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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/a-video-game-set-in-a-fictionalised-kerala-is-challenging-the-way-we-think-about-activism</loc>
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<image:caption>All We Rise is an independent narrative game set in Muziris, a speculative city inspired by Kerala, that explores climate change through community, humour, and collective action.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>After signing on Microsoft as a funder, the team learned that Microsoft had become a priority target of the "No Games for Genocide" boycott and divestment campaign.</image:caption>
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<news:title>A Video Game Set In A Fictionalised Kerala Is Challenging The Way We Think About Activism</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/the-centre-for-contemporary-folklore-is-preserving-indias-vanishing-oral-traditions</loc>
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<image:caption>The Centre for Contemporary Folklore (CCF), is working to document and preserve India's vast landscape of oral traditions through digital archives, community-sourced storytelling, podcasts, and research.</image:caption>
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<news:title>The Centre For Contemporary Folklore Is Preserving India's Vanishing Oral Traditions</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/cosplay-video-games-more-were-witnessing-a-new-era-of-indian-interdisciplinary-art</loc>
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<image:caption>The boundaries between fine art, design, popular culture, and digital media have grown more porous, and younger practitioners now enter the arts through overlapping ecosystems instead of a single institutional discipline.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Medha Srivastava, a graduate of Symbiosis Institute of Design with a degree in animation and film design, has been a concept artist for nearly a decade. Her diverse background in gaming, film and the arts — both creative and performance — naturally led her to cosplay.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rhea Gupte is a multi-disciplinary artist, photographer, writer and poet. Across her different bodies of work, human emotion and exploring its vulnerabilities and strengths forms a common thread.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>2b cosplay by Medha Srivastava</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rhea Gupte in her workspace.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Concept sketch for Akali by Medha Srivastava</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-25T12:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cosplay, Video Games, &amp; More: We're Witnessing A New Era Of Indian Interdisciplinary Art</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/beyond-the-mat-grip-hold-pin-reframes-wrestling-as-an-art-form</loc>
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<image:caption>Grip, Hold, Pin, on view at the Museum of Art &amp; Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru, reimagines Indian wrestling as a cultural and artistic subject rather than merely a sport.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Beyond The Mat: 'Grip, Hold, Pin' Reframes Wrestling As An Art Form</news:title>
<news:keywords>contemporary photography India, Bengaluru exhibitions ,  Indian art exhibition ,  T.S. Satyan,  Jyoti Bhatt, Raghu Rai,  Indrajit Khambe , Prarthna Singh Champion series, wrestling photography ,  akhara culture ,  Indian wrestling, Museum of Art and Photography, MAP Bengaluru ,  Infosys Foundation Gallery, cultural memory,  photography exhibition , contemporary art,  women wrestlers India , museum exhibitions India,  India visual culture , cultural heritage, wrestling in India, sports and culture </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-supply/countrymades-foundry-makes-a-case-for-hot-metal-worn-denim-workwear-with-a-past</loc>
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<news:title>Countrymade’s FOUNDRY Makes A Case For Hot Metal, Worn Denim, &amp; Workwear With A Past</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/what-do-we-owe-the-women-who-came-before-us-a-new-art-show-might-have-the-answer</loc>
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<image:caption>L: The Forest Route by Anju Dodiya and R: Figure In Interior by Jai Chuhan</image:caption>
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<image:caption>'Women holding pamphlet, Women's Day' photographed by Sheba Chhachhi.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Untitled Watercolour and Pencil work on paper by Gurmindar Sikand.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What Do We Owe The Women Who Came Before Us? A New Art Show Might Have The Answer</news:title>
