Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier

Vijay Manjrekar forgotten at Wankhede StadiumEVER since the Mumbai Cricket Association built the Wankhede Stadium in 1974 the pillars of the association like former India players Polly Umrigar and Madhav Mantri both deceased ensured Mumbai greats were honoured with stands and gates named after them even while they were alive The two gates at lsquoDrsquo Road Churchgate were named after Polly Umrigar and Vinoo Mankad The Sunil Gavaskar and Vijay Merchant stands on the east and west sides of the stadium were unmissable to anyone visiting the Wankhede The change rooms were called the Vijay Manjrekar dressing rooms However while the stands still have the famous names at the new renovated Wankhede Stadium for the 2011 World Cup the association seems to have forgotten to name the dressing rooms after ManjrekarMumbai Icon Vijay Manjrekar PicGetty ImagesDaily Dossier has made several enquiries with those who have been to the dressing rooms since 2011 but no one has seen a board honouring the former Mumbai and India batsmanIf this miss is true the Mumbai Cricket Association ought to set it right soon At one point in time in the 1990s there was a sponsorsrsquo name attached to the Vijay Manjrekar dressing roomsThis time they probably donrsquot need sponsorship only the name to perpetuate the memory of one of the finest batting technicians to grace the cricketing turfManjrekar was great in the truest sense of the term and that has been aptly endorsed by the greatest commentator ever mdash John Arlott mdash who wrote in his book 100 Greatest Batsmen three years after Manjrekarrsquos 1983 death ldquoHe leaves behind a reputation for courage and for rising to the challenging occasionrdquoA stylish salaam to street kidsGuess what fashion designer Narendra Kumarrsquos latest muse is Inspired by drawings created by some of Mumbairsquos young artists Kumar will unveil a bespoke clothing line at a fashion show on Thursday at a swish dining pub in Lower ParelThis is an initiative for childrenrsquos empowerment by Swiss International Air Lines who partnered with the designer and filmmaker Mira Nairrsquos NGO Salaam Baalak We hope it improves the lives of these less privileged kids Through art workshops they cultivated their POV for the world on themes of love friendship Mumbai and promise Wersquore keen to see whether these kids hit the ramp as showstoppersBandra bonhomieSunday evening witnessed the release of St Andrewbythesea a guidebook about the 400yearold parish of St AndrewSeen in the frame are lr Bishop Dominic Savio Fernandes St Andrew parish priest Fr Caesar DrsquoMello and theatre person Denzil Smith The book release flagged off the anniversary celebrations of the oldest parish in Bandra Pic Satej ShindeIs it a corner kick or a penaltyFormer India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia checks his lines during a shoot for a commercial with Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan right in black tee in Film City GoregaonPic Satej Shindemidday and WSD say go clickThe Welfare of Stray Dogs WSD is ready with its Heart Of Giving Calendar 2016 that celebrates the power that comes with the act of sharing midday and WSD now bring you an opportunity to be a part of this project Mail us photos of a friendly street dog or cat from your neighbourhoodTell us the story behind their name a touching anecdote or a special trait Every week we will print the best photograph selected from entries received until the end of 2015 The photographer of each winning frame will be gifted WSD 2016 Calendar 2016 EMAIL wsdindiagmailcom with your photo entriesWeek 3 winner This frame was sent by midday reader Renaldo Pavrey ldquoOn a trip to Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh I noticed this woman sitting on a sidewalk in McLeodganj a packet of edibles in her hand feeding a pack of street dogs Everyone knows her as lsquoKhyi Anirsquo mdash the nun who looks after dogs Ani Tibetan for nun Visit McLeodganj and you wonrsquot miss the old nun and her bunch of dogs who can be spotted every evening off the main square or along the temple road She is compassion in actionrdquo says PavreyRemembering Sitara DeviLast year on November 25 Empress of Dance Sitara Devi passed away None other than Rabindranath Tagore gave her the title after witnessing her dance when she was barely 12One of a kind Sitara DeviA memorial will be held at the Tata Theatre NCPA tomorrow 630 pm featuring tributes to the kathak icon by her son Ranjit Barot along with Jayanti Mala Rishika and Vishal Mishra and her longest standing disciple Antonia Minnecola The finale will witness a homage paid by Ustad Zakir Hussain who has performed with the danseuse through her early days Entry is on firstcomefirstservedbasis so be on time