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Police bust racket in Mahim

In a late night raid on 18 April 2012,

the Mumbai police cracked an alleged

prostitution racket operating from

'Tarzan' bar at Mahim (Mumbai).

Present at the scene was Social

Service branch ACP Vasant Dhoble,

who told Mumbai Weekly that the

raid was a collaborative operation

with the local police. According to his

statement, girls were brought to this

bar to work as waitresses, but were

put into the sex trade. Ten girls, two

stewards, two watchmen and a cashier

were arrested from the spot. Two of

the girls are suspected to be minors,

but an official statement will be

released only after medical

examination. Police stated that the

girls were hired under the license of

an orchestra. An internal alarm

system was present at the bar, using

which the girls planned to escape in

case of a raid. The manager was not

found at the scene. The complaint

against the alleged prostitution racket

was lodged at Mahim police station.

A fire at a signal cabin caused

major disruption in the services of

Mumbai's suburban railways on 18

April 2012. Electronic components

at a signal cabin between Kurla and

Vidya Vihar stations caught fire at

midnight, which left thousands of

passengers stranded at various

stations. The Central and Harbour

lines of the suburban railways were

affected by this fire. Services

resumed at around 3:30 am on 18

April, but only around 70% of the

services were available the whole

day; with trains running late by

more than 2 hours. Shawan Sen, a

resident of Mulund on the Central

line, said, "I left from Mulund at

9:30 am by train for Chhattrapati

Shivaji Terminus, but could only

reach Vikhroli by 1:00 pm."

Catering to over 4.5 million

commuters daily, this delay in the

train services resulted in major

standstill. Students got delayed for

their exams. Mumbai University

had to allow extra time to the

students who were not able to

reach the examination halls on

time. A decision on the re-

examination for the students who

completely missed their exams on

18 and 19 April was also taken.

Left: Commuters get off and walk

from a halted trains in Mumbai on

18 April 2012 Twisha / Mumbai

Weekly

Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan was

felicitated by Rotary Club of Mumbai, on

19 April 2012 at a function held in

suburban hotel for his efforts to eradicate

polio in India. India reached a new

milestone, with no new polio cases

reported for last one year. It is a result of a

massive health program of pulse polio

immunization dosage. If no cases of Polio

are recorded for two more consecutive

years, India will be declared Polio free by

the World Health Organization (WHO).

Bachchan has been participating in anti-

Polio campaigns, including television

commercials for many years.

Amitabh Bachchan at an award ceremony in

Mumbai on 19 April 2012.

Arkadripta / Mumbai Weekly

Police arrests girls from a bar at Mahim in Mumbai on 18 April 2012. Social Service branch and local police raided a bar to bust a prostitution racket. A total

of ten girls, two stewards, one cashier and two watchmen were arrested in the raid. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

Commuters feel the heat, as fire halts trains.

Amitabh Bachchan

felicitated for his

anti-Polio efforts

Pratham Gokhale / Mumbai Weekly

2 MONDAY, 2 3 APRIL 2012 Mumbai Weekly PEOPLE

Bricks are said to be the foundation of urban civilization. The shift from rural life to urban life took place

when people started making houses with the help of bricks. The history of bricks can be traced back to the

times of the Indus civilization. Since that time the situation has not changed much. Bricks are still a very

important part in the development of our society. The wish to know the story and the environment inside the

fields where the bricks are made took Mumbai Weekly photographer Twisha to one of the innumerable brick

fields of Mumbai.

Building Blocks

3 MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2012 Mumbai Weekly metro

Dengue and Malaria are both

fatal diseases, but while the latter

was successfully shown a back

door by the state government,

the former is showing a steep

rise with the highest number of

dengue cases been reported in

the state in 2012 in the last 5

years. According to the figures

in the Economic Survey of

Maharashtra 2011-12, there has

been 7,898 number of Dengue

cases recorded, compared to

3,746 cases last year. State govt

is taking measures like public

awareness and fumigation

programs to counter this

problem.

Students from Dance

Dynamics thrilled the

crowd at Phoenix Mills,

Lower Parel in Mumbai

on 22 April 2012, when

they got together

forming a flash mob,

and danced for a cause.

The cause was to spread

awareness on Autism.

Activists from Sopan

School, Mumbai were

also present for the

same. Shankar

Narayan / Mumbai

Weekly

Flash mob for Autism awareness

Children run during fumigation in Mumbai on 20 April 2012 Saarthak Aurora/Mumbai Weekly

Saarthak Aurora/Mumbai Weekly

Dealing with the Mosquito Menace

A child waves through the fumes during a fumigation process on the streets of Mumbai on 20 April 2012. Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai Weekly

EDITORIAL

OPINION: Warring for water

POINT OF VIEW: In pursuit of space

4 MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2012 Mumbai Weekly

Chirag Sutar

I had recently

been to a

village not too

far from

Mumbai – here,

for many,

walking

everyday more

than 5kms to

fetch portable

water is a norm.

