No place like home
Actor Deepika Padukone, who was spotted at the Mumbai airport over the weekend, seemed overjoyed to be back in the city. The monsoon effect?

A lesson in Nordic mythology
If summer is synonymous with activities for children, a new adda for theatre and philosophy in the city promises that adult Mumbaikars have something to look forward to this monsoon. The recently founded St Andrews Centre for Philosophy and Performing Arts boasts of an array of courses, some of which this diarist hasn't come across in the city. For those interested in the world of myths, there is a course on Mesopotamian and Nordic mythology starting this month, while a few sessions that have already taken place at the centre have featured panelists including Tanuja Chandra and Mahesh Dattani. There is a theatre and writing workshop and a course on existentialism in the pipeline, too.