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Concerns about the effect of rising AQI and unbreathable air on the city’s children have been rising in the city. Representational pic/Nimesh Dave

‘Was I right to bring a child into this world?’

We’re told that the high AQI in Mumbai will last just for a short while. What no one tells us is that its impact — especially on children — is anything but temporary. It’s not just damaging to their lungs and immunity, but even their growing brains are at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, or ADHD.

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The book, Unmechanical, is an anthology of 50 essays on the life and legacy of the filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. Pics Courtesy/Unmechanical

‘Ritwikda was completely different on and off set’

In the month we mark legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, here’s an excerpt from a new anthology of essays on him. An actor recounts what it was like to work with the auteur whose work went largely ignored during his lifetime, but now places him among some of the greatest in the world

30 November,2025 07:38 AM IST | Team SMD

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MBA or not, you are not an ‘idiot’

Nikhil Kamath and his misplaced comment about those doing an MBA being ‘some kind of an idiot’ has opened up the debate on whether one of the most sought after degrees is, in fact, as valuable as it is deemed to be

30 November,2025 07:50 AM IST | Tanisha Banerjee

Spinach Corn Toast

How this sandwich shop in Santacruz continues to serve Mumbaikars

Layered like Mumbai, this sandwich brand has memories and a whole lot of entrepreneurial lessons to take notes from

30 November,2025 08:02 AM IST | Nasrin Modak Siddiqi

Does life start at 40? Why Indian companies need to change the way they think

30 November,2025 08:21 AM IST | Junisha Dama

Dipika Singh

A Delhi-based singer-songwriter's new single pays homage to pets

30 November,2025 08:42 AM IST | Junisha Dama

A still from the music video of Shourya Malhotra’s PAWS | I’ll Wait, shot at Fur Ball Story’s animal shelter in Delhi

All you need to know about this new restaurant in BKC and the chef behind it

30 November,2025 08:57 AM IST | Nasrin Modak Siddiqi

Chef Antony Burd

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