<news:keywords>vadhera art gallery, linsey young, women on the edge of time, south asian artists, marge piercy, literature, connie ramos, anju dodiya, arpita singh, ashfika rahman, gurminder sikand, jai chuhan, jasleen kaur, leela mukherjee, mumtaz karimjee, sheba chhachhi, south asian women across generations, 1976 novel women on the edge of time, delhi art gallery, female indian artists, linsey young art curations, american novels, exhibitions in delhi, egalitarian society literature, uk female artists</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-homegrown-watchlist-a-dewars-x-hg-craft-series-a-short-film-about-grief-more</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Homegrown Watchlist: A Dewar’s x HG Craft Series, A Short Film About Grief, &amp; More</news:title>
<news:keywords>Homegrown watchlist, Dewar’s Discovery, Main Vaapas Aaunga, Duet film, Bobby Beauty Parlour, Indian short films, craft cocktails, whisky cocktails, Imtiaz Ali, Netflix India, grief and music, coming-of-age, partition drama, Indian mixology, A.R. Rahman, Goa episode, grief short film, coming-of-age drama, Dewar’s India, AR Rahman soundtrack, Homegrown originals, grief short</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/if-you-know-you-know-a-homegrown-guide-to-new-delhis-best-local-bars</loc>
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<image:caption>Pick your poison with these unpretentious Delhi bars.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Only Bar &amp; Restaurant, Bhikaji Cama Place</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Big Banana, Saket</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Samavar, Pamposh Enclave, GK-1</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>If You Know, You Know: A Homegrown Guide To New Delhi’s Best Local Bars </news:title>
<news:keywords>delhi bars, cheap bars, shady bars, delhi drinking culture, big banana, only bar and restaurant, samavar, 4s chinese restaurant, my bar paharganj, drinking scene in delhi, afforadable bar, delhi local bars, chakna, hidden gems, local joints, shady bars in delhi, shady bars in mumbai, craft cocktail scene, lowkey bars, alcohol near me, cheap places to drink, weekend plans, places to drink with friends, bars with good music, delhi bar crawl, dev d bars</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/otaals-saun-di-jhadi-comes-from-a-fascinating-history-of-hip-hop-samples</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OtaaL’s ‘Saun Di Jhadi’ Comes From A Fascinating History Of Hip-Hop Samples</news:title>
<news:keywords>OtaaL, OtaaL rapper, OtaaL rapper Canada, OtaaL Punjabi rapper, OtaaL Punjabi artist, OtaaL Punjabi artist from Vancouver, OtaaL Vancouver, OtaaL Canada, OtaaL music, OtaaL young rapper, OtaaL hip-hop artist, Punjabi hip-hop artists, Punjabi rappers, Lata Mangeshkar, Lata Mangeshkar sample, Bappi Lahiri, Bappi Lahiri music, Bappi Lahiri samples, Salute the sample, Salute the sample podcast, Salute the sample episode, LL Cool J, DJ Z-Trip, Greg Nice, Hip-hop samples\, Indian samples in hip-hop, Indian hip-hop samples, Indian music as hip-hop samples, South Asian hip-hop samples, Hip-hop samples from India, Hip-hop samples, Bollywood, Bollywood hip-hop samples, Dr. Dre, Addictive truth hurts</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/from-goa-to-mexico-las-hermanas-is-putting-the-tastes-of-two-coasts-into-their-tacos</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>From Goa To Mexico, Las Hermanas Is Putting The Tastes Of Two Coasts Into Their Tacos</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/high-above-the-clouds-this-uttarakhand-village-plays-holi-with-fresh-butter</loc>
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<image:caption>Villagers splashing buttermilk and gathering in traditional attire at Dayara Bugyal for The Butter Festival.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Folk Garhwali drummers at the festival.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>High Above The Clouds, This Uttarakhand Village Plays Holi With Fresh Butter</news:title>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/monsoon-rooms-explore-the-emotional-landscapes-of-memory-rest</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘Monsoon Rooms’ Explore The Emotional Landscapes Of Memory &amp; Rest</news:title>
<news:keywords>Monsoon Rooms, TRI Art, TRI Culture, art exhibition, immersive installation, monsoon art, South Asian monsoon, sensorial art, memory and rest, Vriddhi Swalani, Hansika Mangwani, The Presence of an Absence, Breath Work(s), restorative art, monsoon culture, immersive art, South Asia, memory art, Breath Works, Presence Absence, TRI Art &amp; Culture, Kolkata, immersive exhibition, South Asian, art installation</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/at-the-still-point-of-the-turning-world-how-gram-art-project-is-empowering-rural-women</loc>
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<image:caption>Through the women’s lived experiences, Gram Art Project reframes belonging as a relationship with land, labour, resources, community, and the more-than-human world.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-24T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>At The Still Point Of The Turning World: How Gram Art Project Is Empowering Rural Women </news:title>
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