https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/mehendi-humza-syeds-latest-project-illustrates-the-art-of-cultural-rebellion https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-04/24dn1t5c/6.png Humza Syed’s photoshoot (me)HEND(i), reimagines mehendi as a tool of self-expression rather than a ritual-bound practice. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-04/xick954k/4.png Across the series, nine models are adorned with South Asian jewellery, while the hair and makeup deliberately subvert the kinds of outfits typically paired with mehendi. Homegrown en 2026-05-09T03:00:00.000Z (me)HEND(i): Humza Syed's Latest Project Illustrates The Art Of Cultural Rebellion mehendi, henna art, South Asian culture, cultural identity, Humza Syed, Indian art photography, cultural rebellion, brown identity, South Asian youth, desi culture, contemporary mehendi, henna face art, cultural evolution, identity and tradition, South Asian artists, experimental photography India, breaking stereotypes, generational conflict India, desi youth expression, Indian fashion photography, cultural reinterpretation, art and identity, South Asian diaspora art https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/we-need-to-stop-turning-our-mothers-into-martyrs https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/as1musvd/7.png English-Vinglish shows us the story of a woman who steps outside the shadow of just being someone's mother and wife, and finds herself among complete strangers. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/uwkwz51d/8.png Tamil film, Bad Girl, explores a fraught relationship between a mother and daughter and they both find it difficult to understand each other's opinions on what womanhood should look like. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/uahjijkl/5.png 'Darlings' portrays a mother’s fierce loyalty while also acknowledging her romantic and sexual desires, reminding us that mothers are fully realised individuals beyond caregiving. Homegrown en 2026-05-08T12:08:00.000Z We Need To Stop Turning Our Mothers Into Martyrs motherhood, maternal sacrifice, divorced parents, Indian society and divorce, women and identity, motherhood expectations, feminist essay, modern motherhood, emotional labour, women and selfhood, parenting and gender roles, mothers and sacrifice, daughters and mothers, women reclaiming identity, family and societal pressure, motherhood and individuality, women’s emotional burden, redefining motherhood, healing after divorce, Indian feminism, generational expectations, women and resilience, maternal love , humanising mothers, Mothers' Day 2026 https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/anoop-sharmas-experimental-art-reimagines-everyday-food-through-design https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/hulqfzwk/fdn4.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/br5jk7em/FD-HG-02.jpg Rajma Chawal https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/rq9novcs/fdn2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/deneusbo/fdn5.png Sabudana https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/rjb13n3b/fdn.png Homegrown en 2026-05-08T11:30:00.000Z Anoop Sharma’s Experimental Art Reimagines Everyday Food Through Design Anoop Sharma, Anoop Sharma Designer, Anoop Sharma Design, Anoop Sharma visual art, Visual art India, Visual artists India, Food and Design India, Food Design India, Graphic design on food, Art about food, Food art, Food Design, Company of design, Company of Design, Anoop Sharma, Anoop Sharma company of Design, Visual arts, Visual art, and design, Visual art, and design India, Indian visual, art, and design design, Spatial design, Food Design, Anoop Sharma, Visual art project, Design projects, Graphic design projects, Graphic design art, Graphic design food, Food and graphic design , Food, graphic design, India, Foodesign, Foodesign Anoop Sharma, Anoop Sharma Foodesign https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/when-the-sun-goes-down-explores-love-ambition-growing-up-as-young-south-asians https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/dpz7dm04/6.png When The Sun Goes Down is an intimate coming-of-age romance about Jyothi and Ishaan, a young South Asian couple. Homegrown en 2026-05-08T11:00:00.000Z ‘When The Sun Goes Down’ Explores Love, Ambition, & Growing Up As Young South Asians coming of age romance, South Asian romance film, British South Asian cinema, indie romance film, love and ambition, romantic drama film, young South Asians , South Asian