<h2>Gully Boys</h2>
A boy flashes a cover drive during a game of cricket in a lane in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-pydhonie-death-not-watermelon-but-morphine-killed-family-23628678" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Pydhonie</a>.
<h2>Mapping civic voices</h2>
<img title="Munaf Kapadia" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-b_e.jpg" alt="Munaf Kapadia" width="1280" height="720" />Munaf Kapadia
Mumbai entrepreneur Munaf Kapadia has launched Liveability Index, a non-profit civic-technology thought experiment aimed at creating a structured public feedback system for civic issues. Described as Reddit meets Google Maps, but for civic issues, the open-source platform allows residents to post hyperlocal reports about concerns such as broken footpaths, traffic bottlenecks, garbage issues, and poor lighting, while also highlighting positive municipal work.
<img title="The interface for sharing feedback; an illustrated map of the city according to administrative wards. Pics courtesy/Munaf Kapadia" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-c_e.jpg" alt="The interface for sharing feedback; an illustrated map of the city according to administrative wards. Pics courtesy/Munaf Kapadia" width="1280" height="720" />
The interface for saring feedback; an illustrated map of the city according to administrative wards. Pics courtesy/Munaf Kapadia
&ldquo;The goal is not to criticise the government, but to help residents share constructive, hyperlocal feedback in a way that can support municipal teams and elected representatives,&rdquo; said Kapadia. The platform enables users to plus-one reports, add context, and share them with resident groups, corporators, civic officials, and journalists. Kapadia said the larger idea is to make civic feedback &ldquo;as easy as rating a food delivery order&rdquo;, helping governments identify recurring issues, prioritise work better, and communicate more effectively with citizens.
<h2>Classic chronicles</h2>
<img title="An Impala at Horniman Circle; A Herald Triumph on Marine Drive; Mercedes W123 near Horniman Circle. Pics Courtesy/Shoyeb Farooqui" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-d_e.jpg" alt="An Impala at Horniman Circle; A Herald Triumph on Marine Drive; Mercedes W123 near Horniman Circle. Pics Courtesy/Shoyeb Farooqui" width="1280" height="720" />An Impala at Horniman Circle; A Herald Triumph on Marine Drive; Mercedes W123 near Horniman Circle. Pics Courtesy/Shoyeb Farooqui
Shoyeb Farooqui, a photographer and vintage car enthusiast from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/food/photo/mumbai-minara-masjid-kebabs-to-nalli-nihari-here-are-the-top-must-try-delicacies-at-mohammad-ali-road-during-ramadan-95306" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mohammed Ali Road</a>, recently conducted a retro-themed photoshoot featuring classic cars against Mumbai&rsquo;s heritage landmarks. Shot on film cameras including the Minolta SRT 101 and Pentax k1000, the series showcased vintage vehicles such as a 1959 Chevrolet Impala, a Mercedes W123, and a Triumph Herald near iconic locations like the David Sassoon Library and other historic buildings across South Mumbai.
<img title="Shoyeb Farooqui" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-e_e.jpg" alt="Shoyeb Farooqui" width="1280" height="720" />Shoyeb Farooqui
&ldquo;My idea to click images is to offer a vintage vibe. You&rsquo;ll surely transport back to the 1960s and &rsquo;70s, when Mumbai wasn&rsquo;t Mumbai; it was Bombay,&rdquo; said Farooqui. Using this platform, he revealed his aim to recreate old Bombay&rsquo;s nostalgia by blending heritage architecture, film photography, and timeless automobiles into a visual narrative.
<h2>The ghungroo fix</h2>
<img title="Views of the installations. Pics Courtesy/Artist; Dilip Piramal Art Gallery" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-f_e.jpg" alt="Views of the installations. Pics Courtesy/Artist; Dilip Piramal Art Gallery" width="1280" height="597" />
Since my childhood I was always fascinated with dance and drama. I remember when I was young, Tamasha artistes would perform in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/after-48-years-on-the-run-mumbai-police-nabs-77-year-old-attempt-to-murder-accused-23598729" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Dapoli</a>, which is where I grew up.&rdquo; Abhishek Khedekar, a photographer who spent six years capturing the Tamasha companies of Maharashtra, told this diarist, elaborating about the inspiration behind his latest installation at NCPA&rsquo;s Dilip Piramal Art Gallery.&nbsp;
<img title="Views of the installations. Pics Courtesy/Artist; Dilip Piramal Art Gallery" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-g_e.jpg" alt="Views of the installations. Pics Courtesy/Artist; Dilip Piramal Art Gallery" width="1280" height="536" />Views of the installations. Pics Courtesy/Artist; Dilip Piramal Art Gallery
The installation, titled Tamasha, will be on view till June 14, and features the time Khedekar spent with these artistes in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-governor-holds-high-level-meeting-approves-ex-servicemen-welfare-centres-in-pandharpur-and-satara-23630131" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Pandharpur</a>. &ldquo;Incidentally, a transport facilitator to these Tamasha companies connected me to a company owner. When the owner informed me that the troupe would be performing in Pandharpur, I immediately packed my bags and joined them there,&rdquo; shared Khedekar. He also revealed that this is the second installation of the collection with the first one having been at London&rsquo;s Webber Gallery in 2024.&nbsp;
<img title="Abhishek Khedekar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-h_e.jpg" alt="Abhishek Khedekar" width="1280" height="720" />Abhishek Khedekar
<h2>March for mangroves</h2>
<img title="Dharmesh Barai" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-j_e.jpg" alt="Dharmesh Barai" width="1280" height="720" />Dharmesh Barai
As Environment Life Foundation&rsquo;s Mangrove Soldiers mark over 300 weeks of their <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-ready-for-months-gorai-mangrove-park-still-awaits-ministerial-green-signal-23626666" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">mangrove</a> clean-up drives tomorrow, Dharmesh Barai, the founder, spoke to us about the troops&rsquo; six-year-long weekly marches to Mumbai Metropolitan Region&rsquo;s coastlines, &ldquo;Coastal protection is vital to balancing our ecosystem and fighting climate change. We urge more citizens to come forward and join hands to save our mangroves.&rdquo; he appealed.
<img title="Volunteers at a previous clean-up drive. Pic Courtesy/Environmental Life Foundation" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/may/dos-sixteen-may-i_e.jpg" alt="Volunteers at a previous clean-up drive. Pic Courtesy/Environmental Life Foundation" width="1280" height="720" /> Volunteers at a previous clean-up drive. Pic Courtesy/Environmental Life Foundation

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