https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/this-aint-a-scene-are-we-foolishly-pricing-out-the-homegrown-underground https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/ptwgelwv/1.png You can't begrudge venues their economics, not really, but one has to wonder how a student is meant to afford this, because this is precisely the age when you're supposed to be stumbling into the unknown nooks of the city you live in; the age when a stranger's chord progression is meant to rearrange something in you. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/0zr7ksil/The-Bandstand-Revival-Facebook-Page-1.jpg Photograph from the Bandstand Revival Facebook page from 2013. Spot me if you can (I can't). https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/i9nqb0cn/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-02.34.35.jpeg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/0a0v1ijx/Facebook.jpeg he omnipresent Bling Uncle, a fixture at every gig in his trademark swag. His search for a wife was covered by HT in 2013. Photograph extracted from Facebook in 2020 https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/23mtk2ec/DSC2251.jpg There was Old Monk available for sale at MRP at Control Alt Delete 4.0, and each person was given a one-day alcohol permit printed on the flimsiest of pink paper. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/vzwts05f/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-03.07.29.jpeg Karnivool, in happier times, at Hard Rock Cafe in 2012 (before being forced into performing in a ballroom in the Lalit basements. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/8yijlmdj/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-02.34.36.jpeg "Free music. Never for sale." Personal collection. There was merch, and it was occasionally free. Personal collection. Homegrown en 2026-07-17T13:00:00.000Z This Ain't A Scene: Are We Foolishly Pricing Out The Homegrown Underground? indie bands, Indian independent music, Indie Indian music, Local Indian music scenes, local indian gigs 2026, Bandstand Revival, The Mumbai Independent Scene, NH7 Weekender , Control Alt Delete, Goddess Gagged, The Lightyears Explode , antiSOCIAL, Khar Social, Local Mumbai Scene, Mumbai independent music , what happened to the mumbai local music scene , lollapalooza 2027, lollapalooza dates, when is lollapalooza , lollapalooza lineup 2027, lollapalooza lineup 2026 https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-week-in-culture-homegrown-music-showcase-a-canadian-comfort-food-pop-up-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/yljfrhsr/clt.png This Week In Culture https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/2kxk1g5j/HomegrownFeaturedImages-8.png The film follows the disappearance of Jaswant Singh (based on Jaswant Singh Khalra), a Sikh human-rights activist who uncovered evidence of thousands of illegal cremations allegedly carried out by Punjab Police and his forced disappearance on September 6, 1995. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-09/p8kpts7z/Cover-Image3.png A first look at the gritty, analog world behind Purple Cassette’s defiant new single, 'Waiting on Nothing'. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/4z2fqxec/mm.png Manish Malhotra Fall/Winter 2026 debut at Paris Haute Couture Week https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-09/w59572n1/andaba2.png 'Borrowed Faces', a limited-edition jewellery collection and accompanying short film that draws on Indian masks, protective charms, and folk traditions through a contemporary design lens. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/2n5veyu7/LeftChandraBhattacharjeecourtesyofArtAliveGallery3BRightBiraajDodiyaImagecourtesytheArtistPhotobyMarcogiugliarelli.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/cb8eqnrs/CourtesyofTheOlive2.png Chef Tori Macdonald brings a one-night-only Canadian comfort-food takeover to The Hood by Olive, Bengaluru, with perogies, poutine and a Jameson whiskey bacon chocolate tart. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-07/41mrb2k5/5.png Following the success of its inaugural edition, Homegrown Music returns with the second HGM Showcase on July 18 at The Humming Tree, Bengaluru. Homegrown en 2026-07-17T12:05:00.000Z This Week In Culture: Homegrown Music Showcase, A Canadian Comfort-Food Pop-Up, & More New music releases, New film releases, New music releases, India, New Film releases India, Phoebe Bridgers, Phoebe Bridgers new track, Phoebe Bridgers lost boys, Lost boys, Phoebe Bridgers, Phoebe Bridgers's new Single, Masculinity, Patriarchy, Men under patriarchy, Red pilled, red-pilled men, Satluj, Satlun film, Satluj Honey Trehan, Purple cassette, Purple cassette band, India, Purple cassette band Delhi, Purple cassette waiting on nothing, Manish Malhotra, Manish Malhotra New collection, Manish Malhotra fall winter 2026, Manish Malhotra Paris haute couture, Anhad + Tanner, Anhad + Tanner Manish Malhotra, ANDA_BA, ANDA_BA studio, ANDA_BA studio borrowed faces, Borrowed faces ANDA_BA, Armaan Bansal, Exhibitions India, Contemporary art exhibitions India, Exhibitions