Mumbai Diary: Saturday Dossier

YawnAsanaTo observe World Yoga Day a kindergarten student at Borivlirsquos Shrikrishna Balmandir School appears to have other ideas while his classmates participate in a sessionWhy mentorship mattersA moment from previous edition Pic courtesyThe Govandi Arts Festival right Natasha SharmaThe Govandi Arts Festivalrsquos second edition will introduce a mentorship programme for youth called Youth Arts Mentorship The festival is scheduled to take place from November 12 to 16 and preparations for the festival have begun Natasha Sharma the cofounder and curator of the festival said ldquoWe have mentorship programmes for the youth of Govandi in theatre public art filmmaking photography rap and music The festival is hosted by the Community Design AgencyrdquoGreat news for Mumbairsquos bibliophilesReaders at the State Central Library Pic courtesyShantanu NaiduThe Mumbai Bookies community has found themselves a landmark venue for their reading sessions this monsoon Tomorrow the community will head to the State Central Library hall located inside The Asiatic Society of Mumbai building for only their second session at the venue ldquoThe conversation began the week before and moved rapidly We appreciate that they were willing to host us despite being shut on Sundayrdquo shared founder Shantanu Naidu Head Librarian Shalini Ingole shared ldquoThe State Central Library is open to all readers from Monday to Friday Our goal is to further the reading culture in the city and we are happy to stay open if there are enough readers coming inrdquo With the reading community on the rise this might be the perfect way for such a historic space to connect with the new generation ldquoWe have the presence and it has the history and the space It was also perfect for the monsoonsrdquo shared NaiduShantanu NaiduChefrsquos favouriteSrishti Kumari mimics chef Ranveer Brar Pic CourtesysrishtikisrishtiIf imitation is the sincerest form of flattery consider chef Ranveer Brar below flattered In a viral reel that has now been reposted by YouTube India content creator Srishti Kumari mimics Brarrsquos inimitable well almost style of storytelling in the kitchen ldquoWaah bhai waah Chamak dhamak dekhiyerdquo she quips as a hat tip to the ace chefrsquos peculiar oneliners Among fans appreciating the uncanny resemblance in the comment section was Brar who commented ldquoSahi jawaab Nailed it Srishtirdquo Compliments to the chef for being a good sportThe guru of Oldschool bannersAnil Adangale with a hand painted banner Pic courtesykarfuleThe popularity of handpainted banners is fading in the city but painter Anil Adangale continues the oldfashioned way He still paints hoardings in and around Colaba and prefers it that way ldquoWhen I was young I was always drawn towards drawing and art Irsquove been painting for the past 40 years Nowadays I also create 3D paintingsrdquo If yoursquore keen to know or learn more about handpainted banners reach out to Adangale on 9967930125Tatya Vinchu lives onThe Kolkata reader shares the article on InstagramEarlier this week a feature in The Guide section of midday highlighted the Labubu doll trend and the desi OG Tatya Vinchu created by the Padhye family Ridhi Chatterjee a reader from Kolkata was piqued by the article and sent us a warm message ldquoLabubu dolls may rule pop culture and become a fashion flex but they donrsquot haunt our dreams That realisation hit me when the Tatya Vinchu story surfaced ndash those spinetingling corners of memory belong to the homegrown legend For an entire generation Tatya Vinchu is a core creepy childhood memory His story reminded us that like Lord Tennysonrsquos poem The Brook Labubus may come and go but desi spooky icons live rentfree in our hearts Om Phat Swaha thenrdquo