Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Dossier

Runaway reptileA resident of IC Colony in Borivali West recently found his pet green iguana missing from home He then sent out feelers in the locality and some people spotted what they thought was a snake on top of a tall tree They called snake rescuer Umesh Devecha in pic left who clarified with forest department officials that the reptile is the missing iguana It is now being kept safely till its owner who is away at present returns homeCheat sheetRepresentation picItrsquos not just incriminating messages on their phones or the smell of a strangerrsquos perfume on their clothes that expose people who have been cheating on their partners The results of a discreet survey conducted among its global users by an extramarital dating app revealed that it can be something as simple as the pitch of the guilty partnerrsquos voice Researchers conducted the experiment on 64 men and 88 women and concluded that extroverts have fewer silent pauses which is a strong indicator of infidelity ldquoThe voice is a detection tool for cheating and listening to how someone talks even if they are a stranger can reveal whether they have been unfaithful or not Interestingly men with deep voices are rated by women to be more likely to cheat on their partners and as less trustworthy in generalrdquo Sybil Shiddell country manager of the app told this diaristA British lens on Warli artA visitor at the Warli art exhibitionWarli art is indigenous to the adivasis of Maharashtra and the art form was recently given a legup by British Council India BCI The organisation recently hosted an exhibition of artworks created by prominent Warli painter Jivya Soma Mashe at the British Council centre in New Delhi till February 21 Jonathan Kennedy director of arts for BCI shared ldquoWe understand that this is a difficult time for the crafts sector Nevertheless we firmly believe that at this time of the pandemic creativity and collaboration binds us togetherrdquoMumbaikars winThe final results of The Indian Music Diaries Awards a prize given out to independent musicians have been announced Tejas and Kabeer Kathpalia aka OAFF are two artistes from Mumbai who feature as winners in two of the 10 different categories OAFF won the Best Music Video award for the track Perpetuate The video features a bunch of multicoloured lines and Kathpalia in pic told this diarist that filmmaker Karan Vaidya helped him with it ldquoWe have kept it open for people to reinterpret the lines as they want tordquo he explainedIranian honour for city artistsAs cultural institutions across the globe continue to exercise caution with events due to the pandemic the opening of Iranrsquos Mustafa Science and Technology Museum was held virtually over the weekend But there was an Indian connection to the event where artists who have contributed their artworks to the museum were felicitated Among them were citybased calligraphy artists Shipra Malhotra and Shamma Rizvi Malhotra in pic told this diarist that the honour meant a great deal to her as Iran houses some of the best calligraphy museums in the world ldquoItrsquos like we were representing our country and being felicitated by an Iranian body was a beautiful blend of two cultures In a way you are carrying forward your countryrsquos culture but yoursquore also learning something from them too There was a vast variety of work that was shared in the virtual display mdash from tin work to finger paintingrdquo she shared Our congratulationsBasket case Grocery apps lock hornsOnline portals have changed the way we shop for groceries and there is now a clash that has broken out between two specific apps mdash Daily Basket and Big Basket The former is a digital service that caters to locals in Coimbatore only while the latter is a panIndia player Big Basket has now accused Daily Basket of misleading consumers with a similar brand name user interface and app screen sending a ceaseanddesist notice ldquoYou are malafidely trying to create an impression that you are associated with Big Basket for Coimbatore which in fact is not the caserdquo the notice said In response Daily Basket created a cheekily named website bbisabullycom where it posted a pointbypoint rebuttal of the accusations made Whorsquos the bad apple here Letrsquos see what the courts have to say