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Homegrown en 2026-08-12T11:30:00.000Z The Bhangra Liberation Orchestra Is Showing Us What Resistance Should Look & Sound Like bhangra liberation orchestra, punjabi music, brooklyn music scene, afrobeat, jazz, bhangra, protest music, sonny singh, nikhil bhangra liberation orchestra, qawwali, blo concert, spiritual music, secular music, music community, commercial music, bulleh shah, the ghadarites, sant ram udasi, brooklyn base camp music, red baraat, antibalas, mamdani mayor, chardi kala, revolutionary and optimism, spanish music, human rights, artivism https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/from-inherited-identities-to-new-selves-metamorphosis-reimagines-freedom-at-ifbe https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/eleq6u3l/IFBE2.png 'Metamorphosis', brings together 17 artists across movement, theatre, literature, music, comedy, and illusion to explore freedom, identity, and the possibility of change. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/ky64wofd/Cathedral-1.jpg Housed in a refurbished legacy ice factory in Mumbai’s Fort district, IFBE is a cultural space where architecture, design and the arts converge, bringing unlikely ideas, disciplines and people into conversation to challenge conventions, disrupt assumptions and reimagine the world. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/ptm83pxg/Shweta-Warrier.jpg On Saturday, 15 August, the two-day programme opens with Shweta Warrier’s ‘Unbecoming’ featuring her unique Street O’Classical practice. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/jyzvtmts/Jashn-e-Qalam-Vicky-Ahuja.JPG Set in the aftermath of Partition, Jashn-e-Qalam’s dramatic reading of K.A. Abbas’ Partition classic ‘Sardaar Ji’ explores how fear, prejudice and suspicion can turn ordinary people against one another. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/vgex5nbx/Abhish-Mathew.jpg The festival concludes with ‘Blue Material’, an all-Dalit stand-up comedy show featuring the Dalit-led, queer-affirmative collective with guest comedian Abish Matthew. 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Abbas, South Asian arts festival, cultural events Mumbai August 2026 https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/the-big-hoom-clubs-short-film-program-celebrates-the-heart-of-indian-independent-cinema https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/7px80u8o/manu-s-pillai.png The Big Hoom Club’s Short Film Program, a travelling initiative dedicated to independent cinema, arrives in Kolkata on August 22 and 23 at Studio Bari. Homegrown en 2026-08-12T11:00:00.000Z The Big Hoom Club’s Short Film Program Celebrates The Heart Of Indian Independent Cinema alternative cinema India, Kolkata arts events , travelling film festival, film club India , emerging filmmakers India , independent cinema India, Indian short films , Studio Bari Kolkata , Kolkata film screenings , independent films India , pan-India film programme, Kolkata cultural events , contemporary Indian cinema , independent film screening, Indian filmmakers, experimental films India , documentary films India , Delhi film club, film screenings August 2026, grassroots film initiatives , Kolkata independent cinema , short film showcase, indie film festival India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/every-photographer-is-a-predator-soham-gupta-on-photography-power-desi-boys https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/szatr1s4/CourtesyofSohamGupta2.png Soham Gupta https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/9xpjo5ep/004SGHomegrownEden.jpg From ‘Eden’ by Soham Gupta https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/ndki1o9o/006SGHomegrownDesiBoys.jpg From ‘Desi Boys’ by Soham Gupta https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/s9uo2ur0/001SGHomegrownAngst.jpg From ‘Angst’ by Soham Gupta https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/4i9dm0kh/003SGHomegrownEden.jpg From ‘Eden’ by Soham Gupta https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/g5rzogug/002SGHomegrownAngst.jpg From ‘Angst’ by Soham Gupta Homegrown en 2026-08-12T11:00:00.000Z “Every Photographer Is A Predator”: Soham Gupta On Photography, Power, & ‘Desi Boys’ Soham Gupta, Soham Gupta interview, Desi Boys Soham Gupta, Desi Boys photography, Kolkata photography, Kolkata street photography, Indian documentary photography, Indian street photographer, contemporary Indian photography, documentary photography India, Kolkata working class youth, fashion and identity India, hip hop culture Kolkata, photography ethics, ethics of street photography, documentary photography ethics, Angst Soham Gupta, Eden Soham Gupta, Indian photobook, Kolkata art scene, Indian contemporary art, photography and class, representation in photography, Homegrown interview, Indian photographer interview https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/sheetal-menons-duet-is-an-elegy-for-the-love-we-lost-in-the-pandemic https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/w2kf82xq/SidhantGuptainSheetalMenonE28099sE28098DuetE280992.png Menon’s sophomore directorial effort follows Mihir (Sidhant Gupta), a pianist, grappling with the death of his estranged brother Kavish during the isolation of the pandemic. