https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/a-sonic-tapestry-walks-into-a-record-store-we-need-more-music-reviews-fewer-puff-pieces https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/8r3vyl3g/MC1.png Homegrown en 2026-08-21T13:00:00.000Z A ‘Sonic Tapestry’ Walks Into A Record Store: We Need More Music Reviews & Fewer Puff Pieces Music criticism, Music writing, Music journalism, Music journalist, Music magazines, Music magazines, India, Music writing history, The history of music journalism, History of music writing, History of music reporting, Music journalism history, Music journalism history in India, Music writing workshops, Music journalism workshops, How to write a music review, How to write an album review, Writing a track or album review, Billboard, Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone magazine, Creem magazine, Wild city, Indian music diaries, Music critics, Famous music critics, Indian music critics, Melody maker, AI generated, Impact of AI on writing, Impact of AI on journalism, Music commentary, Abhi Meer, Rock Street journal, Rock Street Journal India, Indian music magazine, The first Indian music magazine, Amit Saigal, Spotify playlist, Music and culture https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/this-week-in-culture-gully-labs-1st-streetwear-collection-a-metro-food-guide-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/udu5cgie/manu-s-pillai.png The Homegrown Culture Bulletin https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/3mieo58f/6.png Independent singer-songwriter Hulo (Aditya Majumdar) opens up about his journey as an artist. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/4q4glp2h/homegrown-2026-08-17-xqo4kvl0-minaxi.png.avif Brooklyn four-piece Minaxi build their debut EP Darbar-e-Ishq at the crossroads of late-80s British shoegaze and Hindustani/Sufi devotional music. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/phrsr01h/homegrown-2026-08-17-gx7vclxb-PP.png.avif A look at Nagpur-based Panther's Paw Publication, founded by writer Yogesh Maitreya in 2016 and named for the radical Dalit Panthers movement. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/tt0qhq57/6.png Berlin-based artist Abhishek Chaudhary reimagines classic film posters not as marketing tools but as memory triggers — capturing the scene. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/9n8g6gjy/manu-s-pillai.png While clearing out her late father's belongings, Denmark-based illustrator Radhika Chitalia couldn't bring herself to discard his passport — so she painted its sixteen empty pages instead. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/dc0hhoo8/homegrown-2026-08-18-fgosd64s-CourtesyofSabyasachi.png.avif The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sabyasachi Mukherjee kick off a multi-year collaboration with a Byzantine-inspired High Jewellery collection debuting at New York Fashion Week https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/gbzk8jce/homegrown-2026-08-18-78000enb-gullylabs1.png.avif Delhi label Gully Labs steps beyond footwear with 'Kara', its debut apparel line named for the Sanskrit word for "to do". https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/42rwm6eq/homegrown-2026-08-15-dfon4owk-metroeateries1.png.avif Read Rhea's dead-serious, deeply unserious ranking of the Delhi Metro's best eating spots. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/hdd7fsdm/YouTube-8.png One Night in TOKi-o takes over Katha Crafthouse, Hyderabad on September 11th. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/6sush47x/YouTube-9.png Superhealth's Koramangala hospital hosts HOSPITA/ITY, vol.001 this Saturday — a bold experiment reimagining hospitality. Homegrown en 2026-08-21T13:00:00.000Z This Week In Culture: Gully Labs' 1st Streetwear Collection, A Metro Food Guide & More Sabyasachi jewellery, grief and art , Radhika Chitalia, contemporary Indian art , alternative film posters , Dalit writing , anti-caste literature , Panther's Paw Publication, Sufi music, shoegaze music, Minaxi Darbar-e-Ishq , Hulo musician, independent music India, Indian culture , Homegrown India, creative communities India, Toki-O whisky experience, Hyderabad events, Indian food culture , Delhi Metro , food guide, sustainable fashion India, Gully Labs Indiar , Metropolitan Museum collaboration https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/open-call-india-wants-to-make-indias-creative-ecosystem-a-little-easier-to-navigate https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-21/bpnmv9vk/CourtesyofSanahRahman.png Homegrown en 2026-08-21T11:00:00.000Z Open Call India Wants To Make India’s Creative Ecosystem A Little Easier To Navigate Open Call India, Indian creatives, art opportunities, artist grants, open calls, art workshops, artist community, creative resources, Indian art, emerging artists, artist takeovers, art accessibility, creative economy, grant writing, art networking, artist opportunities, art grants, Indian art community, artist workshops, Sanah Rehman, COVID-19 lockdown, creative community, artist resources, Artist Takeover, art entrepreneurship, Instagram art, art networks, Indian artists https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/art-against-the-algorithm-the-creative-chaos-of-5-homegrown-dancers https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-18/d9xmtd02/YouTube-5.png From Bharatanatyam practitioners to hip-hop crews and B-girls, five dancers reflect on the forces reshaping contemporary dance culture. