Mumbai Diary: Wednesday Dossier

Selfie humne le liyaManyata Dutt is her usual photogenic self as she poses for a selfie with husband Sanjay and Jaywant Wadkar at the trailer launch of their maiden Marathi production at a Juhu theatre on Tuesday PicSneha KharabeTo the tune of kindnessIn 1995 Ajit Deshpande former Bollywood actor Tara Deshpandes father and then The Rotary Club of Bombays president passed away in a tragic car accident while taking a team from the club to the Dominican Republic for a project Four years later the Ajit Deshpande Medical Centre mdash which provides free medical care to approximately 22 thousand adivasis and farmers living in Dahanu annually mdash was setup in his memory by Deshpandes family and the clubUnder the leadership of its new president Preeti Mehta a fundraiser featuring acclaimed Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam has been put together at a city venue to commemorate 20 years of the centres existence I have been traveling the world this year for concerts but it feels special to be a part of a concert where the intention is to generate funds for public welfare Nigam told this diaristLook whos chilling outTwo bigwigs from the FampB industry were recently at loggerheads on social media One restaurateur accused the other of copying the interior decor for his new venture from the formers already existing eatery and storeAnd while Zorawar Kalra and Priyank Sukhija kept it civil and even spoke about meeting up for a drink netizens found it hard to believe mdash until Tuesday morning when an image on Instagram confirmed that the two have indeed met and made up over a drink Cheers to thatBuilding a glorious legacyIt was in early November last year when this diarist met Father Jude Botelho at the Church of Our Lady of Glory Gloria Church Byculla While he wasnt in the pink of health then we remember him obliging us with a tour of the 160foottall heritage landmark whose repairs and restoration he had overseen The 75yearold priest who served the Archdiocese of Bombay for 48 years and played a significant role in preserving the rich heritage of key churches in the city breathed his last on July 16Fr Botelho was also a pioneer of media communications responsible for starting a media outreach in the church through the youth centre Towards the end in whichever parish he was he ensured the cultural heritage as well as the beauty of the buildings were preserved Fr Nigel Barrett spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Bombay told this diaristIn Margarets wordsIn an interview in 2010 writer Margaret Mascarenhas spoke about waking up in the middle in the night with a story and knowing only its beginning and end Thats how I start and then I take five years to fill in the middle she remarkedThis Sunday the Goabased writer who was the first executive head at the Sunaparanta passed away due to cancer Mascarenhas was apparently working on her third novel Just Another Car Bomb based in Beirut And although this might be the end of her story we hope we can see its release in the notsovery distant futureMy guru the UstadDocumenting tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Husain in the 1980s Dayanita Singh forayed into the photography scene The end product was the publication of an 80page book in 1986 that paints a vivid portrait of the musician as her graduation projectPic courtesyDayanita SinghInstagramYesterday being Guru Purnima she took to Instagram to share a lovely tribute to Husain I did not become a musician but I could not have become whatever I did become without his guidance he taught me focus he taught me rigour and to never stop learningHe taught me the importance of mastering ones medium before even trying to challenge it to find new directions new conversations she wrote Singh also recalled how Husain happened to see her work at a major exhibition many years later and texted her a congratulatory messageI said cheekily See even I am a star now to which he replied I hope you never start to believe that because the day you do it will be over Well we can only say thats some good advice to followCatch 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