https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-week-in-culture-rebles-latest-single-bandras-latest-obsession-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/ce8h8hpi/7.png Experience India in motion with Homegrown’s weekly curation of the best in art, design, film, music, food, events, and more. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/thb6h6yg/5.png Through sharp, confrontational lyrics, Reble critiques performative success and an industry eager to commodify authenticity https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/ioq7ry6s/rom3.png Baalti and Lapgan’s music video for 'Romance' utilizes the traditional Indian akhada as a setting to explore male intimacy and fraternal affection outside Western constructs of masculinity. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/y8ouzzs6/drg2.png Patruni Sastry’s book, 'Drag Sastra', reinterprets foundational Indian performance texts like the Natyashastra through a queer lens, positioning drag within the long history of gender fluidity and theatricality in Indian art. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/v5xa2d2m/5.png DAG Kolkata’s annual program, 'A Weekend in Museums', returns this 16,17 and 18 May for International Museum Day with a dedicated focus on accessibility and inclusion. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/orz463bg/Gong-3.png Gong, a new Pan-Asian destination in Bandra, Mumbai, offers an immersive dining experience inspired by the sensory resonance of a gong. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/h643sdjh/Nandan-Coffee-3.png Nandan Coffee has launched its first flagship in Bengaluru at Embassy One, bridging the gap between its organic Kodaikanal estate and urban specialty coffee culture. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/rppc6d84/6.png Arth Atelier’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection, 'Anchored in Motion', investigates the paradox of remaining rooted while constantly evolving. Homegrown en 2026-05-15T11:00:00.000Z This Week In Culture: Reble's Latest Single, Bandra's Latest Obsession, & More Mumbai restaurants, Bengaluru cafes, things to do this weekend, weekly culture guide, Nandan Coffee Bengaluru, Gong Bandra, specialty coffee Bengaluru, Pan Asian dining Mumbai, International Museum Day India, DAG Kolkata, sustainable Indian fashion, Arth Atelier FW26, Shillong music scene, Reble Praying Mantis, disability centred events, accessible museums India, male intimacy India, Baalti and Lapgan Romance, Indian independent music, queer literature India, Patruni Sastry Drag Sastra, akhada masculinity, , culture curation India, Homegrown recommendations, Indian drag culture https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/ashish-shahs-chaap-is-an-experimental-short-film-blurring-folklore-reality-in-jaipur https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/ng2xl3cj/AshishShahVimeo2.png As a modern fable, ‘Chaap’ departs from the moral absolutism traditionally associated with folklore, embracing ambiguity and instability instead. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/a708xl6c/Screenshot_2026_05_13_at_10_19_45_AM.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/bdlljtl3/Screenshot_2026_05_13_at_10_20_12_AM.png Homegrown en 2026-05-15T10:25:00.000Z Ashish Shah’s ‘Chaap’ Is An Experimental Short Film Blurring Folklore & Reality In Jaipur Chaap short film, Chaap Imprint Ashish Shah, Ashish Shah filmmaker, Jaipur experimental film, Indian experimental cinema, contemporary Indian cinema, modern fable film, artisanal labour in cinema, Jaipur mythscape film, dialogue-free short film, Tarsem Singh The Fall influence, Indian art house cinema, surreal folklore cinema, Deleuze time-image cinema, Indian independent filmmakers, short films about memory, cinematic folklore India, experimental films set in Jaipur, Indian avant-garde cinema, film review Chaap, mythology and urban cinema, handcrafted textiles in film, visual storytelling short film, contemporary South Asian cinema https://homegrown.co.in/videos/hakeems-break-free-channels-uk-garage-energy-into-a-story-about-emotional-freedom https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/chqq1kuy/bf2.png The video for ‘Break Free’ uses performance art and movement to explore the difficult process of unlearning one's older self after love ends. Homegrown en 2026-05-15T10:00:00.000Z Hakeem’s ‘Break Free’ Channels UK Garage Energy Into A Story About Emotional Freedom Hakeem, Hakeem Artist, Hakeem Artist India, Hakeem music producer, India, Hakeem Punjabi artist India, Hakeem smoke in the woods, Hakeem smoke in the