<h2>The maratha pride</h2>
Children practise Mardani Khel, a traditional <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-sunday-dossier-from-mount-mary-steps-to-queer-cinema-motherhood-fitness-and-global-cheese-wins-23627492" rel="nofollow">Maratha combat drill </a>at Shivaji Park, Dadar
<h2>Voice of roots</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Zubeen-Garg_e.jpg" alt="Late singer Zubeen Garg at a performance. pic courtesy/biman Hazarika" width="1280" height="720" /> Late singer Zubeen Garg at a performance. Pic courtesy/biman Hazarika
A new book by Prosenjit Nath is bound to tug at the heart strings of fans of the late Zubeen Garg. Zubeen Garg: The Voice That Bridged Worlds (Penguin Random House India) hopes to unfold like a quiet conversation about the life of an artiste who never drifted far from his roots.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Zubeen-garg-book_e.jpg" alt="Pic courtesy/Penguin Random House" width="1280" height="720" /> Pic courtesy/Penguin Random House
From Tura to Assam, it follows Garg&rsquo;s journey with honesty, capturing both struggle and pride, and how his voice carried an entire region into the national spotlight.
<h2>A paw-sitive effort</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Patients-1_e.jpg" alt="Patients engage with the pet to ease anxiety. pics courtesy/aaji cares " width="1280" height="720" /> Patients engage with the pet to ease anxiety. Pics courtesy/Aaji Cares
Geriatric care centre, Aaji Care is letting <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-tuesday-dossier-23620086" rel="nofollow">paws </a>do the healing with their pet therapy programme for those battling dementia and mental health concerns.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Patients-2_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
Naina Oke, head of department for mental health and geriatric counselling, said, &ldquo;Our dogs have made patients noticeably happier as pet therapy is known to reduce loneliness and boost serotonin levels in dementia and mental health cases.&rdquo;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Naina-Oke_e.jpg" alt="Naina Oke" width="1280" height="720" /> Naina Oke
<h2>Goodbye, legend</h2>
He was like a father to me,&rdquo; said Vinay Tripathi, remembering the late Raghu Rai, an iconic photographer and photojournalist who chronicled India&rsquo;s social, political and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-sunday-dossier-23619789" rel="nofollow">cultural life</a> over six decades. Tripathi, son of noted photojournalist Sureshwar Tripathi from New Delhi, encountered Rai relatively late in his professional journey, yet the association left a lasting impression on him. &ldquo;I met him in 2020, and our relationship soon became more personal. Given his achievements in photography, he felt like a god-like figure to me,&rdquo; Tripathi recollected.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Vinay-Tripathi_e.jpg" alt="(Above, from left) Raghu Rai and Vinay Tripathi at Godowlia Market in Varanasi; (right) Tripathi and Rai ride a bike near Hotel Cocasa at Lanka, Varanasi. Pics courtesy/Vinay Tripathi" width="1280" height="720" /> (From left) Raghu Rai and Vinay Tripathi at Godowlia Market in Varanasi; (right) Tripathi and Rai ride a bike near Hotel Cocasa at Lanka, Varanasi. Pics courtesy/Vinay Tripathi
Their connection deepened significantly during a workshop in Varanasi in 2024, where they spent time working and exchanging ideas. &ldquo;After that, he became a driving force in my career &mdash; a fierce mentor and a true friend. We stayed in touch consistently until his health began to deteriorate. A legend par excellence,&rdquo; he added, reflecting on a bond that quietly grew across generations and shaped both his personal and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-friday-dossier-beach-cricket-gorillaz-tour-and-paw-some-ipl-nights-23624989" rel="nofollow">professional life</a> as a photographer.
<h2>Civic sense zindabad</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Carter-Road-clean_e.jpg" alt="Attendees assemble at Carter Road for the rally. Pics courtesy/Beco " width="1280" height="720" /> Attendees assemble at Carter Road for the rally. Pics courtesy/Beco
Have you ever caught someone littering and asked yourself, &ldquo;Whatever happened to civic sense?&rdquo; BECO, an eco-friendly home care e-platform, did as well when they decided to step up. On April 25, they organised a Civic Sense Parade along Carter Road promenade. Eram Khan from the e-platform, shared about the idea behind the event, &ldquo;You hear people talking about civic sense, but where is the action?&rdquo; Nearly 50 Mumbaikars as well as founders, Anuj Ruia and Akshay Varma participated in the half-hour-long parade. The end result? The group collected 25 bags of waste.&nbsp;

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