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Homegrown en 2026-04-18T06:30:00.000Z India’s First AI Film Awards, IAIFA Is Bringing Creators Together This May IAIFA 2026, India AI Film Awards, AI filmmaking India, generative AI cinema, Mumbai film events 2026, AI and cinema, Indian film festivals, AI creative tools, AI storytelling, experimental films India, AI short films, world building films, documentary AI films, Indian creators AI, tech and cinema India, AI film community, AI film awards India, emerging filmmakers India, digital storytelling India, AI art India, interdisciplinary film, BombayHubforAI, antiSOCIAL Mumbai events, AI film festival India, future of filmmaking https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/beyond-open-mics-dj-sets-cafs-across-india-are-building-music-centric-communities https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-17/arljiabc/cr.png Homegrown en 2026-04-18T03:44:00.000Z Beyond Open Mics & DJ Sets, Cafés Across India Are Building Music-Centric Communities August Khar, August Khar mumbai, August Khar live music, August Khar coffee raves, August Khar India, Blockheads, Blockheads Ahmedabad, Blockheads cafe, Blockheads live music, Blockheads cafe live music, Every Morning Cartel, Every Morning Cartel live music, Every Morning Cartel dj sets, Every Morning Cartel music events, EMC studios, coffee raves, coffee raves India, Indian coffee raves, coffee raves in India, Nifraam, Nifraam cafe, Nifraam cafe Noida, Nifraam cafe India, Nifraam cafe music, Nifraam cafe music jam, music jam sessions, live music in cafes, music venues, music in coffee shops, live music in coffee shops, cultural spaces, third spaces https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/project-aakhar-is-preserving-language-as-form-visual-culture-in-rajasthan https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-16/pwpe041l/6.png Project Aakhar, initiated by Jaipur-based Studio Damu, explores the deep connection between language and culture by reimagining Rajasthani words in contemporary contexts. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-16/dfl3274h/4.png In its first phase, Aakhar explores these words through print applications, stickers, posters, and postcards that translate spoken language into tangible, visual forms. 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Subtle embroidery appears across the pieces — star-like motifs referencing desert skies, kantha stitches running along panels, and small details that sit on top of the printed base. 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Homegrown en 2026-04-16T12:26:00.000Z Indrajit Khambe’s Photoseries Captures The Gold & Grit Of Harnai’s Fisherwomen Konkan fisherwomen, Harnai fishing community, Indrajit Khambe photography, Sindhudurg culture, Maharashtra coastal life, fisherwomen India, women in fishing industry, gold jewellery, Konkan coast lifestyle, fish market India, women empowerment rural India, traditional fishing communities, coastal Maharashtra stories, Indian documentary photography, women and labour India,, fisherwomen sisterhood, Harnai fish market, Indian coastal traditions, women autonomy, entrepreneurship women, fisherfolk India, Konkan stories, cultural photography India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/violent-delights-have-violent-ends-karshni-nairs-buck-wild-trades-intimacy-for-frenzy https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-16/prnzh00g/CourtesyofKarshniNair.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-15/9gi1kqx4/BUCKWILDARTWORK.jpeg The cover artwork of ‘Buck Wild’ by Saba Mundlay and Karshni Nair. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-15/1005zrl7/Photo-by-Virat-Singh.png Karshni Nair Homegrown en 2026-04-16T12:25:00.000Z Violent Delights Have Violent Ends: Karshni Nair’s ‘Buck Wild’ Trades Intimacy For Frenzy Karshni Nair Buck Wild review, Buck Wild album India, Karshni Nair music review, Indian indie music 2026, electronic indie India, female desire music India, Indian singer songwriter electronic shift, Buck Wild album analysis, Karshni Nair Pune artist, Indian alternative music scene, confessional songwriting India, feminist themes music India, indie music India albums 2026, electronic folk fusion India, Karshni Nair Glimmerance song, Indian independent artists 2026, women in Indian music industry, experimental pop India, Indian music criticism Buck Wild, new Indian albums 2026, Circle Tone collaboration India, Disco Puppet India music, Brij Dalvi music collaboration, Sanjay Das mixing engineer India, Indian indie album debut https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-april-escape-to-a-woodworking-residency-at-makers-asylum-in-goa https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-14/04fpz7sm/6.png Maker’s Asylum’s woodworking workshop in Goa offers an immersive, hands-on experience for anyone looking to reconnect with the craft of making. 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