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<image:caption>Prateek Kuhad returns with “Blush”, the lead single from his upcoming third studio album Full Moon Chamber, releasing July 10.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Prateek Kuhad's ‘Blush’ Feels Like A New Beginning </news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/ritwik-pareeks-dug-dug-uses-a-haunted-moped-to-satirize-indias-faith-economy</loc>
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<image:caption>The film, which premiered at TIFF in 2021 and reached Indian theatres only in May 2026, revolves around a rural community forever altered by this freak accident.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Shot by DOP Aditya S. Kumar in luminous neon pinks and electric blues, the film is a razor-sharp satire of the faith industry in India.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>‘Dug Dug’ is a film about how gods and deities are made in India, but, more importantly, about how gods and deities are made under late capitalism.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Visual storytelling devices like the travelling salesman’s pink balloon, inflating in lockstep with the fungi-like growth of Thakursa’s cult till it dominates the entire screen, keep the film from ever feeling dull.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Ritwik Pareek’s ‘Dug Dug’ Uses A Haunted Moped To Satirize India’s Faith Economy</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/women-on-wealth-is-changing-the-way-indian-women-think-about-money-investing-ownership</loc>
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<image:caption>'Women On Wealth' is a platform built around changing women’s relationship with money by helping them become financially independent through investing, financial literacy, and long-term asset creation.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-21T09:50:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Women On Wealth' Is Changing The Way Indian Women Think About Money, Investing, &amp; Ownership</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/s-ladakh-biennale-2026-will-feature-climate-focused-art-along-the-lehkargil-corridor</loc>
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<image:caption>The exhibition will transform the Leh–Kargil corridor into a distributed, non-white-cube exhibition spanning villages, learning spaces, and open terrain across the Trans-Himalayan region, from the Great Himalayas to the south to the Karakoram Range to the north.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-21T06:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>sā Ladakh Biennale 2026 Will Feature Climate-Focused Art Along The Leh–Kargil Corridor</news:title>
<news:keywords>sā Ladakh Biennale 2026, Ladakh art biennale, regenerative art India, climate art biennale, Signals from Another Star, Vishal K Dar, Tsering Motup Siddho, Ladakh contemporary art, India Art Fair collaboration, Himalayan art festival, ecological art practices, climate-conscious art India, non-white-cube exhibition, Leh Kargil corridor art, site-responsive art India, Ladakh artists, environmental art South Asia, regenerative culture initiatives, contemporary art in Ladakh, climate optimism art, interdisciplinary art India, indigenous knowledge Ladakh, art and ecology, South Asian contemporary art, community-driven art practices</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/rashmeet-kaur-x-indo-warehouse-blend-indo-house-punjabi-folk-on-their-new-single</loc>
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<image:caption>‘Chor,’ leans into the darker, moodier edges of Indo House while pulling from Punjabi folk and Sufi storytelling.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-21T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rashmeet Kaur x Indo Warehouse Blend Indo House &amp; Punjabi Folk On Their New Single </news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/mumbais-new-core-festival-wants-to-turn-indian-fandom-into-a-real-world-experience</loc>
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<image:caption>C.O.R.E — short for ‘Culture of Real Experiences’ — will transform the Jio World Convention Centre at the Bandra Kurla Complex into a sprawling immersive playground inspired by global fandom conventions like San Diego Comic-Con and Japan Expo.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-21T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mumbai’s New C.O.R.E Festival Wants To Turn Indian Fandom Into A Real-World Experience</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/punchline-is-bringing-a-sense-of-community-back-to-cocktail-culture-in-mumbai</loc>
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<image:caption>Built around the “rule of five,” the bar programme serves inventive cocktails and communal punch bowls designed to encourage conversation and shared experiences.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Now, Punchline, Bandra’s newest neighbourhood cocktail bar, is paying homage to the mother of all cocktails.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Crafted by Chef Amninder Sandhu, Punchline’s food menu is designed to complement the drinks while standing confidently on its own.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-21T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Punchline Is Bringing A Sense Of Community Back To Cocktail Culture In Mumbai</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/meet-atiqa-asif-mir-the-11-year-old-indian-racer-blazing-a-trail-in-europe</loc>
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<image:caption>Eleven-year-old Indian racing sensation Atiqa Mir delivered an impressive performance at her FIA European Championship debut in Valencia, finishing sixth in Race 2.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The transition itself was daunting with more powerful machinery and the sheer intensity of FIA-sanctioned competition, often considered the pinnacle of karting.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-20T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Meet Atiqa Asif Mir, The 11-Year-Old Indian Racer Blazing A Trail In Europe</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/panchsheel-gaikwads-film-shows-us-what-caste-steals-from-love-intimacy-selfhood</loc>
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<image:caption>In the film, Panchsheel captures how deeply-rooted caste hierarchies are in Indian society through the story of his mother’s family, who stopped speaking to her after she decided to marry his father.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-20T10:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Panchsheel Gaikwad’s Film Shows Us What Caste Steals From Love, Intimacy, &amp; Selfhood</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/sunhil-sippys-eastward-is-a-haunting-portrait-of-mumbais-margins</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-20T09:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sunhil Sippy’s ‘Eastward’ Is A Haunting Portrait Of Mumbai’s Margins</news:title>
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