Delhi, Exhibitions Mumbai, Exhibitions in Kolkata, Food pop-ups, Food pop-ups India, Food pop-ups Bangalore, Homegrown music showcase, Bangalore events https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/pitch-the-next-big-thing-even-if-it-makes-absolutely-no-sense-at-tark-shank https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/qklmcdb6/inside-avani’s-tote-bag-aka-her-mind-97.png Tark Shank is a team-based mock startup competition that challenges participants to create and pitch hilariously impractical businesses. Homegrown en 2026-07-17T09:00:00.000Z Pitch The Next Big Thing (Even If It Makes Absolutely No Sense) At 'Tark Shank' innovation challenge, public speaking event, business simulation , startup parody, branding competition , team challenge, creative competition , pitch competition, startup culture, entrepreneurship event , mock startup event, startup competition, business pitch competition, comedy event, business storytelling , collaborative competition , presentation skills , creative entrepreneurship , entrepreneurial skills , startup ideas, networking event , student event , startup-themed event, pitch deck challenge, elevator pitch https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/sutirtha-chatterjees-a-new-world-will-we-ever-stop-stealing-from-our-own-people https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/h1egil2o/CourtesyofSutirthaChatterjee2.png ‘A New World’ explores the implications of land acquisition, ecological destruction, caste privilege, and the enduring colonial logics embedded within India’s urban development. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/9le4n5q7/DSC6830-copy.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/3md42nsd/DSCF1025-copy.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/38en5eho/DSC7016-copy.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/9xd6w7qb/DSC3492-copy.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/bh3hpbsj/DSCF1247-copy.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/jare32ae/DSCF1969.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/0sahwrbx/DSC6255-copy.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/ex3uga9h/NGS2024LondonConveningcrAnnabelStaff0903465737_2.jpg Homegrown en 2026-07-17T08:30:00.000Z Sutirtha Chatterjee’s ‘A New World’: Will We Ever Stop Stealing From Our Own People? Rajarhat New Town, Rajarhat Kolkata, Sutirtha Chatterjee, A New World photography, Rajarhat land acquisition, Land Acquisition Act 1894, Kolkata photography, documentary photography India, contemporary photography India, Indian photo essay, Kolkata urbanisation, West Bengal land acquisition, Rajarhat wetlands, New Town Kolkata history, urban development India, gentrification in India, caste and urbanisation, colonialism in India, postcolonial photography, ecological destruction Kolkata, climate justice India, Copland Gallery London, Indian visual artist, photography exhibition London, Rajarhat displacement history https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/before-you-see-the-scar-challenges-the-gaze-we-direct-towards-acid-attack-survivors https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/iplbluj0/md2.png Through abstract photography, portraiture and survivor testimonies, the exhibition shifts attention away from trauma alone and towards the identities, aspirations, and everyday lives of the women behind the scars. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/9f07do2e/md3.png 'Before You See the Scar' https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/106x6nn2/md.png 'Before You See the Scar' https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/wzxp3msb/md4.png 'Before You See the Scar' https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/dvsy82no/md1.png 'Before You See the Scar' Homegrown en 2026-07-17T08:15:00.000Z ‘Before You See The Scar’ Challenges The Gaze We Direct Towards Acid Attack Survivors Before You See The Scar Monica Dhaka, Before You See The Scar , Before You See The Scar series, Before You See The Scar photo series, Before You See The Scar visual art project, Monica Dhaka Before You See The Scar, Monica Dhaka artist, Monica Dhaka, Monica Dhaka visual Artist, Monica Dhaka India, Monica Dhaka visual Artist, India, Indian visual artist, Monica Dhaka, Acid attack, Acid attacks in India, Acid attack survivors, Acid attack victims, Acid attack in India, Acid attack trauma, Acid attack violence, Acid attack and misogyny, Gender violence, Visual art on women's violence, Visual art on gender violence, Visual art on gendered trauma, Acid attack photo series, Of photo series on acid attack, Photo series on acid attack survivors, Photo series India, Photography, Photography and visual art, Photo series from India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/could-pulp-societys-summer-bazaar-be-the-anti-gallery-space-delhi-sorely-needs https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/b4la9dxn/pulp-bazaar-2026.png Pulp Bazaar, 2026 https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/r19atxxa/turmeric-magazine-kutty-press.png Independent print releases from Turmeric Magazine and