https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/umair-najeeb-khans-drawn-in-spice-is-a-visual-celebration-of-pakistani-food-culture https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/onluty2w/6.png Drawn In Spice sees illustrator Umair Najeeb Khan reimagine Pakistani cuisine through richly textured illustrations inspired by regional food traditions. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/sew2m3pt/india-today.png Pakistani cuisine, with its rich gravies, spices and layered dishes, naturally lends itself to warm tones. Homegrown en 2026-07-28T08:00:00.000Z Umair Najeeb Khan's Drawn In Spice Is A Visual Celebration Of Pakistani Food Culture visual storytelling, illustration design, contemporary illustration, Multan pottery , Pakistani textiles, Ajrak patterns, food and art , culinary storytelling , South Asian illustration, Pakistani food culture , illustrated cookbook, food illustration , Pakistani cuisine, South Asian food traditions, graduate project , illustrator design, art and cuisine, dastarkhwan culture, Pakistani crafts, New Designers award, cultural design project , food heritage, handmade illustration https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-homegrown-watchlist-6-indian-films-about-student-politics-protest-youth-resistance https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-28/pg5mboc7/IMDb3.png As student protests and youth-led movements continue to shape public discourse, revisit these films that examine the anger, ambition, idealism and uncertainty of a generation finding its voice. Homegrown en 2026-07-28T08:00:00.000Z The Homegrown Watchlist: 6 Indian Films About Student Politics, Protest, & Youth Resistance student politics films India, Indian political films, youth activism films, Rang De Basanti, Haasil movie, Gulaal Anurag Kashyap, Yuva Mani Ratnam, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, campus politics India, films about protests, Indian youth movements, student protests India, caste politics films, political cinema India, Bollywood political movies, Indian coming of age films, revolutionary films India, films about rebellion, campus elections, youth resistance, social realism films, contemporary Indian cinema, political dramas India, student movements, protest culture https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/dj-technologist-navendus-vibrant-midi-instruments-intersect-play-utility-accessibility https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-28/q5mkwqid/india-today.png DJ, maker, and creative technologist Navendu has built a career at the intersection of music, engineering, and curiosity. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-28/dh24vznz/4.png All of Navendu's creative controllers. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-28/9z0c70am/5.png The housing came from an unlikely source, a Domino's pizza box. This improvisation worked and more importantly, other people loved it. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-28/um8y7chq/6.png Originally conceived while he was recovering from a serious accident that left him on bed rest for months, the controller was designed to bridge DJ software, live performance tools, and hardware instruments in a single device. Homegrown en 2026-07-28T08:00:00.000Z DJ & Technologist Navendu's Vibrant MIDI Instruments Intersect Play, Utility, & Accessibility Creative technologist, DJ equipment , Custom equipment, Electronic music innovation, Music technology, Pizza box controller , Skittles controller , DJ technology India , DIY MIDI controller , MIDI controller , DJ culture India, Experimental music hardware, Past Perfect project, Cassettes, Game Boy controller , Nostalgia design , Arduino music projects , Visually impaired DJ controller, Accessibility in music , Independent maker India , Homegrown creators feature, creative electronics, Interactive instrument design , Vintage technology restoration, Music and engineering, DJ culture India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-acts-of-resistance-that-defined-jantar-mantar-protests-across-india https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/j4dc8pzg/HG-Cover-Template-5.png These are the moments of resistance that defined the last two weeks for the Homegrown editorial team. Homegrown en 2026-07-27T13:30:00.000Z The Acts Of Resistance That Defined Jantar Mantar & Protests Across India CJP , Cockroach Janta Party, Protests, Indian protests 2026, NEET , NEET Leak, NEET Exam Leak , BJP , BJP Hate, BJP Bigotry , BJP Genocide , Modi Dictator , Gujarat 2002 , Jantar Mantar , Jantar Mantar Protests , Anti-Fascism , Casteism , Student protests India, Student Protests 2026 , Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, Elections 2029 , What happened at Jantar Mantar , Who is protesting in India, Why are people protesting in India, CJP protests, Cockroach https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/jantar-mantar-how-a-historic-observatory-became-the-beating-heart-of-indias-public-protests https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/jq0j6p9n/TheNewIndianExpress.png The government’s decision to designate Jantar Mantar as Delhi’s primary protest site was as much about managing dissent as accommodating it. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/oatcv1rv/71db9b80-8843-11f1-8c27-e3d42f185061.jpg.webp CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke celebrating with protesters after Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation a win for democracy. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/62hrhbgr/feature-image-696x392.jpg.webp Farmers gathered around the body of a farmer who had lost his life during the 1988 protest at the Boat Club in Delhi. