20 October,2026 08:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
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Some leftover rice seems to have tempted a Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea) butterfly on a wall at Mahalaxmi Racecourse
A moment from the session at Kandivli
Kandivli's Dream Park was witness to a dream come true for the city's neurodiverse community last weekend. A special drum circle organised by Sur Saathi and Nav Divyang Foundation (NDF) had participants tapping rhythms on their bongos in tandem. "Every individual deserves the opportunity to be heard, included and celebrated. Through the circle, participants experienced how music can create opportunities for communication and connection, even beyond spoken words," NDF founder Gopal Bhagwat told this diarist.
Neti-Neti 2 by Teja Gavankar (right) Nandi by Satish Gujral. Pics Courtesy/Art Mumbai
Art is not just to be viewed, but experienced. The upcoming edition of ART MUMBAI that kicks off on November 12 will witness a sculpture park themed Material and Memory, featuring installations across concepts and materials.
Pandit Ram Mandavi and Babba Su by Jonathan Trayte
From folklore, stories, and myths from the artists' community designed into the work, Stories Untold, by Pandit Ram Mandavi, presented by Ojas Arts; to Babba Su by Jonathan Trayte and Akara Art which evokes consumer excess through bronze and steel, or the iconic Nandi by Satish Gujral to name a few, the sculptural works reflect the festival's "commitment to deepening engagement with art and encouraging new perspectives," shared the founders, Dinesh Vazirani (top), Minal Vazirani, Conor Macklin, and Nakul Chawla.
A view of the exhibition (right) Dr Malini Roy, Dr Luisa Elena Mengoni, Mayank Gupta (chief executive of the Maharana of Mewar Trust), and Nikhil Ramesh of CSMVS. Pics Courtesy/The British Library
Last week, the City Palace Museum, Udaipur opened doors to the Early Photography and Archaeology in Western India: Udaipur Chapter. The collaboration between the museum, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) and the British Library, is part of a long interaction that began in 2021-22, shared Nikhil Ramesh, curator (conservation), CSMVS. "It emerged from the glass plate negatives taken by officers of the East India Company and the British Empire in the British Library Archives. We hope to make this a travelling exhibition," he added.
Teams compete during a game at the tournament last weekend. Pics Courtesy/The Legacy Cup
Led by two 16-year-olds in Jinay Gala and Dev Parekh, a group of 12 students kicked off a new under-18 boys' basketball tournament, The Legacy Cup, in Ghatkopar last Sunday.
Dev Parekh and Jinay Gala
"Basketball has been a key part of our life, and taught us a great deal. This was our way of giving back something to the sport," said Matunga-resident Parekh. The one-day tournament was won by the Pune-based Chitale Warriors. While this edition saw six teams compete, the group hopes the next edition will be bigger.