From drums

discarded by

chemical

companies, to

oil cans, plant

containers, and

even used

mineral water

bottles – all are

filled to the

brim. To add,

every member

of the family –

young or old –

is expected to

contribute to

this daily job of

fetching water.

And in summer,

when the water

crisis escalates,

some families

adopt a strategy

of their own.

Bathing and

washing is done

in the nearby

river, and the

water stored in

the house,

obtained after

walking for

hours is mainly

used for

cooking and

drinking. There

are few

fortunate who

have a water tap

in front of their

houses, but they

prefer to keep it

under a lock

and key – so as

to not allow

anyone else to

benefit.

It appears as a

hard life, where

a considerable

time is spent in

just fetching

water! Looking

at it from an

existential point

of view, they

couldn‟t be

doing anything

else; after all,

70 per cent of

the human body

is of water, it is

the most basic

need for

survival.

However, as

much as one

would like to

sympathize

with their

situation, there

are many who

reside illegally

– not in

outskirts of

Mumbai, but

also within the

Mumbai city

limits – and are

known to

damage water

pipes to siphon

off portable

water. At a

global level, it's

said that there

might even be

wars in future

over water, and

if it does

happen, these

Rush is an integral

part of urban life, but

you look at any regular

street during the office

hours on a weekday in

Mumbai and suddenly

your whole idea about

„Rush‟ elevates to a

whole new level. The

city being the most

populous metro in the

country has also been

portrayed on celluloid

for its parameters of

hustle bustle. As you

come and start being a

part of this haste, you

somewhere find

yourself being intruded

by the omnipresent

crowd and you start

urging yourself for

some quiet and

relaxing time alone. In

this very process you

start relating to the

sense of space people

enjoy when you see a

couple spending the

evening watching the

sun go down by the

bay or just someone

sitting idly on a

roadside bench. These

are the few instances

when you feel like

experiencing leisure

and cherish the idea of

self-space; crave the

loneliness which one

relishes. Arkadripta

Above and below: Chirag Sutar / Mumbai Weekly

People sit on the promenade at Marine Drive in Mumbai on 21 April 2012. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

5 MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2012 Mumbai Weekly feature

Flamingoes feed at the mudflats in Sewri area of Mumbai on 21 April 2012. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

Krishanu Nagar / Mumbai Weekly A cow feeds at a garbage dump in Mumbai on 21 April 2012

Chirag Sutar / Mumbai Weekly

Workers clean a waste disposal area in Mumbai on 21 April 2012 Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

Every year on 22 April, Earth Day is celebrated all over the world to raise people‟s awareness about environmental crisis. A

whole lot of programs take place worldwide to observe the day. While on one hand Tata Power launches a nationwide

energy conservation campaign, MTV also started a pro-socio initiative. All good initiatives no doubt, but one question rise

out of this; is „nature‟ to be celebrated only once in the whole year! The Mumbai Weekly photographers intend to show how

we treat the „Earth‟ generally; that shows our attitude and attention towards environment.

Earth Day: Just one day to care for the Earth?

A boy lies on a garbage dump in Mumbai on 21 April 2012.

Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai Weekly

An idol floats in a pond in Mumbai on 21 April

2012 . Chirag Sutar / Mumbai Weekly

6 MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2012 Mumbai Weekly economy

People sit outside a closed shop in Mumbai on 22 April 2012. If proposals in the Finance Bill 2012 are

accepted, Vodafone will need to pay taxes for its international transactions to the Indian government. Vodafone

has served the Centre with a ‟Notice of Dispute‟ regarding the same. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai

Croma, the

Electronic

Megastore of the

Tata Group has

launched its

online store

through a website

with many

features and

functionalities on

April 22

2012.Launched

in Mumbai in

October

2006,Croma is a

part of Infinite

Retail

Ltd., a 100%

subsidiary of

Tata Sons. Ajit

Joshi, MD &

CEO, Infinite

Retail said while

addressing the

media, "As the

no. 1 electronic

retail brand in the

country that has

built a strong

network of

stores, trust with

consumers and

added value to

shopping

experiences, the

online

opportunity for

Infiniti Retail

Ltd. has

enormous

potential.

Consumers are

increasingly

researching the

purchases online

and our presence

in E- commerce

environment

brings with it the

credibility and

superior service

Croma starts online

store

Left: Ratan Tata (chairman, Tata Sons) & Ajit Joshi (MD

& CEO of Infinite Retail) at a press conference in Mumbai

on 22 April 2012. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

Pakistan to buy Indian locomotives

People walk past railway carriages at a shed in Mumbai on 22 April 2012. Planning to re-start its defunct train services, Pakistan has pitched a proposal to buy or lease atleast 100 locomotives from India.