Kutty Press featured at the bazaar. Homegrown en 2026-07-16T12:15:00.000Z Could Pulp Society’s Summer Bazaar Be The Anti-Gallery Space Delhi Sorely Needs? pulp bazaar, pulp society, vrinda miller, sunisha charan, deepesh sangtani, kutty press, bhavani balasubramanyam, reliable copy, daily soaps, of patterns and traces, ghost trains, delhi art exhibition, contemporary art space, okhla activities, delhi art gallery, delhi print studio, independent indian artists, zine culture, risograph printing delhi, affordable art collection, south asian art publication, screen printing delhi, graphic designers delhi, illustrators india, tactile art media, third spaces delhi, delhi art community https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/inside-mister-singhs-india-where-punjabs-family-recipes-found-a-home-in-glasgow https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/4afdf7g3/ms.png Run by four generations of the Singh family, the restaurant blends Punjabi culinary heritage with Scottish influences through its food, hospitality, and community, creating a dining experience that reflects the cultural exchanges that have shaped the city over the past three decades. Homegrown en 2026-07-16T12:00:00.000Z Inside Mister Singh's India: Where Punjab's Family Recipes Found A Home In Glasgow Mr Singh's India, Mr Singh's India Glassglow, Mr Singh's India restaurant, Glassgow Mr Singh's India, Mr Singh's India scottish restaurant, Punjabi food, Punjabi cuisines, Punjabi food culture, Punjabi food in Scotland, Punjabi food in Glassgow, Punjabi restaurants, Punjabi restaurants in Glasgow, Punjabi restaurants in Scotland, Punjabi restaurant, Fourth generation Punjabi restaurant, Fourth generation restaurants, Best Punjabi restaurants in the world, Oldest restaurants, Old Punjabi restaurants, Punjabi Diaspora, Punjabi Diaspora in Scotland, Punjabi Diaspora Glasgow, Punjabi culture in Scotland, Punjabi immigrants, Punjabi restaurants outside India, Best Punjabi restaurants outside of India, Best Punjabi restaurant abroad, Haggis, Haggis Pakora, samosa, Haggis samosa https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/desi-me-dating-captures-the-chaos-confusion-of-modern-south-asian-romance https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/w5x62kgb/5.png Through awkward encounters, cultural conversations, and moments of genuine connection, the show explores how diaspora communities navigate dating. Homegrown en 2026-07-16T12:00:00.000Z 'Desi Me Dating' Captures The Chaos & Confusion Of Modern South Asian Romance immigrant identity, dating culture , Indian diaspora , South Asian relationships , YouTube dating show, speed dating , dating apps, modern dating, South Asian diaspora , diaspora dating , South Asian dating, modern love, dating and identity , contemporary romance , reality dating show, South Asian representation , online dating culture, blind dating , millennial dating, Gen Z dating, romance in the diaspora, cultural identity , family expectations https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/honey-trehans-satluj-shows-us-the-ghosts-that-still-haunt-indian-democracy https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/2kxk1g5j/HomegrownFeaturedImages-8.png The film follows the disappearance of Jaswant Singh (based on Jaswant Singh Khalra), a Sikh human-rights activist who uncovered evidence of thousands of illegal cremations allegedly carried out by Punjab Police and his forced disappearance on September 6, 1995. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/1sitisax/Satluj-Poster Long delayed by the Censor Board’s demands of 127 cuts, a title change, and other minor modifications, the film originally titled ‘Ghallughara’ (meaning ‘holocaust’) and later ‘Punjab 95’ quietly released on streaming earlier this month, only to be removed two days later. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/mbm1hxx5/Satluj.jpg.webp Diljit Dosanjh as Jaswant Singh — a “disappeared” Sikh human-rights activist based on Jaswant Singh Khalra — in Honey Trehan’s ‘Satluj’. Homegrown en 2026-07-16T10:00:00.000Z Honey Trehan’s ‘Satluj’ Shows Us The Ghosts That Still Haunt Indian Democracy Satluj film, Honey Trehan Satluj, Punjab 95 movie, Jaswant Singh Khalra, Jaswant Singh Khalra story, Jaswant Singh Khalra murder, Punjab illegal cremations, Punjab extrajudicial killings, Punjab militancy 1990s, Punjab counterinsurgency, forced disappearances in India, enforced disappearances India, state violence in India, human rights in Punjab, Honey Trehan film analysis, Satluj review, Satluj censorship controversy, CBFC Punjab 95, Diljit Dosanjh Satluj, Indian democracy and dissent, history of disappearances in India, Kashmir enforced disappearances, AFSPA and human rights, political cinema in India, Indian human rights activism https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/5-independent-collectives-building-new-cultural-futures-across-india https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/y3gw4hw2/clc2.png Homegrown en 2026-07-16T09:49:00.000Z 5 Independent Collectives Building New Cultural Futures Across India Collectives, Indian collectives, Indian