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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sambit Dattachaudhuri’s ‘Once Upon A Mango Tree’ transforms a family dispute over a backyard tree into a poignant reflection on grief, climate anxiety, and humanity’s relationship with the more-than-human world.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahul Dev Bose as Jeet, Mouma Naskar as the Wife, Sandipta Acharya as the Sister. Sharmila Sen as the Mother, and Kasturi Chattopadhyay as the Aunt in ‘Once Upon A Mango Tree’]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The appearance of the folkloric talking birds Byangoma and Byangomi, who traditionally guide travellers towards wisdom, evokes ancestral presences through fabulist memory-making.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ At first glance, the film appears to revolve around a practical question: should the tree be cut down, trimmed, or preserved? Dattachaudhuri transforms this choice into something far more profound.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/her-autonomy-is-building-community-agency-through-its-feminist-reading-circles</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[  Through free public gatherings, curated texts and support resources, the initiative encourages participants to engage deeply with literature.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-supply/homegrown-zine-collectives-building-communities-around-art-activism-everyday-life</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Here are 4 Indian zine collectives that you can use for some inspiration and even publishing, if you end up making one!]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/deer-dosts-cyberpunk-depiction-of-mumbai-could-set-the-bar-for-indian-animation</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Based in Mumbai and supported by a team of around twenty people, Deer Dost is now being developed publicly along with its community.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ What began as a series of Instagram comics inspired evolved into Deer Dost, an ambitious animated universe set in a futuristic Mumbai. ]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-07-01T07:30:00.000Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-supply/madras-finds-is-bringing-south-indian-culture-heritage-into-homes-across-the-country</loc>
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<lastmod>2026-07-01T07:30:00.000Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/ubiks-gaps-in-my-resume-critiques-the-art-world-from-within</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ MY PRACTICE- 4, 15 x 20 in., Laser- engraved steel plates, 2026]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Installation view of UBIK’s ‘Gaps In My Resume’ at APRE Art House.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ‘Gaps In My Resume’ offers a rare critique of the art world’s opaque structures, exposing the role of secondary markets, aspiration, and social performance in shaping contemporary artistic value.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/its-2026-why-are-female-sports-fans-still-constantly-asked-to-prove-themselves</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Knicks' starting five for the fool who asked me to name them.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Throughout history, gatekeeping has been used as a tool to maintain power and exclude certain groups from certain spaces.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ I remember watching the Indian Men's Hockey Team secure the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ From sports and gaming to music and film, women are often expected to prove their expertise before they're allowed to simply enjoy what they love.]]></image:caption>
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