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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/kushagara-anand-photographed-what-it-feels-like-to-be-stuck-between-two-homes</loc>
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<image:caption>Here, Not Here</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Here, Not Here</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Here, Not Here</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Here, Not Here</image:caption>
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<news:title>Kushagara Anand Photographed What It Feels Like To Be Stuck Between Two Homes</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/its-time-to-talk-about-the-mental-health-crisis-facing-the-indian-music-industry</loc>
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<image:caption>As AI slop fills every creative sphere, authentic human voices are only going to become more sought after — backing real artists is the smartest long-term play the showrunners can make — as the spouse — someone to hold down the fort, nurture and protect</image:caption>
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<news:title>It's Time To Talk About The Mental Health Crisis Facing The Indian Music Industry</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/the-multi-generational-fanaticism-behind-keralas-most-unforgiving-boat-race</loc>
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<image:caption>The Nehru Trophy Boat Race in full swing.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Spectators line the water and fill the pavilion to watch the majestic, crowded snake boat perform.</image:caption>
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<news:title>The Multi-Generational Fanaticism Behind Kerala’s Most Unforgiving Boat Race</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/shubhang-ojhas-artwork-turns-bengalurus-bmtc-bus-into-a-living-portrait-of-the-city</loc>
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<image:caption>Created for Greenpeace India's Imaginarium Exhibition, Shubhang Ojha's Luru Bus X-Rays transforms Bengaluru's BMTC buses into a vibrant portrait of the city itself.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-04T08:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shubhang Ojha's Artwork Turns Bengaluru's BMTC Bus Into A Living Portrait Of The City</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/they-are-given-strong-sedatives-reveals-the-human-cost-of-institutionalisation</loc>
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<image:caption>In They Are Given Strong Sedatives, journalist Salim Sadat investigates the lives of nearly 1,400 women living inside Karachi's Psychiatric Centre, Asia's largest women's psychiatric hospital.</image:caption>
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<news:title>'They Are Given Strong Sedatives' Reveals The Human Cost Of Institutionalisation</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/sakr-galat-admi-sing-the-blues-for-a-world-that-paid-them-no-mind</loc>
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<image:caption>Vintage vocals meet heavy-handed realities on their new EP, Rosy Roti.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rosy Roti is an unvarnished look at daily survival.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-03T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sakré &amp; Galat Admi Sing The Blues For A World That Paid Them No Mind</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/mothers-daughters-orgasms-giving-mom-the-talk-is-a-very-necessary-short-film</loc>
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<image:caption>Giving Mom the Talk turns one of the most mortifying situations imaginable into a warm, funny, and deeply moving conversation about female pleasure.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Mothers &amp; Daughters &amp; Orgasms:  'Giving Mom The Talk' Is A Very Necessary Short Film </news:title>
<news:keywords> generational conversations,  Indian short film,  feminist film review, women and desire, South Asian sexuality , mother daughter relationship , Desi family dynamics ,  orgasm , female pleasure,  South Asian mothers, Giving Mom the Talk,  independent short films, mothers and daughters, cultural commentary ,  female sexuality ,  reproductive health,  women’s health conversations,  family and intimacy,  Indian cinema,  breaking taboos,  South Asian women, motherhood and identity, women’s pleasure , sexual wellness , Indian feminism</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/at-a-new-bakehouse-by-dolkhar-ladakhs-grain-traditions-meet-contemporary-baking</loc>
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<image:caption>Rantak by Dolkhar in Leh is a new vegetarian bakehouse that reimagines Ladakh’s regional flavours through high-altitude baking. Drawing on stone-ground grains, hyperlocal ingredients and natural sweeteners, it honours the legacy of the region’s traditional rantak water mills.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A traditional water mill or ‘Rantak’ in Leh, Ladakh.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Designed by architect Amisha Srivastava, the interiors draw from Ladakh’s local materials, textures, construction techniques and craft traditions.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-03T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>At A New Bakehouse By Dolkhar, Ladakh’s Grain Traditions Meet Contemporary Baking</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/sunflower-tape-machine-talks-white-boy-music-the-lost-art-of-being-a-loser</loc>
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<image:caption>Across songs about romantic failure, loneliness, jealousy, boredom and the anxieties of growing up, Sunflower embraces the idea of “White Boy Music” as a space for being lovelorn, awkward and imperfect, using noise as both a sonic device and a source of comfort.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sunflower Tape Machine Talks White Boy Music &amp; The Lost Art Of Being A Loser</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-migrant-the-metropolis-anuparna-roy-on-lovers-in-the-blue-night-migration-mumbai</loc>
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<image:caption>Anuparna Roy’s ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’ will premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 10 September 2026 for pass holders and 11 September 2026 for the public.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Anuparna Roy</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Karim and Ameena in a still from ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Migrant &amp; The Metropolis: Anuparna Roy On ‘Lovers In The Blue Night’, Migration, &amp; Mumbai</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/the-urban-biome-a-mumbai-exhibition-underlines-our-impact-on-the-spaces-we-occupy</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Urban Biome: A Mumbai Exhibition Underlines Our Impact On The Spaces We Occupy </news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/where-the-air-is-thick-with-chilli-inside-the-400-year-old-market-that-feeds-delhi</loc>
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<image:caption>Spices at Khari Baoli.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Dried Red and Yellow Chilli at Khari Baoli.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Traders at Khari Baoli.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-02T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Where The Air Is Thick With Chilli: Inside The 400-Year-Old Market That Feeds Delhi</news:title>
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