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 https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/serendipity-arts-is-bringing-giant-puppets-experimental-cinema-to-london-this-june https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/mnu8v3t6/2-7.png Serendipity Arts is bringing two striking interventions to South Kensington and the Science Museum this June, transforming public space and museum architecture into sites of movement, music, and collective gathering. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/48k5x0px/Eye-shall.jpg On June 5, the Science Museum’s adults-only Innovation Lates will host the premiere of ‘नैनन की ठगी’ (Eyes Shall Deceive), directed by Sneha Khanwalkar and visual artist Sudarshan Shetty. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/eqqe9r8z/smgiantsonthemoveapuppetstreetparade.jpg ‘Giants on the Move: A Puppet Street Parade’ is a large-scale procession directed by legendary Indian puppeteer Dadi Pudumjee. Homegrown en 2026-05-13T12:35:00.000Z Serendipity Arts Is Bringing Giant Puppets & Experimental Cinema To London This June Serendipity Arts, Great Exhibition Road Festival, Science Museum Lates, London art events 2026, Dadi Pudumjee, Sneha Khanwalkar, Sudarshan Shetty, Indian contemporary art, puppet parade London, immersive cinema London, 16mm film installation, Indian puppetry, South Kensington events, Exhibition Road Festival, live music performance London, Indian artists in London, experimental film India, public art London, Science Museum London events, giant puppets parade, Serendipity Arts London, Eyes Shall Deceive, Giants on the Move, Indian cultural events UK, interdisciplinary art performance https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/india-palestine-the-centuries-old-history-behind-nikita-naidus-gaza-solidarity-mission https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/j01k2kwf/ArchivalimageofIndiraGandhiandYasserArafat.png Naidu’s participation is part of a longer history of anti-colonial solidarity between India and Palestine. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/napwom4n/159146_lqclluyiqg_1621242265.jpeg The Hindh-i-Zawiya, or Zawiyat al-Hindiyya (the Indian Hospice) in Jerusalem. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/v53dy65q/IMAGE_1660292225_webp.avif Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and PLO leader Yasser Arafat. Homegrown en 2026-05-13T08:15:00.000Z India & Palestine: The Centuries-Old History Behind Nikita Naidu’s Gaza Solidarity Mission Nikita Naidu, Global Sumud Flotilla, Gaza flotilla India, India Palestine relations, India Palestine history, Palestine solidarity India, Gaza humanitarian convoy, Indian activist Gaza, Sumud meaning, anti-colonial solidarity, India and Palestine ancient ties, Achaemenid Empire India Palestine, Indian Ocean trade Palestine, Yasser Arafat India, Indira Gandhi Palestine, PLO India relations, Palestine Liberation Organisation India, India Israel Palestine politics, Palestinian solidarity movements India, Gaza blockade activism, Rafah crossing convoy, Indian civil society Palestine, Baba Farid Jerusalem,, Zawiyat al Hindiyya, India Palestine cultural ties https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/how-modern-kashmiri-writers-are-reimagining-conflict-memory-identity-in-the-valley https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/el95jrwu/RepresentativeImageDalLakebyGulfarAhmad.png The books in this reading list reflect these evolving literary currents. Moving between realism and myth, satire and tragedy, personal memory and collective history, they offer deeply human portraits of Kashmir that resist simplification: https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/dxylyf5n/9789369528059.jpg Muddasir Ramzan’s debut novel ‘The Man From Kashmir’ is an episodic, interconnected story set in the fictional Kashmiri town of Poshmarg, tracing generations of one sprawling family across mythic pasts, militarised presents, and dystopian futures. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/csmpohn0/81et7CtS4AL.UF10001000QL80.jpg Karan Mujoo’s ‘This Our Paradise’ traces the intertwined lives of two Kashmiri families across the decades surrounding the insurgency of the late 1980s and 1990s. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/mi5ilqz8/91Gv5p1y3XL.UF10001000QL80.jpg Mirza Waheed’s ‘The Book of Gold Leaves’ is a tragic love story set in Srinagar in the early years of the Kashmir conflict. Faiz, a young papier-mâché artist, meets Roohi, a woman yearning for love and escape, at a local shrine, and the two begin a tender romance as society slides towards violence and unrest. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/trnafoky/81AJS672XyL.UF10001000QL80.jpg Hari Krishna Kaul’s ‘For Now, It Is Night’ is a collection of stories that captures the emotional and social dislocations caused by political instability and displacement in Kashmir. Homegrown en 2026-05-13T08:00:00.000Z How Modern Kashmiri Writers Are Reimagining Conflict, Memory & Identity In The Valley contemporary Kashmiri fiction, Kashmiri novels, Kashmiri literature, Kashmir books, Indian literature, Muddasir Ramzan, The Man From Kashmir, Karan Mujoo, This Our Paradise, Mirza Waheed, The Book of Gold Leaves, Hari Krishna Kaul, For Now It Is Night, Kashmiri short stories, Kashmir conflict literature, books about Kashmir, Kashmiri writers, modern Kashmiri fiction, translated Kashmiri literature, Kashmiri Pandit literature, literary fiction about Kashmir, contemporary Indian fiction, books on exile and memory, surreal fiction Kashmir, South Asian literature https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/science-gallery-bengalurus-new-glossary-reimagines-the-kaveri-beyond-its-politics https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-13/4ptcogpj/inside-avani’s-tote-bag-aka-her-mind-72.png Science Gallery Bengaluru’s River Landscapes: A New Glossary initiative has created a trilingual glossary centred on the Kaveri river, exploring it beyond the framework of water politics and scarcity. 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Homegrown en 2026-05-13T06:15:00.000Z Dead Write By The Bangalore Literature Festival Brings Crime Fiction To Bengaluru Dead Write, Bangalore Literature Festival, BLR Lit Fest, Bengaluru literary events, crime literature festival, crime fiction India, Bangalore events May 2026, , thriller writers India, mystery books festival, psychological thriller books, noir fiction festival, Bangalore International Centre, Aroon Raman, , Anita Nair, Anuja Chauhan, Amit Lodha, espionage fiction, crime storytelling, literary festival Bengaluru, mystery lovers Bangalore, detective fiction India, book events Bengaluru, cultural events Bengaluru