<span style="color: #222222;">Mumbai's favourite arts festival Kala Ghoda kicked off yesterday. In its 21st edition, this year the annual arts extravaganza is packed with a bigger, tighter selection of vibrant events.<br />'' <br />'' For the next nine days, Mumbaikars have the opportunity to enjoy host of festivities including contemporary artworks, talks by esteemed names in the city and performances across music, theatre and stand-up comedy and much more on the streets of South Mumbai.<br />'' <br />'' Speaking about this year's edition, festival coordinator, Nicole Mody said that unlike previous years when the festival closed at the steps of The Asiatic Society Library, this year's festival will extend till Cross Maidan.<br />'' <br />''He added that noteworthy is the fact that the 21st edition of KGAF has been entirely crowdfunded using the platform Ketto breaking away from the standard sponsorship pattern of the last 20 years. He expressed confidence that this year too the festival will be as amazing, as visually inspiring, as creatively exhilarating as it is each year.</span>