<h2>Father figure</h2>
A father carries his child past a stunning wall painting of Sambhaji Raje Bhosale and his son Shahu, in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-22-year-old-woman-killed-after-cement-block-falls-on-her-head-from-under-construction-building-in-jogeshwari-23597818?business-business-news-article-breakingnews" rel="nofollow">Jogeshwari</a>
<h2>Sixty years of grace</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Rehearsal-a_e.jpg" alt="Students at the school rehearse for the upcoming performance.PICS courtesy/SCBWD; Matisse love on Instagram" width="1280" height="720" /> Students at the school rehearse for the upcoming performance.PICS courtesy/SCBWD; Matisse love on Instagram
Ballet in Mumbai has had its own special space at The School of Classical Ballet and Western Dance (SCBWD), Gamdevi Road, India&rsquo;s oldest ballet institution. It will celebrate its 60th year with the production, Threads of Eternity on November 29 and 30 at St. Andrew&rsquo;s Auditorium, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/buzzfeed/article/bhavya-ramesh-unveils-immersive-new-bandra-flagship---redefining-the-future-of-indian-craft-and-contemporary-jewellery-8178" rel="nofollow">Bandra</a>.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Matisse-Mumbai_e.jpg" alt="Matisse Love during a previous performance in Mumbai" width="1280" height="720" /> Matisse Love during a previous performance in Mumbai
&ldquo;My mother, founder Tushna Dallas, wanted to bring ballet to India. Senior students will perform alongside Matisse Love and Harry Peterson, acclaimed ballet dancers from the USA. They will perform excerpts from The Nutcracker and Don Quixote,&rdquo; director Khushcheher Dallas (right) revealed to us.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Khushcheher-Dallas_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
<h2>For our rights</h2>
There was a call for Constitutional rights on the streets of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-shop-owner-caterer-booked-for-negligence-as-kandivli-gas-leak-fire-death-toll-hits-four-23596432?button=next" rel="nofollow">Kandivli East</a> yesterday. The street play performances were part of Nirmik Cultural Center&rsquo;s celebration of Constitution Day (November 26).
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Nukkad-natak_e.jpg" alt="Performers during a street play. Pic courtesy/Nirmik Cultural Center" width="1280" height="720" /> Performers during a street play. Pic courtesy/Nirmik Cultural Center
&ldquo;In honour of the day, we hosted a series of performances and rallies in Damu and Kranti Nagar to spread awareness amongst the public. We will also host Nirmik: From the Margins, a screening of five documentary films by Nazaria Arts Foundation, and panel discussion over the weekend,&rdquo; Rahul Bachate, from the management team, said to us.
<h2>Dhobi Ghat in the spotlight</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Dhobi-Ghat_e.jpg" alt="&lsquo;Dhobi ghat Bombay&rsquo;, by Subhajit Das, capturing a man right in the middle of beating laundry. PICS courtesy/subhajit das" width="1280" height="720" /> &lsquo;Dhobi ghat Bombay&rsquo;, by Subhajit Das, capturing a man right in the middle of beating laundry. Pics courtesy/Subhajit Das
The Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat area has caught attention in a series of photographs taken by Kolkata-based street photographer, Subhajit Das (right). Das received an award from global photography platform 1x, being less than a per cent of photographers chosen.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Subhajit-Das_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
He recounted his visits to Dhobi Ghat to this diarist, &ldquo;I always aim to capture emotions in my photos, and the reality of the human condition. I recall spending time with the washermen there, as well as their families, who treated me like a friend. My pictures show the locals&rsquo; daily lives, their natural state of being, and their hard work throughout the day.&rdquo;
<h2>Lit in Thane</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Thane-books_e.jpg" alt="Visitors peruse through books at the exhibition. Pic courtesy/@proudthanekars" width="1280" height="720" /> Visitors peruse through books at the exhibition. Pic courtesy/@proudthanekars
All bibliophiles are assembling at Thane&rsquo;s biggest book exhibition, currently underway at the Exhibition Ground in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-raid-gambling-den-detain-33-betting-tools-worth-over-rs-3-3-crore-seized-23597199" rel="nofollow">Vasant Vihar</a>, Thane West, and continuing till December 31. Organiser Pravin Shah says, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s heaven for bibliophiles, with discounted fiction, self-help, academics, children&rsquo;s favourites, and historical reads. Books are available in English, Hindi, and Marathi.&rdquo; This is the exhibition&rsquo;s second outing in Thane, alongside editions held in Jaipur and Vadodara.
<h2>Learn, explore, grow</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Wall-Girls_e.jpg" alt="Artists pose beside the recently painted wall at the centre. Pics courtesy/The Humsafar Trust" width="1280" height="720" /> Artists pose beside the recently painted wall at the centre. Pics courtesy/The Humsafar Trust
There will be an addition to safe spaces for LGBTQiA+ community in Mumbai. The Humsafar Trust, a city-based non-governmental organisation, will launch its new Digital Learning Centre on November 28.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Digital-session-2_e.jpg" alt="A previous session conducted in the same space" width="1280" height="720" />A previous session conducted in the same space
&ldquo;The purpose is to provide older transgender persons, and other members of the community a space to upgrade their skills. As transgender individuals age, they&rsquo;re unable to find proper means of employment; we&rsquo;ll focus on everything from video editing to Microsoft applications and Artificial Intelligence (AI), we were told by Sudhanshu Latad, manager-advocacy.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/nov/Sudhanshu-Latad_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
He added, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve renovated our office in Santacruz to make it more inviting for the youth.&rdquo;

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