Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier

Winging itLocal residents feed pigeons at the Powai Lake promenadeWhen Trevor Chappell got his timing rightA little birdie tells us that former Australia allrounder Trevor Chappell 72 was to visit the Wankhede Stadium on the same day that New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon dropped in at Mumbairsquos 2011 World Cup final venue Chappell and Luxon visited at different times on Thursday but imagine how odd it would have looked if both had landed up at the same timeTrevor Chappell at the Cricket Club of India on Tuesday PICCLAYTON MURZELLOChappell who was in Mumbai briefly earlier in the week had bowled an underarm delivery to NZrsquos Brian McKechnie in Melbourne on February 1 1981 to prevent a tie Chappell spiralled into infamy for no fault of his as he was only following his captainrsquos brother Gregrsquos instructions Those who comprehend how seriously NZ as a country viewed the underarm incident would have been tickled had Chappell visited Wankhede in the first half of the dayMumbai Cricket Association president Ajinkya Naik right with NZ PM Christopher Luxon at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday PICMCABut we are sure there would have been a lot of laughs too even without the presence of Brian McKechnie the Kiwi batsman who faced the underarm Both parties have moved on and probably laugh about it now And thatrsquos what makes the willow game so special to all of usRebuilding the city one stitch at a timeMaruti ChavanHamari Silai is holding its first annual event on March 29 from 2 pm to 6 pm at the BD Somani International School Cuffe Parade The institution based out of Ambedkar Nagar has been working at equipping young women and girls with skills that will lead them to head to a place of empowerment instead of labour or even forced marriage Maruti Chavan the founder of the organization says ldquoOther than a fashion show the point of the event is to show the girls who are always in the danger of early marriage that they can achieve something that the world too will recognise We wanted to felicitate the graduates from our academy and will have a cultural show with textiles so that more girls join the academy this year and choose the path of selfemploymentrdquo says Chavan We hope there is always a needle and thread in the lives of these young women and if you can please go and support themSwell way to mark 300 yearsA Jashan in celebrationAs the Bhikha Behram Well Parsi Bavdi at Cross Maidan South Mumbai smashes a glorious 300 years the community historians writers Mumbaiphilesmdashalmost everyone is celebrating A Jashan was held in thanksgiving for the tricentennial Among those who made it to the celebrations are the Panday family who travelled to the city from Australia and Spain They are descendants of the 18thcentury merchant Bhikha Behram who was commanded to build the well in a divine dream in 1725LR Rami and Ana Panday Freny Tayebjee Khorshed and Fali PochaWaternamah 300 Years of Mumbairsquos Bhikha Behram Well edited by writer Bachi Karkaria a collection of 32 essays on the wellrsquos remarkable story as well as the universal sacred and secular significance of water was also launched at a celebratory event late on Friday evening at Albless Baug in Charni RoadAn ominous taleWe have heard plenty of ominous crime tales from Mumbai but a haunting story from neighbouring Goa demands attention Filmmaker Patrick Graham in his latest work explores the sinister life of Mahanand Naik Goarsquos most infamous serial killer in his truecrime documentary Dupatta KillerPatrick Graham PICINSTAGRAMjplgrahamKnown for preying on vulnerable women under the guise of love and marriage Naikrsquos chilling crimes shook the nation Through survivor accounts and expert analysis filmmaker Graham delves not only into Naikrsquos mind but also into the systemic cracks that enabled his spree ldquoThis is more than a crime storyrdquo Graham states ldquoItrsquos an exploration of societal neglectmdashhow marginalised women lacking opportunities become easy targetsrdquoThe documentary also raises questions about justice and rehabilitation particularly as Naikrsquos potential release looms Premiered last Friday the documentary also highlights the commendable police efforts in later investigations contrasting them with earlier missteps that may have cost lives You can watch Dupatta Killer on DocuBay