<h2>Patrol by the promenade</h2>
<p>A canine is in alert mode as two people nap beside it on a hot afternoon along <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mmmbai-bandra-residents-demand-carter-road-promenade-be-cleared-of-encroachments-23619905?lifestyle-relationships-video-breakingnews" rel="nofollow">Carter Road</a></strong></p>
<h2>Prayers in prose</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Adil-Jussawala_e.jpg" alt="(Left) Adil Jussawala; the cover of the book. Pic courtesy/Red River press" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>(Left) Adil Jussawala; the cover of the book. Pic courtesy/Red River press</em></strong></p>
<p>Adil Jussawalla is back. The octogenarian poet-author has released a new title, Offerings: Religion, Its Victories, Its Desolations (Red River). The collection of introspective prose about his own spiritual questions &lsquo;... indicate a pattern of thought, of constant making and re-making that isn&rsquo;t complete...&rdquo; the Sahitya Akademi winner wrote in a note.</p>
<h2>Living the park life</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Park-yoga_e.jpg" alt="People sing together in a group. Pics courtesy/Anca Florescu Abraham (right) Participants at a yoga session" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>People sing together in a group. Pics courtesy/Anca Florescu Abraham (right) Participants at a yoga session</em></strong></p>
<p>What began as a modest effort to bring people together in parks, to sing, dance, and simply be themselves, has grown into a full-fledged ritual. Love Your Park Mumbai hosted Sing for Your Parks, an initiative that draws residents from across the city while advocating for open spaces and curating meaningful experiences within Mumbai&rsquo;s public realms in collaboration with artists and organisations. &ldquo;Through collective action and creative engagement, we aim to influence and nurture a culture of shared urban common spaces,&rdquo; said founder Anca Florescu Abraham. Yesterday (March 22), people gathered at Jogger&rsquo;s Park in<strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bandra-locals-seek-clarity-from-bmc-on-annex-space-in-park-redevelopment-plan-23622072" rel="nofollow"> Bandra </a></strong>to sing, read poetry, and practise yoga. &ldquo;And to encourage people of all age groups to participate we also have a board game section,&rdquo; she added.</p>
<h2>The cost of development</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Development_e.jpg" alt="Attendees at the march (right) Participants at an earlier march. Pics courtesy/Let India Breathe and Aarey Conservation Group Archives " width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Attendees at the march (right) Participants at an earlier march. Pics courtesy/Let India Breathe and Aarey Conservation Group Archives&nbsp;</em></strong></p>
<p>A coalition of environmentalists, Adivasi groups and communities will take to Mumbai&rsquo;s streets today as they organise a Maha Rally from Chowpatty to Azad Maidan. The march follows concern over ecological costs of large-scale infrastructure projects across Maharashtra especially MMR [Palghar, Thane, and Raigad]. The rally centres on demands of Koli fishers, Adivasi communities and climate advocates. Protesters argue projects, port expansions, industrial corridors and other infrastructure accelerate displacement while weakening environmental and social safeguards. &ldquo;This rally is about asserting that development cannot come at the cost of people&rsquo;s rights, dignity, and survival,&rdquo; emphasised Yash Marwah from Let India Breathe, one of the many groups involved.</p>
<h2>Even the vada pav isn&rsquo;t spared</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/mar/Vada-Pav_e.jpg" alt="Ashok Vada Pav stall in Dadar. Pics courtesy/@ashokvadapav_near_kirti_clge (right) The famous Ashok Vada Pav" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Ashok Vada Pav stall in Dadar. Pics courtesy/@ashokvadapav_near_kirti_clge (right) The famous Ashok Vada Pav</em></strong></p>
<p>For a city that takes pride in its street food, even a brief pause or shutdown is hard to miss. Mumbai&rsquo;s iconic Ashok Vada Pav near Kirti College in Dadar has remained closed for the past few days due to an ongoing <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/news/india-news/article/lpg-crisis-png-connections-prioritised-for-businesses-amid-nationwide-shortage-23622034" rel="nofollow">LPG shortage</a></strong> affecting small food businesses across the city. Prasad Thakur from Ashok Vada Pav said the outlet has been shut since a week because of disruption in fuel supply, adding that things might look up soon. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had to keep the shop shut since March 16 because of the LPG shortage &mdash; it&rsquo;s simply not possible to operate without fuel,&rdquo; Thakur said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re hoping to reopen today (March 23) and get back to serving our customers.&rdquo;</p>

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