woods album, Smoke in the woods Hakeem, Smoke in the woods EP , Smoke in the woods EP Hakeem, Hakeem smoke in the woods EP, Hakeem music video, Hakeem break free, Hakeem break, free music video, new music releases, New music releases, India, Latest music releases, Latest music releases, India, New albums, and EPs, New albums, and EPs India, New music videos, Latest music videos, New music videos India, UK garage, UK garage music, Punjabi UK garage, Punjabi UK garage music, Punjabi UK garage songs, Punjabi artists, Punjabi music, Indie Punjabi music, Indie Punjabi artists India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/rebles-latest-single-turns-the-praying-mantis-into-a-metaphor-for-survival https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-15/qwhlyyg9/5.png Beyond the lyrics, the music video for Reble’s Praying Mantis expands the song’s emotional and political tension through a deliberately chaotic, almost fever-dream-like visual language. Homegrown en 2026-05-15T09:30:00.000Z Reble's Latest Single Turns The Praying Mantis Into A Metaphor For Survival Reble Praying Mantis, Reble new single, Praying Mantis song meaning, Reble music video, independent music India, Shillong music scene, Reble artist analysis, praying mantis metaphor, song symbolism, alternative hip hop India, female rappers, music video analysis, Indian independent artist, protest music, artistic survival, exploitation in music industry, music and identity, underground music India, rebellious music, artistic survival, symbolism in music, Shillong artist, music criticism, cultural music analysis, alternative rap India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/indian-label-acid-moons-is-bringing-bengals-phulia-weaving-heritage-to-modern-fashion https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/p8v1jqxv/CourtesyofAcidMoons2.png The story of Phulia is also the story of the subcontinent itself: of arbitrary borders drawn through living cultures, of communities uprooted, displaced, and remade a shadow of their former selves, and of knowledge surviving in the hands of artisans. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/yg5zegof/handloom-linen-2.JPG The Phulia cooperative represents a community of weavers whose families crossed from Tangail into West Bengal. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/p16jaond/handloom-linen-acid-moons-pieces1.JPG https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/refaqdx3/handloom-linen-1.JPG The process begins even before weaving starts. The linen yarn travels from another village several hours away before reaching Phulia’s looms, where a single artisan spends nearly an entire day weaving around four metres of fabric — enough for roughly one and a half shirts. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/bmolucvw/handloom-linen-acid-moons-pieces8.JPG https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/7tuapd2g/handloom-linen-acid-moons-pieces.JPG Homegrown en 2026-05-14T11:25:00.000Z Indian Label Acid Moons Is Bringing Bengal’s Phulia Weaving Heritage To Modern Fashion Acid Moons, Kareena Oberoi, Phulia weaving, Tangail saree, Tangail weaving, Bengal handloom, handloom linen, contemporary Indian fashion, Indian womenswear, Phulia cooperative, Bengal textile heritage, Dhaka muslin, muslin history, Indian craft traditions, sustainable fashion India, handloom fashion, Bengal weaving traditions, Indian textile history, Partition migration, Bangladesh Liberation War, linen fashion India, contemporary craft fashion, artisanal fashion India, Shantipur weaving, slow fashion India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/from-movers-shakers-to-the-week-that-wasnt-the-history-of-indian-late-night https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/ruf5h0c7/4.png As Stephen Colbert’s late-night era comes to an end, this piece turns homeward to examine India’s complicated and fragmented relationship with late-night television. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/lsjeq3kt/5.png Premiering in the late 1990s and hosted by Shekhar Suman, the show felt refreshingly unlike most Indian television of its time. Homegrown en 2026-05-14T11:00:00.000Z From 'Movers & Shakers' To 'The Week That Wasn't': The History Of Indian Late Night Indian political satire, Late-night television India, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert , Indian late night shows, Abhigyan Prakash, Sumeet Raghavan, JayHind! , Shekhar Suman , Movers & Shakers , Political satire India, Indian comedy shows , Cyrus Broacha , The Week That Wasn’t, The Daily Show, Satirical comedy India, Indian television history , On Air with AIB, The Deshbhakt, Akash Banerjee , Late night comedy, Satire in India, Indian media criticism, All India Bakchod , Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/q-manivannan-an-openly-queer-non-binary-indian-just-got-elected-to-scottish-parliament https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/ko27sxg3/5.png The election of Q Manivannan to the Scottish Parliament marks a significant political moment, as they are an openly queer, non-binary immigrant elected without British citizenship or permanent residency. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/3f6t0mku/6.png In recent years, anti-immigration rhetoric has intensified, fuelled by anxieties around migration and the rise of right-wing populist politics. Homegrown en 2026-05-14T10:30:00.000Z Q Manivannan, An Openly Queer, Non-Binary Indian Just Got Elected To Scottish Parliament Indian-origin politician UK, Indian politician Scotland , Q Manivannan , Scottish Parliament , Scotland politics, queer politicians, immigration debate, UK Brexit , Scottish Greens , immigration , LGBTQ+ politics, non-binary politician, Scottish election law, nationals election Scotland, Scotland foreign nationals, Indian diaspora politics, immigration politics, Holyrood election, political participation immigrants, citizenship and democracy, foreign political involvement, India and foreign political involvement, CAA protests reaction, farmers protest response, immigration and identity UK, political belonging , democracy and citizenship, q manivannan scottish greens https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/on-the-grid-music-motion-street-culture-through-an-anonymous-video-creators-lens https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/r66ju6oq/trfl1.png Homegrown en 2026-05-14T10:15:00.000Z On The Grid: Music, Motion, & Street Culture Through An Anonymous Video Creator’s Lens Montage theory, Soviet montage theory, Soviet montage theory now, Soviet montage theory in video editing, Video editing, Video editors, Video editors India, Video creators, Creative videos, Creative music videos, Video edits, Video edits Instagram, Creative video edits, Instagram, Instagram creators, Instagram creators India, Instagram video creators, Instagram videographers, Videographers, Videographers India, Creative storytelling through video, Storytelling through video, Creative video editing, Creative video editors, @trufflefriesandcholula3, @trufflefriesandcholula3 Instagram, Video content, Instagram, Cool video editors Instagram, Instagram artists, Artists on Instagram, Indian video artists, Video artists India, Video creators from India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/mehar-malhotras-cannes-selected-short-examines-the-scarcity-of-rest-under-capitalism https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/7r6qlrz1/smn3.png Selected for the La Cinef section at Cannes Film Festival, the short film moves through insomnia, alienation, economic vulnerability, and dissociation, framing rest itself as something inaccessible within systems built around constant productivity and survival. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/psuijf8f/smn2.png A still from 'Shadows of the Moonless Nights' by Mehar Malhotra https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/u41q3lu0/smn.png A still from 'Shadows of the Moonless Nights' by Mehar Malhotra https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/87jkqmf1/smn1.png A still from 'Shadows of the Moonless Nights' by Mehar Malhotra https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/r5xm8fju/smn4.png A still from 'Shadows of the Moonless Nights' by Mehar Malhotra https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-14/s5vp3l69/smn5.png A still from 'Shadows of the Moonless Nights' by Mehar Malhotra Homegrown en 2026-05-14T08:15:00.000Z Mehar Malhotra’s Cannes-Selected Short Examines The Scarcity Of Rest Under Capitalism Short film, Indian short film, New Indian short films, Indian short films, Cannes, Cannes film festival, Cannes film festival 2026, Cannes film festival, Indian selection, India at Cannes 2026, Indian films selected for Cannes film festival, Indian films selected for Cannes festival, Indian short films select selected at Cannes, Indian films Cannes, Indian short films at Cannes, Mehar Malhotra, Shadows of the moonless nights, Shadows of the moonless nights short film, Shadows of the moonless nights Mehar Malhotra, Mehar Malhotra shadows of the moonless nights, Rest under capitalism, Capitalism, Rest and capitalism, Rest in capitalism, Modern world, Labour, Working class