https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-homegrown-watchlist-essential-shorts-films-plays-to-watch-this-september https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-22/if196wcx/3-13.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-22/t7wmkh5q/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-21-at-11.53.18-AM.jpeg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-09/zghk7vei/media-desktop-the-thing-with-feathers-2026-8-12-t-18-14-47.jpg.avif Vinay Pathak and Mantra Mugdh in ‘The Thing With Feathers’ Homegrown en 2026-09-22T08:15:00.000Z The Homegrown Watchlist: Essential Shorts, Films & Plays To Watch This September September watchlist, Homegrown watchlist, Daayra film, Babita Singh, Bhed Bakri Bhoot, The Thing With Feathers, Indian shortfilms, Indian theatre, crime drama, Meghna Gulzar, Rajat Kapoor, Prime Video, Indian policing, political satire, law and justice, Indian short films, Indian cinema, cultural consumption, Anurag Kashyap, festival short, Delhi theatre, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Barun Sobti, Vinay Pathak, Mantra Mugdh, New Delhi https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/bar-stormy-wants-to-be-the-hyderabad-bar-you-dont-need-a-reason-to-walk-into https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-22/trtqqtxv/BarStormy2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/zbyq3ajp/Ambience_5.jpg The bar counter itself, called Yang's Bar, is a 19-foot counter divided into three identical stations, so on a busy night, a bartender can work from any part of the bar without having to run back to a central station. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/7e23z9fx/Kishore_Pallamreddy_Minakshi_Singh_and_Yangdup_Lama.jpeg Left to right: Kishore Pallamreddy, Minakshi Singh, and Yangdup Lama — the trio behind Bar Stormy. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/8h3g8osd/Bone_Marrow_Nihari_Feast.jpg Stormy is a cocktail bar through and through. But the Bone Marrow Nihari turned out to be one of my favourite dishes — something I will definitely return for. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/1tojs9cs/Southern_Storm.jpg The Southern Storm, inspired by the South Indian staple curd rice, was my favourite cocktail of the night, closely followed by the Stormy Splash — think of it as a gin-and-tonic on a sabbatical in the Mediterranean. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/51j3iiyh/Cilantro.jpg Fan favourites like the Cilantro from Sidecar makes a cameo in Stormy’s cocktail programme as part of the Timeless ’Tails menu. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/v718ryz0/Bar_Stormy_Team.jpg The Bar Stormy team. Homegrown en 2026-09-22T08:00:00.000Z Bar Stormy Wants To Be The Hyderabad Bar You Don’t Need A Reason To Walk Into Bar Stormy, Hyderabad bar, neighbourhood bar, cocktail bar, inventive cocktails, Hyderabad nightlife, Yangdup Lama, Minakshi Singh, Hyderabad cocktails, Irani café, Osmania biscuit, Financial District, safe spaces, women bartenders, small plates, Irani cafés, Dark and Stormy, Hyderabad food, Sidecar, The Brook, Cocktails & Dreams, New Bar, Bar review, Indian F&B Scene https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-city-maps-urban-india-through-stories-of-rent-caste-gender-climate-change https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-22/81uie0ap/tc1.png Homegrown en 2026-09-22T08:00:00.000Z ‘The City’ Maps Urban India Through Stories Of Rent, Caste, Gender, Climate & Change The City anthology, urban India, Mumbai dreams, Bombay Mumbai, Abhay Puri, Hammock books, Indian writing, Mumbai housing, climate anxiety, class caste, Bhisham Sahni, Shruti Sonal, Saee Koranne, Dilsher Dhillon, South Asian literature, gender politics, Books, New book releases, Book releases India, Anthology, Anthology on cities, Hammock the city, Book anthology, Anthology book, Anthology book on Indian cities, Stories of Indian cities, New book releases, India, Latest book releases, India, New books from India, Latest books from India, Anthology of cities, Urban stories, Stories from urban India, Stories from Indian cities, Books on Indian cities, Books on Indian cities 2026, Indian books on cities https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/how-sonic-distortions-turned-method-delhi-into-a-playground-for-experimental-music https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-18/on7rezte/sd1.png Sonic Distortions at Method, Delhi. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-18/glivju6g/sd2.png From band sets to DJ sets. Homegrown en 2026-09-22T08:00:00.000Z How 'Sonic Distortions' Turned Method Delhi Into A Playground For Experimental Music sonic distortions, method gallery delhi, delhi music events, experimental music, onno collectives, delhi music, september events in delhi, art galleries, shoegaze, hiphop, electronic, hindustani, Medicatedmints, Shauharty, Psychopanda, dj sets delhi, Fakeer, Somnium Monkey, pause.dxa, Amenn Wihaan, delhi bands, Dolorblind, Sijya, Pale Blue Dotter, darzi, Baijoo Bawra, Digging in India, Songs for a Tired City, Khoj https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/illustrator-gautami-reddy-on-finding-joy-purpose-in-uncertain-times https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/5u9js9k1/YouTube-18.png