Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier

Gaadi Var GaadiA mountain of discarded vehicles piled up at the Kurla depotBlasts and smoke lingerMoments and memories of that day when the mood was that of stunned disbelief File picSameer MarkandeThe Ahmedabad plane crash took this diarist right back to June 2018 when a small plane had crashed in Mumbairsquos densely populated Ghatkopar area falling on an underconstruction building A day later when one visited Ghatkopar the lane where the plane fell known as MTNL galli had been rechristened as ldquoplane crash gallirdquoOne recalled a duo who were eating snacks sitting near the site speaking about hearing blasts so loud that it nearly blew them off their chair Even as one spoke overhead planes seemed to skim the tops of buildings and residents stated that after that they trembled when they saw aircraft Many said that the acrid smell of smoke still lingered in their nostrils and that was most enduring memory in fact Our prayers go out to everyone affectedHow to be heardGauri Devidayal podcaster since 2018 will host one of the sessionsWhether yoursquore a podcasting novice or simply curious about the medium Podcasting 101 Discover Your Voice Share Your Stories is your chance to learn from those whorsquove done it all Hosted by Rituraj Singh Senior Podcast Partner Manager at Spotify India this immersive oneday workshop on June 21 at Essar House Mahalaxmi will walk participants through the building blocks of podcasting from content ideation to publishing and promotionParticipants will also get a live demo of the Spotify for Creators app and hear from Gauri Devidayal cofounder of The Food Matters Group and host of Speak Greasy her fourth podcast focused on the FampB industry ldquoIn my session Irsquoll cover technical aspects like quality audiovideo the content side mdash what makes a podcast engaging mdash and how podcasting can build your personal brandrdquo says DevidayalDesign pitch solveThe winning team with Tanya K of Austrade Susie Ho of Monash and MS Unnikrishnan of IITBMonash Research AcademyAustralias Monash University in collaboration with JBCN International School hosted the first Indian edition of the Monash Innovation Guarantee MIG Programme last week The threeday programme brought together 53 learners from Grades VIII and IX across JBCN campuses to tackle realworld challenges through collaboration and innovation Learners worked on live briefs from organisations guided by global mentors The programme culminated in a pitch session judged by an industry panel with the top team awarded in a closing ceremonyA dose of encouragement for Gill amp CoAustraliarsquos Alan Turner in the World Cup final at Lordrsquos on June 21 1975 PicGetty ImagesRecently Daily Dossier had an item on how cricketrsquos unexpected ways came to light when Australia drew the 1972 series in England after the pundits reckoned Ian Chappellrsquos visiting team were the worst side to leave Australian shores Our snippet was aimed at offering the Englandbound inexperienced Indian team some hope The 1972 Australians sprung a surprise with wins in the second Test at Lordrsquos and the fifth and final Test at the Oval where the series honours were shared although England kept the Ashes by virtue of their 197071 win Down UnderOur inhouse cricket nut walked all the way to our desk armed with another example of an unexpected show by Australia after being written offAccording to him the man who didnrsquot give Australia a chance to do well in the 1975 Prudential World Cup was their captainturnedbroadcaster Richie BenaudldquoOur boys Australia simply do not have enough experience of this kind of cricket oneday internationals which is vastly different to Sheffield Shield matches or Tests There are defensive aspects of this game in field placings and bowling virtually unknown to our playersrdquo wrote Benaud who tipped hosts England to lift the trophyClive Lloydrsquos West Indies took home the Cup but they had to combat a tough Australian team in the final As for England they were beaten by their old enemyin the semifinals Shubman Gill amp Co hope you are reading thisQueerness in the printed wordParmesh ShahaniGodrej Dei Lab the diversity and inclusion initiative of the Godrej Industries Group and Westland Books have taken the initiative to come out with an imprint for LGBTQIA communities Called Queer Directions the imprint will involve genres like nonfiction poetry and eventually fiction with publishing house WestlandWe will be able to look forward to some memoirs to imaginative narratives for younger readers Queer Directions aims to build an everexpanding bridge between queer creators and readers this yearParmesh Shahani Head of Godrej DEI Lab and author of Queeristan will serve as Series Editor for Queer Directions Shahani said ldquoThe idea is to build a bridge not a border At a time when queer rights are being challenged across the world this imprint stands as both an act of solidarity and a space to nurture fresh authentic voices from within the LGBTQIA communities It will showcase the rich diversity of queer lives to straight allies and nonqueer readersrdquoWestland Books which has steadily built a credible LGBTQiA list over the years from Queeristan to recent acclaimed fiction by Unmana and Santanu Bhattacharya now takes a bold step forward with this focused publishing programme