<h2>Besties forever</h2>
<p>Pedestrians walk past a commuter-packed double-decker AC bus near Azad Maidan</p>
<h2>Poonawalla&rsquo;s here-I-come moment for horse Chindit</h2>
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<p>Ask Dr Cyrus Poonawalla if buying and racing horses in England is an &ldquo;old man&rsquo;s hobby&rdquo; for him now, and he takes it as an affront. &ldquo;Old man? How can you call me an old man if I can take a 10-hour flight to London just to watch my horse run a race in England,&rdquo; he retorted to our racing correspondent Prakash Gosavi. Recently, Dr Poonawalla, all of 82 years, made a quick and short return trip (Pune-London-Pune) only to watch his horse Chindit run and win a listed race at Sandown Park. &ldquo;I must confess I get a kick out of this. Racing in England has been a passion for me, and one feels energetic and young when one travels to pursue one&rsquo;s passion. Age doesn&rsquo;t get in the way,&rdquo; he added.</p>
<h2>Artists, assemble</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/IAF-2_e.jpg" alt="At a previous edition of the art fest in Delhi" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>At a previous edition of the art fest in Delhi</em></strong></p>
<p>Delhi&rsquo;s popular Awadh Art Fest is coming to the city in a grander avatar on February 22 next year. &ldquo;It is called the India Art Meet,&rdquo; art advisor Rashi Paliwal informed us. Explaining why it was named thus, founder Arka Pradhan (inset) said, &ldquo;Awadh Art Festival is a smaller event with select artists. This one, however, will be a full-fledged four-day art fair, where artists from across India will gather and attend the various events we&rsquo;ve planned.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>The events include exhibitions in five to 10 galleries, art walks, art talks, awards and special sessions by city&rsquo;s art experts and connoisseurs. &ldquo;We are currently accepting applications by artists, and plan on selecting over 100 of them. We&rsquo;re expecting nearly 10,000 people over the course of four days,&rdquo; he added. Those keen to participate, call 9833839951.</p>
<h2>Now showing: Picture in picture</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/Banner-a_e.jpg" alt="The poster near Chinai College in Andheri East. Pic/Aishwarya Deodhar" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>The poster near Chinai College in Andheri East. Pic/Aishwarya Deodhar</em></strong></p>
<p>Picture in picture was once an oft-used term for TV model ads. This newspaper had featured a well-composed photograph of a 22-feet-tall Ganesh idol the backdrop of a popular web show&rsquo;s poster in its September 18 edition, echoing the city&rsquo;s favourite festival. Recently, we spotted a blown-up avatar of the same image on a poster near a Ganpati pandal in Andheri East. Show-stealer, this.</p>
<h2>New tech up their sleeve</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/NH8-virtual-vorlds_e.jpg" alt="A glimpse of the virtual reveal of the artiste line-up. Pic Courtesy/vorlds.com" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>A glimpse of the virtual reveal of the artiste line-up. Pic Courtesy/vorlds.com</em></strong></p>
<p>The latest announcement of international music comes from NH7 Weekender that will open in Pune this December. The platform announced their first list of artistes through a unique virtual walkthrough on vorlds.com that allowed fans to wander through the venue discovering headline acts. With British rapper and producer MIA headlining the event, the line-up includes prominent names such as the British jazz group, Ezra Collective and the Belgian hardcore ensemble Bear, among others. But the heavy-duty Indian contingent also stands out with the pop band Euphoria, which is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary at the festival. And yet, this diarist was happiest seeing a strong Mumbai connection with The Fanculos, Second Sight, Corner Cafe Chronicles and The Lightyears Explode representing the city&rsquo;s music scene. &ldquo;The festival is pushing itself this year. I believe there is more to come,&rdquo; Chinmay Patkar, vocalist for Corner Cafe Chronicles, told us. While the familiar city names promised a fun reunion, Shalom Benjamin of The Lightyears Explode shared, &ldquo;I am most excited about MIA. I have been a huge fan of her music.&rdquo;</p>
<h2>Leopard&rsquo;s city</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/sep/Drawing-a_e.jpg" alt="A still from the movie" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>A still from the movie</em></strong></p>
<p>The city&rsquo;s shrinking forests have presented problems like reduced green cover, human-leopard conflicts and threat to the forest-dwelling communities. Highlighting these issues is The Leopard&rsquo;s Tribe (2022), a documentary that will be screened on Friday at Vikalp@Prithvi (screens movies for free at Prithvi Theatre and online every month). The story is about an Adivasi family that&rsquo;s at the centre of a battle to protect the Aarey Forest. &ldquo;When I met a few people from the community, I was amazed how they live so closely with nature, and the fact that they even worship the leopard,&rdquo; revealed director Miriam Chandy Menacherry, adding that the story is relatable due to the tree felling for various projects.</p><p>
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