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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nikheel Aphale]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nikheel Aphale at work]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ‘Liberation’ by Nikheel Aphale]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ‘Scaffolding’ by Nikheel Aphale]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ‘Visarjan’ by Nikheel Aphale]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In Aphale’s hands, the Devanagari script becomes more than a system of writing; it becomes a system of documenting life.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/a-bold-new-wave-3-indian-creators-who-are-reshaping-the-way-we-tell-stories-online</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The way stories are told may change, but their value, and the value of the artists who create them, will always endure.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/is-anything-sacred-barber-of-the-gods-draws-on-mythology-to-critique-blind-faith</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ‘Barber of the Gods’ uses a supernatural premise to examine generational conflict, inherited professions, and the burden of tradition, framing it as a critique of blind faith and the idea of sacredness.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/on-our-radar-6-bengaluru-cafs-that-are-setting-the-bar-in-2026</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bengaluru’s café culture is evolving beyond its third-wave coffee roots into something more diverse and experience-driven. ]]></image:caption>
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