The proposal is believed to be made by Pakistani President Asif Ai Zardari during his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 8 April 2012. Twisha / Mumbai Weekly

People sleep near a billboard at a garden in Mumbai on 19 April 2012. The Reserve

Bank of India has barred lenders from charging prepayment penalties to the customers

on floating rate home loans. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

RBI bars prepayment penalties on home loans Vodafone serves notice to the central govt.

7 MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2012 Mumbai Weekly Arts and entertainment

A woman surfs through the books at a bookshop in Mumbai on 23 April 2012. Krishanu Nagar / Mumbai Weekly

A day for the book worms

Twisha / Mumbai Weekly Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

World Book Day is observed

worldwide on 23 April, as the day

is birth and death anniversary of

William Shakespeare and death

anniversary of Miguel de

Cervantes. UNESCO organizes

this event

to encourage people to read books

and also in the support of

publishing industry. April 23 is

also

considered as World Copyright

Day. It was celebrated for the first

time in the year 1995. With the

widespread use of electronic

media, although the number of

book reader and enthusiasts have

decreased, still it cannot be said

Coin exhibition in

Mumbai Since coins have come to

exist, people have started

collecting them.

Although the hobby of

coin

collection is called

Numismatics, the word

actually means

systematic study of

currency. A coin

collector is not

necessarily an enthusiast

numismatist. In ancient

Rome and medieval

Mesopotemia the

scholars and treasurers of

the states as well as the

common people use to

collect old coins as a

piece of art. This hobby

became more popular in

the fourteenth century in

the time of Renaissance.

This is sometime called

as 'The King of Hobbies'

as this is the most ancient

form of hobby. Although

most of the collectors

collect coin for the sake

of fun; some people look

at it as a form of

investment. National

Numismatics Exhibition

was held in World Trade

Centre, Mumbai to

celebrate this hobby,

from 20-22 April 2012.

In this occasion a huge

number of coin collectors

gathered there for the

Shaving their way

into the Guinness

Book of Records

A participant shaves his beard during a successful Guinness world record attempt in Mumbai on 18 April 2012,

where 150 couples shaved together for the record of the „Largest Shaving Lesson‟.

Arkadripta / Mmbai Weekly

People have a look at the coins during a

Numismatics Exhibition in Mumbai on 21 April

2012.

In an attempt to break the record for the

world‟s „Largest Shaving Lesson‟, 150

couples got together in Mumbai on 18

April 2012. The event was a part of

Gillette‟s “You shave I shave”

campaign, to promote clean shaven

lifestyle. Bollywood stars Arbaaz Khan,

Neha Dhupia and Chitrangada Singh

were all present at the event. Arbaaz

Khan and Neha Dhupia fired up the

crowd by shaving their beard and legs

Left: Bollywood star Neha Dhupia shaves

her legs during an event in Mumbai on 18

April 2012. Arkadripta / Mumbai Weekly

SPORTS

Published by: Udaan School of Photography. Editor: Gitartha Goswami Photo editor: Krishanu Nagar Chief Photographer: Shankar Narayan Email: editor.mumbaiweekly@gmail.com

8 MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2012 Mumbai Weekly

Cricket at Mumbai‟s Oval

In the 20 over Corporate Cricket

Championship tie between DirectI and

Emkay Global on 21 April 2012 at the

Oval Maidan in Mumbai, Emkay won the

toss and chose to field first. DirectI

managed to score 142 runs in 20 overs

with the loss of 8 wickets. Emkay chased

the target with 9 balls remaining. The star

performer for Emkay was Malay Ojha

who scored a steady 43 in 31 balls, still

having impressive bowling figures of

3/22. In another 35 over friendly on 22

April between Juggernauts and Rajkamal,

Juggernauts scored 294/9 and won the

match by 96 runs. Alap Shah was their

highest scorer with 110 runs.

Ankit Shetty of Juggernauts gets clean bowled during their match against Rajkamal at the Oval Maidan in Mumbai on 22 April 2012. Twisha / Mumbai Weekly

Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

Malay Ojha of Emkay Global bowls during their match

against DIRECTI. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly

Alap Shah of Juggernauts celebrates his century.

Gitartha Goswami / Mumbai Weekly Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai Weekly

Ajay Mahade of DirectI is congratulated by his team mates after picking up a wicket in their match against EMKAY Global at the

Oval Maidan in Mumbai on 21 April 2012. Shankar Narayan / Mumbai Weekly Chinu Sharma of Juggernauts plays a stroke during their match

against Rajkamal. Saarthak Aurora / Mumbai Weekly