<h2>Feeling Bullish in Mumbai</h2>
<p>A farmer leads his impressive bull, whose horns sport intricate decorations, in Borivli</p>
<h2>Pride in play</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/may/Gay-Pride_e.jpg" alt="REPRESENTATIONAL PIC/ISTOCK" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>REPRESENTATIONAL PIC/ISTOCK</em></strong></p>
<p>Pride Month is round the corner, and if you are wondering how to celebrate, one event you can pencil in is Pride@Godrej on June 6 at Godrej One in Vikhroli East. Of the events open to all, we are rather keen on Jhumkewali at 5.30 pm, a play written by Ami Bhansali, and directed by Nidhi Krishna and Mekhla. It&rsquo;s a sweet, sapphic story set in the 1970s, about first love and coming-of-age in a turbulent city. Check out instagram.com/godrejdeilab for details.</p>
<h2>Windy City hopes for artist</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/may/Rohini_e.jpg" alt="Rohini Bhadarge" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Rohini Bhadarge</em></strong></p>
<p>Can crowdfunding help Rohini Namdeo Bhadarge get to Chicago? This Ambedkarite Buddhist fine artist, who has just completed her master&rsquo;s degree at The JJ School of Art, has been offered admission to the Post-Baccalaureate program in Studio Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). But the Chembur resident has only until August to reach the remaining amount of Rs 45 lakh to pay for the course. The university has given her a 70 per cent scholarship based on the merit of her submitted work. Bhadarge&rsquo;s parents come from meagre means and she can&rsquo;t afford to take a bank loan for the rest of the amount. You can contribute to her crowdfunding page at milaap.org.</p>
<h2>No series win since 2007, but why lose hope?</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/may/Chappell-Illingsworth_e.jpg" alt="Chappell (left) and Illingworth raise a toast at the end of the Ashes series in 1972. Pic/Getty Images" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Chappell (left) and Illingworth raise a toast at the end of the Ashes series in 1972. Pic/Getty Images</em></strong></p>
<p>It&rsquo;s almost 18 years since the Indian men&rsquo;s cricket team won a Test series in England. Rahul Dravid clinched the Pataudi Trophy by beating Michael Vaughan&rsquo;s hosts 1-0 in 2007. So what chance do India have now with a side that will land in England for the June 20 Test at Leeds without the experienced Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Truth to tell, the odds are against India big time. But you never say never in life and cricket. In 1972, Ian Chappell&rsquo;s Australians were tagged by the British media, in the captain&rsquo;s words, &ldquo;as the worst side to leave Australian shores.&rdquo; The young outfit took it on the chin and stunned Ray Illingworth&rsquo;s team with a 2-2 Ashes series result with Australia winning the fifth and final Test of the series at the Oval. The win may have not been enough for the visitors to reclaim the iconic Ashes urn, but it sure handed out the bragging rights to Australia and proved to be a game-changer in their cricket. India can take some inspiration and not lose hope.</p>
<h2>Gung-ho about grassroots</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/may/Srinivasan_e.jpg" alt="Former Atomic Energy Commission chief MR Srinivasan (second from right) at the inauguration of the Clean Mumbai Foundation&rsquo;s first &lsquo;Bag Your Garbage&rsquo; campaign in 1990. PIC COURTESY/KUNTI OZA" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Former Atomic Energy Commission chief MR Srinivasan (second from right) at the inauguration of the Clean Mumbai Foundation&rsquo;s first &lsquo;Bag Your Garbage&rsquo; campaign in 1990. PIC COURTESY/KUNTI OZA</em></strong></p>
<p>The recent passing of MR Srinivasan, chief of Atomic Energy Commission brought back memories for Mumbai&rsquo;s Kunti Oza of the Clean Mumbai Foundation. Oza told us, &ldquo;I am deeply saddened by the passing of Shri Srinivasan. He was a visionary leader and gentleman. I met him once and during our conversation, I mentioned the Clean Mumbai Foundation work. He immediately offered his support and graciously agreed to inaugurate our first &lsquo;Bag Your Garbage&rsquo; campaign in 1990. At that time, there was no garbage bag concept. People would put garbage in a corner of the housing society compound to be collected by civic workers. So it would often spill out while being piled into vehicles. We had the inauguration of this campaign on the pavement at Nepean Sea Road. I recall his simplicity, humility and readiness to champion grassroots initiatives.&rdquo; Srinivasan, 95, passed away in Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s Udhagamandalam on May 20.</p>
<h2>Song and dance in city of dreams</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/may/Arushi-Nigam_e.jpg" alt="Avenav Mukherjee as the lead character, Dev, and Arushi Nigam as Koel. Pics courtesy/Aadyam Theatre" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Avenav Mukherjee as the lead character, Dev, and Arushi Nigam as Koel. Pics courtesy/Aadyam Theatre</em></strong></p>
<p>After touring Japan for a month with Mumbai Star, a brand new dance musical about a Maharashtrian mulga chasing stardom in Mumbai, Aadyam Theatre has now finally brought the production to the city that is also its muse. Originally conceived by Devika Shahani and produced by the Min-On Concert Association in Tokyo, the musical made its debut here yesterday at St Andrew&rsquo;s Auditorium, Bandra. &ldquo;Touring Japan with the musical was incredible. We toured 20 cities, with 21 performances, and had house-full shows in 2000-to-3000-seater auditoriums,&rdquo; Shahani says. &ldquo;A dance musical is not a format seen very often. Having been a dancer myself, and being in theatre for over 30 years, I wanted to explore telling a story through dance and movement. A narrator taking us through the story was another concept I wanted to explore through Mumbai Star,&rdquo; she says of the musical, which is directed by Nadir Khan with choreography by Avantika Bahl and original music by composer Dhruv Ghanekar. The show will be staged in Bandra again today, before moving on to performances on June 14 and 15 in Delhi.&nbsp;</p><p><script type="text/javascript">atOptions={'key':'d0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7','format':'iframe','height':90,'width':728,'params':{}};</script></p><p>
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