https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/roads-reels-revolt-inside-the-wild-west-that-is-keralas-tourist-bus-underground https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-01/rqac6vd8/Kerala-Bus-1.jpg A group of college students on a trip with Komban Holidays (Left); A fire show as part of an event by tourist buses (Centre); The skeleton of the Pikachu Holidays bus being assembled (Right) https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/hxg8hddu/AR-Shiva-Babs.jpg Left: AR Shiva who owns Shiva Travel Hub (Left); Right: Abin "Babs" Abraham, one of Kerala's most popular automobile influencers, has gotten into the tourist bus space https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/gzwgqx47/Komban.jpg Deepu Sankar owns Komban Holidays, the most popular tourist bus fleet from Kerala, which includes buses named 'Dawood' and 'Bombay' https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/pg3wuttq/Vadakancherry-2022-Accident.avif In 2022, after a fatal crash in Palakkad's Vadakkencherry, the state ordered all tourist buses registered in Kerala to remove their colours and repaint them white. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/730prqdw/Women-at-wheels.jpg Jalaja Ratheesh who runs Puthettu Travel Vlogs; Centre: Racer Shilpa Surendran, better known as Chippu LCGirl, owns an LC80 Land Cruiser, a small collection of vintage cars, and a garage; Right: Achudeva owns Deva Holidays Homegrown en 2026-04-10T12:00:00.000Z Roads, Reels, & Revolt: Inside The Wild West That Is Kerala’s Tourist Bus Underground Kerala tourist buses, Kerala motor culture, Kerala bus culture, modified buses India, Indian youth subcultures, Kerala car scene, tourist bus reels, Instagram bus culture, Komban Holidays, Pikachu Holidays, Devanand bus, Kerala automobile influencers, Motographer Babs, AR Shiva, custom bus graphics, LED bus interiors, Kerala High Court bus rules, road safety Kerala, All India Tourist Permit, women in motorsport India, Kerala women drivers, modified cars Kerala, college bus trips Kerala, South Indian motor culture, Indian transport subcultures, Kerala private bus workers, college tour buses Kerala, Indian custom coach building, Kerala viral tourist bus culture reels and modified motor scene explainer https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-void-how-jeffy-zachariah-designed-a-survival-horror-game-about-guilt-absolution https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/1sfbphy6/vo1.png The setting of The Void, a fog-drenched swamp ringed by impenetrable darkness, draws its immediate atmosphere from The Mist, but its symbolic architecture belongs to older myths. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/bto8ldm3/vo.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/66tjrsnk/vo2.png Homegrown en 2026-04-10T11:30:00.000Z The Void: How Jeffy Zachariah Designed A Survival Horror Game About Guilt & Absolution Jeffy Zachariah, Jeffy Zachariah video games, Jeffy Zachariah games, Jeffy Zachariah game designer, Jeffy Zachariah art, Jeffy Zachariah The Void, The Void video game, Indian video games, Video games India, Video games from India, Video games made in India, Video games by Indian designers, Video games, Indian design designers, Indian Indie video games, Indie video games, Indie video games India, Survival horror, Survival horror, video game, Survival horror, FPS, Video games in India, New Indian video games, New video games from India, New video games to check out, Indie video games new, New indie video games, Indie video game developers, Silent Hill 2, The mist https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-week-in-culture-a-homegrown-sneaker-brand-the-gorillaz-2027-india-tour-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/13xe9l2d/7.png The Homegrown Culture Bulletin https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/9as26hjw/5.png Experience an evening of food, music, and speed at the Balola Motorplex in Gurugram on 12th April 2026. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/u1r3e7ih/StillfromE28098DonE28099tInterruptWhileWeDanceE28099Courtesyofthefilmmaker-1.png Written and directed by queer poet and filmmaker, Anureet Watta, ‘Dont Interrupt While We Dance’ is a queer led-short film that subverts from presenting queer stories in India as ones that can only have a tragic ending. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/cjwer1aa/od1.png Odraa, founded by Tallina and Tanaya Patnaik, is reimagining Odia cuisine by bringing regional traditions into a contemporary dining space in Bhuvaneshwar. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/hdwj2wkw/cola.png While clearly a prank, the campaign worked because it tapped into familiar South Asian taste profiles and existing street drink cultures. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/r0o1tu33/inside-avani’s-tote-bag-aka-her-mind-67.png Echos Above, a Chennai-based label with a young, lean team, is part of this shift, focusing on craftsmanship, material quality, and thoughtful design https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/xskx87xv/5-2.png With her album Lettre à l’Univers, Nilusi embraces genre fluidity and personal storytelling https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/pmxdk8ke/mv2.png Here we have a curated list of recent music videos by Homegrown artists that push creative boundaries through rich narratives and distinct art direction. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-10/k7grx7cg/go2.png With a two-city tour at Bengaluru on January 23rd and Mumbai on January 27th, the tickets for the Mountain Tour will be available on the District App. Homegrown en 2026-04-10T11:00:00.000Z This Week In Culture: A Homegrown Sneaker Brand, The Gorillaz 2027 India Tour & More Homegrown, India culture bulletin, Bad Boi Drift, Gurugram motorsport, Don’t Interrupt While We Dance film, queer cinema India, Odraa restaurant Bhubaneswar, Odia cuisine, Shan Foods Masala Cola, April Fools food campaign, Indian sneaker brands, Echos Above sneakers, Indian streetwear, Nilusi music, Lettre à l’Univers, indie music India,, Indian music videos, Homegrown artists, Amsham music video, Bewajah Hasan Raheem, Aas short film music video, Mere Pyare Pahad Uttarakhand, Gorillaz India tour, India events April 2026