Gautami Reddy gradually built her own creative practice through sketchbooks and experimentation. Homegrown en 2026-09-21T14:30:00.000Z Illustrator Gautami Reddy On Finding Joy & Purpose In Uncertain Times Indian illustrator, art practice, daily drawing, self discovery, art accessibility, art comics, creative agency, art without school, pandemic art, art and AI, Homegrown artists, creative guides, Delhi artist, sketchbook practice, women in art, contemporary illustration, Indian creatives, doodles, emerging Indian artists, guides, art and self discovery, creative process, comic illustration, Indian artists https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/keelaka-combines-dance-theatre-tamil-jazz-into-a-feminist-reclamation-of-mythology https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/1hspkkui/rr1.png This September, the company brings Rebel Ranis, a dance-theatre musical that puts four women from Indian mythology — Kaikeyi, Sita, Draupadi, and Karaikal Ammaiyar — in the same room, across time, to wrestle back control of stories that have usually been told through someone else’s gaze. Homegrown en 2026-09-21T13:00:00.000Z Keelaka Combines Dance, Theatre, & Tamil Jazz Into A Feminist Reclamation Of Mythology Keelaka Dance Company, Keelaka Dance Company tour, Keelaka Dance Company production, Keelaka Dance Company Rebel Ranis, Rebel Ranis Keelaka Dance Company, Bharatanatyam, contemporary dance, dance theatre, dance theatre India, dance theatre production, Bangalore events, Hyderabad events, Pune events, Mumbai events, Dance Theatre in Bangalore, Dance Theatre in Hyderabad, Dance Theatre in Pune, Dance Theatre in Mumbai, Dance Theatre show in Bangalore, Dance Theatre show in Hyderabad, Dance Theatre show in Pune, Dance Theatre show in Mumbai, Indian mythology, Indian mythology dance Theatre, Dance Theatre musical, Rebel Ranis dance Theatre, Rebel Ranis dance Theatre show, Dance Theatre musical Rebel Ranis, Keelaka Dance Company dance Theatre musical, Keelaka Dance Company musical, Keelaka Dance Company musical Theatre https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/the-future-of-homegrown-denim-might-be-about-how-much-water-it-uses https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/3h2b0kdb/TheBearHouse2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-18/g0ncb8dr/RevisedBearDenim-76-2.jpg-2.jpeg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-18/a7znoqzf/RevisedBearDenim-82-2.jpg.jpeg Homegrown en 2026-09-21T06:00:00.000Z The Future Of Homegrown Denim Might Be About How Much Water It Uses sustainable denim, Bear Neo, The Bear House, water saving, eco friendly jeans, low water denim, Environmental Passport, homegrown label, conscious fashion, sustainable fashion, denim innovation, QR code label, Indian denim, low impact jeans, ethical denim, sustainable jeans, QR code fashion, low impact fashion, conscious consumers, QR code jeans, eco jeans, ethical jeans, low impact denim, modern workwear https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-week-in-culture-a-tamil-hip-hop-kacheri-a-short-film-on-the-well-of-death-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/rhyvonfw/clbt3.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-09/2s2fe6iw/wodci.png Maut Ka Kuan — A stunt act that defies gravity and is performed without safety. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/zar3hytx/add.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-16/6w4yridp/manu-s-pillai.png In 'WEAR YOUR SCARS" the Indian Women's Hockey Team is seen as its truest self. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-15/3qqy5yl7/krmoi.png Individual craft components brought together for the collection. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/bjhcisrx/CourtesyofChefAarthiSampath2.png Sampath's new restaurant in New York's East Village, Drāvida, is built around the many lives Indian food has taken on as it travelled with people, across oceans, through generations and into new communities. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-16/l2byio4n/YouTube-17.png Protopolis 2026, the flagship event of Bengaluru Design Week, will take place at IISc from September 24–27. Homegrown en 2026-09-21T05:45:00.000Z This Week In Culture: A Tamil Hip-Hop Kacheri, A Short Film On The Well Of Death, & More Art and culture, Art and culture India, Art and culture news in India, What's happening in India?, Event events happening in India, Art and culture news from India, Birthdays, September birthday, Virgo, Short films, Short films, India, Indian short films, New short films from India, Karnama Pranav Dawar, New music releases, Music profiles, Music journalism, Music journalism India, Young the Giant, Young the giant victory Garden, Sameer Gadhia, New albums, Album review, Photography India, Sydney Sweeney sports, Sydney Sweeney new ad sports, Sydney Sweeney, Women and sports, Sydney Sweeney and women and sports, Indian women women's hockey team, Photo series, Shetty Karthik, Shetty, Karthik Photographer, Kartik research, MOI Fine Jewellery, MOI Fine Jewellery Kartik research, Drāvida, Drāvida restaurant, Drāvida restaurant founder, Chef Aarthi Sampath, New restaurants, India, Bangalore events, Bangalore event, September, Bangalore Design week, Bengaluru Design week