Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

Stray close to meThats what the friendly canine seems to be telling Shraddha Kapoor during a shoot at a Goregaon studio on Wednesday PicSatej ShindeAnoushkas decade of sobrietyMusician Anoushka Shankar penned a heartfelt note on Instagram recently that was accompanied by a video of her walking in the rain which also marked 10 years of staying clean Speaking about how humbled she is by the fact that she can get things wrong and that things can be different in reality than in her limited perception she wrote Life hurts sometimes It just does And today Im hurting But Im also here and alive and feeling And trying to let the pain wash over and through me because Ive learned thats the only way to truly heal Im not numbing this pain with a substance Im growing every day sicShe went on to express gratitude saying My children have a sober parent Im so grateful for what recovery has brought to my life for the delusions it helps me to untangle Actors Poorna Jaganathan and Richa Chadha voiced their support while fellow musician Annette Philip who started the Berklee Indian Ensemble also opened up about daily struggles and how some days can be draining beatmyselfup for every little thing kinda day which is when reading posts like this help More power to you AnoushkaGive it up for GretaIn an attempt to mock climate activist Greta Thunberg Donald Trump retweeted a video of her UN speech saying She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future But Thunberg gave it back to him simply by changing her Twitter bio to just thatThat reflects the spirit of the girl who never gives up Encapsulating the journey of the gutsy teen Simon amp Schuster is now ready with Gretas Story The Schoolgirl Who Went on Strike to Save the Planet Written by Valentina Camerini the biography will trace her story from Stockholm to the corridors of world policy Heres hoping it serves as ready inspiration for Mumbais young mindsAisha will live onBorn with severe combined immune deficiency Aisha Chaudhary started giving motivational talks on various platforms since she was 15 In 2014 when her condition worsened she began penning down her feelings On January 23 2015 her first book My Little Epiphanies was published and she passed away the following dayStarring Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar The Sky is Pink is based on her story and is set to release on October 11 Bloomsbury India has just announced a movie tiein edition of the book to ensure her legacy lives on as Danny Boyle best puts it Aishas body had been failing her but she had a continentsized spirit and it was impossible not to be touched by her bravery her grace and her wisdomA meeting of museumsA collaborative workshop between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya CSMVS and The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute today will see professionals from diverse fields coming togetherThe lineup ranges from gallerist Dadiba Pundole and poet Ranjit Hoskote to theorist Kaiwan Mehta and architect Rahul Mehrotra But more importantly it is a gathering of museum professionals from across the country including Mallika Ahluwalia of The Partition Museum in Amritsar Karni Singh Jasol of Jodhpurs Mehrangarh Museum and Nilabh Sinha of the INTACH Art Conservation CentreNot cool about the coffee anymoreAsk any restaurateur and theyll confirm that running a restaurant in India is a different beast altogether what with a cumbersome licensing procedure and tax structureAdding to their plight is a new regulation that will come into effect on October 1 raising the GST on caffeinated beverages to 28 per cent from 18 per cent with an additional 12 per cent cessSo all bottled and caffeinated beverages including energy drinks will now cost more It is concerning that bottled tea and coffee which contain no preservatives sugars or artificial flavourings are included in the same category as energy and soft drinksThis means our cold brew bottle prices are going up Matt Chitharanjan cofounder Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters told this diaristCatch 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