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, 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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 https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/between-two-worlds-the-artistry-of-welsh-sri-lankan-artist-murugiahs-story https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/vn6wz6el/8.png Murugiah's work is defined by vibrant colours, intricate patterns, and a tactile quality influenced by surrealism, pop culture, and Sri Lankan visual traditions. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/lhzx8qkt/4.png Lake Shore Drive Night II https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/o6mg4gtt/6.png L- Garden Party by Murugiah; R- No Other Choice by Murugiah Homegrown en 2026-04-09T09:00:00.000Z Between Two Worlds: Unpacking The Artistry Of Welsh-Sri Lankan Artist Murugiah Murugiah, Murugiah artist, Sri Lankan artist, Welsh Sri Lankan artist, contemporary illustration, architecture to art, creative journey, Asian parents career pressure, diaspora identity art, identity in art, mental health and art, illustration practice, surreal illustration, colourful art style, pattern based art, graphic illustration, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, artists of colour, creative resilience, freelance artist journey, architecture influence on art, positive negative space art, visual storytelling, modern illustrators https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-revolutionaries-the-romantics-4-bangladeshi-visual-artists-on-our-radar https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/2kvb42gw/LeftDebashishChakrabarty3BRightIstelaImam.png Four contemporary Bangladeshi artists redefining resistance, identity, and diasporic imagination in the nation today, simultaneously archiving the July 2024 Revolution and imagining its futures. Homegrown en 2026-04-09T08:35:00.000Z The Revolutionaries & The Romantics: 4 Bangladeshi Visual Artists On Our Radar Bangladeshi artists, contemporary Bangladeshi art, Bangladesh visual culture, Dhaka artists, Bangladeshi illustrators, South Asian contemporary art, Bangladesh art scene, diaspora artists Bangladesh, political art Bangladesh, Bangladesh protest art, July 2024 Bangladesh uprising art, Bangladesh Liberation War art legacy, Ekushey February visual culture, Bangla typography artists, South Asian illustrators, emerging Bangladeshi artists, artists from Dhaka, Bangladeshi digital artists, printmaking Bangladesh, collage artists South Asia, art and resistance Bangladesh, visual storytelling Bangladesh, Bangladesh creative community, South Asian diaspora art, modern Bangladeshi creatives https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/horses-highways-haunted-romances-5-homegrown-music-videos-to-watch-this-month https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/bq50cw1r/mv2.png Here's a list of some music videos by Homegrown artists that have been on our radar this month Homegrown en 2026-04-09T07:52:00.000Z Horses, Highways, & Haunted Romances: 5 Homegrown Music Videos To Watch This Month Music videos, Music videos India, Indian music videos, Music videos from India, Art direction, Art direction in music videos, Latest music videos, India, Indie music, India, Indie music from India, Indian Indie music, Music videos Indian, Music videos South Asia, Pakistani music videos, Pakistan music videos, Independent music, India, Independent music, Pakistan, Independent musicians, India, Independent artists India, Aksomaniac, Aksomaniac Amsham, Aksomaniac India, Aksomaniac music videos, Divyam Sodhi, Divyam Sodhi music, Divyam Sodhi songs, Divyam Sodhi music video, Divyam Sodhi aas, Divyam Sodhi Aas music video, Divyam Sodhi India, Divyam Sodhi Artist, Divyam Sodhi singer, Hasan Raheem, Hasan Raheem music, Hasan Raheem Bewajah, Hasan Raheem music video, Hasan Raheem music Pakistan, Hasan Raheem Pakistan, Hasan Raheem artist, Tarun Bisht, Tarun Bisht Music, Tarun Bisht music video, Tarun Bisht rapper, Tarun Bisht Uttarakhand, Tarun Bisht mere pyare pahad, Aaina & Aaditya Laddha, Insaan Aaina Aaditya Laddha, Aaditya Laddha https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/gorillaz-are-finally-coming-to-india-for-a-two-city-tour https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-09/nthetvg9/go2.png Gorillaz are finally coming to India. After more than two decades of reshaping global pop as a virtual band, the project created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett is set to perform live in the country for the first time early next year. 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