<h2>Paws for a snack&nbsp;</h2>
<p>A curious cat seems to examine an artist&rsquo;s creations while he was on a lunch break outside Jehangir Art Gallery in Kala Ghoda.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>All signs point to art</h2>
<p><img title="A visually-impaired visitor reads the book; (right) a close-up of a tactile image. Pics Courtesy/Accessforall" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/mar/dos-twenty-five-march-b_e.jpg" alt="A visually-impaired visitor reads the book; (right) a close-up of a tactile image. Pics Courtesy/Accessforall" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>A visually-impaired visitor reads the book; (right) a close-up of a tactile image. Pics Courtesy/Accessforall</em></strong></p>
<p>Last weekend, Access For All founder Siddhant Shah was in Delhi as the Mumbai-based accessibility initiative participated in the Purple Fest hosted by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. &ldquo;We have been working with Gauri Gupta&rsquo;s Read To India, a start-up organisation making literature and reading accessible for special needs audiences. We presented a Braille version of The Constitution of India and The Ramayana with tactile images. It takes off from the idea of Braille-comics, where visually-impaired individuals can also experience stories in vivid detail,&rdquo; Shah revealed. The images, accompanied with text in Braille enable readers to experience details such as Ravana&rsquo;s 10 heads, or Hanuman carrying the Sanjeevani mountain, using their touch. &ldquo;The books have been sent out to 10 blind schools, and are available on order,&rdquo; added Shah.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Goregaon&rsquo;s good reading habit</h2>
<p><img title="Vanshika Paharia" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/mar/dos-twenty-five-march-c_e.jpg" alt="Vanshika Paharia" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Vanshika Paharia</em></strong></p>
<p>City-based silent reading club, Goregaon Reads will celebrate its first anniversary on March 29 with a book swap, a book donation drive and fun, literary activities for its readers. &ldquo;In the initial days of the club we faced difficulties as Goregaon is a residential location, as compared to neighbourhoods like Juhu or Bandra, which are more culturally-inclined. Today, we are extremely happy with the community we have been able to build,&rdquo; Vanshika Paharia, founder and co-curator recalled. For the one-year anniversary celebration, the club has planned to acknowledge and celebrate its readers. &ldquo;We have decided to include different types of activities every month in addition to the reading hour for our readers,&rdquo; she concluded.</p>
<h2>Japanese vibes all around</h2>
<p><img title="(From left) Kamakshi and Vishala Khurana. Pic Courtesy/TheSoundSpace" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/mar/dos-twenty-five-march-d_e.jpg" alt="(From left) Kamakshi and Vishala Khurana. Pic Courtesy/TheSoundSpace" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>(From left) Kamakshi and Vishala Khurana. Pic Courtesy/TheSoundSpace</em></strong></p>
<p>Sounds from Japan will resonate in Girgaon next week, with Japanese violinist Mika Nishimura joining vocalists Kamakshi and Vishala Khurana in a jugalbandi performance. The trio will take stage in the city on March 30 for a unique performance that will blend Hindustani and Western classical melodies at The Royal Opera House.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="Mika Nishimura. Pic Courtesy/Mika Nishimura on Instagram " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/mar/dos-twenty-five-march-e_e.jpg" alt="Mika Nishimura. Pic Courtesy/Mika Nishimura on Instagram " width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Mika Nishimura. Pic Courtesy/Mika Nishimura on Instagram&nbsp;</em></strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;The performance is titled Sakhya. The word has its roots in the Sanskrit term for friendship. We wanted this to be a concert where the melodies come together,&rdquo; shared Vishala. The annual musical celebration revolves around the theme of musical education that binds all three performers. Kamakshi explained, &ldquo;At Sound Space [Khuranas&rsquo; initiative for music education], we have been teaching music as a tool of expression. For Mika too, music education is a passion. She works with students from different groups, and has performed previously for the Mehli Mehta Foundation. This [concert] is also fun because the violin is a melodic instrument. It can be the perfect accompaniment to the human voice,&rdquo; Kamakshi told this diarist.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Doing business like a dolphin</h2>
<p><img title="Pallavi Jadhav presents her pitch. Pic Courtesy/Salaam Bombay Foundation" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/mar/dos-twenty-five-march-f_e.jpg" alt="Pallavi Jadhav presents her pitch. Pic Courtesy/Salaam Bombay Foundation" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Pallavi Jadhav presents her pitch. Pic Courtesy/Salaam Bombay Foundation</em></strong></p>
<p>Last week, a pod of new dolphins was spotted around Vile Parle, although not the aquatic kind. Twenty students received funding for their venture ideas at Salaam Bombay Foundation&rsquo;s innovative seed funding campaign titled Dolphin Tanki 4.0. &ldquo;At the foundation, we have students from Grades 7 to 9 across BMC schools coming in to learn skills such as make-up, photography, electrical repairs and media, among others. It is from this incubator cohort that 36 students were selected to be part of Dolphin Tank 4.0, and underwent a three-week course with interns of business study at the NMIMS [Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies],&rdquo; shared Savio Pashana, assistant general manager, communications, Salaam Bombay Foundation. With 12 gold and eight silver medallists, the young entrepreneurs are the latest addition to over 550 graduates. &ldquo;This was the first year we reached out to a school in Dindori, Nashik where three of our entrepreneurs hail from,&rdquo; he added.</p><p>
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