<h2>Hanging on to Hope</h2>
Heralding the arrival of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/photo/in-photos-gudi-padwa-preparations-begin-in-mumbai-as-festive-stalls-appear-in-girgaon-110168/2" rel="nofollow">Gudi Padwa</a> this week, workers fix the text on a billboard at Western Express Highway in Santacruz
<h2>Art does not discriminate</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Kids-experiencing-1_e.jpg" alt="The exhibits on display featured Kathakali, Tanjore, and Warli art among others" width="1280" height="720" /> The exhibits on display featured Kathakali, Tanjore, and Warli art among others
What if the rule in a gallery was not &ldquo;Do not touch&rdquo; but quite the opposite? Project Anubhav explored this idea by translating traditional Indian artworks into tactile pieces that visitors, including those with varied abilities, could touch, hold and explore.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Kids-experiencing-2_e.jpg" alt="A visual guide directs a child through the interface. Pics Courtesy/AccessforAll" width="1280" height="720" /> A visual guide directs a child through the interface. Pics Courtesy/AccessforAll
Showcased at Purple Fest, an inclusive initiative curated at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-sunday-dossier-23620829" rel="nofollow">New Delhi </a>on March 13, the exhibit featured art works from the Kathakali, Tanjore and Warli styles, adapted with Braille captions and QR codes linked to sign-language guides.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Siddhant-Shah_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
&ldquo;These artworks literally invite you to touch and feel them, making sure art is truly accessible to all and not bound by any type of disability,&rdquo; Siddhant Shah (left) and Rohan Marathe from Access for All, told this diarist.
<h2>Lavani on the turf</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Lavani-turf_e.jpg" alt="The performers on stage at the racecourse. Pic Courtesy/Sameer Amit Tadvi" width="1280" height="720" /> The performers on stage at the racecourse. Pic Courtesy/Sameer Amit Tadvi
Move over John Mayer! The Mahalaxmi Race Course turf witnessed a rare lavani performance to add to the thrill of the Zavaray S Poonawalla Racing Carnival on Sunday. Directed by Bhushan Korgaonkar and Kunal Vijaykar, the performance was staggered through the races. &ldquo;It was unique because the organisers invited us, instead of a band. We performed classic lavani songs; some of which used the rhythms of horses,&rdquo; Korgaonkar revealed.&nbsp;
<h2>All quiet on West&rsquo;s front</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Kanye-a_e.jpg" alt="The post announcing the rescheduling of Kanye West&rsquo;s concert. Pics Courtesy/@whitefox.india; afp" width="1280" height="720" /> The post announcing the rescheduling of Kanye West&rsquo;s concert. Pics Courtesy/@whitefox.india; AFP
Organisers of Kanye West&rsquo;s exclusive India debut in Delhi, who earlier mocked <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/mumbai-fans-share-their-excitement-ahead-of-the-john-mayer-concert-23615880" rel="nofollow">Mumbai fans</a> with outdoor ads that said, &ldquo;... to New Delhi, not you,&rdquo; have had to eat humble pie. Amid rising geopolitical tensions on the global stage, they announced that the Delhi concert scheduled for March 29 has been postponed to May 23. &ldquo;The safety of our fans traveling internationally, as well as that of the artiste and the production team, remains our top priority. All tickets remain valid for the new date.&rdquo; the team announced in its statement. While there&rsquo;s no word from Kanye, knowing him, it&rsquo;s only a matter of time before he makes his views known.
<h2>Requiem for a dream</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Lindsay-Pereira-book_e.jpg" alt="Pic Courtesy/Harper-Collins" width="1280" height="720" /> Pic Courtesy/Harper-Collins
Mumbaikars and aspiration cannot stay apart. No wonder then, that mid-day columnist and author Lindsay Pereira&rsquo;s (below) latest title, Super (HarperCollins), dives into a tale of immigration, identity, and yearning for a better life, and the price many pay for it. Told through the perspective of a young Indian on the verge of migrating to Canada, the book explores the &lsquo;exodus of young Indians migrating to the West,&rsquo; Pereira wrote.&nbsp;

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