Literature (Homegrown Creators)

Literature (Homegrown Creators)

‘Stree Sutra’, an anthology of short stories edited by Koral Dasgupta, brings together twenty-two homegrown writers to explore lesser-known celestial women from the subcontinent’s rich mythological and folkloric traditions.
HGCREATORS

What Happens When Twenty-Two Writers Reimagine India’s Lesser-Known Mythological Women?

Drishya
3 min read
Booker Prize-nominated author Perumal Murugan and artist Appupen bring the 1949 Tamil novella 'Vaadivaasal' centred around the bull taming sport Jallikattu to life in a graphic novel format
Art & Design

Perumal Murugan & Appupen's Vaadivaasal Is A Graphic Reimagining Of A Tamil Classic

Rubin Mathias
4 min read
Falah Faisal’s latest graphic novel, 'Musalman', is a superhero with a sharp, witty, and intelligent commentary on our times
HGCREATORS

'Musalman': India’s First Muslim Superhero Finally Gets His Own Graphic Novel

Rubin Mathias
5 min read
The Homegrown Culture Bulletin
HGEXPLORE

This Week In Culture: Bharatanatyam In Metal, A Video Game About Activism, & More

Disha Bijolia
6 min read
Built from three years of research across more than 200 kitchens by Alka Jena, Sandip Das and Pallavi Das, the book brings together culinary research and personal histories to document recipes and traditions that have been passed down across centuries.
HGCREATORS

'The Orissan' Documents 2,500 Years Of Odisha’s Culinary Heritage

Disha Bijolia
3 min read
MAYA is the first novel in a planned trilogy and part of an ambitious, collaboratively built science-fiction/fantasy universe that draws on South Asian mythologies, philosophy, science, and contemporary popular culture to create a new living mythology spanning novels, games, film, art and other media.
HGCREATORS

What Does It Mean To Build A New Mythology? Anand Gandhi & Zain Memon Talk About MAYA

Drishya
8 min read
The Centre for Contemporary Folklore (CCF), is working to document and preserve India's vast landscape of oral traditions through digital archives, community-sourced storytelling, podcasts, and research.
HGVOICES

The Centre For Contemporary Folklore Is Preserving India's Vanishing Oral Traditions

Avani Adiga
3 min read
Two works of art at the Women on the Edge of Time exhibit.
HGCREATORS

What Do We Owe The Women Who Came Before Us? A New Art Show Might Have The Answer

Rhea Budhraja
4 min read
The Homegrown Culture Bulletin
HGCREATORS

This Week In Culture: Gully Labs' 1st Streetwear Collection, A Metro Food Guide & More

Avani Adiga
6 min read
Founded and run by sisters Mankirat and Bhavneet, Samka House is a design, research, and publishing studio that works across art, design, and literature.
HGCREATORS

Samka House: 2 Sisters Are Building Grassroots Creative Infrastructure In Punjab

Drishya
7 min read
Panther’s Paw Publication is rooted in the legacy of the Dalit Panthers and dedicated to Dalit-Bahujan writing and anti-caste literature.
HGCREATORS

Ambedkar, Dalit Music, Class & More: 5 Anti-Caste Books From Panther’s Paw Publication

Disha Bijolia
4 min read
Natasha Joshi, founder-director of the Deodar Prize, discusses how the Prize is creating space for the many ways contemporary Indian writers are telling their stories.
HGCREATORS

The Deodar Prize Is Looking For India’s Next Great Short Story Writers

Drishya
5 min read
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