<h2>A square foot of shade</h2>
<p>A lone tree provides sparse shade for a group of youngsters<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbais-chowpatty-sees-tarballs-washed-ashore-experts-explain-phenomenon-23628927" rel="nofollow"> playing kabbadi at Chowpatty</a></p>
<h2>House the music?</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Krunal-Ghorpade_e.jpg" alt="Krunal Ghorpade at a  performance. Pic Courtesy/Krunal Ghorpade" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Krunal Ghorpade at a performance. Pic Courtesy/Krunal Ghorpade</em></strong></p>
<p>After the success of Taambdi Chaambdi, a breakout Marathi hip-hop hit in 2024, Krunal Ghorpade aka DJ Kratex wanted his next project to push him creatively. &ldquo;I wanted to do something that was purely mine,&rdquo; Ghorpade told us. In December 2025, he set himself the challenge of finishing one song every day. The result is Fakta House, a 12-track album rooted almost entirely in the genre of House music. Five tracks are in Marathi, while the rest blend English lyrics with Indie sounds. As an experiment, he also invited fans to leave comments on Instagram, turning a few of those responses into song lyrics. The album is all set to release on July 31 on all streaming platforms.</p>
<h2>Between the lines</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Guild-exhibition_e.jpg" alt="Shibu Natesan Self Portrait 2025, Untitled, 2005; Untitled 2003, Akbar Padamsee. Pics Courtesy/The Guild Art Gallery " width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Shibu Natesan Self Portrait 2025, Untitled, 2005; Untitled 2003, Akbar Padamsee. Pics Courtesy/The Guild Art Gallery</em></strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Leonardo Da Vinci might have painted over his sketches, but the ongoing display of Vectors of Perception: Defining the Latent at The Guild, Alibaug, captures the value of these rough lines. The exhibition curates a large section of sketches and linear works across various periods, genres, and artistic styles. The ongoing exhibition which concludes on July 12, features works by artists from Akbar Padamsee, Ganesh Pyne, Gieve Patel, Gigi Scaria, to Jogen Chowdhury, Shibu Natesan and KG Subramanyan, among the stellar names. Gallerist Shalini Sawhney explained, &ldquo;We had really hoped to talk about drawing through many different lenses with this exhibition. When it comes to drawing, one must look at the weight of the line, the movement, how it flows. It could be something very delicate, almost fragile that speaks to a refined sensibility, or something bold, a very visually striking presence.&rdquo;</p>
<h2>Unboxing nostalgia in Breach Candy</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Nostalgia_e.jpg" alt="A rare double exposed photograph from the archive (right) Varun Gazder at the exhibition. Pic Courtesy/artists; Cymroza Art Gallery" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>A rare double exposed photograph from the archive (right) Varun Gazder at the exhibition. Pic Courtesy/artists; Cymroza Art Gallery</em></strong></p>
<p>Thursday evening at Cymroza Art Gallery witnessed a special discussion where a family archive was the centerpiece. Artists Joyona Medhi and Abhishek Basu were in conversation with Varun Gazder, grandson of Keki Gazder. This was part of the final session before Sparseeing, the exhibition held in association with the Museum Society of Mumbai (MSM) wraps up today. What began as an idea to unbox memories from a trunk unearthed at the Bharucha Mansion in Jamshedpur, turned out to be a fascinating discovery of a Parsi family&rsquo;s archive that went beyond photographs and handwritten letters. Gazder regaled the audience, which included luminaries Bachi Karkaria and Dolly Thakore, with anecdotes of his childhood in the charming industrial township, including how his grandfather brought back cherry blossom trees from his travels to Japan, and his wartime heroics. Medhi and Basu, the magic-makers who pieced the project together ensured we got a glimpse of how the treasure trove became a photobook and eventually, the exhibition. As this diarist spotted Dr Pheroza Godrej, chairperson, MSM, and ever-gracious host discuss this labour of love with the trio post the session, it was tempting to imagine that a handful in the audience would have returned home, to rummage through their family heirlooms and perhaps, take baby steps towards building an archive.</p>
<h2>Supping on verse</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/jun/Devangana-Mishra_e.jpg" alt="Devangana Mishra during a poetry reading session" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Devangana Mishra during a poetry reading session</em></strong></p>
<p>The month of June is often a time of poetry, and Devangana Mishra is keeping to the theme by launching her new book of verse, Desierto Florido: Poetry for Parched Lands, on July 3. &ldquo;Poetry is much harder than prose. I have been working on these verses for a while, and they talk of love, feminism, and difficult relationships,&rdquo; she revealed. With her own artwork illustrating the emotions and themes, the book will also precede the launch of a new community to support the art of poetry. &ldquo;We hope to nurture art and poetry in the age of Artificial Intelligence [AI] and Machine Learning,&rdquo; Mishra, founder of the neurodivergent community platform, BrainBristle, shared with this diarist. We will keep our ears to the ground.</p>

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