Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

Ace of clubsA trio of Asian Games bronze medalists will be at the Bombay Gymkhana club tonight raising a toast to their victory where Rajeev Khandelwal Himani Rajeev Khandelwal and Hema Deora will be felicitatedBridge might not be the first game that comes to mind when you think international championships and many may have been pleasantly surprised to see it featured in the Jakarta medals tally The gang that includes one of Indias most prominent art collectors Nadar and philanthropist and midday columnist Deora deserves all the toasting and cheering thats in store for themOut and freeAs the country gears for the Supreme Court judgment on Section 377 which criminalises sexuality comedian Navin Noronhas message comes at an opportune time Sharing his own experience and struggles Noronha posted a heartwarming message on his social media handle and urged Indian parents to be more supportive of children whore grappling with the myriad issues that come while discovering their sexualityNavin NoronhaI lived inside the closet and died every day for 23 years Last week my mom told me she wished I had come out sooner I owe everything to my mom and her infinite patience To all parents out there your kids look up to you the most in times of peril Please do not abandon them he wroteBooked for an awardThe large number of Indian authors writing in English have something to look forward to annually ever since The JCB Prize for Literature was announced earlier this year Its an award thats reserved exclusively for them with the winner pocketing Rs 25 lakhKiran NagarkarThe jury announced the longlist for the 2018 edition yesterday It includes stalwarts like Kiran Nagarkar for his book Jasoda Jeet Thayil for The Book of Chocolate Saints and Nayantara Sahgal for When the Moon Shines by DayJeet Thayil And since the award gives particular attention to translations in an effort to bring regional authors into the limelight there is also Perumal Murugan for Poonachi which is about the life of a goat or so it seems since the goat is most likely a metaphor for the reader to infer If a translation wins the translator gets 5 lakh That we feel is a welcome move since its high time that regional voices got their dueGratefully theirsBhavna Pani is one lucky girl As Twitterati remembered and thanked their gurus on Teachers Day yesterday the theatre actor too made it a point to express her gratitude to her mentors Both my gurus in one frameNaseeruddin Shah and Bhavna PaniThe late Odissi exponent Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra and The Father of acting Naseer Sir Not forgetting all my other dance gurus Jhelum Paranjape Jhelum tai Terence Lewis and Nilima Azeem aunty I am because of you was her sweet noteTop brassYou can now eat your cake and take the plate too If you have ever loved the effort that the folks at The Bombay Canteen put in curating their serving ware be it Art Deco cocktail glasses or local sherbet bottles the restaurant has now collaborated with an indie design brand to sell handpainted brass utensilsThe collection is an ode to their love for everything Indian and locally sourced It includes colourful plates bowls and glasses with vintage tiles and fruit motifsOdd one outIs Sonu Nigam being heckled in jest as Shabana Azmi Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and other prominent women from the city gather at an event in Churchgate PicAshish RajeCatch 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