02 November,2022 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
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Porters chase an arriving train at Borivali railway station.
A sculpture by Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar in Alibaug
If you have been looking at Alibaug as a weekend getaway, art historian Sandeep Dahisarkar (inset) wants to change your view. He remarked that the town was once home to the state's best known sculptor, Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar. Dahisarkar's upcoming walk on November 13 will take participants through the late sculptor's house-turned-museum. "We seek to educate people on his journey from a tiny village of Sasavne to the heights of the art world," he said. While one can expect a discussion on the style and aesthetics of Karmarkar's work, the historian also promised a taste of the native regional cuisine of Pathare Kshatriyas. Those interested can contact Dahisarkar at 9321521019 for more details.
FIFA and India Rush Soccer Club coaches at a training session in Navi Mumbai
It's not often that an Indian football club gets recognition from the sport's world governing body, FIFA. So when India Rush Soccer Club (IRSC) received a letter of appreciation earlier this week for their services during the recently-concluded FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, it was a special moment for the Bandra-based club. The letter signed by FIFA's senior refereeing and project manager Edgar Streltsov and VAR implementation manager Guilherme Barbosa thanked IRSC for "providing on a daily basis coaching staff and a minimum of 40 qualified sparring players for the FIFA Refereeing practical training sessions." The sessions saw nearly 70 international referees hone their skills ahead of the all-important FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar later this year. FIFA also added that the "coaching staff and sparring players of India Rush Soccer Club delivered with full commitment, professionalism and dedication." IRSC, meanwhile, are richer for the experience. "It was a great experience working with FIFA. Our coaches and players, both boys and girls, learnt so much about how far behind we are by international football standards and how disciplined we need to become to develop football in our country," IRSC director George Lawrence told this diarist.
Arora (right) in front of the installation. Pic Courtesy/Dominik Landwehr
Mumbai's Vikram Arora had a date with the Safiental 2022 Biennale in October. Arora had showcased two art installations at the festival focussed on land and environment art. Among these was a large labyrinth made of recycled fences, titled Finding A Way. "The idea was to use the local elements. The people in the village I visited spoke about the old trade of wood fences slowly dying out. This inspired me to recreate the maze, representing our own struggle to find a way, using wooden fencing as an expression," the artist revealed.
Filmmakers struggling to find a way to get through to the audience might take solace in Siddharth Chauhan's journey. The filmmaker's debut feature, Amar Colony, will make its world premiere at the prestigious Tallinn Black International Festival in Estonia later this month. "I am so excited; I can't believe I have made it," Chauhan revealed. The film about three families in a run-down chawl in Shimla will be screened as the only Indian film in the First Feature Competition at the festival this year. "I am honoured since the festival also has a reputation for picking different projects," he said.
For fans of Shah Rukh Khan, the '90s have returned. The actor's 57th birthday today will witness a rerun of his iconic 1995 hit, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. The film is returning to select screens across the country. The perfect gift, said Juilee Parag Parkhi, a die-hard fan. The assistant director last saw the film in theatres as a three-year old, she recalled to this diarist. "Those songs and movies are etched in public memory. For a whole generation, this will be like a return to some wonderful memories," said Parkhi, who has already booked tickets for herself and her friends for a show today.
