https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/back-to-the-source-karsh-kale-talks-reinvention-collaboration-his-creative-legacy https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/3nwn9slt/HG-Cover-Template-6.png Karsh Kale speaks to Homegrown about the enduring legacy of the Asian Underground, the changing nature of cultural exchange, and why authenticity remains an artist’s greatest creative asset. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/2xtyg60v/Karsh-Kale-Suraj-Warrier-scaled.jpeg Karsh Kale is a Grammy-nominated composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose pioneering fusion of Indian classical music, electronica, jazz, and rock has helped shape global contemporary music for over 25 years. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/itmb8w0s/CultureCon-2025.jpg Homegrown en 2026-08-04T14:30:00.000Z Back To The Source: Karsh Kale Talks Reinvention, Collaboration, & His Creative Legacy Karsh Kale, Karsh Kale interview, CultureCon 2026, CultureCon India, Karsh Kale CultureCon, Karsh Kale Dust, Asian Underground, Indian electronic music, Indian classical fusion, Grammy nominated Indian musician, Indian-American musician, creative economy India, music industry India, cross cultural collaboration, creative practice, artistic legacy, music producer interview, electronic music India, Indian diaspora music, authenticity in music, experimental music India, Art X Company, Festivals From India, NCPA Mumbai, Karsh Kale Homegrown interview https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/iftikhar-nasim-remembering-the-queer-poet-who-transformed-urdu-literature https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/ezhgdt1r/india-today-2.png Iftikhar Nasim was a trailblazing poet whose work reshaped the landscape of Urdu literature by bringing queer experiences and desires into public view. Homegrown en 2026-08-04T10:15:00.000Z Iftikhar Nasim: Remembering the Queer Poet Who Transformed Urdu Literature queer history, Pakistani American writer, LGBTQ representation, literary history, Urdu writers, queer voices, South Asian diaspora , LGBTQ activism, gay poet, Pakistani literature, queer Urdu poetry, South Asian LGBTQ history, Pakistani poet, queer South Asian writer, LGBTQ literature, Urdu literature, Urdu poetry, queer poet, , queer cultural history, literary pioneer, immigrant writer, gay rights activist, queer expression, Urdu language poetry, LGBTQ South Asia, poetry and activism, South Asian literature https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/curtain-blue-talks-analogue-gear-radiohead-dholaks-his-new-single-yeh-duniya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/6vg2e7sc/cb.png After first making a name for himself as the frontman of New Delhi experimental rock band The Circus, Bhatia launched Curtain Blue as a solo project to explore a more personal corner of electronic music. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/2sexbshb/cb2-1.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/ike4jmg4/cb1.png Homegrown en 2026-08-04T10:15:00.000Z Curtain Blue Talks Analogue Gear, Radiohead, Dholaks & His New Single ‘Yeh Duniya’ Curtain Blue, Curtain Blue India, Curtain Blue Artist, Curtain Blue music, Curtain Blue interview, Curtain Blue artist profile, Curtain Blue artist interview, Curtain Blue new EP, Curtain Blue new music, Curtain Blue upcoming music, Curtain Blue new Single, Curtain Blue upcoming Single, Radiohead, Indian musicians inspired by Radiohead, Indian artists who sound like Radiohead, Indian artists who are influenced by Radiohead, Indian musicians influenced by Radiohead, Electronic music, Electronic music, India, Electronic music in India, Electronic artists India, Indian electronic, Indian electronic music, Indian electronica, Electronic music with Indian sounds, Classical Indian electronic music, Electronic Artist from India, Electronic music from India, Curtain Blue Kesar, Curtain Blue Yeh Duniya, Radiohead fans India, Indie artists from India, Indie electronic artists from India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/how-censorship-cemented-the-legacy-of-pakistans-most-iconic-film-posters https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/55dge2mi/lollywood1980.png A billboard in Lahore, Pakistan for the movie Lagaan (1984). Homegrown en 2026-08-04T10:00:00.000Z How Censorship Cemented The Legacy Of Pakistan’s Most Iconic Film Posters lollywood, pakistani