Disha Bijolia

Disha is a Culture & Identity Writer at Homegrown. Her areas of interest cover films, music, art, photography, gender, and counterculture.

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Kochi’s Ela Matcha imagines what might happen if an old-school Malayali tea shop and a Japanese kissaten shared a home.

In Kochi, A New Spot Blends A Japanese Kissaten With A Malayali Chayakada

23 Oct 2026

3 min read

5 Homegrown Brands Making Cleaning Products With Gentler, Eco-Friendly Ingredients

5 Homegrown Brands Making Cleaning Products With Gentler, Eco-Friendly Ingredients

21 Oct 2026

3 min read

Priya Goswami examines the gendered exploitation of care work and the human costs of India's expanding digital healthcare systems.

A New Video Game Asks Players To Make The Impossible Choices India's ASHA Workers Face

19 Oct 2026

6 min read

The film explores reproductive choice, bodily autonomy, cultural expectations around female sexuality, and the emotional toll of waiting for an uncertain outcome.

In Gauri Awasthi's '28 Days', An Indian Woman Must Face A Post- Roe v. Wade America

19 Oct 2026

3 min read

This Week In Culture: The Independents, Bass Tapri, A Diwali Gifting Guide, & More

This Week In Culture: The Independents, Bass Tapri, A Diwali Gifting Guide, & More

16 Oct 2026

3 min read

‘Birds On Ice’ Is A Story About Childhood, Hope, & Ice Hockey In Ladakh

‘Birds On Ice’ Is A Story About Childhood, Hope, & Ice Hockey In Ladakh

14 Oct 2026

4 min read

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