No furry business

While it rained cats and dogs across the city and suburbs, this streetie duo found shelter in an automotive workshop in Colaba

Back to college

Satyajit Padhye at St Xavier’s College last weekend and in 2003. PICS COURTESY/Satyajit Padhye

Ventriloquist Satyajit Padhye’s visit to St Xavier’s College (Autonomous)’s Malhar fest last weekend was one to remember. “I performed in the same campus 23 years ago as a collegian. I was a Podarite [from RA Podar College], eager and nervous to take the stage,” he recalled to this diarist. This time, Padhye swapped places, taking the judge’s chair for a puppetry event at the college. “I was glad to see that students still take interest in the art form. In fact, they had some really imaginative narratives. On my way out, I also happened to bump into Aditya Roy Kapur, whom I had worked with on Ludo (2020). I wasn’t expecting the day to turn out so nostalgic,” he admitted to us.