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Night Watch 

A man scrolls through his phone amidst the solitude of a building at Horniman Circle.

Cosmology on canvas

Like a dream, everything’s forgotten. Now you’re free, 2025; (right) Procession for a hushed beloved, 2025. Pics Courtesy/Rithika Pandey

As ecological anxiety and urban toxicity dominate almost every conversation, Rithika Pandey confronts this in her latest work. Her solo exhibition, I Seem To Be A Verb at Art and Charlie, Bandra, signals a new chapter in her evolving cosmology, drawing from Buckminster Fuller’s idea of the human as an unfolding process within larger systems rather than a fixed entity. To anyone who notices the artwork, Pandey asks viewers, “How do you choose to soften, when the world is falling apart, while shedding some light on how human beings and nature are in a codependent relationship.”

Rithika Pandey

A visit to remember

Tasneem Mehta (extreme right) along with Mark Jones (second from right) observe the artworks at the museum. Pic courtesy/@bdlmuseum

It is not every day that museum royalty comes visiting, but the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum recently welcomed Mark Jones, former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the British Museum. He was personally shown around by the museum’s director, Tasneem Mehta. Jones admitted, “This is one of my favourite museums — anywhere in the world! The displays are done with such rich thought and care and they so clearly and interestingly convey the purpose of the original museum and what we can learn from it today. And a great exhibition — thoughtful and visually effective.”

How to think scientifically?

Children experiment with a robot prototype. Pics courtesy/Nehru Science Centre 

Worli`s Nehru Science Centre has launched a Design Thinking and Innovation Workshop for children that shifts the focus from ‘what to think’ to ‘how to think’ like a pro. Held every Sunday, sessions cover real-world problem-solving, ideation, prototyping, and presenting bold ideas. Director Umesh Kumar Rustagi said, “It’s about teaching children how to ease the use of currently existing gadgets in a simpler way.”

Umesh Kumar Rustagi

Memory is might

A senior citizen practises Mandala art colouring. Pic courtesy/Dignity Foundation 

An interesting memory enhancement activity was organised for elderly dementia patients earlier this month in Mahim, by the Non-Government Organisation for senior citizens, Dignity Foundation. “Participants identified different, coloured sheets, and matched objects to each sheet, to work on visual recognition 
and coordination. We played a game with bowling pins as well, for short-term memory and focus. The session brought smiles to members’ faces. Cognitive stimulation activities are integral in healthcare for dementia,” Harris Paul Samuel, project manager at the foundation, shared with this diarist.