<h2>Sideways is a point of view</h2>
<p>Inspiration or distraction? A statue performing a yoga pose has been installed in the middle of the road at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-nab-two-irani-gang-members-posing-as-policemen-in-kandivali-23594504" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Kandivli West</a>, attracting the attention of passersby</p>
<h2>Blanket it green</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/oct/Scrap_e.jpg" alt="REPRESENTATIVE PIC/ISTOCK" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>REPRESENTATIVE PIC/ISTOCK</em></strong></p>
<p>Bought new electronics in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-bmc-clears-over-3000-tonnes-of-extra-waste-generated-during-diwali-2025-in-city-23600091" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Diwali</a> sales? If you haven&rsquo;t exchanged your old ones, here&rsquo;s what to do with them. Rotaract Club of Bombay Pier is collecting e-waste &mdash; old mobile phones, laptops, CPUs, wires, chargers, batteries, earphones, radios and so on &mdash; in their Green Blanket Drive. Items will be recycled through recycling partner ScrapJi and the proceeds will be used to purchase blankets for the underprivileged. If your old gadget is not working, this is a better alternative than selling it to the local kabadiwala. This way, you know your stuff will be helping to do a good deed, and people who have the bare minimum will at least have a comforting blanket when the cold months roll in. Contact 9321219100 if you have e-waste to be picked up.</p>
<h2>Femme Music segues into Nyima Records</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/oct/Sanoli-Chowdhury_e.jpg" alt="Sanoli Chowdhury" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Sanoli Chowdhury</em></strong></p>
<p>Music producer Sanoli Chowdhury and industry veteran Vinod Gadher have joined forces to launch the record label Femme Music, dedicated to developing female indie artists. Its new sub-label, Nyima Records, will debut with Nyima Vol 1 which features 11 women singer-songwriters from across India. &ldquo;The vision of developing female indie artistes and helping them build sustainable careers really resonated with me,&rdquo; says Chowdhury. &ldquo;Artistes today are judged by numbers. Femme Music will support them not just with management and bookings, but also publishing and copyrights,&rdquo; she adds.</p>
<h2>For the love of inappropriate jokes</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/oct/Bhavesh-Sharma_e.jpg" alt="Sidhanth Navale and Bhavesh Sharma" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Sidhanth Navale and Bhavesh Sharma</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-metros-next-leap-red-and-yellow-lines-prepare-to-operate-separately-23599972" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai </a>comic duo Siddhanth Navale and Bhavesh Sharma have put up a comedy show for those with a dark sense of humour. The comics hope to make this a regular stand up session every Sunday with the maiden show being held today at the Darangos Hall at Bandra (next to Candies at Pali Hill). Navale says, &ldquo;The show is not for the faint of heart. The jokes are going to be dark but they will obviously be funny so only those with a strong stomach should come by, but if you also want to just come and try out a different kind of humour and want to move out the usual comfortable stand up shows you are more than welcome. It&rsquo;s a night where political correctness takes a backseat and laughter goes off-road,&rdquo; he says. So what are you thinking? Go get uncomfortable.</p>
<h2>Low blow then, big blow now</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/oct/NZ-series_e.jpg" alt="Skipper Tom Latham (left) and Daryl Mitchell celebrate New Zealand&rsquo;s 2-0 Test series win over India in Pune last October. PIC/AFP" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Skipper Tom Latham (left) and Daryl Mitchell celebrate New Zealand&rsquo;s 2-0 Test series win over India in Pune last October. PIC/AFP</em></strong></p>
<p>The Indian cricket team are dejected over their 1-2 ODI series loss in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-aus-3rd-odi-harshit-rana-four-wicket-haul-helps-india-bowl-out-australia-for-236-runs-23600175" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Australia</a>. The men from Down Under have yet again been successful in conquering India in an ODI bilateral series on home turf. If one turns back the clock to last year, Indian cricket was dealing with a loss too &mdash; an unprecedented Test series defeat to New Zealand at home. Pune was where the spirited Kiwis landed a big hit on their more illustrious opponents and the 3-0 knockout punch came in the next Test at Mumbai. Obviously, Suryakumar Yadav &amp; Co will want nothing less than a series win in the five-match T20 contest that kicks off in Canberra on October 29. The bragging rights will be with the visitors as India have been unbeaten in all their four previous T20 series Down Under. The ODI loss should now be treated as truly water under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.</p>
<h2>Art is for everyone</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/oct/Bhuwal-Prasad_e.jpg" alt="Art by Bhuwal Prasad will be among works by 18 artists on display at Cymroza Art Gallery" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Art by Bhuwal Prasad will be among works by 18 artists on display at Cymroza Art Gallery</em></strong></p>
<p>Art can feel intimidating to many. If you&rsquo;ve ever caught yourself at an exhibition thinking, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t make head or tail of this&rdquo;, then this show might just be for you. Art by Three Women &mdash; a travelling gallery founded by Soha Parekh, Amisha Himatsingka, and Aarti Sanghvi in 2024 to bridge the gap between galleries and art lovers &mdash; is returning with their third exhibit titled Head No Tail.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/oct/Three-women_e.jpg" alt="(From left) Amisha Himatsingka , Soha Parekh, Aarti Sanghvi" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>(From left) Amisha Himatsingka, Soha Parekh, Aarti Sanghvi</em></strong></p>
<p>The show, on display at Cymroza Art Gallery in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/congress-mp-supriya-sule-demands-closure-of-liquor-outlets-in-mumbais-breach-candy-area-23591169" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Breach Candy</a> from October 29-31, will feature work by 18 artists, which the curatorial note describes as &ldquo;beginnings with no promise of endings, and ideas that refuse to be contained in tidy explanations&rdquo;. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve gone into the interiors of the country to find incredible, emerging talent, many of whom operate without a studio, working from their homes. This exhibition is very close to our hearts because it&rsquo;s not just about showcasing art; it&rsquo;s about giving them the visibility they deserve and a crucial presence in a city like Mumbai,&rdquo; say the founding trio.&nbsp;</p>

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