https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/revisiting-mahapurush-how-satyajit-ray-exposed-indias-fascination-with-godmen https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-23/0jf7cjsy/3.png Satyajit Ray’s 1965 film ‘Mahapurush’, adapted from Parashuram’s ‘Birinchibaba’, skewered India’s enduring fascination with godmen Homegrown en 2026-09-23T09:30:00.000Z Revisiting ‘Mahapurush’: How Satyajit Ray Exposed India’s Fascination With Godmen Satyajit Ray, Mahapurush, Indian godmen, Birinchi Baba, religious satire, cult of personality, spiritual leaders, Indian rationality, religious gullibility, Parashuram, Bengali bhadralok, religion and cinema, Karl Marx, opium of people, new age babas, godmen, religious cults, Indian spirituality, fraudulent gurus, Indian cinema, rationality, religious authority, religion and society, religious irrationality, modern India, Bengali cinema, religious critique, postcolonial India, fraudulent guru, Indian babas, gullibility, cult personality, Parashuram story, religion opium, spiritual authority, religion critique https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/bengalurus-circular-textile-lab-wants-your-old-clothes-a-future-beyond-fast-fashion https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-22/htczyzo6/YouTube-19.png Bengaluru has launched its first Circular Textile Lab alongside a new Solid Waste Management Learning Centre to reducing textile waste and promoting circular economy practices. Homegrown en 2026-09-23T09:30:00.000Z Bengaluru's Circular Textile Lab Wants Your Old Clothes & A Future Beyond Fast Fashion Bengaluru waste, circular economy, solid waste, upcycling textiles, fast fashion, waste management, zero waste, green jobs, women livelihoods, waste literacy, urban sustainability, recycling hub, recycling, upcycling, thrift shops, sustainability, zero waste initiatives, urban sustainability India , waste diversion projects , green jobs Bengaluru , women livelihood programmes, fast fashion waste , recycling and upcycling, sustainable waste processing , textile circularity, environmental education Bengaluru, fashion waste solutions https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/after-book-swaps-punk-poetry-kitaab-club-is-building-a-free-community-library-in-dallupura https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-23/v0yvgawr/ktb1.png Kitaab Club is a Delhi-based reading community founded by Sneha Misran in 2014 that has grown from campus book discussions into a wider cultural and literacy initiative, hosting book swaps, author conversations, heritage walks, vinyl listening sessions, film screenings and punk events. Homegrown en 2026-09-23T09:00:00.000Z After Book Swaps & Punk Poetry, Kitaab Club Is Building A Free Community Library In Dallupura Kitaab Club, community library, Delhi reading, Dallupura library, reading community, book club, literacy initiative, rural reading, Sneha Misran, Navya Misran, East Delhi, book swaps, heritage walks, vinyl sessions, punk events, book clubs India, Indian book clubs, book clubs in India, Kitaab club delhi, community library in Delhi, Delhi book clubs, community library Delhi, community programs India, community programs Delhi, donate to library https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/enna-poo-how-ms-ka-turned-a-tamil-biscuit-memory-into-a-homegrown-earworm https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-22/na5fw2b3/mb.png "Enna Poo?" Homegrown en 2026-09-23T09:00:00.000Z "Enna Poo?": How M.S. Kṛṣṇa Turned a Tamil Biscuit Memory Into A Homegrown Earworm Enna poo, Milk Bikis, M.S. Krishna, Tamil advertising, Britannia biscuits, earworm jingle, South Indian ads, vocal hooks, film scoring, regional sound, brand storytelling, childhood memory, Tamil biscuits, commercial music, Tamil jingle, audio branding, TV commercial, childhood nostalgia, South India, music composition, Britannia ad, earworm, TV advertising, Solomon Pappaiah https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/theja-rios-angh-put-konyak-culture-naga-history-on-the-global-map-at-tiff-2026 https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-22/u2bk3kae/6.png Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio has made history after his debut feature Angh won the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. Homegrown en 2026-09-23T09:00:00.000Z Theja Rio's 'Angh' Put Konyak Culture & Naga History On The Global Map At TIFF 2026 Nagaland cinema, TIFF 2026, Northeast India, Indigenous storytelling, Oscar eligibility, Konyak tribe, Douglas Henshall, tribal identity, 16mm filmmaking, festival breakthrough, Platform Prize winner, Toronto International Film Festival, indigenous filmmakers India, Indian independent cinema , global film festivals, tribal storytelling India, Indigenous cinema, contemporary Indigenous cinema, Northeastern filmmakers, Konyak community, Angh TIFF award https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/i-want-to-be-seen-as-an-artist-first-aamir-aziz-on-art-anger-hope https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-23/aafstbze/JayCharola.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-20/r58lpeoa/Dopeher-Blues-ft-aamir.aziz.3785-500T-250D-16mmDIR-dotfaraz-DP-jaycharoladop-Music-pr-2.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-20/lxkkyu9s/Dopeher-Blues-ft-aamir.aziz.3785-500T-250D-16mmDIR-dotfaraz-DP-jaycharoladop-Music-pr.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-20/napliaut/Dopeher-Blues-ft-aamir.aziz.3785-500T-250D-16mmDIR-dotfaraz-DP-jaycharoladop-Music-pr-6.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-20/vli5au2a/Dopeher-Blues-ft-aamir.aziz.3785-500T-250D-16mmDIR-dotfaraz-DP-jaycharoladop-Music-pr-9.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-20/db1114im/Dopeher-Blues-ft-aamir.aziz.3785-500T-250D-16mmDIR-dotfaraz-DP-jaycharoladop-Music-pr-8.jpg Homegrown en 2026-09-23T09:00:00.000Z “I Want To Be Seen As An Artist First”: Aamir Aziz On Art, Anger, & Hope Aamir Aziz, Dopeher Blues, Achhe Din Blues, political art, protest poetry, multidisciplinary artist, Indian music, Palestine, farmers’ suicides, political suffocation, Kennedy film, Childish Gambino, musical chairs, Indian bureaucracy, Homegrown interview, protest music, farmers suicides, Kashmir, This Is America, protest poet, Kennedy 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. 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