<h2>Aromas of a festival&nbsp;</h2>
<p>With the build-up for Ganeshotsav having begun, a shopkeeper is surrounded by decorations in his store in Crawford Market.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>A wheeling success</h2>
<p><img title="Arhant Joshi in Coimbatore" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/dos-thirteen-aug-b_e.jpg" alt="Arhant Joshi in Coimbatore" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Arhant Joshi in Coimbatore</em></strong></p>
<p>Arhant Joshi, a freestyle skater, won a bronze and a gold medal at the India Skates Game hosted in Coimbatore last weekend. &ldquo;I was representing Maharashtra in the inline freestyle category, which is an open category that I have been participating in since 2012,&rdquo; the 26-year-old revealed. This, he added, opens the door to the pan-Asia leg of the competition, for which he will give trials in December this year. &ldquo;Inline freestyle is a kind of a performance. I used 20 cones, 80 cm apart to perform various sequences,&rdquo; he said, adding that he is currently preparing for another international competition in Rome.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Time travel through Mumbai</h2>
<p><img title="A man crosses a road in Dadar. Pic Courtesy/@balram_tiwari" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/dos-thirteen-aug-c_e.jpg" alt="A man crosses a road in Dadar. Pic Courtesy/@balram_tiwari" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>A man crosses a road in Dadar. Pic Courtesy/@balram_tiwari</em></strong></p>
<p>What flies without wings? Time. Balram Tiwari, a Hyderabad-based professional and photographer, has attempted to capture the essence of Mumbai. He travelled to popular locations, and tried to uncover its hidden layers. &ldquo;I feel the city speaks to me,&rdquo; he told the diarist. When asked how it was possible to capture time in a city where everyone&rsquo;s in a rush, he answered &ldquo;Through my pictures, I want to ask the city the questions no one has the time or energy to ask.&rdquo; Through his documentaries he tried to capture its mundane moments. &ldquo;I wanted to frame the peace in the chaos,&rdquo; he concluded.</p>
<p><img title="Balram Tiwari" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/dos-thirteen-aug-d_e.jpg" alt="Balram Tiwari" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Balram Tiwari</em></strong></p>
<h2>Winning frames</h2>
<p><img title="A visitor at the exhibition; (right) Anurag K" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/dos-thirteen-aug-e_e.jpg" alt="A visitor at the exhibition; (right) Anurag K" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>A visitor at the exhibition; (right) Anurag K</em></strong></p>
<p>What completes the cycle of a photographer? &ldquo;Seeing their photographs in print,&rdquo; shared Anurag K, founder of Photowalks Mumbai. The community is hosting their first exhibition, Lensable, at Malad&rsquo;s Infiniti Mall. &ldquo;We had 1,000 entries from across the country, of which we shortlisted 200. We are expecting four lakh visitors by August 18; we will celebrate World Photography Day a day before the actual date [August 19] at the mall, and announce winners and host workshops,&rdquo; he revealed.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Art talk over bagels?</h2>
<p><img title="The exhibition includes a display of monochrome and vibrant artworks" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/dos-thirteen-aug-f_e.jpg" alt="The exhibition includes a display of monochrome and vibrant artworks" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>The exhibition includes a display of monochrome and vibrant artworks</em></strong></p>
<p>Art is for everyone, but can we say the same about art galleries? &ldquo;Art galleries are for traditional art enthusiasts, or so we believe,&rdquo; shared artist Trishna Patnaik. After a successful run of her exhibition at a hotel earlier this year, she will now display her artworks at another unconventional location &mdash; a caf&eacute;. The aim is to bring art to the people who may find art galleries overwhelming. &ldquo;Art is like a talk, or stand-up comedy. Instead of people, the artworks do the talking,&rdquo; she suggested. Her exhibition Faces will be on display at The Bagel Shop in Bandra for a month, starting today. &ldquo;You can look at the faces, be reminded of someone you know, yourself or no one,&rdquo; she said, adding that art can mean different things to people, or it may mean nothing.</p>
<p><img title="Trishna Patnaik" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/dos-thirteen-aug-g_e.jpg" alt="Trishna Patnaik" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Trishna Patnaik</em></strong></p>
<h2>K-popping in December &nbsp;</h2>
<p><img title="Shital Sikarwar; (right) K-pop artiste BamBam. Pic Courtesy/YouTube" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/dos-thirteen-aug-h_e.jpg" alt="Shital Sikarwar; (right) K-pop artiste BamBam. Pic Courtesy/YouTube" width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Shital Sikarwar; (right) K-pop artiste BamBam. Pic Courtesy/YouTube</em></strong></p>
<p>K-pop artiste BamBam will host a fan sign event in Mumbai this December, and the Indian fandom is thrilled. &ldquo;Indian &nbsp;K-pop fandom dreams to see him perform live, which motivated us to organise the event,&rdquo; shared Shital Sikarwar (inset), founder of the organising community, TANI Events and Entertainment. &ldquo;The fandoms have existed since before 2011, but are now catching the attention of many artistes who are expressing their interest in performing here,&rdquo; she told this diarist.&nbsp;</p>

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