Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

Swing out sisterWomen catch a spot of exercise and some fresh air on a sky walker at an open gym at Bandstand in BandraWhat about the toss bossFrom left Harmanpreet Kaur Jhulan Goswami Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana at the launch of the white India team jersey in Mumbai PicBCCIIndian cricket fans have been savouring the buildup to the World Test Championship thanks to minutebyminute coverage of the Indian team well before the two captains come together for the toss at the Rose Bowl tomorrow In contrast we were left wondering about the stepmotherly treatment to womenrsquos cricket when it came to the allimportant toss between Mithali Raj and Heather Knight at the oneoff Test that began yesterday We had to be content with watching the two English openers walk on to the pitch as Jhulan Goswami marked her runup The ticker at the bottom informed us that England had won the toss Surely important prematch moments especially the toss that is a vital part of cricket tradition should have been aired for this historic Test since the last time Indiarsquos women cricketers played a Test was in November 2014Lazarorsquos Pichwai connectionFortbased contemporary art gallery Chemould Prescott Road is hosting an exhibition featuring the works of noted Australian artist Desmond Lazaro Titled The Cosmos Project the exhibition is a part of OVR Portals Art Baselrsquos first curatorled online viewing room and comprises eight works that have been created using pigments that are handmade and handground by the artistPtolmyrsquos Universe The Dimensions of Paradise 202021 Diagram Herschelrsquos Galaxy and The Star Cut 202021 by Desmond LazaroldquoMy painting has always had a close relationship with methods and materials This largely comes from my earlier training as a miniature and Pichwai painter in Jaipur where we learnt to make our own pigments along with brushes and paper Today I continue to use these modalities and ways of working which have now become the backbone of my practicerdquo Lazaro shared The exhibition will kick off today with an Instagram studio visit at 630 pm The show is on until June 19 For more follow chemouldprescottroad on InstagramAll is wellThe Bhikha Behram Well Parsi Bavdi at Cross Maidan in SoBo is undergoing reconstruction ldquoWe have massive trees next to the wall one of which fell on the wall during Cyclone Tauktae smashing the north side We are now restoring the wall with work going on since the past three daysrdquo said trustee Dr Viraf Kapadia The well a Grade I Heritage Site was also targeted in an unsuccessful theft attempt in April 2020 during the first lockdown At the time the thieves had tried to pry open the donation box that was fixed inside it Apparently allrsquos well that ends well or in this case wallCelebrating 25 years of spiceItrsquos been 25 years since the Spice Girls burst onto the global stage with their hit single Wannabe Since then the group went on to become the pop culture icons of the decade selling over 90 million records worldwide To mark this momentous milestone they are inviting fans to share their memories of the band by posting photos or videos of them singing dancing or talking about how the Spice Girls have influenced and inspired them Tag your submissions with IAmASpiceGirlGoopi goes to ColombiaA still from the filmIndia will also celebrate its 75th year of Independence this year on Colombian shores A collection of Indian films for children will be screened in schools in Bogota the countryrsquos capital as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative One of them is Goopi Gawaiya and Bagha Bajaiya 2013 an animated film that has been directed by Shilpa Ranade and produced by the Childrenrsquos Film Society of India and childrenrsquos books publisher Karadi Tales ldquoThe story is based on Upendra Kishore Roy Chowdhuryrsquos short story Goopi Gyne Bagha Bynerdquo shared Karadi Tales cofounder Narayan Parasuram adding that this film is independent from Satyajit Rayrsquos earlier adaptation of the same story