https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/bengalurus-protopolis-2026-wants-to-talk-about-what-makes-a-city-liveable https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-16/l2byio4n/YouTube-17.png Protopolis 2026, the flagship event of Bengaluru Design Week, will take place at IISc from September 24–27. Homegrown en 2026-09-17T12:30:00.000Z Bengaluru's Protopolis 2026 Wants To Talk About What Makes A City Liveable Protopolis 2026, Bangalore Design, Bengaluru event, urban liveability, urban design, civic design, Bangalore Design Week, JN Tata Auditorium, IISc Bengaluru, civic conclave, design governance, free entry, urban prototypes, civic workshops, city exhibitions, Bengaluru workshops, Karnataka design events, urban futures, sustainable cities, public exhibitions Bengaluru, design conference India, World Design Organisation, urban innovation, liveable cities https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/band-house-the-island-city-studio-initiative-putting-music-lovers-into-live-bands https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-10/28i4et1r/bandhouse.png Start with an individual instrument class to get comfortable, work on your technique, learn your song, and understand your role in the band, so when you step into the rehearsal room, you’re ready to play together! Homegrown en 2026-09-17T10:50:00.000Z Band House: The Island City Studio Initiative Putting Music Lovers Into Live Bands bands, music, island city studios, band house, music initiative, khar, music programme, weekend music programmes, learning instruments, performing in a band, india bands, live concerts india, family and friends concert, practicing music together, mumbai band performances, weekend gigs mumbai, music gigs india, prduction studios mumbai, live shows, band performing live, community space, music friend spaces, recreation in mumbai, music education, grassroots live music https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/young-the-giants-sameer-gadhia-on-being-south-asian-in-a-white-indie-rock-world https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/p7qp3cto/ytg2.png Homegrown en 2026-09-17T10:15:00.000Z Young The Giant's Sameer Gadhia On Being South Asian In A White Indie Rock World Young the Giant, Young the Giant band, Young the giant victory garden, Young the Giant music, Young 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https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-11/a1g5zq4p/manu-s-pillai.png Asha Dining Hall and Chitale Bandhu, both cultural touchstones in Pune's culinary history. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-11/w4tie04u/YouTube.png The most Punekar desert possible: Sujata Mastani Homegrown en 2026-09-17T10:00:00.000Z The Sounds, Smells, & Snacks Of A Day Spent In Pune During Ganesh Chaturthi Childhood memories, Pune nostalgia, Puran Poli, Modak, Maharashtrian food, Asha Dining Hall , Sujata Mastani , Chitale Bandhu , Punekar culture , Pune festival traditions , Pune Ganpati , Pune Ganesh Chaturthi , Ganesh Chaturthi Maharashtra, Maharashtrian festivals, Pune local culture , India Family traditions , Ganesh festival history , Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Maharashtra culture, Ganpati festival memories , Homesickness , Nostalgia https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/paal-dabba-killa-ks-latest-single-reimagines-a-piece-of-classic-tamil-cinema https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/zar3hytx/add.png Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:30:00.000Z Paal Dabba & Killa K's Latest Single Reimagines A Piece Of Classic Tamil Cinema Killa K, Killa K rapper, Killa K artist, Killa K music, Killa K Adada, Paal Dabba, Paal Dabba rapper, Paal Dabba artist, Paal Dabba music, Paal Dabba Adada, Killa K Paal Dabba Adada, Paal Dabba Killa K, Thillana Mohanambal, Thillana Mohanambal film, Thillana Mohanambal 1968, Thillana Mohanambal tamil movie, Kacheri, Kacheri concert, Kacheri concert classical music, carnatic music, carnatic music Kacheri, rap cipher, rap battle, hip-hop, Indian hip-hop, hip-hop India, hip-hop Indian, Indian hip-hop music, Indian hip-hop artists, Tamil hip-hop, Tamil artists, Tamil hip-hop artists, Tamil hip-hop music, hip-hop music videos, new music videos, new music videos India, latest music releases India, new music releases India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/c4ge-uses-sub-bass-to-channel-urban-decay-friction-system-strain https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-14/zjrufmp7/gm.png Translating Mumbai system failures into heavy frequencies Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:30:00.000Z C4GE Uses Sub-Bass To Channel Urban Decay, Friction, & System Strain club gatekeepers, c4gemusic, c4ge, megacity strain, mumbai producer, s ganesh murthi, ganesh murthi c4ge, drum and bass, jungle, grime, music, urban music scene, mumbai music producers, ukf, 25 artist nationwide bass compilation, underground music mumbai, mumbai local, traffic jam music, public transport, slice of life, reaper free, free software music, marissa pyxis, beats in mind, headsbass, charity compilation pakistan flood relief, chennai by c4ge and pyxis, birds are meant to fly ep c4ge, conditioned silence c4ge, hellkity collaboration, rush hour c4ge, krantinaari collaboration, anushasan krantinaari, aryaman singh music video director, bamboy collab, daw software, paul mendes collaboration, drummer elton, bollywood tech at clubs, dr deep, antisocial mumbai, lowend therapy platform, khabardar , local electronic music culture mumbai, sean noizbleed https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/manali-is-getting-a-village-of-art-open-air-cinema-3-days-of-stories-with-hifaf-2026 