<h2>Framing the city</h2>
<p>A worker takes a stroll on the Marine Drive promenade near the Coastal Road Project construction site.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Chile&rsquo;s biggest Bollywood fan</h2>
<p><img title=" Ana Patankar reimagines Indian specialties like (left) cream roll as a person; (right) she gives mojito a Bollywood character avatar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/apr/dos-twwenty-five-april-b_e.jpg" alt=" Ana Patankar reimagines Indian specialties like (left) cream roll as a person; (right) she gives mojito a Bollywood character avatar" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Ana Patankar reimagines Indian specialties like cream roll as a person; (right) she gives mojito a Bollywood character avatar</em></strong></p>
<p>Kisi chai ki gazal, cream roll,&rsquo; sings a cream roll brought to life in South America. But just like its artist, Ana Patankar, the artwork traces its dramatic, Bollywood roots back to India. &ldquo;I am originally from Satara, and currently reside in Patagonia, Chile,&rdquo; Patankar shared in an email interaction with this diarist. The foodie, who misses Indian food, is expressing her love for it by doing what she does best &mdash; illustrating. In her collection, you will find Cookielaben, who looks exactly like famous Indian soap character, Kokilaben, with a face of a cookie; or Mojitolika, inspired by Munjulika. There is also a vada pav singing, Vade ache lagte hain and Madame Gulabi Solkadi, among others. &ldquo;I am a hardcore foodie at heart, and living here, at the end of the world, I miss the variety of flavours and infinite-ness of Indian food. And I love Bollywood movies; its multitudes of brilliant characters, amazing songs and a deep well of cult status dialogues. Hence, I decided to experiment by combining both visually,&rdquo; she shared. To view her artworks, head to @anapatankardraws.</p>
<p><img title="Ana Patankar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/apr/dos-twwenty-five-april-c_e.jpg" alt="Ana Patankar" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Ana Patankar</em></strong></p>
<h2>Greening the roundabout</h2>
<p><img title="Before: The roundabout in 2021. Pic courtesy/Google maps" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/apr/dos-twwenty-five-april-d_e.jpg" alt="Before: The roundabout in 2021. Pic courtesy/Google maps" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Before: The roundabout in 2021. Pic courtesy/Google maps</em></strong></p>
<p>Grant Road East&rsquo;s once barren and nearly destroyed Rushi Mehta Chowk roundabout, popularly known as Navjeevan Circle by nearby residents, is getting greener by the day. It&rsquo;s now-active fountain that was installed in the centre of the roundabout months ago, came as a cool summer surprise for this diarist yesterday. Executed by a real estate developer, it was comforting to see that the space sported bougainvillea in full bloom; even the Ashoka trees looked healthier. Talk about a green turnaround.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="After: The revamped circle with an active fountain. Pic/Devanshi Doshi" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/apr/dos-twwenty-five-april-e_e.jpg" alt="After: The revamped circle with an active fountain. Pic/Devanshi Doshi" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>After: The revamped circle with an active fountain. Pic/Devanshi Doshi</em></strong></p>
<h2>Sharks meet the kids of Mumbai</h2>
<p><img title="Sen (third from left) and volunteers gave feedback like real sharks" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/apr/dos-twwenty-five-april-f_e.jpg" alt="Sen (third from left) and volunteers gave feedback like real sharks" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Sen (third from left) and volunteers gave feedback like real sharks</em></strong></p>
<p>Junoon Foundation, an NGO that aims to uplift the lives of underprivileged children, recently concluded its summer camp. This time, the theme was inspired by Shark Tank. &ldquo;We trained the children for nearly a week on how to build a product, market and finance it. On the final day, we gave them each a budget of R300. As we were organising this for the first time, we didn&rsquo;t have high expectations. But the children left us in awe,&rdquo; shared founder Haimanti Sen. Final products includes old saris upcycled into dupattas, clothes for pets, dual cakes and sugar-free ice cream, among others.</p>
<p><img title="The children came up with  products like (above) dog feeders " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/apr/dos-twwenty-five-april-g_e.jpg" alt="The children came up with  products like (above) dog feeders " width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>The children came up with products like dog feeders&nbsp;</em></strong></p>
<h2>K-pop meets Assamese</h2>
<p><img title="K-pop idol Aoora" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/apr/dos-twwenty-five-april-h_e.jpg" alt="K-pop idol Aoora" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>K-pop idol Aoora</em></strong></p>
<p>While the Korean harvest festival of Dano will have to wait till June, K-pop idol Aoora already has an Assamese song to celebrate the occasion. After his take on Jimmy Jimmy and Auva auva, the singer&rsquo;s latest Indian adaptation is titled Oi nasoni or Oh dancer. A take on the Bihu festival of Assam, the song is a collaboration between Aoora and singer Nilotpal Bora. &ldquo;When I visited Assam, I had sung a cover of Bora&rsquo;s song. He approached me to collaborate on this one,&rdquo; Aoora shared. The Korean and Assamese lyrics are a &ldquo;celebration of diversity and harmony,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>
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