<h2>The last spring</h2>
With the threat of eviction and unabated construction looming, the last <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/spotting-pink-trumpet-flowers-in-mumbai-know-more-about-the-cherry-blossom-like-bloom-going-viral-23615624" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">pink trumpet flowers bloom</a> along the Eastern Express Highway in Vikhroli.
<h2>Bird&rsquo;s eye view here</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Birds-water_e.jpg" alt="The seagulls take a break in the pool. Pics/Special Arrangement" width="1280" height="720" /> The seagulls take a break in the pool. Pics/Special Arrangement
A recent visit to Bombay Presidency Radio Club (BPRC), Colaba was all about the sun, as temperatures are rising, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-mumbais-new-sea-facing-promenade-nears-completion-set-to-transform-coastal-access-105920/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sea views</a> from the club and sailboats on the water. There is another &lsquo;S&rsquo; to that too. Call it swim. The pool at the club was devoid of swimmers that afternoon, but these birds were swooping in and enjoying a dip. It made for a pleasant, picture-postcard sight as the city recently kicked back; relaxed and not-a-minute-to-spare Mumbaikars enjoyed the Holi holiday down time. As for the birds? While we have to spend lakhs for a club membership, waiting for memberships to open, these birds are life members for free, and in this way the avians score over homo sapiens.
<h2>Tag, you&rsquo;re it</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Stickers_e.jpg" alt="Decal stickers posted by artists in Germany and Delhi" width="1280" height="720" /> Decal stickers posted by artists in Germany and Delhi
Having founded StickLit with designer Nidhin Kundathil in 2017, writer Manoj Pandey&rsquo;s new initiative seeks to reclaim a small space for <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/new-exhibition-in-mumbai-celebrates-indias-ecology-and-native-art-forms-23618336" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">public art in the city</a>. Titled Cancel Cult, it will soon see artists take the term &lsquo;cancel&rsquo; and turn it into an artistic statement. &ldquo;The project uses high-contrast minimalist decals to provoke thought on social accountability,&rdquo; shared Pandey. &ldquo;Cancel refers to the idea of cancelling your daily grind, and finding freedom, one step at a time,&rdquo; he said. Keep your ears peeled.
<h2>Humility personified</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Vijay-Crishna_e.jpg" alt="Vijay Crishna. File Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi" width="1280" height="720" /> Vijay Crishna. File Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
A CEO, traveller, and above all a thespian, the passing of Vijay Crishna at the age of 81 on Tuesday cast a pall over the Godrej family, and Mumbai&rsquo;s performing arts community. A colossal presence on stage, Lillete Dubey described him as, &ldquo;One of our finest stage actors.&rdquo;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Lillette-Vijay-Crishna_e.jpg" alt="Vijay Crishna (standing, behind) and Lillete Dubey in a scene from the play, Dance Like A Man. Pic Courtesy/@lilletedubeyofficial" width="1280" height="720" /> Vijay Crishna (standing, behind) and Lillete Dubey in a scene from the play, Dance Like A Man. Pic Courtesy/@lilletedubeyofficial
The director shared stage with the former CEO of Godrej Lawkim Motors on plays like Sammy, and more memorably, Dance Like A Man. &ldquo;A naturally gifted actor, and a wonderful human being. He had a lot of humility and charm. Crishna was the first name that everyone suggested when I was casting in 1997. It is a deeply felt loss for the family, and Indian theatre,&rdquo; she shared with this diarist.
<h2>May I have this dance?</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Fashion-Walk_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
Whoever said proms were just for young people? On March 22, Walkabout Active Agers invited people in the 55-plus age group to Bandra&rsquo;s Pioneer Hall for its first Senior Ball/Prom Night.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Deval-Deliwala_e.jpg" alt="A chic senior walks the runway. Pic courtesy/Walkabout Active" width="1280" height="720" /> A chic senior walks the runway. Pic courtesy/Walkabout Active
Founder and CEO Deval Delivala told this diarist, &ldquo;The evening revisits the delight of dressing up, dancing freely and singing along to iconic <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/unwind-with-music-from-the-guides-playlist-this-week-23618549" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">retro hits</a>.&rdquo;

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