film posters, censorchip, street culture, regional cinema, south asian cinema billboards, lahore, mf husain, hand painted posters, indian film posters, graphic art, photographic collages, royal park studio district, moinuddin azad, sardar khan, mustafa chughtai, teri yaad 1948, intezaar 1956, urdu typography, General Zia-ul-Haq, punjabi pashto action cinema, maula jatt 1979, gandasa, citizens archive of pakistan, chalti tasveerain, dawn, master painter ustaads, 1980s film era pakistan https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/bisff-2026-indias-only-oscar-accredited-short-film-festival-returns-to-bengaluru https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/91x9f69v/CourtesyofBISFF3.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/cza3r3vt/bisff-poster2.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-04/uc0ds8y4/Close-Your-Eyes-Hind.jpg Among the standout international titles screening this year are ‘LA LIGNE DE VIE’ (The Lifeline) by Hugo Becke (France), ‘Close Your Eyes Hind’ by Amir Zaza (Netherlands), ‘I Gaze at the Sky’ by Alexandra Strunin (Poland), ‘The Written Hour’ by Coke Arijo (Spain), and ‘Round and Round’ by Hayato Otogi (Japan). Homegrown en 2026-08-04T10:00:00.000Z BISFF 2026: India’s Only Oscar-Accredited Short Film Festival Returns To Bengaluru BISFF 2026, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, Bengaluru film festival, short film festival India, film festivals Bengaluru 2026, Bengaluru events August 2026, BISFF August 2026, Indian short films, international short films, Oscar accredited film festival India, Oscar qualifying short film festival, independent cinema India, short films Bengaluru, film festivals India 2026, Bengaluru cinema events, BISFF dates 2026, BISFF venues Bengaluru, Karnataka short films, Indian independent filmmakers, Queer Qorner BISFF, Women’s Cinema Collective BISFF, Asian Eye BISFF, AI films BISFF, Dancing Lens BISFF, things to do in Bengaluru August 2026 https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/bengalurus-contrarian-club-is-searching-for-nuance-in-an-age-of-polarisation https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-31/4g0ia6cb/tcc1.png The Contrarian Club https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-31/3adkkhrv/tcc2.png The Contrarian Club Homegrown en 2026-08-04T10:00:00.000Z Bengaluru's Contrarian Club Is Searching for Nuance In An Age Of Polarisation the contrarian club, bengaluru, debate club, civil discourse, debate culture, nuance, polarisation, sudarshan, hampi, inclusive dialogue, critical thinking, social media debates, debate events, events in bangalore, college debates, debate friend group, algorithm, two way conversation, informal debate, Perspective, Argumentation, Contrarian Club Bengaluru, Indian youth culture, Social media polarization, Third space for youth, choice feminism, Respectful debate format, The lost art of disagreement, Alternative debate spaces, Online outrage culture https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/indias-most-underrated-regional-ingredient-it-might-just-be-butter https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-31/conrwvnv/butter1.png From home-churned dairy to the iconic yellow block that redefined Indian kitchens. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-31/an20lehe/butter2.png Traditional hand-churned white butter. Homegrown en 2026-08-03T11:30:00.000Z India's Most Underrated Regional Ingredient? It Might Just Be Butter butter, makhan, regional dairy, indian dairy, white butter, amul butter, benne, loni, vennai, julie & julia, navneet, churned butter, bun maska, pav bhaji, malai, dairy india, buffalo milk, cooking fats in india, ghee, clarified butter, gur chai, butter coffee, dal makhani, aloo parantha, makhan chor krishna, jama masjid, irani cafe, parsi bakery, irani chai, brun maska, millet bhakri, thecha, dosa, temple rice, indian railway butter, operation flood, pork lard, national dairy development board, amul cooperative, pasteurised salted butter, cultured white butter, french cooking, beurre https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/midhaven-put-indian-metal-on-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-stages-at-wacken https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/8fjuzvpe/6.png Indian metal band Midhaven has been crowned the winner of Wacken Metal Battle India 2026, earning a coveted spot at the international finals held during