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/ktmrp6v0/ISHIKA-5-.JPG Sidhant Gupta shines in ‘Duet’. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/v1qgzgsr/SHREYA.-2JPG.JPG Writer-director Sheetal Menon with actor Sidhant Gupta, who plays the protagonist Mihir, a grief-stricken pianist navigating the death of his brother Kavish during the isolation of the COVID-19 lockdown. Homegrown en 2026-08-12T11:00:00.000Z Sheetal Menon’s ‘Duet’ Is An Elegy For The Love We Lost In The Pandemic Duet short film, Duet movie review, Duet short film review, Duet Sheetal Menon, Sheetal Menon, Sidhant Gupta, Sidhant Gupta Duet, Duet Spotify, Spotify short film, Spotify India, Indian short films, best Indian short films, Indian cinema, Hindi short film, short film review, grief in cinema, films about grief, films about loss, music and grief, music in cinema, pandemic grief, films about bereavement, Indian filmmakers, contemporary Indian cinema, Duet film 2026 https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/what-happens-when-kolkata-meets-the-wild-west-calcutta-cowboy-has-the-answer https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-12/ccqqkf60/6.png With Brash and Broken, Kolkata-born, Berlin-based artist Calcutta Cowboy presents a debut EP that thrives on contradiction. Homegrown en 2026-08-12T10:30:00.000Z What Happens When Kolkata Meets The Wild West? Calcutta Cowboy Has The Answer Indian indie artist, independent musician, debut EP, India acoustic music , country music , indie folk music, singer-songwriter India, indie music, Berlin-based artist , Kolkata musician , Gary Johnson musician, Calcutta Cowboy , independent music release, emerging musicians India , Indian country music , indie folk EP, Kolkata music scene , Berlin music scene , contemporary singer-songwriter, guitar-driven music, folk rock artist, alternative music India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/a-uniform-obsession-confessions-of-an-imposter-in-chef-whites https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-07/0w8lg3dz/chefwhites.png A sea of whites. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-07/kz1n722w/formals.png The family: Showing up in our best formals. Homegrown en 2026-08-12T08:00:00.000Z A Uniform Obsession: Confessions Of An 'Imposter' In Chef Whites cosmetic discipline, indian education system, indian politics, dress codes in india, uniforms in india, chef coats, instituional dress codes, culinary school, belonging, uniformity, youth identity crisis, neet paper leaks, functional uniforms, indian school uniforms, class disparity, british colonial uniforms, instituional language, british rule, compliance with society, doctor's coats, military uniform, corporate id card, pilot's epaulettes, representing your own identity, protective gear, kitchen standards https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/deluxe-saloon-proves-that-indias-barber-shop-nostalgia-is-more-than-just-an-aesthetic https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/ejwmigoi/manu-s-pillai.png Deluxe Saloon is a digital archive that captures the unmistakable atmosphere of Indian barber shops. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/r0hk44hh/YouTube.png For many people who look back on them with a sense of nostalgia, these things simply do not fit into their aesthetic. Homegrown en 2026-08-11T13:00:00.000Z Deluxe Saloon Proves That India’s Barber Shop Nostalgia Is More Than Just An Aesthetic retro Bollywood music, SP Balasubrahmanyam songs , Alka Yagnik music , Kumar Sanu songs , Indian salon playlists , barber shops, Indian nostalgia , India hajam culture , saloon culture, Indian barber shop culture, local barber stories, Indian salon experience , cultural archives , digital archives , Indian internet culture , nostalgia aesthetics , class and nostalgia, everyday Indian culture , cultural nostalgia India , neighbourhood barber shops, vernacular culture India, salon music archive , memory and music , Indian popular culture , class and culture https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-deodar-prize-is-looking-for-indias-next-great-short-story-writers https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/0xhjvfaf/CourtesyofTheDeodarPrize2.png 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. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/u8p9dzw2/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-05-at-3.00.19-PM.jpeg Natasha Joshi is the founder-director of The Deodar Prize, a platform dedicated to finding and nurturing new voices in Indian fiction. Joshi holds a degree in human development and psychology from Harvard University. Her writings have appeared in Stanford Social Innovation Review, Alliance Magazine, Juggernaut, Mint Lounge, The Economic Times, and Papercuts by Desi Writers Lounge among other publications. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/ufdtkzn8/BLFall.heic The 2025 Deodar Prize ceremony during the Bengaluru Literature Festival. Homegrown en 2026-08-11T12:15:00.000Z The Deodar Prize Is Looking For India’s Next Great Short Story Writers Deodar Prize, Deodar Prize 2026, Indian short stories, Indian short story writers, Indian literary prizes, Indian literature, contemporary Indian fiction, contemporary Indian literature, Indian fiction writers, emerging Indian writers, new Indian writers, short story prize India, literary awards India, fiction writing India, Indian literary awards, Natasha Joshi, Deodar Prize Natasha Joshi, South Asia Speaks, Bombay Literary Magazine, Indian literature and AI, AI and creative writing, future of Indian literature, contemporary Indian writing, Indian short fiction, literary prizes and AI https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/candidate-for-the-club-naisha-bhargabis-911-is-beaming-mumbais-streets-to-the-world https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/2lus4ter/naishabhargabi.png Naisha Bhargabi hijacking Mumbai’s streets for her debut EP, 911. Homegrown en 2026-08-11T12:00:00.000Z Candidate For The Club: Naisha Bhargabi’s ‘911’ Is Beaming Mumbai's Streets To The World naisha bhargabi, hindi music, club music, 911 ep, naisha debut album, cross cultural, south asian artists, diaspora music creators, radio playlists, tokenistic sitar loop, contraband, so then, jaana, skrillex, dilip, beam, hindi patois music inspiration, ty dolla $ign, indian singer in uk, naisha bhargabi debut album, naisha 911 poster, m1onthebeat, caribbean patois, homegrown music, uk drill, music review, south asian diaspora, indian underground music https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/drunk-bollywood-turns-bollywood-nostalgia-into-boozy-chaotic-live-theatre-magic https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/2ohv9449/manu-s-pillai.png Created by writer and producer Proma Khosla, Drunk Bollywood Live is a theatrical parody show that reimagines iconic Bollywood films. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/zjdugz75/india-today.png The format invites both the cast and audience to join in the revelry, transforming a familiar movie screening into something far more interactive and unpredictable. Homegrown en 2026-08-11T12:00:00.000Z 'Drunk Bollywood' Turns Bollywood Nostalgia Into Boozy & Chaotic Live Theatre Magic South Asian performers, live parody performance, comedy show live, Bollywood nostalgia, New York theatre, Indian diaspora culture , South Asian theatre, Bollywood theatre, Bollywood parody , Indian pop culture, Bollywood live show, comedy theatre New York, South Asian creatives , Bollywood stage adaptation , musical comedy, diaspora storytelling, South Asian entertainmen, Hindi cinema culture , Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, interactive theatre , Bollywood fandom, drunk shakespeare, 2000s bollywood https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/a-kareena-oberoi-drishya-photoseries-captures-the-basak-weavers-of-phulia https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/k79kq6v0/ph1.png The Weavers of Phulia by Drishya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/yvl40tus/ph.png The Weavers of Phulia by Drishya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/w9w965rj/ph2.png The Weavers of Phulia by Drishya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-10/mny9eq2i/ph3.png The weavers of Phulia by Drishya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-10/ibsrasr3/ph4.png The Weavers of Phulia by Drishya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-10/yyiilri4/ph5.png The Weavers of Phulia by Drishya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-10/pw8c4aab/ph6.png The Weavers of Phulia by Drishya https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-10/5r94un4z/ph7.png The Weavers of Phulia by Drishya Homegrown en 2026-08-11T12:00:00.000Z A Kareena Oberoi & Drishya Photoseries Captures The Basak Weavers Of Phulia Acid Moons, Acid Moons brand, Acid Moons brand, India, Acid Moons handloom brand, India, Acid Moons craft brand, India, Acid Moons handcrafted brand, India, Craft, Craft traditions, Indian craft, South Asian craft, Phulia weavers, Phulia weaver, Phulia weaving traditions, Basak community, Basak, Basak community West Bengal, Basak community India, Basak community of Phulia, Basak community Phulia, Tangail traditions, Tangail craft tradition, Tangail craft, Kareena Oberoi, Kareena Oberoi founder, Kareena Oberoi interview, Kareena Oberoi acid moons, Photography, Photo series, Photograph, Photographing craft community India, Craft photographs, Craft photography, Documentary photography https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/mk-abhilashs-moda-moda-makes-a-surrealist-circus-out-of-mans-will-to-procreate https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-11/e194nv3g/mm3.png 'Moda Moda' is a surreal Kannada short film by Bengaluru filmmaker MK Abhilash about a married couple who become increasingly consumed by the idea of having a child they plan to name 'Clouds'. 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