art collectives, Indian social collectives, Collectives India, Art collectives India, Maraa collective, Sajhe Sapne collective, Anga Art Collective, Budhan Theatre, Yusmarg Collective, Culture, Art and culture, Art and culture India, Social justice, Social equality, Social empowerment, Social issues, Gender, Caste, Labour, Technology, art, Community Theatre, Films, Community screenings, Workshops, Nonprofit, Nonprofit working with rural women, Women collectives https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/londons-meeting-rivers-sessions-revives-the-timeless-tradition-of-the-baithak https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/88fgni46/india-today.png Meeting Rivers Sessions is bringing the spirit of the baithak to London with an intimate evening of Hindustani classical music . Homegrown en 2026-07-16T09:30:00.000Z London's Meeting Rivers Sessions Revives The Timeless Tradition Of The Baithak Indian classical music, South Asian music, tabla, sarangi, Hindustani classical music, London events, Meeting Rivers Sessions, baithaks, tabla performance, sarangi music, cultural events London, baithak revival, intimate concerts, live music London,, live classical music., Indian music London, The Dojo London, music and conversation, South Asian culture, traditional music, community gatherings, classical music event https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-booth-built-from-words-celebrates-the-free-spirit-of-dance-culture https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-16/u4an2pgf/el2.png Booth Built From Words is an installation that transforms the booth into a space for ideas, using bold statements about dance, community and creativity. Homegrown en 2026-07-16T06:00:00.000Z The ‘Booth Built From Words’ Celebrates The Free Spirit Of Dance Culture Crab culture, Crab culture India, Crab culture events, Crab culture music, Crab culture, electronic music, Elijah, UK Artist, Elijah, UK Artist and Dj Elijah, Booth built from words, Crab culture Elijah, Crab culture Indian collective, Dance music, Dance culture, Dance music, India, Dance culture India, Club culture India, Indian club culture, Indian Rave culture, Rave culture India, Dance music in India, Art installation, Music and art installation, Art installation India, DJ Anna Sofia, I love DJ sets, DJ sets, best DJ sets India, art and culture India, music events India, Indian music culture, Indina electronic music, Indian electronic music scene https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/sonam-wangchuk-and-the-legacy-of-hunger-strikes-in-india https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/v1y27u6m/india-today.png Sonam Wangchuk's ongoing hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar is the latest chapter in India's long tradition of fasting as political protest. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/aj1ig9on/NDTV.png A decade and a half before Wangchuk's fast, another protest captured the nation's attention. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/0540qovq/india-today-2.png Environmental activist G.D. Agarwal, also known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand, used the same method in his campaign to protect the Ganga. Homegrown en 2026-07-16T06:00:00.000Z Sonam Wangchuk And The Legacy Of Hunger Strikes In India Save Ganga movement, Swami Sanand, G.D. Agarwal , Irom Sharmila hunger strike, Irom Sharmila AFSPA, Jan Lokpal movement , Anna Hazare protest, History of hunger strike, Hunger strikes in India , Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike, Civil resistance, Democracy in India, Right to dissent, Political protests in India , Indian independence movement , Gandhi hunger strike, Mahatma Gandhi fasting, Protest movements, Indian political history, Indian political history, Public accountability , Jantar Mantar protest, Non-violent protest https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/4-homegrown-craft-beverage-brands-reimagining-the-indian-soda-can https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/4c8iegxi/Cover-Image-soda.png The new face of the local soft drink counter-culture. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/8vxn0dy2/icc2.png Citrus, Spice And All Things Nice https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/c9y0kd2l/misfits.png Because Fitting In Is Boring Anyway https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/5hok2rjz/bubz1.png All the fizz, none of the sugar-crash regret. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-15/0qtt3ykx/3sis.png A toast to heritage flavor and zero-proof craft. Homegrown en 2026-07-16T05:53:00.000Z 4 Homegrown Craft Beverage Brands Reimagining The Indian Soda Can homegrown drinks, indian beverages, craft cola, indian craft cola, craft beverages, misfits, misfits prebiotic soda, bubz, bubz prebiotic soda, 3 sisters indie soda, prebiotic soda, indie beverages, gut health, healthy soda, sugar free soda, kala khatta, mango chilli, jeera masala, non alcoholic beverages, natural ingredients, indian flavours soda, indian beverage culture, craft culture, alternative beverages, soft drinks