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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/the-lxme-indian-womens-league-is-giving-footballers-their-long-overdue-flowers</loc>
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<image:caption>With eight teams competing and a glamorous promotional campaign, the league aims to inspire young girls and attract sponsors through increased visibility and engagement.</image:caption>
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<news:title>The Lxme Indian Women's League Is Giving Footballers Their Long-Overdue Flowers </news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/brew-tv-wants-to-give-independent-filmmakers-more-control-over-their-work</loc>
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<image:caption>Brew TV is transforming film distribution for independent Indian filmmakers.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-04T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Brew TV Wants To Give Independent Filmmakers More Control Over Their Work</news:title>
<news:keywords>Brew TV, independent filmmakers, film distribution, Indian cinema, revenue transparency, indie projects, filmmaker tools, quality check, distribution platform, net revenue, indie cinema, filmmaker revenue, content extras, video-sharing site, streaming india, OTT, independent cinema, indian movie industry, film marketting, indian filmmakers, OTT platforms, short films</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/ankita-gusain-turns-her-fathers-absence-into-a-poetic-meditation-on-family-inheritance</loc>
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<image:caption>Framed as a visual letter to her unborn child, the 15-minute film explores childhood, parenthood, family relationships and the ways parental absence shapes adult life</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-04T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ankita Gusain Turns Her Father’s Absence Into A Poetic Meditation On Family &amp; Inheritance</news:title>
<news:keywords>Ankita Gusain, parental absence, Himalayan village, childhood trauma, family relationships, visual letter, IDFA 2026, short documentary, inheritance, Surendra Singh Gusain, FTII graduate, PSBT Doc Commune, poetic montages, Uttarakhand, Indie films, India, Documentaries, India, Short documentaries, India, Poetic documentary India, Indian poetic documentary, Indian filmmaker, Women film makers in India, Upcoming Film makers, India, Upcoming film makers in India, Six Weeks, 3 Days, and All the Years Before, Six Weeks, 3 Days, and All the Years Before Ankita Gussain, Six Weeks, 3 Days, and All the Years Before documentary, Six Weeks, 3 Days, and All the Years Before film, Films about parents, Films about parent child relationships, New documentaries to check out from India, Poetic documentaries, India</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/otherland-galle-a-new-chapter-in-coastal-hospitality-is-unfolding-on-sri-lankas-southern-coast</loc>
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<image:caption>Lobby &amp; Barkery</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Lobby</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Interiors</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ocean Suite</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Creatures</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Suffering Bastard, Cocktails</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Creatures</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Beef Kebab, Stuffed Red Pepper &amp; Cottage Cheese</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The view from Creatures</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-04T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Otherland Galle: A New Chapter In Coastal Hospitality Is Unfolding On Sri Lanka's Southern Coast</news:title>
<news:keywords>Otherland Galle, FreeState Luxury, Sri Lanka travel, Galle Dutch Fort, Dewata Beach, lifestyle hospitality, southern coast, surf breaks, vinyl bar, rooftop pool, Sri Lankan dining, coastal experiences, boutique hotel, sound healing, blue whale tours, Otherland Galle Sri Lanka, Otherland Galle Hotel, Otherland Galle luxury hotel, Otherland Galle new luxury hotel, Otherland Galle new luxury hotel in Sri Lanka, Luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, Luxury resorts in Sri Lanka, Latest resorts in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan hospitality, Best hotels in Sri Lanka, Best luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, Luxury hotels on Sri Lankan Southern Coast, Best Sri Lankan luxury hotels, Best Sri Lankan luxury resorts, Luxury and hospitality, Hospitality Sri Lanka, Architecture and Spaces, Sri Lanka, Travel Sri Lanka, Luxury stays Sri Lanka</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/the-gridline-film-festival-is-bringing-exemplary-independent-cinema-to-kolkata-this-november</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-04T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The GridLine Film Festival Is Bringing Exemplary Independent Cinema To Kolkata This November</news:title>
