Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier

High and dry at the terminusA passenger naps beneath drying laundry against the relief of the CSMT station at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kurla EastDastaneBookerMahmood Farooqui Pic CourtesyInstagramTheatre maker Mahmood Farooqui is faced with a new challenge The writeractor recently announced his next production an adaptation of author Geetanjali Shreersquos Booker Prizewinning novel Tomb of SandRet Samadhi Produced by Anusha Rizvi the performance will premiere in Delhi on June 8 ldquoIt is quite a challenge I was asked by the publisher if I would be interested in it I was hesitant to take it up because the streamofconsciousness style makes it difficult to shape into a scriptrdquo the dastangoi practitioner sharedGeetanjali Shree Pic CourtesyTwitterOver an email author Geetanjali Shree revealed ldquoI am a great admirer of Mahmoodrsquos work But my desire was that if he must do Ret Samadhi it should be a full and proper dastaan not just a reading for an evening Once the publisher and he agreed on that I was happy for us to go ahead with the projectrdquo The adaptation is the latest in a series of experimental dastans following the lines of DastaneRaag Darbari based on Srilal Shuklarsquos famous novel Farooqui shared that he would like to bring the show to Mumbai later in June when they perform at Prithvi Theatre ldquoFor now nothing is set but we will see how it goesrdquo he saidThis vada pav is litThe Mumbai vada pav just got hotter This cityfavourite street food was recently adapted as a candle by a Bengalurubased Deepa Yashwini belowldquoI have been making realistic food candles for nearly two years now I have many customers and students in Mumbai So the vada pav had been on my list for a whilerdquo the 29yearold founder of House of Drip shared over a call with this diarist Yashwini is best known among peers for her ladoo candlesRed carpet for Dombivlirsquos bookwormsResidents look through the collection spread out on Phadke Road in the 2023 editionA different crowd will throng the shopping hub of Phadke Road in Dombivli Usually empty on weekend mornings the stretch will be taken up by Pairsquos Friends Library for a unique celebration of Book Street ldquoThe event is to commemorate World Book Day that falls on April 23 A carpet will be rolled out with over 100000 books for enthusiasts to choose from However since it would be impossible to block this stretch of the road on a weekday we decided to host it early on Sunday morningrdquo said event head Amey Ghaisas This is the second edition of the event that started last year in the suburb and will last from 5 am till 10 am ldquoThe display will include books collected over the year through several book exchange programmes apart from our own collection It is an effort to encourage reading as a habit All the books are free and anyone attending can take home one book for freerdquo Ghaisas revealedThe game kicks offA girl dribbles past the opponents during a match in the 2023 tournamentIt is selection season at Govandi again yesterday saw the beginning of the 13th edition of the Next Page Community Foundationrsquos summer football tournament with an auction and selection of teams ldquoThe number of children participating has risen to 260 this yearrdquo shared founder Anoop Parik inset While the tournament officially kicks off on April 29 the kids are already busy taking on tasksldquoThere are 24 teams boys participating this time The tournament is managed entirely by the kids themselves Many participants from previous editions of the competition take on roles in management coaching and even handling logistics for the seasonrdquo Parik revealed The surprising element has been the rise in the number of girls participating ldquoTwo seasons ago we had four teams of girls and now have six teamsrdquo Parik remarked Those interested in helping out can log on to nextpagein for more details

Mumbai Diary: Friday Dossier

High and dry at the terminus

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High and dry at the terminus

Dastan-e-Booker

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Mid-Day Fast

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Latest Headlines

Death toll in fire at Hong Kong buildings rise to 146

Mumbai Congress announces 10-point plan to combat air pollution in city

Urvashi Rautela remembers Dharmendra: ‘I haven’t been able to work or process’

Apurva Agnihotri reveals what makes Seher Hone Ko Hai different from other shows