https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/this-week-in-culture-feminist-mythologies-in-dance-delhis-chonkiest-resident-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/7gqx3uwd/cb2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/x4qrto88/music1.avif As an artist, Rae has been unshakeable in the changing, sometimes stagnating landscape of the Indian rap scene because of his singular voice of radical honesty that never seems to run out of fuel. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/ius2usti/music2.avif A still from Aamir Aziz's new song 'Dopeher Blues'. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/2nr2ep2n/dance1.avif 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. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/iu78ka8d/ad1.avif Gautami Reddy gradually built her own creative practice through sketchbooks and experimentation. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/ob7kb8t1/l1.avif Come get your copy! https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/y1kwrl41/l2.avif 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. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/b675jq6d/f1.avif More than seven decades later, their ascent returns to the screen with ‘Tenzing’, Apple Original Films’ new feature directed by Jennifer Peedom. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/ethk8cjb/f2.avif Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio has made history after his debut feature Angh won the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/am070yef/fa1.avif The Bear House https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/xjz130lq/fa2.avif 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. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/z7qwfiv7/fb1.avif A still from 'An Ode To Rebirth'. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/2dhh28tr/e1.avif 'Fat Dogs of Delhi', an Instagram page featuring fat dogs from the city, has announced an online fat dog competition — 64 dogs enter, one dog wins, and the netizens get to pick the winner through Instagram polls. Homegrown en 2026-09-26T11:15:00.000Z This Week In Culture: Feminist Mythologies In Dance, Delhi's Chonkiest Resident, & More Indian culture, feminist mythology, Delhi events, Indian music, urban India, sustainable fashion, community library, Tenzing Norgay, Naga cinema, Sri Lankan cuisine, Indian illustration, Tamil jazz, dog events, circular textiles, Indian anthology, sustainable denim, circular fashion, masked theatre, chonky dogs, modern fame, Homegrown culture, Indian cinema, homegrown artists, artist interviews, Indian arts, Rae Mulla, Aamir Aziz, Keelaka dance, Gautami Reddy, Tenzing film, Angh TIFF, Kolam Paris https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/lovebirds-london-debut-sparks-a-question-can-india-ever-be-represented-through-one-lens https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-25/54p48bp4/YouTube-20.png Delhi-based fashion label Lovebirds made its London Fashion Week debut with its Spring/Summer 2027 collection, India: IYKYK, a showcase inspired by the overlooked symbols of everyday Indian life. 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Lovebirds, London FashionWeek, Indian popculture, homegrown label, Adarsh Balak, Indian runway, Indian representation, cultural costume, middleclass India, Lovebirds London Fashion Week, Indian textiles, South Asian fashion, Indian identity, Indian pop culture, luxury fashion India, contemporary Indian fashion, Indian runway fashion, fashion and representation, cultural representation, Indian nostalgia, Poppins candy, Gold Spot https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/nischay-parekh-on-tv-dinner-life-after-parekh-singh-his-upcoming-tiny-tour https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/nm9mw128/manu-s-pillai.png Indian indie pop artist Nischay Parekh reflects on life after Parekh & Singh and the evolution of India’s internet-shaped subcultures. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-21/mdx99nmg/YouTube.png Parekh & Singh, the dynamic duo consisting of vocalist Nischay Parekh and percussionist Jivraj Singh, burst onto the pop scene, doing something no other homegrown act had been able to do until then Homegrown en 2026-09-25T10:30:00.000Z Nischay Parekh On TV Dinner, Life After Parekh & Singh, & His Upcoming 'Tiny Tour' Parekh & Singh, Nisichay Parekh, Indian indie, indie pop, crowdfunded tour, interest media, subcultures, Indian live music, singer-songwriter, social media, NH7 Weekender, Indian music industry, Indian live music , nostalgia in music, music crowdfunding , Indian concert culture, music and social media, independent artists India, music culture, Indian indie music, Indian musicians https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/an-ode-to-rebirth-kolam-brings-southern-sri-lankas-masked-theatre-to-paris https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-24/wcwrqbf8/kolam1.png A still from 'An Ode To Rebirth'. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-24/q9uoe9j5/kolam2.png Behind the scenes of 'An Ode To Rebirth'. Homegrown en 2026-09-25T10:30:00.000Z An Ode To Rebirth: Kolam Brings Southern Sri Lanka’s Masked Theatre To Paris Kolam Paris, Sri Lankan culture, An Ode, masked theatre, Sri Lankan restaurant, Kolam reopening, Sri Lankan art, single take, Sri Lankan masks, Sri Lankan percussion, cultural hub, Paris art, Sri Lankan food, Kolam film, diaspora art, An Ode To Rebirth, Sri Lankan theatre, masked dance, Paris cultural hub, Kolam theatre, single take film, UN*DEUX, India Bharadwaj, Alexandre Relmy, Sri Lankan diaspora