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Tao Art Gallery prepares for its Silver Age
Sudhir Patwardhan, Watchers, 2025. Pic Courtesy/Sudhir Patwardhan; Tao Art Gallery; Veer Munshi, Between Freedom and Stardom: The Libra Journey, 2021. Pic Courtesy/Veer Munshi/Tao Art Gallery
In a city where structures are constantly vanishing, Tao Art Gallery has remained a steadfast presence for Mumbai’s art lovers and artists alike. This month, the gallery will celebrate its silver jubilee with a special exhibition, Gateways and Pathways, curated by Ranjit Hoskote. Featuring 50 artists including Atul Dodiya, Viraj Khanna, Jayasri Burman, Karl Antao to the ever-present Sudhir Patwardhan among others.
“The exhibition explores 50 important artists at different stages of their career, exploring a variety of mediums and styles — but what centrally binds them all together is the integral part they have played in Tao’s journey and on the Indian art landscape on a larger scale,” shared Sanjana Shah (above), creative director, Tao Art Gallery. With Hoskote curating the week-long exhibition (starting September 23), it will be hosted across the four main exhibition halls of Jehangir Art Gallery in Fort.
Rediscover the joy of reading
Readers participate in a previous edition of the programme (right) Bhavna Faizullabhoy. Pics Courtesy/Bhavna Faizullabhoy
Books are more than just learning tools. For Bhavna Faizullabhoy, library educator and founder, Just B-The Library Is Open, they are ways to influence social change. This month, the library opens doors to the sixth edition of their reading programme, Imagine Your Stories. “For this edition, I chose the book Lady Tan’s Circle of Women (by Lisa See). I chose this book because the idea of women helping other women resonated with me. It is set in the Ming Dynasty of China, and is about one of China’s earliest lady doctors,” shared Faizullabhoy. The eight-week reading programme, with weekly sessions of two hours each, begins on September 18, and goes on till November 13. For readers looking to sign up, they can log on to @justb_thelibraryisopen.
Skip the walk in Kalyan
Moments from the jump rope jam held at Kalyan City Park. Pics Courtesy/Aman Varma
Morning walkers in Kalyan-Dombivli might soon jump ship to an exciting new activity. The first ‘jump rope jam’ at Kalyan City Park last Sunday saw coach Aman Verma give young participants a crash course in the lesser known sport. It might as well be Verma’s way to keep the momentum alive after his contingent’s recent success at the World Jump Rope Championship 2025 in Japan. “My journey started here, in Kalyan, when a handful of us would practise in the park on Sundays. The new jams are a way to revisit those days with new members. The sport is a great way to sweat it out without realising that you are pushing your limits,” he told this diarist. To stay updated about upcoming sessions, log on to @ruletheropes.
Turning technology inclusive
(From left) Visitors and differently-abled individuals experience technology at a previous accessibility exhibition. Pics Courtesy/XRCVC
Conversations on inclusivity cannot be fulfilled without the awareness of practical solutions, shared Dr Sam Taraporevala, executive director, Xavier’s Research Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Today, the centre will host an exhibition and walkthrough of Access Setu, an assistive technology awareness exhibition, at the Shantilal Sanghavi Eye Institute in Wadala. “We are a support for Persons with Disabilities [PwD] to promote inclusion at various levels. Today, thanks to technology, there are windows of opportunity available for persons of disability. Our task is to make people aware, from PwD and with neurodivergence, to caregivers, parents, educators and medical professionals of this assistive technology,” Dr Taraporevala shared. Open to all, the exhibition will bring in technology such as smart glasses, eye movement operated computers, and teaching and learning aids.
