Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

Going strong at 45In 1972 JK Kapur who grew up near the North West Frontier Province decided to launch a restaurant in Mumbai that would celebrate cuisines from Peshawar to Delhi and offer everything from Chelo Kebabs to Rogan Josh and dum biryani That iconic restaurant is Copper Chimney in Worli which is going strong even todayIt even had a glitzy launch with legendary actors Waheeda Rehman and Dilip Kumar gracing the do due to the gentlemans strong Bollywood connection The restaurant chain run by the third generation with its footprints in Indian metros and soontoopen outlets in Dubai and Kuwait is celebrating 45 years And it is set to reopen its longstanding Kala Ghoda outlet which shut early this year next weekCarrying the legacy forward the menu of the revamped space features an array of new starters eighthourmarinated grills and cocktails besides the signature tandoori fare that it is known for We have worked towards bringing in contemporary flare to appeal to the younger audience shared brand director Shikha NathWhen doctors play moral copsHave you ever visited a gynaec and wondered if it was their place to ask you questions bordering on if not blatantly intruding your personal space Genderlog India a crowdsourced hub on gender invited Why Loiter an initiative that engages with concerns related to women and public space to curate its social media for a weekWith the hashtag ObGynTales users revealed their experiences being asked if they were married to be prescribed OCPs being warned about their ticking biological clocks to incidents where women in labour are slapped by midwives if they groan in pain Women just dont have it easy in IndiaHoops that guyCricketer Yuvraj Singh tries his hand at a game of netball at a charity event at Cooperage yesterday PicSuresh KarkeraThink on a commodeNext week the auditorium at Kala Ghodas Jehangir Art Gallery will be covered by a massive 15feet installation of the Indian commode made in bronze inviting guests to use it as a space to engage in a conversation This installation is part of artist Akhilesh Kumars latest solo titled Sochalay which runs from October 17 to 23Dilip Kumar flanked JK Kapur right and Prem Chaddha who was a big part of the restaurants conceptualisation at its launch in Worli in 1972I see the toilet as a place for generation of thoughts and introspection especially in a crowded city like Mumbai with hardly any space to reflect peacefully shared the artist from a collective titled Team Po10tial He took a couple of years to create this intriguing artworkThe darker shades of GreyThe twisted mind of Christian Grey had captivated audiences when 50 Shades of Grey hit the stands in 2015 No other book was the subject of as much controversy that year making EL James the author an overnight sensationPicGetty ImagesNow James has delved deeper into Greys character giving us an insight into the male protagonists side of the story with Darker Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian Penguin Random House the latest instalment in the seriesThe inside of Christians head is a pretty daunting place to be James says adding Writing Darker offered me new insights into his character and motivations You can soon pick up a copy to find out what those motivations are but do be warned if your nature can be described with the word sanskariMural of the storyThe monsoon seems in no mood to exit the city and the walls of Mumbais buildings are already wearing a battered look But not if you happen to be in Nagrana Lane or Waroda Road in Bandra WestA threestorey cottage in the neighbourhood which houses the office of HaikuJAM a mobile app and events platform where people write short poems together is the latest addition to Bandras muralsCreated by Punebased collective Bade Moochwale the walls have been splashed in bright shades of yellow ochre and orange and feature threeline poems in Hindi and English contributed by the apps users