<h2>God is the details</h2>
<p>An artist adds finishing touches to an idol of Ganesha in his <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/go-girgaon-gone-ahead-of-ganeshotsav-2025-the-south-mumbai-locality-is-changing-23588828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Girgaon</a> workshop leading up to Maghi Ganpati celebrations on January 22.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Cover nostalgia and a piece of the moon</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jan/Colleen_e.jpg" alt="Colleen Ansley on her current visit to the city. Pic/Special Arrangement" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Colleen Ansley on her current visit to the city. Pic/Special Arrangement</em></strong></p>
<p>Our in-house cricket nut disappeared for a couple of hours on Monday evening. On his return, we asked him the reason for his absence. He opened his phone to show us a picture of a December 1973 issue of Eve&rsquo;s Weekly. &ldquo;So you went to meet a model,&rdquo; we asked in excitement. Not quite, he said. It was Colleen Ansley, his cousin settled in Canada, who way back then was coerced into being on the cover of the popular magazine. The news vendor was told not to deliver that issue to her <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/photo/in-photos-explore-byculla-in-mumbai-through-these-6-unique-architectural-marvels-106127/5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Byculla </a>home as she feared her father would be enraged.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jan/Eves-Weekly_e.jpg" alt="Colleen Ansley, then Colleen Godinho on the cover of Eve&rsquo;s Weekly&rsquo;s December 1973 edition. Pic/Colleen Ansley collection" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Colleen Ansley, then Colleen Godinho on the cover of Eve&rsquo;s Weekly&rsquo;s December 1973 edition. Pic/Colleen Ansley collection</em></strong></p>
<p>However, he ended being proud of the fact that one of his three daughters appeared on the cover of a magazine. In the early 1970s, Colleen, then Colleen Godinho, who worked at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/us-sends-aircraft-to-greenland-base-amid-tensions-over-donald-trumps-takeover-bid-23612794" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">United States</a> Information Service (USIS) got an opportunity to hold a sample of a moon rock when astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins visited India. For a young lady who was keen on the stars as a little girl, this was an opportunity not to miss. In 2009, Colleen released her novel called Isabelle of Bombay. She is in the city of her birth as part of a cruise, and promises to return next year.</p>
<h2>Keeping up with Omar Abdullah</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jan/Omar-Abdullah_e.jpg" alt="Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah shares words of appreciation with Mukesh Waje (in orange) and Jaydeep Singh (in blue). PIC COURTESY/HEED INDIA" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah shares words of appreciation with Mukesh Waje (in orange) and Jaydeep Singh (in blue). PIC COURTESY/HEED INDIA</em></strong></p>
<p>Few would have guessed that the runner in a glowing fluorescent co-ord kit at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/they-show-the-way-differently-abled-runners-shine-at-tata-mumbai-marathon-2026-23612571" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tata Mumbai Marathon</a> (TMM) last Sunday was actually Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah. Once past the finish line, Abdullah stopped to chat with Jaydeep Singh, a visually impaired runner who finished his first TMM run with his sighted partner Mukesh Waje from NGO Heed India. &ldquo;Omar sir gave me a pat on the back, and appreciated my determination. In good sporting spirit, he asked me for my finish time, which was two hours and seven minutes,&rdquo; Singh told us. An alumnus of the Happy Home &amp; School for the Blind in Worli, Singh is also a professional Judo player. As for how Abdullah finished, we had to do a bit of digging ourselves. Based on the CM&rsquo;s bib number, online provisional results reveal his finishing time to be 01:52:13, ranking 634 out of 12,646 runners in the 21km category.</p>
<h2>Paws for a cause</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jan/Free-dog-checkup_e.jpg" alt="A veterinarian examines a pet at the Kalyan centre. PIC COURTESY/@petcureandcaresurgicalcentre" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>A veterinarian examines a pet at the Kalyan centre. PIC COURTESY/@petcureandcaresurgicalcentre</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="mid-day.com/news/india-news/photo/in-photos-armed-forces-police-perform-rehearsal-ahead-of-republic-day-2026-109266/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Republic Day celebrations</a> this year will bring a wide smile to Kalyan&rsquo;s four-legged residents. &nbsp;A team of veterinarians from Pet Care and Cure clinic in Kalyan West has pledged to offer free vaccines, dental examination, and a health checkup for strays and pets. Those interested can head to Dog Park in the Yogi Dham area from 10 am to 6 pm on January 26. A member from the centre confirmed that the initiative will return next year as an annual affair. Now, that&rsquo;s the kind of Republic Day discounts we&rsquo;d like to see more of.</p>
<h2>Space jam in Worli</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jan/Dr-Pushpendu-Rakshit_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p>There was more than enough &lsquo;space&rsquo; for everyone at the first International Hybrid Conference on Space Science, Technology and Management at the Nehru Science Centre on Tuesday. Organised in collaboration with space education institute, Kalpana Chawla Space Academy (KCSA), the session &ldquo;brought together scientists, researchers, and students to facilitate knowledge exchange,&rdquo; Dr Pushpendu Rakshit (above), programme director, KCSA, shared.</p>
<h2>Want a piece of Wankhede Stadium?</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jan/Wankhede-canvas_e.jpg" alt="Wankhede Is Her Canvas by (left) Alisha Wagh. PICs COURTESY/ALISHA WAGH" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Wankhede Is Her Canvas by (left) Alisha Wagh. PICs COURTESY/ALISHA WAGH</em></strong></p>
<p>We can almost hear the thunderous &ldquo;Sachin, Sachin!&rdquo; pouring out of artist Alisha Wagh&rsquo;s new artwork that chronicles the evolution of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/wankhede-stadiums-50th-anniversary-the-long-celebratory-week-concludes-in-style-103815" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Wankhede Stadium</a>. Titled Wankhede is Her Canvas, the artwork depicts the stadium in two halves. &ldquo;Old-timers will remember manual scoreboards before the screens took over both on and off-field,&rdquo; Wagh said.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jan/Alisha-Wagh_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p>The piece also features a hat-tip to the Indian women&rsquo;s cricket team&rsquo;s 2025 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-cabinet-celebrates-indias-first-womens-world-cup-victory-announces-cash-reward-23601629" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ICC Women&rsquo;s ODI World Cup win</a>. &ldquo;At the centre of it all is Sachin Tendulkar, who has seen the stadium evolve with him,&rdquo; she revealed to us. Created in collaboration with fan club North Stand Gang, the artist hopes to take it to the MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum at the stadium before putting it up for sale. Keep a close eye, we&rsquo;re sure it&rsquo;ll be &lsquo;going, going, gone&rsquo; soon.</p>

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