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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Left: AR Shiva who owns Shiva Travel Hub (Left); Right: Abin "Babs" Abraham, one of Kerala's most popular automobile influencers, has gotten into the tourist bus space]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Deepu Sankar owns Komban Holidays, the most popular tourist bus fleet from Kerala, which includes buses named 'Dawood' and 'Bombay' ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2022, after a fatal crash in Palakkad's Vadakkencherry, the state ordered all tourist buses registered in Kerala to remove their colours and repaint them white. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Jalaja Ratheesh who runs Puthettu Travel Vlogs
Centre: Racer Shilpa Surendran, better known as Chippu LCGirl, owns an LC80 Land Cruiser, a small collection of vintage cars, and a garage
Right: Achudeva owns Deva Holidays]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A group of college students on a trip with Komban Holidays (Left); A fire show as part of an event by tourist buses (Centre); The skeleton of the Pikachu Holidays bus being assembled (Right)]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-void-how-jeffy-zachariah-designed-a-survival-horror-game-about-guilt-absolution</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The setting of The Void, a fog-drenched swamp ringed by impenetrable darkness, draws its immediate atmosphere from The Mist, but its symbolic architecture belongs to older myths.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-04-10T11:30:00.000Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-week-in-culture-a-homegrown-sneaker-brand-the-gorillaz-2027-india-tour-more</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Experience an evening of food, music, and speed at the Balola Motorplex in Gurugram on 12th April 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Written and directed by queer poet and filmmaker, Anureet Watta, ‘Dont Interrupt While We Dance’ is a queer led-short film that subverts from presenting queer stories in India as ones that can only have a tragic ending.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Odraa, founded by Tallina and Tanaya Patnaik, is reimagining Odia cuisine by bringing regional traditions into a contemporary dining space in Bhuvaneshwar.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While clearly a prank, the campaign worked because it tapped into familiar South Asian taste profiles and existing street drink cultures.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[  Echos Above, a Chennai-based label with a young, lean team, is part of this shift, focusing on craftsmanship, material quality, and thoughtful design]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ With her album Lettre à l’Univers, Nilusi embraces genre fluidity and personal storytelling]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Here we have a curated list of recent music videos by Homegrown artists that push creative boundaries through rich narratives and distinct art direction. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ With a two-city tour at Bengaluru on January 23rd and Mumbai on January 27th, the tickets for the Mountain Tour will be available on the District App. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Homegrown Culture Bulletin ]]></image:caption>
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