12 February,2026 07:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Pic/Satej Shinde
This is why you need seatbelts! Revellers took a tumble into the Arabian Sea during a joyride in Santacruz. Thankfully, help was at hand
The walls will come alive in Malad this weekend. The 5th Edition of Wall Art India that kicked off on February 10 will witness four internationally recognised artists - Khatra (India), Kashink (France), Kesadi (France), Dey MKO (France) - travel across 15 Indian cities. The initiative, led by the Alliance Française network in India, in collaboration with the Embassy of France in India, and the Institut Français, will work on a project at St Mathew's High School and Junior College in Malad West from February 14 to 17.
"For this year, we are elated to welcome Khatra aka Siddharth Gohil, a famous artist from Gujarat who has transformed multiple walls, roads, and other places with his bold style. In Mumbai, he will be creating a compelling mural centred on the theme of women empowerment, using vibrant colours of the environment.
A work created during the last edition. Pics Courtesy/Wall Art India
We believe that through his vibrant work, this public space would be transformed into a canvas of resilience, reflection, and hope," shared Laurent Vergain (above), executive director, Alliance Française de Bombay.
Uday Deshpande; Gianmarco Soresi (on the rope) performs a routine. Pic Courtesy/@gianmarcosoresi
American stand-up comic, Gianmarco Soresi chose an interesting way to prepare for the Mumbai opening of his Drama King Tour today. He made a trip to Shivaji Park on Wednesday morning; and no, it wasn't to watch a cricket match, but for something else entirely - mallakhamb. "I will be honest; I had no idea who he was. He dropped in for a visit yesterday morning, and we were happy to have him participate," admits Uday Deshpande, coach at Shree Samarth Vyayam Mandir at Shivaji Park. The Padma Shri Awardee was impressed with Soresi. "His ability was impressive, and he was also physically fit. We ran him through certain basic poses in rope mallakhamb, the overhang, Padmasana, and Shavasana. He did them quite well," the coach told this diarist.
Carlos Monteiro (right), 61, who passed away in Sydney on Tuesday following a heart ailment, worked in the first of our four office locations across Mumbai. While that reflects how long ago he served as Deputy Editor of Sunday mid-day in the early 1990s, it doesn't take long to remember his exemplary work. Those were days when not all seniors were called Sirs, and Mr sounded archaic. To most of us, he was just Carlos, addressed with a lot of respect. To quote one of our colleagues assigned to do short profiles on the entire newsroom for our 15th anniversary issue in 1994, "a no-nonsense journalist with a penchant for piquant puns." Apart from bringing out the Sunday paper with aplomb, Carlos was big on sports - especially football, but cricket too. The passion for Pele's beautiful game took him to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa from where he reported for the newspaper. A few years after his Sunday mid-day stint, Carlos served as one of the high ranking editors of the Sydney Morning Herald website in Australia. He and his wife, Christine (also a former Sunday mid-day colleague) were regulars at cricket matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Let's say he battled hard till the closing overs of his life.
