar and new, from the scented aisles of Dadar flower market, to the aroma of chaat wafting on the sea breeze at Chowpatty, the trumpeting of elephants in the Nilgiris or a food trail in Tokyo.
Meera Ganapathi
“I have always found walking to be the easiest way out of a problem,” she tells us, “But the way we walk also defines the stage of life we’re in and, of course, the state of mind we’re in…”
Green steps for peace
Representational pic/iStock
Troubled by increasing strife and threats to the environment? Join the march today to speak up for peace, the Constitution, and the environment of Mumbai.
The “Citizens’ march for peace, the Constitution and the environment” has been planned to show how Mumbaikars stand united and determined in our efforts to counter hate and divisiveness, as well as environmental destruction. The march starts at 4 pm from Kotwal Garden (Plaza cinema) to Chaityabhoomi, Dadar, and is scheduled to wind up at 6 pm.
A statement from the organising group, Mumbai For Peace, says, “Mumbai has resolutely seen off multiple storms, from bomb blasts to terrorist attacks, flooding to epidemics, without letting go of its precious Mumbai spirit. Its resilience glows like a lighthouse, guiding Mumbaikars through each storm with unyielding hope.”
As organiser Sameer Wagle puts it, “The Mumbai that we grew up in was a cosmopolitan, liberal and plural city where Mumbaikars of different backgrounds happily coexisted. We want to make sure that this is the same ethos that we leave for our children. Mumbai For Peace is a humble attempt of concerned Mumbaikars to achieve this objective and push back the attempts to polarise communities.”
As the press statement says, “Jinke dil mein aman aur pyar, wahi hain sachche Mumbaikar!”
So if you’re fed up and want to say so, join in.
Cut through static
Sijya
New Delhi-based composer, producer, and graphic artist Sijya is all set to release her sophomore EP Leather & Brass on September 12 via her new label, One Little Independent Records. The first single, Tabla, dropped earlier this week and is now streaming on all platforms.
A bold, visceral dive into raw textures and unfiltered emotion, Leather & Brass marks a pivotal chapter in Sijya’s sonic evolution. “Finishing it was a long process… Painful, and not just in the way that it is painful to make anything, because it is,” Sijya says, adding, “before this EP, I felt like I was messing about. I didn’t think a career in music was possible. This EP feels like the beginning of me trying to find a sound.”
PS5 gets Indianised
A screengrab from the game
Mumbai's indie game studio, underDOGS, dropped the first look of Mukti, their upcoming first-person narrative adventure game for PS5 and PC. Backing this project is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s India Hero Project, a regional initiative aimed at supporting and spotlighting emerging game developers from the subcontinent, providing funding, mentorship, and technical support. For underDOGS Studio, it’s been a game-changer.
“Being a part of Sony India Hero Project didn’t just give us fuel to bring our vision to life,” says Vaibhav Chavan, CEO and founder of underDOGS Studio. “It also reaffirmed our belief that Indian stories belong on the world stage.”
Founder Vaibhav Chavan
Mukti, set in mid-2000s India, tells the story of Arya, a young woman navigating a mysterious museum owned by her missing grandfather. Players will be in Arya’s shoes as they uncover chilling truths about human trafficking, an issue rarely tackled with this kind of depth in gaming.
Mukti will be available in English and Hindi voice dubs — also the first time a PS5 game will launch with a Hindi dub.
Sunny shows up at teammate Ismail’s funeral amidst hectic IPL commentary schedule
A file photo of Sunil Gavaskar. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
A late night at the IPL-18 Eliminator in New Chandigarh notwithstanding, never mind the midday flight back to Mumbai before heading to Ahmedabad for the Qualifier 2 on Sunday and final on Tuesday — but Sunil Gavaskar was in attendance at Mumbai teammate Abdul Ismail’s funeral in Andheri West on Saturday evening.
“That’s why he is different,” remarked a fellow attendee as we watched the Indian cricket great offering his condolences to the fast bowler’s friends and family which included his India Davis Cup player son, Asif.
Gavaskar’s pain was especially visible when he made his way out of the lounge after paying his respects to Ismail.
A former cricketer, who was told to be ready at first slip for a catch, recalled how Ismail was spot-on with his own bowling strategy, and sent an India probable back to the pavilion in the early 1980s.
His banana-swing was deadly and he was an intelligent bowler, like Gavaskar wrote in Sportsweek magazine when Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy under his captaincy in 1976-77: “When a bowler like Karsan Ghavri is spreading panic ... it needs a bowler of intelligence to keep the other end tight. This ... Ismail did perfectly.”
Ismail, 79, played with so many cricketers who went on to play for India. Only one witnessed his final journey.
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
