https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/how-radhika-chitalia-transformed-her-late-fathers-passport-into-a-work-of-art https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-14/vwgids0a/manu-s-pillai.png Created using the empty pages of her late father’s passport, the work began as a private act of remembrance for Radhika Chitalia's family before it found resonance with audiences online. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-14/lbox8ct3/YouTube.png What was once an everyday, mundane object, one that could easily have become a painful reminder of loss, was transformed into something beautiful and deeply meaningful. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-14/39hnz5ej/6.png Artistically, Chitalia was inspired by Mughal miniature art and how they incorporate pigments using squirrel hair brushes, and you can see it coming through in the distinct blue and green colours used and the style. Homegrown en 2026-08-17T10:00:00.000Z How Radhika Chitalia Transformed Her Late Father’s Passport Into A Work Of Art memory and loss, visual storytelling , artistic inspiration, Mughal miniature art , grief through art , Indian illustrator , contemporary illustration, art and remembrance , creative healing, memorial art , grief and art , indian passport , legacy through art, independent artists , emotional storytelling , creative process, art and memory, everyday objects , grief narratives , Danish Indian artist , art without pressure , creative freedom , family archives , grief, fathers and daughters https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/raf-sapperas-pend-khalli-rejects-the-conventional-visual-language-of-punjabi-music https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-14/yhjb2486/YouTube-4.png Raf Sappera's latest visual for Pend Khalli marks a departure from the conventions of Punjabi music videos. Homegrown en 2026-08-17T09:00:00.000Z Raf Sappera’s ‘Pend Khalli’ Rejects The Conventional Visual Language Of Punjabi Music UK Punjabi music, surreal music video, experimental music video, Punjabi diaspora music, British Punjabi artist, South London music scene, Punjabi music video, underground British cinema, independent music videos, South Asian diaspora culture, Adeel Sardar Khan, contemporary Punjabi music, genre-bending artists, UK garage Punjabi, Punjabi folk music, bhangra fusion, South Asian music, alternative Punjabi music, Punjabi experimental art, British Asian musician, Punjabi contemporary culture, diasporic storytelling, cross-cultural music, South Asian representation, British Punjabi identity