Areas like Malabar Hill, Girgaon Chowpatty and Haji Ali will soon have live musical performances, heritage walks and social awareness campaigns following the directions issued by the Mumbai Urban Art Commission last month. The D ward officials have explored various options of promoting cultural activities in public areas and are all set to begin later this month.

For starters, the D ward officials want to start heritage walks around Nanachowk, an area they refer to as the 'Gandhi Peace Precinct'. The area includes Mani Bhavan which was Mahatma Gandhi's residence in the city from 1917-1934; Tejpal Hall, known as the birthplace of Indian National Congress; and August Kranti Maidan where Gandhi had issued the speech as part of the Quit India Movement.