The Sassoon Docks at Colaba, with its stunning clock tower as centrepiece, played host to a programme recently. The SoBo venue held an arts and crafts exhibition, a street play by children on eco-consciousness, with a focus on keeping our oceans clean, and a short film on the history of Mumbai’s maritime heritage. A number of politicians also addressed the audience, comprising primarily of locals.

This is a welcome effort to bring a piece of the city, often inaccessible to the public on the radar. A number of programmes are planned for this space, so that the Docks can have the public coming in to view them, while also bringing the area itself into public consciousness.