relationships, South Asian diaspora, emotional intimacy in film, modern love stories, independent cinema, opposites attract, romance and compatibility, South Asian representation, corporate vs creative life, artistic ambition, Gen Z relationships, contemporary romance films, emotional coming of age, South Asian storytelling , movies about love, familial pressure https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/rahasyas-new-campaign-by-pranoy-sarkar-pays-homage-to-indias-perfume-heritage https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/322in8j2/40rahasyafragrances2.png Homegrown en 2026-05-08T11:00:00.000Z Rahasya’s New Campaign By Pranoy Sarkar Pays Homage To India’s Perfume Heritage Rahasya perfume, Indian fragrance brand, Selfridges London, Indian niche perfumery, luxury perfume India, Indian attar, Indian perfume heritage, Rahasya Selfridges, South Asian fragrance brand, Pranoy Sarkar, Indian luxury beauty, Indian perfume house, modern Indian luxury, perfume brand India, niche fragrance India, Indian scent culture, crafted chaos Rahasya, simple maximalism, Indian beauty brands, luxury fragrance London, Indian luxury startup, homegrown perfume brand, Indian contemporary culture, Indian perfumery history, Selfridges beauty hall https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/krithi-karanth-becomes-the-first-indian-to-win-a-national-geographic-explorer-award https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/qaqtgqp1/6.png Indian conservationist Krithi Karanth has become the first Indian recipient of the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year 2026 award. Homegrown en 2026-05-08T10:45:00.000Z Krithi Karanth Becomes The First Indian To Win A National Geographic Explorer Award Centre for Wildlife Studies, Krithi Karanth , National Geographic , Rolex , Rolex National Geographic Explorer 2026, wildlife conservation India, grassroots conservation, human wildlife conflict, Wild Seve, Wild Shaale, wildlife education India, Indian conservationist, habitat conservation, conservation education, wildlife coexistence, community-led conservation, environmental education India, forest communities India, wildlife scientist India, conservation initiatives India, Bengaluru conservation organisation, ecology India, wildlife protection India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/this-week-in-culture-stories-of-belonging-masculinity-more https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-08/ocgdtwes/1-8.png This Week In Culture: Stories Of Belonging, Masculinity, & More https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-04/itnh92l5/RugvedNanavareleftandDibanishaBannerjeerightinE28098GudduKiDuniyaE28099UrbanBuddha.png Guddu Ki Duniya’ is a distinctly contemporary Indian entry into the cinematic lineage of coming-of-age films about young men searching for themselves through teenage angst over masculinity, class anxiety, and sexuality. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-29/uk0zqyuu/prtk1.png “Everything on this record is human-made,” says Prateek. “The guitars are performed, the synthesisers are performed, and all the orchestral sections that we programmed were recorded with real musicians.” https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-06/v4fgfyy6/2-3.png ‘Tamasha’ follows the Lokkalawant family, a travelling Tamasha troupe in Maharashtra, as it explores the realities behind India’s celebrated folk performance traditions through documentary and docufiction photography. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/zdbz1lgk/bln2.png The place is rooted in deli culture — sampling, layering, slicing, curing, smoking, pickling and assembling, where sandwiches stop being quick lunch food and start feeling like careful works of craft. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-04-30/u4mzd658/koduva.png Homegrown en 2026-05-08T10:45:00.000Z This Week In Culture: Stories Of Belonging, Masculinity, & More This Week In Culture, Indian culture newsletter, contemporary Indian culture, Indian independent cinema, Guddu Ki Duniya, masculinity in Indian cinema, coming of age films India, Eric Andre, Prateek Rajagopal, experimental music culture, film scores for films that don’t exist, Tamasha photography project, Maharashtra folk traditions, Abhishek Khedekar, docufiction photography India, Brooklyn Bardez Goa, immigrant food culture, Goa deli culture, sustainable travel India, Koduva forest retreat, slow living India, art and belonging, South Asian culture, contemporary photography India, Homegrown culture bulletin https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/anand-rk-suparna-sharmas-pulitzer-winning-trapped-explores-indias-cyberscam-crisis https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/knlkj8zg/2-4.png The Pulitzer committee described ‘trAPPed’ as a “riveting account” of an Indian neurologist who was subjected to a so-called “digital arrest” through her phone. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/d4o9j8ei/Bloomberg_7_8_Trapped_page12_2_color.jpg A panel from ‘trAPPed’ https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/uzqapjrc/Left-Anand-RK-Right-Suparna-Sharma.png Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma, winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting on digital surveillance and cyber fraud. Homegrown en 2026-05-07T08:00:00.000Z Anand RK & Suparna Sharma’s Pulitzer-Winning ‘trAPPed’ Explores India’s Cyberscam Crisis Anand RK, Suparna Sharma, Pulitzer Prize 2026, trAPPed, Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, Indian journalists Pulitzer, digital surveillance, cyber fraud India, online scams, digital arrest scam, investigative journalism India, graphic journalism, multimedia journalism, Natalie Obiko Pearson, Bloomberg journalism, Pulitzer-winning journalism, Indian investigative reporters, surveillance technology, cybercrime reporting, visual storytelling journalism, Eisner Award winner Anand RK, Columbia University Pulitzer Prize, data exploitation, digital vulnerability, Indian media news https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/inside-brooklyn-bardez-a-goa-deli-inspired-by-new-yorks-immigrant-food-culture https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/zdbz1lgk/bln2.png The place is rooted in deli culture — sampling, layering, slicing, curing, smoking, pickling and assembling, where sandwiches stop being quick lunch food and start feeling like careful works of craft. Homegrown en 2026-05-07T07:15:00.000Z Inside Brooklyn Bardez, A Goa Deli Inspired By New York’s Immigrant Food Culture Brooklyn Bardez, Brooklyn Bardez café, Brooklyn Bardez goa, Brooklyn Bardez in Goa, Brooklyn Bardez Deli, Brooklyn Bardez Deli and market, Indian delis, delis in India, Deli in Goa, Delis in goa, Goan Delis, deli sandwich, sandwich deli, cured meats, deli culture, Brooklyn Deli culture, Brooklyn, Brooklyn culture in India, Brooklyn food in India, Brooklyn style sandwiches, Brooklyn sandwiches, A Brooklyn sandwich, Brooklyn style sandwiches in India, New Goan cafés, New cafés in Goa, Community spaces in Goa, cellar and market goa, pantry goa, shop for cured meats goa, shop for spreads in goa, food markets goa, supper clubs goa, Meghana Shrivastava, Matt Daniels, Nu Deli, Best sandwiches in Goa https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/a-swan-song-for-india-the-cal-2027-will-include-raghu-rais-posthumous-final-project https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/yq6arxic/HomegrownFeaturedImages-2.png If completed as envisioned, the Pirelli Calendar may now function as his swan song: a final meditation on the country that remained at the centre of his life’s work. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-06/rjqiu2lf/Raghu-Rai.jpg Raghu Rai https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-06/5e8ksjy4/Raghu-Rai-and-Avani-Rai.jpeg Raghu Rai and Avani Rai Homegrown en 2026-05-07T07:00:00.000Z A Swan Song For India: The Cal 2027 Will Include Raghu Rai’s Posthumous Final Project Raghu Rai, Pirelli Calendar 2027, The Cal 2027, Avani Rai, Sølve Sundsbø, India in Pirelli Calendar, Raghu Rai final project, Raghu Rai death, Indian photography, Magnum Photos, Pirelli Calendar India, The Cal India, global visual culture, Indian photojournalism, contemporary Indian photography, fashion photography, documentary photography India, Raghu Rai legacy, Pirelli Calendar history, iconic photography calendars, India as protagonist, visual culture, posthumous photography project, Pirelli Cal 2027 India, Avani Rai photography https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-supply/inside-hmanan-a-delhi-interior-design-showhouse-that-feels-like-a-lived-in-home https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-05-07/070cu1dt/hmn1.png Curated by interior stylist and brand consultant Anubha Aneja, the approximately 4000 sq. ft. residence unfolds room by room through living spaces, bedrooms, dining areas, and transitional zones that are meant to be inhabited and moved through naturally. 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