The Lady Sri Ram College Alumni (ELSA), Mumbai hosted an Antakshari themed Chai for Cancer Adda on Saturday, 21st August 2021. It was a cheerful gathering of people who came together to spend an evening with friends and raise funds for…
Olympians and Bandraites It’s a heady feeling we’re left with, fresh from the power and glory tasted by some of the 56 women athletes – the country’s largest ever female contingent – at the recent…
United We Stood Fitting to start this anniversary month of Independence with mention of a unifying communication tool, rooted in the power of peace. A fast-fading ideal today. Founded in 1942 by Gandhiji, the Hindustani…
Listen as RJ Disha Oberoi of Red FM Bengaluru talks to Viji Venkatesh about the concept of Chai forCancer as a unique fundraising initiative, the shift to Virtual Addas, and RJ Disha’s personalexperience attending the…
Listen as RJ Tuhin of Red FM Bengaluru talks to Pranay Ranjan about the Musical Chai for CancerAdda hosted by him and B-Reloaded Band, the previous Addas hosted at Prestige Shantiniketan andhow this one being…
When Yusuf Saab came calling With the world no longer graced by Dilip Kumar, I recollect some interviewees sharing encounters with the thespian. In La Kozy Mansion, the 1891-designed Chowpatty seafront gem with a sparkling…
Pranay Ranjan and the B-Reloaded band hosted their first Musical Adda for Chai for Cancer Season 8 on 27th June 2021. This Adda was organized Virtually on the Zoom platform, and was hosted in association…
Camera, lights, action! Some precious nuggets can hit a writer casually. As I left the Chowpatty flat of Shailesh Sheth in Stone Building, with delicate balcony grilles and Italian marble interiors, he said, “My maternal…
A statue, a school and a moment cool With the school year changing, I’m reminded of a conversation about one of Bombay’s pioneer educationists, on Clare Road, Byculla. The north end of this street –…