Rain, art and the shelf: Here’s a weekly roundup of mid-day.com’s top features

Keeping up with our monsoon features this week we look at exciting recipes for steaming onebowl meals to enjoy the season In a new art show at the cityrsquos Tao Art Gallery artist Ayesha Taleyarkhan showcases her photo artwork lsquoIntegration 30rsquo focusing on the themes of diversity and inclusionAs the cocktail culture is giving further impetus to homegrown gin brands in a competitive market we look at how brands are forging their own path in the dynamic gin culture of India As employees in UK undergo trials for the fourday work week pattern Indian businesses and talent management professionals share their views on the feasibility of such a pattern in the countryThis week of the Pride Month we listen to the stories of happy queer couples whose narratives are often not highlighted much In a new segment of lsquoShelf Life with MidDayrsquo we speak to actor Danish Husain about his personal library reading habits and the importance of books in his lifeWhy Ayesha Taleyarkhanrsquos new exhibition at Tao Art Gallery will make you rethink integrationMumbaibased Ayesha Taleyarkhanrsquos latest photo art exhibition titled lsquoIntegrationrsquo will showcase the new work Integration 30 In this series the artistphotographer uses her past photographs to create layers and in the process sets the viewer on a journey of selfreflectionRead more httpswwwmiddaycomlifestyleculturearticlewhyayeshataleyarkhansnewexhibitionattaoartgallerywillmakeyourethinkintegration23231351Metime Fridays Herersquos what HR professionals and employees have to say about fourday work weekAt a time when over 3000 workers from 70 companies in the UK are undergoing trials for one of the biggest pilot schemes of working four days a week concerns about employeesrsquo wellbeing worklife balance and reducing working days have reignited the debate in India too MidDay Online reached out to companies and talent management professionals who have initiated the processRead more httpswwwmiddaycomlifestyleculturearticlemetimefridayshereswhathrprofessionalsandemployeeshavetosayaboutfourdayworkweek23231496How Indiarsquos evolving gin culture is turning brands into storytellersGin is seeing a surge in popularity across bars and homes birthdays and gin festivals As legacy and homegrown brands battle for audiences we trace how they differentiate themselves through botanicals and storytellingRead more httpswwwmiddaycomlifestyleculturearticlehowindiasevolvinggincultureisturningbrandsintostorytellers23231795Mumbai chefs share recipes for steaming onebowl meals to enjoy this monsoonMumbai experienced its first rains of the season last week With the monsoons here the prospect of a fragrant steaming bowl of food is tempting Yes enjoying soups is one of the popular ways to bring in the season but onebowl meals are more filling and wholesome than soup and will leave you satiated If yoursquore short on ideas city chefs come to the rescue with these delicious recipesRead more httpswwwmiddaycomlifestylefoodarticlemumbaichefssharerecipesforsteamingonebowlmealstoenjoythismonsoon23231634Celebrating queer love Together against all oddsRepresentation of happy queer couples has often escaped the mainstream narrative In a country like India where LGBTQIA individuals grow up without examples of queer couples around them or in media stories of happy queer couples in longterm relationships allow them to be hopeful of a future where they can too be happyRead more httpswwwmiddaycomlifestyleculturearticlecelebratingqueerlovetogetheragainstallodds23231909lsquoGood writers storytellers empower yoursquo Actor Danish Husain on books and his engagement with literatureShelf Life is a fortnightly series that explores the reading culture in Mumbai In a new segment we take a tour of actor poet and storyteller Danish Husainrsquos library to know about his reading process preferences and how have books shaped the artistrsquos art and creativityRead more httpswwwmiddaycomlifestyleculturearticlegoodwritersstorytellersempoweryouactordanishhusainonbooksandhisengagementwithliterature23232018