<h2>More than you can chew</h2>
Some leftover rice seems to have tempted a Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea) butterfly on a wall at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-mahalaxmi-racecourses-gallops-loses-licence-after-fda-inspection-patrons-expect-return-23651533" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mahalaxmi Racecourse</a>
<h2>Taal talk</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Drum-session_1792454615_s.jpg" alt="A moment from the session at Kandivli" /> A moment from the session at Kandivli
Kandivli&rsquo;s Dream Park was witness to a dream come true for the city&rsquo;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. &ldquo;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,&rdquo; NDF founder Gopal Bhagwat told this diarist.
<h2>Sculptures in the park</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Cyone_1792454653_s.jpg" alt="Neti-Neti 2 by Teja Gavankar (right) Nandi by Satish Gujral. Pics Courtesy/Art Mumbai " width="1280" height="720" /> Neti-Neti 2 by Teja Gavankar (right) Nandi by Satish Gujral. Pics Courtesy/Art Mumbai&nbsp;
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.
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Pandit-Mandavi_1792454699_s.jpg" alt="Pandit Ram Mandavi and Babba Su by Jonathan Trayte" width="1280" height="720" /> Pandit Ram Mandavi and Babba Su by Jonathan Trayte
From folklore, stories, and myths from the artists&rsquo; community designed into the work, Stories Untold, by Pandit Ram Mandavi, presented by Ojas Arts; to Babba Su by Jonathan Trayte and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/famous-personalities/article/Baroda-artist-sculptures-3D-paintings-honeybee-wax-Colaba-Akara-Art-Gallery-beeswax-paintings-life-and-style-culture-17709169" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Akara Art</a> 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&rsquo;s &ldquo;commitment to deepening engagement with art and encouraging new perspectives,&rdquo; shared the founders, Dinesh Vazirani (top), Minal Vazirani, Conor Macklin, and Nakul Chawla. &nbsp;
<h2>Picturing the Colonial past</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Dr-Malini-Roy_1792454792_s.jpg" alt="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" width="1280" height="720" /> 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 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/indian-navy-seizes-2-500-kg-narcotics-in-the-western-indian-ocean-23511425" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Western India</a>: 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. &ldquo;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,&rdquo; he added.
<h2>Hoops, hope</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Legacy-Cup_1792454825_s.jpg" alt="Teams compete during a game at the tournament last weekend. Pics Courtesy/The Legacy Cup" width="1280" height="720" /> 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&rsquo; basketball tournament, The Legacy Cup, in Ghatkopar last Sunday.
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Dev-Parekh_1792454857_s.jpg" alt="Dev Parekh and Jinay Gala" width="1280" height="720" /> Dev Parekh and Jinay Gala
&ldquo;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,&rdquo; 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.

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