<h2>Cloud Control</h2>
The horizon across Bandra Reclamation darkens under <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-tuesday-dossier-23625601" rel="nofollow">overcast skies</a>
<h2>A revolution continues</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Waghmare-film_e.jpg" alt="A moment from a behind-the-scenes footage of the documentary. Pics Courtesy/Begumpura productions" width="1280" height="720" /> A moment from a behind-the-scenes footage of the documentary. Pics Courtesy/Begumpura productions
It was appropriate to announce it today,&rdquo; shared filmmaker Somnath Waghmare (right). The documentary filmmaker and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) scholar will begin work on his next project, Blue Revolution.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Waghmare_e.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
Announced on the birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the film is Waghmare&rsquo;s first project that explores the scope of the Ambedkarite Revolution beyond Maharashtra. &ldquo;I have been documenting the conversations across my journeys across India for the last three years &mdash; from Babasaheb&rsquo;s presence at the 2026 Kochi Biennale to villages in Mangaon, the cities of London, and conversations at TISS,&rdquo; the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-wednesday-dossier-23583799?button=next" rel="nofollow">filmmaker </a>told us.
<h2>Waiting for flamingos</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Flamingos-a_e.jpg" alt="(From left) Illustrated panels of the first arrival of flamingos this season; types of flamingos in Mumbai. Pics Courtesy/@shaipen.art " width="1280" height="720" /> (From left) Illustrated panels of the first arrival of flamingos this season; types of flamingos in Mumbai. Pics Courtesy/@shaipen.art&nbsp;
April is almost past us, and the slow arrival of our city&rsquo;s annual visitors &mdash; the flamingos &mdash; is beginning to draw attention. Back in January, this newspaper (Late but flamingo; January 10) stated how the delayed arrival of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-wednesday-dossier-23617128?button=next" rel="nofollow">pink visitors</a> was a cause for concern. However, with the season&rsquo;s first spotting, illustrator Priti Thale put her art to remind us of what is at stake.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Priti-Thale_e.jpg" alt="Priti Thale" width="1280" height="720" /> Priti Thale
&ldquo;Having lived in Kurul, Alibaug, I have always been drawn to the mangroves and wetlands. Naturally, I was concerned to read about reports citing that the numbers have been low. So, I decided to create illustrations that highlight it for readers. Even in Alibaug, I have observed that the numbers of the shorebirds has been reducing. It is nothing like the peak of lockdown,&rdquo; shared Thale.&nbsp;
<h2>Benegal readies for an EP-ic</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Uday-Bengal_e.jpg" alt="Uday Benegal performs with Indus Creed as the opening act for Def Leppard in March. Pic/Sachin Kalbag" width="1280" height="720" /> Uday Benegal performs with Indus Creed as &nbsp;the opening act for Def Leppard in March. &nbsp;Pic/Sachin Kalbag
It has been a busy 2026 for Uday Benegal. After the rapturous opening for Def Leppard with his fellow crewmates in March, the Goa-based rocker has been quietly preparing for a new project. As we learn, Benegal will release his first solo EP, Human Be, later this year. &ldquo;The EP has been evolving over the last year. I have been travelling to Mumbai frequently for recording sessions,&rdquo; he revealed. What pushed him into the EP zone? A new burst of creativity, admitted the vocalist. &ldquo;I have been through a dry spell of almost seven years. But early last year, the ideas began to take shape,&rdquo; he shared. With singer-songwriter Aria Nanji taking on the reins as producer and collaborator, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-sunday-dossier-23619789" rel="nofollow">Benegal&rsquo;s new project</a> will also feature the talents of Sharad Rao and Zion Mathew. &ldquo;Our first single will come out tomorrow (April 16). It is a wonderful composition, and is definitely worth the wait,&rdquo; he concluded.
<h2>Karma is an autowallah</h2>
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Habib-Shaikh_e.jpg" alt="A view of Habib Shaikh&rsquo;s auto" width="1280" height="720" /> A view of Habib Shaikh&rsquo;s auto
HIS failing water bottle business miraculously turned around one day, during his usual rounds. Habib Shaikh (right) decided to help an abandoned boy near Lokhandwala. The next day, he observed that his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/middayindia/photos/mumbai-diary-thursday-dossiermumbai-thursdaydossier-dossier-midday-httpswwwmid-d/10159773058695709/" rel="nofollow">water bottles</a> had sold out in less than an hour. The karma from this one good deed made him want to help more people using the aid of Mumbai&rsquo;s much-loved autorickshaw.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/apr/Auto-snacks_e.jpg" alt="A stockpile of snacks inside the auto. Pics Courtesy/@habibshaikh_official" width="1280" height="720" /> A stockpile of snacks inside the auto. Pics Courtesy/@habibshaikh_official
Visuals of his neon-lit auto, stocked with free snacks and beverages has taken the Internet by storm. &nbsp;A chat with Shaikh revealed that his generosity also extends towards stray animals who he regularly feeds and helps rehabilitate with the help of one of his regulars. Shaikh&rsquo;s unwavering kindness might just make Mumbaikar&rsquo;s slow down and take a look.

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