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/bzx167sz/Indian-wrestler-Vinesh-Phogat-with-wrestler-Sakshe1674047747716.jpg.webp Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat with wrestler Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia and others react during a press conference regarding wrestlers’ protest against the Wrestling Federation of India, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in 2023. Homegrown en 2026-07-27T07:37:00.000Z Jantar Mantar: How A Historic Observatory Became The Beating Heart Of India’s Public Protests Jantar Mantar Delhi, Jantar Mantar protests, history of Jantar Mantar, India protest movements, Delhi protest sites, India’s protest capital, Jantar Mantar history and politics, Boat Club protests Delhi, 1988 farmers rally Delhi, Mahendra Singh Tikait farmers rally, Indian democracy and protests, political movements in India, anti-corruption movement 2011, Anna Hazare Jantar Mantar protest, Delhi civil rights movements, student protests India, public dissent in India, protest culture in Delhi, history of Indian protests, democracy and public spaces, Central Delhi protest restrictions, Jantar Mantar protest ground, iconic protest locations around the world, evolution of Delhi’s political spaces, monuments and democracy in India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/how-once-upon-a-mango-tree-uses-bengali-folklore-to-tell-a-modern-day-ecological-fable https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-01/w0lr8mm5/1-14.png At first glance, the film appears to revolve around a practical question: should the tree be cut down, trimmed, or preserved? Dattachaudhuri transforms this choice into something far more profound. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-01/mld2bkco/poster-2.png Sambit Dattachaudhuri’s ‘Once Upon A Mango Tree’ transforms a family dispute over a backyard tree into a poignant reflection on grief, climate anxiety, and humanity’s relationship with the more-than-human world. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-01/niwyizak/mangotree3.png Rahul Dev Bose as Jeet, Mouma Naskar as the Wife, Sandipta Acharya as the Sister. Sharmila Sen as the Mother, and Kasturi Chattopadhyay as the Aunt in ‘Once Upon A Mango Tree’ https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-01/wlpgg5et/mangotree4.png The appearance of the folkloric talking birds Byangoma and Byangomi, who traditionally guide travellers towards wisdom, evokes ancestral presences through fabulist memory-making. Homegrown en 2026-07-27T06:30:00.000Z How ‘Once Upon A Mango Tree’ Uses Bengali Folklore To Tell A Modern-Day Ecological Fable Once Upon A Mango Tree, Aam Gaachher Bashinda, Sambit Dattachaudhuri, Bengali short film, Bengali folklore cinema, Indian short films, climate change films India, ecological cinema, environmental storytelling, magical realism in cinema, Bengali magical realism, grief and memory in film, posthumanist cinema, more-than-human world, climate anxiety in cinema, Bengali folk tales, Byangoma and Byangomi, contemporary Bengali cinema, independent Indian cinema, Kolkata filmmaker, South Asian ecological cinema, films about nature and memory, folklore and climate change, Indian environmental films, human and non-human relationships https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-week-in-culture-homegrown-matcha-from-assam-satyajit-ray-on-dissent-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-27/uw0neetg/cmm2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-21/e32bdkpw/HimeshPatelrightasEurylochusinE28098TheOdysseyE28099UniversalPictures.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-23/zg4apu2w/IMDb.png Through a fantastical kingdom ruled by a ruthless monarch, Ray explores the dangers of propaganda, anti-intellectualism, worker exploitation, and blind obedience https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-22/5vb0owpo/ef30.png Madverse Empower Fund 3.0 https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-17/h1egil2o/CourtesyofSutirthaChatterjee2.png ‘A New World’ explores the implications of land acquisition, ecological destruction, caste privilege, and the enduring colonial logics embedded within India’s urban development. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-20/3jg6ayzm/matcha-1.png A tea garden worker at the Chota Tingrai estate, in Tinsukia, Assam, India. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-21/iglqxpk4/inside-avani’s-tote-bag-aka-her-mind-98.png Opening on July 25, 2026, at the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru, A Moving Line: 1500 Years of Indian Visual Storytelling is a major exhibition curated by graphic novelist Amruta Patil. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-07-14/l6pbadqa/toki1.png Homegrown en 2026-07-27T05:55:00.000Z This Week In Culture: Homegrown Matcha From Assam, Satyajit Ray On Dissent, & More protests, Jantar Mantar, Jantar Mantar Delhi, Delhi protests, protests Delhi, protests in Delhi, Delhi protest, Jantar Mantar protest, protest, India protest, protests India, Jantar Mantar protest India, protest in Jantar Mantar, Jantar Mantar Lathi charge, Jantar Mantar protest news, protest news, protest news India, The Odyssey, The Odyssey India, The Odyssey Nolan, Christopher Nolan The Odyssey, The Odyssey movie, Hirak Rajar Deshe, Hirak Rajar Deshe Satyajit Ray, Hirak Rajar Deshe film, Hirak Rajar Deshe 1980, Madverse's Empower Fund 3.0, Madverse's Empower Fund 3.0 India, music fund, music fund India, Sutirtha Chatterjee, 'A New World' By Sutirtha Chatterjee, Matcha From Assam , Chota Tingrai Tea Estate, Chota Tingrai Tea Estate Assam, Chota Tingrai Tea Estate Matcha, Matcha from Assam, A Moving Line: 1500 Years of Indian Visual Storytelling, Bangalore exhibitions, Exhibitions India, Bangalore events, Events Bangalore, Bangalore events August, Bangalore events, August 2026, Art and culture india, homegrown culture bulletin, latest culture bulletin homegrown