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Homegrown en 2026-05-20T11:00:00.000Z Meet Atiqa Asif Mir, The 11-Year-Old Indian Racer Blazing A Trail In Europe Indian motorsport, FIA European Championship, Atiqa Mir , Atiqa Mir Valencia, female motorsport athletes India, young Indian racer , Indian racing prodigy, FIA karting championship, Atiqa Mir karting , Formula 1 Academy India, Atiqa Mir fastest lap, motorsport news India , Indian karting talent , Champions of the Future Academy, Valencia karting championship , OKJ karting category, women in motorsport, Indian female racer , Srinagar-born racer, Formula 1 Academy , Indian driver, Atiqa Mir achievements, FIA International Kart Ranking, Indian racing future, Indian sports prodigy https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/panchsheel-gaikwads-film-shows-us-what-caste-steals-from-love-intimacy-selfhood https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-20/sy1ybaun/pg1.png In the film, Panchsheel captures how deeply-rooted caste hierarchies are in Indian society through the story of his mother’s family, who stopped speaking to her after she decided to marry his father. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-20/aojnhx5x/pg2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-20/tlv7ezjo/pg.png Homegrown en 2026-05-20T10:15:00.000Z Panchsheel Gaikwad’s Film Shows Us What Caste Steals From Love, Intimacy, & Selfhood Short film, Indian short films, Short film films, India, Short films, South Asia, South Asian filmmakers, Indian filmmakers, Panchsheel Gaikwad, Panchsheel Gaikwad filmmaker, Panchsheel Gaikwad Pune, Panchsheel Gaikwad films, Panchsheel Gaikwad short films, Panchsheel Gaikwad filmmaker India, Panchsheel Gaikwad I am mine and I am yours too, I am mine and I am yours too Panchsheel Gaikwad, Caste, Caste politics, Casteism, casteism India, caste violence India, Short films about caste, Short films on caste, Films on caste, Films about caste, Caste in India, BR Ambedkar, Baba Saheb, BR Ambedkar India, Ambedkarite, Political short films, Political short films, India, Indian Diaspora, Independent Indian filmmakers, Indie filmmaker India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/sunhil-sippys-eastward-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-mumbais-margins https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-20/yn941c3p/LeftSunhilSippy2CRightInstallationviewGalerieMirchandani2BSteinruecke2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/eiykkod4/L1023026c2ex-focus2-60x40-final-8apr26.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/amtaohlx/OLD-Brw-SEWRI-N-15c-CROP-43x43.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/vm3fe1s8/NO-NAME-part-18-of-81-1-2cNEW-60x40.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/jxdyq8ds/R1-Kalwa-N53c-CROP-43x43.jpg Homegrown en 2026-05-20T09:20:00.000Z Sunhil Sippy’s ‘Eastward’ Is A Haunting Portrait Of Mumbai’s Margins Sunhil Sippy, Eastward exhibition, Mumbai photography, Mumbai eastern seaboard, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Indian contemporary photography, Mumbai art exhibition, urban landscape photography, Mumbai industrial landscape, Mumbai mangroves photography, documentary photography India, contemporary Indian photographers, black and white photography Mumbai, Mumbai monsoon photography, ecological photography India, Mumbai art scene, photography exhibition Mumbai, postcolonial urbanism, industrial ruins photography, The Opium of Time, Indian street photography, environmental photography India, Mumbai waterfront, art review Sunhil Sippy, contemporary art Mumbai https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/3-homegrown-comedies-that-captured-the-nuances-of-working-class-struggle https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-19/0m7hx0od/4.png Shows like Nukkad, Office Office, and F.I.R. transformed everyday struggles from bureaucratic nightmares and financial instability to neighbourhood chaos into stories filled with wit and social commentary. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-19/qwdfe9wl/6.png Nukkad explored issues like unemployment, inflation, debt, alcoholism, and housing insecurity without ever becoming overly grim. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-19/to8nw89k/7.png Through the endlessly exasperated Mussadi Lal, played by Pankaj Kapur, the sitcom turned everyday administrative nightmares into biting satire. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-19/aa1k2znm/5.png Set in a chaotic police station, the show often revolved around bizarre complaints that the police station received. Homegrown en 2026-05-19T11:00:00.000Z 3 Homegrown Comedies That Captured The Nuances Of Working Class Struggle classic Indian television, FIR TV show, Office Office, Nukkad, working class struggles India, Indian TV shows, middle class India, working class representation, Indian TV nostalgia, Indian sitcoms, Indian bureaucracy satire, desi humour, Indian comedy television, nostalgic Indian serials, old Indian TV shows, Indian social satire, Indian television history, Hindi TV classics, social commentary in TV, Indian pop culture, Indian middle class struggles, desi sitcoms, FIR comedy show, Nukkad analysis https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/mumbais-mangrove-crisis-the-versova-bhayander-road-threatens-ecosystems-livelihoods https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-19/d82yg4cy/5.png Mumbai’s mangroves are under threat as the proposed Versova-Bhayander Coastal Road project moves forward, potentially impacting over 45,000 mangroves. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-19/uxqzal04/6.png For Mumbai’s Koli fishing community, among the city’s oldest inhabitants, mangroves are inseparable from livelihood. Homegrown en 2026-05-19T11:00:00.000Z Mumbai’s Mangrove Crisis: The Versova-Bhayander Road Threatens Ecosystems & Livelihoods Mumbai coastal road, Mumbai environmental crisis, Versova Bhayander Coastal Road, Mumbai mangroves, Mumbai fisherfolk, Koli fishing community, mangrove destruction Mumbai, coastal erosion Mumbai, Mumbai flooding, mangrove ecosystem, Mumbai climate crisis, Mumbai infrastructure development, mangrove conservation India, Mumbai biodiversity, urban development Mumbai, Mumbai ecology, Bhayander coastal project, Maharashtra environment, mangroves and fishing, Mumbai sea level rise, climate vulnerability Mumbai, Mumbai sustainability, environmental impact coastal road, Mumbai monsoon flooding https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/the-bombay-canteen-is-celebrating-bakri-eid-with-a-nose-to-tail-tasting-menu https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-19/zqcudlro/TheBombayCanteen.png Featuring inventive dishes made from lesser-used cuts alongside cocktails inspired by familiar flavours, the shared dining experience reflects on sustainability, memory, and the cultural histories embedded in Bakri Eid celebrations across India. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/rx09i5yw/buyu0lorx5l0pfhiwnxo.png On May 24 and 25, The Bombay Canteen is celebrating Bakri Eid with a Nose-to-Tail Feast that highlights the resourcefulness and layered history of communal eating in South Asia. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/gyvdvvsp/BaburgreetscourtiersattheIdfestival.jpg Babur greets courtiers at the Eid festival. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/l03etapv/30_Day_aged_Shoulder_Pickle_on_Crispy_Dahi_Kebab___Nose_To_Tail_Feast_at_The_Bombay_Canteen.jpg 30 Day-aged Shoulder Pickle on Crispy Dahi Kebab. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/27l87civ/Kofta-Pulao-Nose-To-Tail-Feast-at-The-Bombay-Canteen.jpg Kofta Pulao https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-18/t8tmtw21/Khajoor-Halwa-Treacle-Tart-Nose-To-Tail-Feast-at-The-Bombay-Canteen.jpg Khajoor Halwa Treacle Tart with goat cheese ice cream Homegrown en 2026-05-19T05:50:00.000Z The Bombay Canteen Is Celebrating Bakri Eid With A Nose-To-Tail Tasting Menu Bakri Eid feast Mumbai, The Bombay Canteen, Nose-to-Tail Feast, Bakri Eid food traditions, Eid ul Adha India, Muslim food culture India, communal dining Mumbai, whole animal cooking India, sustainable dining Mumbai, South Asian food culture, Eid feast Mumbai, Mumbai restaurants Bakri Eid, Indian Muslim cuisine, Nose-to-tail dining, regional Indian food traditions, Bakri Eid history India, Eid food culture South Asia, Bombay Canteen menu, Kamala Mills restaurants, Awadhi cuisine, Hyderabadi food traditions, Kashmiri wazwan, Malabar Muslim cuisine, contemporary Indian dining, Mumbai food events