https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/k3ivdlub/hif1.png Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:30:00.000Z Manali Is Getting A Village Of Art, Open-Air Cinema & 3 Days Of Stories With HIFAF 2026 HIFAF, hIFAF 2026, HIFAF 2026 India, Himalayan, international film and art festival, Himalayan Internation, film and art festival, India, The Himalayan, international film and art festival, The Himalayan, international film and art festival, India, Film festival, India, Upcoming events, India, Festivals in India, Film festivals in India, Art festivals in India, Festivals to attend in India, Art festivals to attend in India, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh events, 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character of the original industrial structure while introducing a contemporary vocabulary drawn from fractal geometry and the repetitive rhythms of weaving. Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:25:00.000Z Jaipur Rugs’ New Mumbai Flagship Puts The Artisan At The Heart Of Luxury Jaipur Rugs, Mumbai store, Empire Mills, Lower Parel, textile history, weaving traditions, industrial heritage, craft heritage, rug showroom, Roar design, fractal interiors, live weaving, material culture, design luxury, experience centre, industrial design, Roar studio, weaving demos, rug archive, museum display, handcrafted rugs https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/indian-cinema-takes-centre-stage-at-the-31st-busan-international-film-festival https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/ucxd4fi8/LeftE28098BirdsintheDarkE280993BRightE28098BirdsonIceE28099BusanInternationalFilmFestival.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-15/bouna84e/09Birds-in-the-Dark.jpg.webp Still from Shashank Walia’s ‘Birds in the Dark’. Set against the backdrop of the farmers' uprising, the film follows a disillusioned police officer and a wrongly accused man finding an unlikely love. Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:20:00.000Z Indian Cinema Takes Centre Stage At The 31st Busan International Film Festival Busan International Film, Indian cinema, independent film, Anuparna Roy, Rima Das, Lovers Blue Night, Not a Hero, The Soul Whisperer, Birds in Dark, Khoriya film, Asian cinema, farmers uprising, migrant stories, queer desire, Venice NETPAC, Busan International, Lovers Blue, Soul Whisperer, Birds Dark, migrant lives, economic precarity, Busan International Film Festival, BIFF, A Window on Asian Cinema, World Premiere, Venice International Film Festival, Biennale Venezia, Cinema Biennale, Busan Filmfest, Birds Dusk, caste politics https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/salt-goya-brings-the-best-of-indian-food-drinks-under-one-roof-this-october https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/qn5slg6v/HomegrownFeaturedImages-4.png Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:15:00.000Z SALT: Goya Brings The Best Of Indian Food & Drinks Under One Roof This October SALT festival, Goya Media, food festival, Mumbai festival, Bandra events, Indian food, homegrown brands, artisan chocolate, speciality coffee, artisanal cheese, Indian tea, guided tastings, masterclasses, high tea, outdoor picnic, Mumbai food, Indian chocolate, food marketplace, Indian spices, Bandra festival, artisan food, food tastings, Indian cacao, food culture https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/dewars-discoveries-introduces-50-mixologists-to-the-craft-of-jaipur-blue-pottery https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/6u9chfwn/ddj2.png Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:15:00.000Z Dewar’s Discoveries Introduces 50 Mixologists To The Craft Of Jaipur Blue Pottery Dewar's Discoveries, Dewar's Discoveries Jaipur, Dewar's Discoveries series, Dewar's Discoveries series India, Dewar's Discoveries series film, Dewar's Discoveries video series, Dewar's Discoveries mixology, Dewar's Discoveries mixology series, Mixology India, Mixologists India, Indian mixologists, Cocktails, India, Cocktail series, Food and drinks series, Food and drinks video series, Ram Gopal Blue Pottery, Ram Gopal Blue Pottery Jaipur, Ram Gopal Blue Pottery in Jaipur, Ram Gopal Blue Pottery workshop, Ram Gopal Blue Pottery studio, Ram Gopal Blue Pottery craft, Pottery craft Jaipur, Blue pottery craft in Jaipur, Blue pottery craft, Blue pottery craft Jaipur, Crafts in Jaipur, Pottery crafts in Jaipur, Food and drinks, Food and drink series https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/drvidas-chef-aarthi-sampath-on-making-food-shaped-by-memory-cultural-exchange https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/bjhcisrx/CourtesyofChefAarthiSampath2.png Sampath's new restaurant in New York's East Village, Drāvida, is built around the many lives Indian food has taken on as it travelled with people, across oceans, through generations and into new communities. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-15/mlz75ubz/Chef-Aarthi-at-Dravida.jpg Chef Aarthi Sampath at Drāvida, her new restaurant in NYC foregrounding Indian diasporic cuisines. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-15/qgjalxjm/Guyanese-lamb-chop-curry-1.jpg Guyanese lamb chop curry https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-15/ill7vhbw/Dravida_Group_Spread__1_.jpg Dravida Group Spread https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-15/iabya16u/Doubles-at-Dravida-1.jpg Doubles at Dravida Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:15:00.000Z Drāvida's Chef Aarthi Sampath On Making Food Shaped By Memory & Cultural Exchange Indian diaspora, Dravida restaurant, Aarthi Sampath, diaspora cuisine, Trinidad doubles, Indian migration, New York dining, equitable kitchens, Indian authenticity, regional Indian, East African Indian, Caribbean Indian, indentured labor, Indian fine-dining, food memory, Drāvida restaurant, New York Indian, indentured history, culinary memory, cultural exchange, women chefs, East Village, Indian restaurant, female chef, Sri Lankan, East African, authenticity debate https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/yung-raja-killa-k-reunite-for-jalsa-a-high-voltage-tamil-hip-hop-throwdown https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/6h9lc1xe/jls.png Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:15:00.000Z Yung Raja & Killa K Reunite For 'JALSA,' A High-Voltage Tamil Hip-Hop Throwdown Hip-hop, Hip-hop India, Indian hip-hop artists, South Asian hip-hop artists, South Asian hip-hop, Tamil hip-hop, Tamil rappers, Tamil hip-hop artist artists, Yung Raja, Yung Raja music, Yung Raja new music, Yung Raja jalsa, Yung Raja killa k, Yung Raja Killa K Jalsa, Yung Raja music videos, Yung Raja new music video, Yung Raja hip-hop artist, Yung Raja rapper, Yung Raja Singapore, Hip-hop music videos, Hip-hop, music videos, India, New hip-hop music, New hip-hop from India, Hip-hop artists from India, Hip-hop music from, Latest hip-hop music from India, Indian rap, Tamil rap, South Asian rap, New music release, Latest music releases, India, New music releases, India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/manotsava-2026-brings-listening-sharing-circles-to-bengaluru-and-delhi https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/y064lecw/manotsava.png Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:15:00.000Z Manotsava 2026 Brings Listening & Sharing Circles To Bengaluru And Delhi Manotsava, mental health, India, mental health festival, sharing circles, Rohini Nilekani, NIMHANS, NCBS, Bengaluru, listening spaces, Jaymahal Palace, connected world, Indian music industry, culturally informed, Karwaan Baithaks, India festival, National festival, Homegrown, Indian music, cultural practice, listening, sharing, National Mental Health, India mental health, Bengaluru event, National Mental Health Festival, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Bengaluru events, mental health crisis, culturally informed practice, Bengaluru festival, sharing stories, 2026 festival https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/wear-your-scars-centers-scars-sisterhood-the-real-women-of-indian-sports https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-16/6w4yridp/manu-s-pillai.png In 'WEAR YOUR SCARS" the Indian Women's Hockey Team is seen as its truest self. Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:15:00.000Z 'WEAR YOUR SCARS' Centers Scars, Sisterhood, & The Real Women Of Indian Sports women in sport, Indian women hockey, sports women India, wear your scars, female athletes, sports sexism, hypersexualisation, Sydney Sweeney, sports betting, male gaze, body positivity, sports photography, Shetty Karthik, team sisterhood, sports feminism, sports photo essay, women in hockey team, elite athletes India, Indian sports culture, sports storytelling, athletic resilience, women's hockey India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/what-comes-after-art-school-jaipur-centre-for-art-is-making-room-for-the-answer https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-17/hezobcyg/CourtesyofJCA3.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-14/jj1hpfju/Studio-Intensive-35.jpg The inaugural cohort of selected artists for the Studio Intensive programme. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-14/stds2cub/Studio-Intensive-172.jpg Jaipur-based multi-disciplinary artist Vriddhi Sawlani at the JCA. 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Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:15:00.000Z How MOI And Kartik Research Are Reinterpreting Indian Handiwork For A Global Wardrobe moi fine jwellery, kartik research, motibharat, glass beadwork, new york store, manhattan new york, regional craft traditions, modern design, handcrafted buttons, collaborations in fashion, september release, western indian beadwork, kutch beadwork, motibharat kutch, craft lineage, kutch regional hub for skills, bead stitching , tailoring, indian fashion, fine jwellery, garment design, preservation of craft, traditional crafts in india, artisan communities, kunal shah founder moi, puja shah founder moi, london craft week, serai collectibles moi, traditional handiwork, metalwork, unbound by beads moi, kartik kumra, handloom fashion https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/as-india-hosts-brazil-uruguay-grassroots-football-risks-being-left-behind https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-09-16/2rs2pxu8/India-and-Brazil-Mens-National-Teams-800x500-2.png India is set to host Panama, Brazil and Uruguay in one of the most significant periods in its footballing history, drawing unprecedented attention to the sport Homegrown en 2026-09-17T08:00:00.000Z As India Hosts Brazil & Uruguay, Grassroots Football Risks Being Left Behind Blue Tigers, Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, football in India, Indian football grassroots, Panama India football, Uruguay India friendly, Brazil India football match, Indian football, Indian football future, youth football India, football academies India, Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri, football infrastructure India, Indian football culture, local football grounds, football maidans India, Indian football development, football fans India, ISL football, I-League, domestic football India, football stadium India, football grassroots crisis