Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

PicAtul KambleLets seal the dealTabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and British jazz guitaristcomposer John McLaughlin seem to have firmed up on a new collaboration we think The four behind The Quarter Ranjit Barot Ashu Phatak Nico Goghavala and Nakul Toshniwal hosted a dinner for the Grammy Awardwinning legend who was in town Plus there was a reason to celebrate since it was Cameroonian bassist Etienne MBappes birthday McLaughlin will perform at the same venue this week with Barot MBappe and British pianist and drummer Gary Husband This dinner was also attended by MBappe and Husband as well as Rakesh Chaurasia and Louis and Gino BanksSport is a great healerLast week we had announced the uniqueness of a run combined with a trippy dance routine in these pages through the Goregaon Sports Cluborganised GSC SOS 100 timed run The vibrant event saw over 2200 participants in action last Sunday running and doing the complimentary Zumba an aerobic fitness programme based on movements inspired by Latin American dance music session simultaneouslyGSC officials hand over a cheque to Tata Memorial Hospital last SundayBut more importantly the organisers contributed to a special cause on the day which happened to be World Cancer Day GSC felicitated 25 young cancer survivors from the Tata Memorial Hospital and handed out a cheque of 1 lakh through Dr Suraj Suchak oncologist representing the Malad Medical Association to Syed Jafri senior public relations officer Tata Memorial Hospital to assist the hospitals cancer prevention activities Its said that sport is a great healer The GSC guys proved itAsymmetry can be funArt can play a role in capturing the imagination of kids And museums are ideal spaces to nurture this Little wonder then that Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum saw a packed house of schoolgoing kids recently who had a fun morning workshop inspired by the ongoing Asymmetrical Objects exhibition that is showcasing works by some of the countrys finest artists Shapes sizes and colours wowed these little minds as they gazed at the displays by these 10 artistsTunes from Tel AvivTel Aviv might not feature on the top of the list of countries with thumping dance music but that should take nothing away from Red Axes a duo from the Israeli city known for their postfunk beats And we hear that they are now going to be touring India even spending time learning the tabla sitar and bansuri Can we then expect some dancefloor bangers with Indian flavourPower to the crowdCitybased filmmaker Kumar Ritu Raj has been a part of the film industry for five years And like others in the field there was a time when he felt depressed and stuck in an endless rut After reading about time theory and engaging in some selfintrospection he decided to take his story to the junta and help other hapless souls stuck in selfcreated illusions or bhram This also happens to be the title of his film starring actor Heeba ShahIn this fulllength feature Heeba plays Manorama who deals with depression after losing her family in a car accident She is sucked into a time loop of depression anxiety and darkness The filmmaker is now running a crowdfunding campaign on a popular host website to raise 12 lakh to complete the postproduction and send it to festivals If you can connect with the theme go ahead and be part of the filmNostalgia on trackThis years railway budget allocation documents presented in the Parliament last week had a touch of nostalgia The cover pages of every zonal railway document highlighted majestic Britishera logos of the original railway companies like the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Companys monogram stating Arte Non Ense meaning by art skill not by sword on the Central Railway document the old Bombay Baroda amp Central India logo with coconut trees and even a palkhi trail for the Western Railway Theres the East Indian Railway Companys signage of the elephant and the cross on the Eastern Railway document while Eastern Punjab Railways sunrise and steam loco logo can be spotted for the Northern Railway