A city by the sea

Walkers, runners and others finding a moment of respite cross paths on the Marine Drive promenade in the backdrop of rising monsoon tides

Namaste, London

DJ Aarohi Dalvi. FILE PIC (right) The Palace of Westminster that houses the UK Parliament. PIC/GETTY IMAGES

A day after Indian-descent Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic race for the New York Mayor’s polls, we’ve caught wind of a Vasaikar who is now stepping into the UK Parliament. Nine-year-old Aarohi Dalvi, aka DJ Lil Aarohi might not be your go-to policymaker, but she can spin a mean tune for you on her decks. As part of the Global Child Prodigy (GCP) programme hosted by the UK Parliament today, Dalvi will be presented the GCP award at the Palace of Westminster, the meeting place of the country’s Parliament. Over a call during a Dubai layover on the way to London, Aarohi’s father DJ Aashish Dalvi told us, “We’re pleasantly surprised that Aarohi made it to the top 100 participants who will be felicitated at the event. A GCP representative had reached out to Aarohi after watching one of her videos on Instagram and things took off from there. She’s looking forward to interacting with other young talents, and making new friends.”