Indulge in a little bit of Mumbai, Pakistan, and fashion this week

Tiger under your armKnown for their jewellery with each piece crafted by hand Thailandbased Lotus Arts de Vivre that enjoys a clientele ranging from Indian royals to industrialists for years recently opened a store in Colaba Their newly launched collection has a range of bamboo handbags made from bamboo sourced from Indonesia We were especially curious about a stylish bamboo clutch featuring a stunning tiger in its natural habitat in deep red blue and yellow colours Called Preying Tiger amp Tsavorite Bamboo Clutch the handpainted clutch took about 45 days to be completed we later learnt What better way than to carry our national animal thatrsquos in urgent need of protection we thought to ourselves Agree9820991007Another Bombay taleThe Bombay novel is a genre that has just begun to unravel the different ways in which you can tell the story of a people and the city they inhabit Pronoti Duttarsquos HalfBlood Speaking Tiger Books is another such gem we believe The book that released earlier this year has Maya as its protagonist a 34something journalist dealing with insufferable bosses and living with the truth of being adopted Her complex halfblood Parsi parentage sends her on a unique quest where she finds herself on the intersection of a past and present both of which involve Bombay and a community whose orthodoxy has led an enterprising genius to breakout and consolidate power As she explores the Parsi baugs the bylanes of the Goan pocket of Dhobi Talao and the bustling Byculla Duttarsquos Maya finds a new story about Bombay that many still donrsquot knowAvailable at all bookstoresA forgotten portrait of PakistanCOURTESYVINTAGE PAKISTANFor most Indians Pakistan is a myth a rival and a past steeped in Partition We might struggle to accept this conjoined twin but an Instagram page draws us into this world through its people and built heritage As described in the bio ldquothis page is dedicated to the side of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan that many of us are oblivious to nowrdquo Itrsquos true especially when you learn that it was a Parsi gent Feroze Cowasji who designed the Pakistan International Airlines PIA uniforms Or how liberal Peshawar was back in the 1960smdash ldquoWe lived right beside a golf course where many women would also go and play golf Our house didnrsquot even have a gate or any fencing We would regularly sleep outside at night on charpoys mdashme my parents two sisters and two brothersrdquomdashuntil General Muhammad ZiaulHaq and the SovietAfghan war changed everything With black and white and sepia photographs captioned with history and trivia this page curated in collaboration with Vintage Pakistan creates a portrait of a country that is so close and yet so farpurana_pakistan InstagramSubmerged in the sounds of MumbaiItalian journalist and podcaster Pablo Trincia has come out with a new podcast and with Mumbai at the centre of it we are engaged already For Megalopolis Mumbai 2050 Trincia takes inspiration from the legend of Manu who in Hindu mythology was the first man and the person who braved a flood and saved humanity after listening to a fish With varying sounds that pull you right in Trincia has juxtaposed Manursquos myth to a study that claims Mumbai will be submerged under water in 2050 due to climate change The podcast is a treat for people who know Italian as it is in this language that Trincia has captured the city Travelling through Mumbai in 2022 the Italian blends facts and fiction talking to people in Mumbai today and visiting places existing in 2022 while simultaneously imagining their condition in 2050 He questions what will happen to the city in the futureAvailable on SpotifyThe best of both worldsSourav Ray aka GRAVERO decided to make mashups after his song Main Dhundne ko Zamane me x Let me down slowly went viral during COVID19 It currently has 61 million views on YouTube With 230000 followers on Instagram and 913000 subscribers on YouTube Ray 20 started off by posting lofi versions of popular songs such as O Re Piya Jhoom Kabhi Jo Badal Barse among others which we personally loved These lofi versions of his songs are paired with visuals from movies where he takes clips from Bollywood and Hollywood movies and TV showsSourav Ray aka GRAVEROHis mashups on his Instagram are in the reels format and the entire version is available on his YouTube channel We personally loved the mashup of Dholida x Industry Baby Kesariya x Laare Choote Hotline Bling x Jiya Jalen and Jhoom x Kabira on his Instagram page He seamlessly merges Hindi and English songs in most cases giving the audience the best of both worlds We also liked his choice of visuals He picks the ones which pair well with the song and the emotion behind it He also sings in some of his mashup versions Even though we enjoyed his work we canrsquot help but find similar sounding ones all over YouTube and Instagramiamgravero Instagramgravero YoutubeCurated by Jane Borges Yusra Husain and Nidhi Lodaya