Germany's renowned Wacken Open Air festival. Homegrown en 2026-08-03T11:15:00.000Z Midhaven Put Indian Metal On One Of The World's Biggest Stages At Wacken Indian metal scene, sludge metal, heavy psych metal, Mumbai metal band, Indian metal band, Wacken Open Air, Wacken Metal Battle India 2026, Indian musicians abroad, international metal festival, Wacken Germany, Indian underground music, metal music India, Indian heavy music, Desertfest London, Indian independent music, global metal scene, Indian rock bands, progressive metal India, psych sludge metal, alternative metal, progressive heavy music, doom metal India, Indian sludge metal, Indian psych metal https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/bullet-nani-celebrates-12-badass-indian-grandmothers-who-broke-barriers https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/4nng1a6s/LeftBulletNani3BCentreDrRamindarDhillon3BRightMeenakshiAmma.png ‘Bullet Nani: And Other Badass Indian Grandmas’, journalist Jasreen Mayal Khanna profiles twelve extraordinary older Indian women whose lives expanded the possibilities for those who came after them. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-02/xi3nmj5c/RamindarDhillon2017I-1350x675.jpg At fifty-six, just a few years shy of retirement, Dr Ramindar Dhillon decided to volunteer with the United Nations as a doctor specialising in trauma care and medical evacuations in warzones https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-02/hb1c0hx7/26aYJ9TioxAQ8dmPTmXrURg.jpg An experienced trekker, rafter, sailor and diver, Pavane Mann helped establish India’s professional adventure-tourism ecosystem https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-02/d6mo68ke/Dadi-and-fam-696x392.jpg.webp Thankam P. is a trailblazing Indian nuclear physicist who joined BARC in 1961, making her one of India’s first women nuclear scientists. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-02/sgupk7hf/0009NA3TH.jpg Meenakshi Amma (Meenakshi Raghavan Gurukkal) is an Indian martial artist celebrated as the oldest female practitioner and master of ‘Kalaripayattu’, an ancient traditional martial art which originated in South India. Homegrown en 2026-08-03T11:15:00.000Z ‘Bullet Nani’ Celebrates 12 Badass Indian Grandmothers Who Broke Barriers Bullet Nani, Bullet Nani book, Bullet Nani Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Jasreen Mayal Khanna, badass Indian grandmas, Indian grandmothers, inspiring Indian women, trailblazing Indian women, older Indian women, women pioneers India, Indian feminist history, women who broke barriers, Indian women in STEM, women scientists India, Indian women doctors, women adventurers India, Meenakshi Amma, Ramindar Dhillon, Pavane Mann, Thankam P, Rahmath Beegum,, Indian nuclear physicist women, women in Indian history, stories of Indian grandmothers, books about Indian women https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/heirloom-cities-kolkata-is-a-living-archive-of-the-city-through-its-food-culture https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/icuzizsp/CourtesyofHeirloomCities2.png 'Kolkata: The People, Kitchens and Streets of the City of Joy', explores the city’s layered culinary history through personal essays, photography, illustration, and design. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/uzr33wmw/HC-x-Glenburn-51.jpg “As cities are getting more and more homogenised, it felt imperative for us as storytellers to document these things — not just the restaurants or recipes, but the stories of the people, traditions, and techniques that exist in these cities,” Bodanapu said at the Kolkata launch. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-03/7gxylq3d/HC-x-Glenburn-9.jpg The book’s spine takes inspiration from Bengal’s kantha embroidery tradition. Homegrown en 2026-08-03T11:00:00.000Z Heirloom Cities’ ‘Kolkata’ Is A Living Archive Of The City Through Its Food Culture Heirloom Cities, Heirloom Cities Kolkata, Kolkata book, Kolkata food book, Kolkata coffee table book, Kolkata food culture, Kolkata culinary history, Kolkata culinary culture, Kolkata food history, Bengali food culture, Bengali cuisine, food books India, Indian food books, Indian culinary history, Kolkata culture, Kolkata heritage, food culture India, Sri Bodanapu, Madhushree Basu Roy, Anindya Sundar Basu, Kolkata photography book, books about Kolkata, Kolkata people kitchens streets, Kolkata City of Joy book, design-led publishing India