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z Art Against The Algorithm: The Creative Chaos Of 5 Homegrown Dancers Classical dance India, Dance trends , Social media and dance, Dance community India , Breaking culture India , Hip hop dance India , Kathak , Bharatanatyam , Dance and AI, Indian dancers , Future of dance, Authenticity in art , Indian performing arts, Dance storytelling , AI and creativity , Digital culture , South Asian artists , Dance culture , Creative process, Artistic labour , Harnini Nilakanthan, dance crews https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/abhishek-chaudharys-movie-posters-feel-like-inside-jokes-for-cinephiles https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-20/r94miyit/YouTube.png Through his ongoing series of reimagined movie posters, Chaudhary moves away from conventional marketing-driven designs and instead focuses on the memories that define a film in the minds of its viewers. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-20/g4v8o2lq/manu-s-pillai.png Speaking about his distinct style, which can be seen throughout all his work, including this series, he calls it a "khichdi", drawn from everything he has consumed and been inspired by, that has become his own style. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z Abhishek Chaudhary's Movie Posters Feel Like Inside Jokes For Cinephiles poster illustration, Indian cinema, pop culture art, alternative movie posters, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, film nostalgia, cinema art, poster design, Indian artist, reimagined movie posters, movie poster redesign, film poster art, Abhishek Chaudhary, movie poster series, independent artists India, pop art influences, cinematic nostalgia, contemporary Indian artists, cult films India, movie memorabilia,, graphic design India, visual storytelling, film appreciation, fan art posters https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-clean-girl-lie-reethee-venkatesh-on-aesthetic-fatigue-the-politics-of-rot https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-20/t8uqksj2/R2.png A sculptor and illustrator from Chennai, Reethee's practice is a rejection of the clinical, sanitised aesthetics with which we have come to see bodies online. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z The ’Clean Girl’ Lie: Reethee On Aesthetic Fatigue & The Politics of ‘Rot’ Reethee Venkatesh, Reethee Venkatesh art, Reethee Venkatesh Artist, Reethee Venkatesh Artist India, Reethee Venkatesh sculpture artist, Reethee Venkatesh sculpture artist, India, Reethee Venkatesh Chennai, Reethee Venkatesh Chennai Artist, Reethee Venkatesh sculptures, Ick magazine, Reethee Venkatesh Ick Magazine, Reethee Venkatesh art India, antinatalism, Feminism, Bodies, Body horror, Gynaehorror, Cronenberg, Junji Itō, Rot, Girl rot, Brain rot, Rot aesthetics, Clean girl, Clean girl aesthetics, Body politics, Body dysmorphia, Body horror, art, Body horror, sculptures, Surrealism, Sculpture artists from India, Emerging sculpture artists from India, Cool Indian artists, Indian artists to look out for, Indian artists to watch out for, M seal, Sculpture art, Sculpture art India, Contemporary sculpture art India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/i-will-fly-chronicles-the-everyday-compassion-of-delhis-charity-birds-hospital https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/qryx3sbl/YouTube-6.png Set inside the Charity Birds Hospital in Old Delhi, I Will Fly follows the daily work of one of the world's oldest institutions dedicated to treating injured birds. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T07:15:00.000Z I Will Fly Chronicles The Everyday Compassion Of Delhi’s Charity Birds Hospital Delhi wildlife, compassionate care, animal care documentary, wildlife rehabilitation, bird rescue India, Jain philosophy, ahimsa, Digambar Jain Mandir, Old Delhi, Delhi bird hospital, Charity Birds Hospital, I Will Fly documentary, environmental storytelling, coexistence with wildlife, bird hospital documentary, volunteer animal care, Jain temple Delhi, animal welfare India, urban wildlife, Red Fort Delhi, Indian documentary, documentary film, bird conservation, pigeon rescue, injured birds https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/stories-built-above-water-wahida-ahmeds-tactile-archive-of-a-changing-assam https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/w7s9m6d3/wahidaahmed.png Wahida Ahmed uses stilt houses, weaving, and poetry to preserve home and memory in a changing Assam. 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