<news:keywords>GridLine Festival, independent cinema, Kolkata event, film screenings, award-winning films, filmmaker Q&amp;A, panel discussions, cross-cultural exchange, independent films, Indian cinema, international films, creative producer, film festival 2026, Hazra Road, independent voice, Film festivals India, New Film festivals India, Upcoming Film festivals, India, Kolkata Film festivals, Film festivals in Kolkata, Upcoming film festivals in Kolkata, Independent Film festivals India, Independent film festival, Kolkata, Upcoming events, Kolkata, November events Kolkata, Things to do in Kolkata, Things to do in Kolkata this month</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-dark-age-of-kidfluencing-dhan-ki-devi-questions-the-commodification-of-children</loc>
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<image:caption>Set during Diwali in a small Indian town, the film examines child exploitation and the loss of childhood in the age of 'kidfluencing.'</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A still from 'Dhan ki Devi' by Aashna Singh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A still from 'Dhan ki Devi' by Aashna Singh</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A still from 'Dhan ki Devi' by Aashna Singh</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-04T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Dark Age Of Kidfluencing: ‘Dhan Ki Devi’ Questions The Commodification Of Children</news:title>
<news:keywords>child exploitation, kidfluencing, social media fame, Diwali symbolism, Goddess Lakshmi, child labor ethics, digital exploitation, Aashna Singh, Indian Film Festival, childhood loss, female commodification, UNICEF report, Mumbai filmmaker, Rhode Island Festival, performative childhood, ethics of kidfluencing, Kids on social media, Should kids be on social media?, Kids as content, Pedophilia, Epstein, Post-Epstein world, Child abuse, Child exploitation online, Modern day child Labour, Exploitation of children, Exploitation of children online, Short films, India, Short films from India, Indian short films, New Indian short films, Aashna Singh Dhan ki Devi, Aashna SIngh short film, Aashna Singh filmmaker</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-making-of-a-selfish-woman-sheherazaads-khudgarzi-reclaims-the-women-history-has-judged</loc>
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<image:caption>Blending theatrical narration with influences from Hindustani, Turkish, Arabic and Carnatic music, 'Khudgarzi' makes room for women whose ambitions, appetites, and contradictions resist easy moral judgement.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-04T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Making Of A Selfish Woman: Sheherazaad’s ‘Khudgarzi’ Reclaims The Women History Has Judged</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sheherazaad, Khudgarzi, female defiance, selfish woman, South Asian, female ambition, villainous women, Hindustani music, dark pop, female narratives, diasporic experience, theatrical narration, female solidarity, broken tongues, cultural mythology, South Asian mythology, female storytellers, folk noir, female storytelling, gender roles, musical traditions, women's history, female narrators, female characters, female rebellion, cultural judgment</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/between-myth-matter-traces-the-relationship-between-myth-material-memory</loc>
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<image:caption>L: Saptamatrika and R: Durga, both by Seema Kohli</image:caption>
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<image:caption>L: The Secret Rythym Of Nature II by Manmita Ray R: By Seema Kohli</image:caption>
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<news:name>Homegrown</news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-04T08:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Between Myth &amp; Matter' Traces The Relationship Between Myth, Material, &amp; Memory </news:title>
<news:keywords>Durga Puja, Trace Gallery, Between Myth, Southern Avenue, public art, Kolkata artists, mythology art, artisans Kolkata, visual art, cultural traditions, religious imagery, textile art, pandals Kolkata, art residencies, heritage brands, Kolkata art, artisans, mythology, sculpture, seema kohli, kanika gupta, she kantha, anirban das, samik de, manmita ray, contemporary art, anissa sonthalia</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-art-of-less-explores-producer-bobby-kangs-layered-relationship-with-music</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-02T12:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'The Art Of Less' Explores Producer Bobby Kang's Layered Relationship With Music </news:title>
<news:keywords>Bobby Kang, hip-hop producer, Punjabi music, sampling, Dialogues of Diaspora, Soulquarians, South Asian stories, Raf-Saperra, Thirty By Thursday, Rinse FM, Foundation FM, creative decisions, musical curiosity, South Asian artists, hip-hop sampling, The art of less, The art of less dialogues of diaspora, Bobby Kang hip-hop producer, Bobby Kang musician, Bobby Kang music, Sampling hip-hop, The art of hip-hop sampling, Films on musicians, Music documentary, Music documentaries, Music series, Music documentary series, Hip-hop music, South Asian hip-hop music, South Asian hip-hop artists, South Asian hip-hop producers, Sampling South Asian music, South Asian samples in hip-hop</news:keywords>
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