They've got the music!

gtgt Wednesday saw us accompanying Hema Deora to her elder son Mukulrsquos tribute to Bob Dylanrsquos 50th anniversary as a musician at the Blue Frog Hema informed us that last week her younger son Milind the charismatic MP for South Mumbai and Congress minister performed at the restaurantrsquos Delhi outlet near the Qutab How on earth did the two boys get so musical we enquired ldquoFrom their dad mdash Murlirdquo the proud mother replied ldquoHe loves singing In fact when he was courting me he used to sing to merdquo she admitted coyly And what was the song that won her heart ldquoIt was On the Street where you live from My Fair Ladyrdquo she blushed ldquoEspecially the verse And oh The towering feeling Just to know somehow you are nearThe overpowering feeling that any second you may suddenly appearrdquo Awww And to continue with the warm fuzzy vibes we present a picture of the two brothers before they transformed in to edgy avantgarde and very hip musicians Smiling India Stressing India gtgt We thought wersquod pick Indiarsquos leading Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dentist Dr Sandesh Mayekarrsquos brains about Smiling India u00a0After all he was the man who as a dentist to the Miss India franchise in the late lsquo80s and early lsquo90s gave India more beauty queens than it appeared to be able to handle And after all he is the man who has tended to the smiles of every leading actor and actress in Bollywood today Such was the impact and awareness of cosmetic dentistry after the likes of Sushmita Sen and Priyanka Chopra flashed their pictureperfect pearly whites that from a nation of two dozen dental colleges in 1988 India now boasts of over 200 And when he lectures across the nation Mayekar is thanked by various dentists who attribute the success of their profession to him But in fact Mayekar told us therersquos not that much to smile about ldquoYes Indians are very concerned about the way they look and the visual impact they make especially in cities like Mumbai and Delhirdquo he told us ldquobut along with this trend is another one which has got me worried the amount of Indians who suffer severe headaches and muscular body pain because of improper alignment of their jaw muscles when they sleep at night due to stressrdquo In fact so rampant is this problem and so highpowered its victims that Mayekar at the height of his success pursued a PG degree in Temporomandibular Disorder and Orofacial Pain from Tufts University USA in 2008 So as much as India smiles it stresses too Wonder if the two are connected The Adulterersrsquo Table gtgt In Mumbairsquos incestuous gold fish bowl existence where do adulterous couples find a little time to discuss lsquoUgandan affairsrsquo A few decades ago the sleepy environs of the Sea Lounge were a good refuge for those wishing to avoid prying eyes Canoodling couples also favoured the Tridentrsquos nee Hilton poolside coffee shop for gentle mornings after rough nights But these days for a wonderful view of some prime and highprofile adulterers a newly opened chic dining hotspot at Apollo Bunder is a great place to go This diarist spotted two such pairs on separate occasions of course enjoying their brief moment of privacy coincidentally on the same table We now call it lsquo The Adulterersrsquo Tablersquo Daughter of India Asiarsquos Pride After eight action packed and dynamic years of serving as President of Asia Society mdashthe worldrsquos premier institution dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships across the Asia Pacific mdash Dr Vishakha Desai who made history in 2004 when she became not only its first female president but also its first AsianAmerican president mdash is stepping down in September Incidentally this lsquodaughter of Indiarsquo as Manmohan Singh referred to her when he inaugurated the Asia Society in India in 2006 has a strong Mumbai connection Born into a freedom fighterrsquos family in Gujarat she did her BA from Elphinstone College where she was part of a scintillating group of students that included the likes of Dr Homi Bhabha mdash who is now Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard University and is father to Satya Bhabha the lead actor in Rushdiersquos muchawaited movie adaptation of Midnightrsquos Children Another longstanding Mumbai association was formed abroad when Desai pursued an MA and PhD from the University of Michigan where former Director of Mumbairsquos National Gallery of Modern Art Saryu Doshi was a professor at the University The two highbrow artsy ladies have been close friends ever since Slated to join the Guggenheim Foundation in a newly created consulting position of senior advisor for global policy and programs Desai who was a major force behind the opening of an Asia Society centre in India will be missed Asia Society India Centrersquos executive director Bunty Chand said ldquoWe have been tremendously proud of having a leader of Indian origin at the helm of this global institution I have no doubt that our paths will continue to cross and that we will keep engaging with Vishakha as Asia Society grows in India and around the worldrdquo Stink in Parliament gtgt Rajeev Chandrasekhar the enigmatic billionaire technocrat and Independent Member of Parliament who represents Karnataka and Bangalore Urban in the Rajya Sabha had us chuckling at the irony of Parliament being adjourned yesterday because of a stink in the loos ldquoThe most bizarre experience Rajya Sabha adjourned today because of strong stink from the toiletsrdquo he wrote ldquoOfficials say itrsquos a lsquogasrsquo many jokes are being cracked about hot air stinks in parliament etc But a serious question arises we canrsquot maintain hygiene and cleanliness even in Indiarsquos parliamentrdquo he posted on a social networking site yesterday This diarist recalls being appalled at the condition of the loos in the Lower House when she was covering the budget session last year Therersquos something rotten in the Union territory of Delhi as the bard would have saidu00a0