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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/dags-upcoming-disability-centred-weekend-asks-who-are-museums-built-for</loc>
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<image:caption>DAG Kolkata’s annual programme, A Weekend in Museums, returns for International Museum Day with a focus on accessibility and inclusion.</image:caption>
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<news:title>DAG’s Upcoming Disability-Centred Weekend Asks, "Who Are Museums Built For?"</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/videos/in-lapgan-baaltis-romance-the-akhada-becomes-a-symbol-of-male-connection</loc>
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<image:caption>Fellas, is it gay to hold hands with your bros? Nope, not in this country.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T10:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>In Lapgan &amp; Baalti’s ‘Romance,’ The Akhada Becomes A Symbol Of Male Connection</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/patruni-sastrys-drag-sastra-recenters-drag-in-the-legacy-of-indian-classical-art</loc>
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<image:caption>'Drag Sastra' connects concepts like Lokadharmi and Natyadharmi, Desi and Margi traditions, Navarasa theory, mudras, and forms like Theyyam, Lavani, and Gotipua to contemporary drag culture.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T10:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Patruni Sastry's 'Drag Sastra' Recenters Drag In The Legacy Of Indian Classical Art  </news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/arth-ateliers-fw26-collection-anchored-in-motion-finds-beauty-in-being-unsettled</loc>
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<image:caption>Arth Atelier’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection, Anchored in Motion, explores the tension between movement and rootedness.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The collection’s palette mirrors this journey between rootedness and movement.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rejecting synthetic blends, the brand builds the collection entirely through natural textiles, foregrounding provenance in this collection.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T06:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Arth Atelier’s FW26 Collection 'Anchored in Motion' Finds Beauty In Being 'Unsettled'</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/nandan-coffees-new-bengaluru-flagship-channels-kodaikanals-farm-to-cup-culture</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T06:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nandan Coffee's New Bengaluru Flagship Channels Kodaikanal’s Farm-To-Cup Culture</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/khokkoshs-freeuse-org-is-a-disturbingly-tender-meditation-on-the-body-desire</loc>
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<image:caption>At once intimate and abrasive, ‘freeuse .org’ — a not-so-subtle reference to consensual near-total submission in kink culture — stages the body as a site of both pleasure and ruin.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>khokkosh. is the sonic and visual alter ego of Yashomati Parveen.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A 21-year-old independent producer and transmedia artist based in Kolkata, khokkosh. writes, produces, mixes, masters, directs, and designs her own music videos.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>khokkosh.’s ‘freeuse .org’ Is A Disturbingly Tender Meditation On The Body &amp; Desire</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/a-new-mumbai-space-is-platforming-the-next-generation-of-indian-independent-filmmakers</loc>
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<image:caption>Through free weekly screenings and post-film Q&amp;A sessions, MAMI Independent is creating a vital space for emerging artists and audiences.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-11T12:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A New Mumbai Space Is Platforming The Next Generation Of Indian Independent Filmmakers</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/gong-bandras-newest-pan-asian-spot-was-inspired-by-sound-sensory-design</loc>
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<image:caption>Sake Peking Duck Yaki Meshi</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Amai Netsu</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-11T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gong, Bandra’s Newest Pan-Asian Spot, Was Inspired By Sound &amp; Sensory Design</news:title>
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