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Hakeem's "Break Free' Channels UK Garage Energy Into A Story About Emotional Freedom
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (71+ words) Follow Hakeem here, listen to the album below and watch the music video at the top of the page. If you enjoyed reading this, here's more from Homegrown: In Lapgan & Baalti's "Romance,' The Akhada Becomes A Symbol Of Male Connection…...
Reble's Latest Single Turns The Praying Mantis Into A Metaphor For Survival
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (148+ words) There is a palpable sense of refusal in the video. Its rough textures and deliberately unfiltered aesthetic create the feeling of someone existing outside conventional industry expectations. The video frames artistic survival as endurance and an act of persistence. The…...
This Week In Culture: Reble's Latest Single, Bandra's Latest Obsession, & More
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (114+ words) If your week has also been as exhausting as mine, this week's curation is designed to help you unwind. From a music video that explores male intimacy and affection through a wrestling'akhada'to an event working towards making museums more accessible,…...
Ashish Shah's "Chaap' Is An Experimental Short Film Blurring Folklore & Reality In Jaipur
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (115+ words) In'Chaap" (Imprint), Ashish Shah reimagines Jaipur as a surreal landscape shaped by folklore, music, artisanal labour, and memory. Through drifting strangers and mythical encounters, the experimental short film for Studio Ford explores identity, transformation, and the instability of contemporary urban…...
Indian Label Acid Moons Is Bringing Bengal's Phulia Weaving Heritage To Modern Fashion
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (252+ words) Acid Moons" new womenswear collection, made in collaboration with a Phulia weaving cooperative, transforms Bengal"s historic handloom tradition into contemporary linen silhouettes while supporting one of India"s last surviving Tangail weaving communities. "The Phulia cooperative is the exact…...
From 'Movers & Shakers' To 'The Week That Wasn't': The History Of Indian Late Night
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (267+ words) And as Colbert takes his final bow next week, on 21 May, following the surprise cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert due to "budgetary restraints" (though we all know it is because Colbert flew too close to the sun…...
On The Grid: Music, Motion, & Street Culture Through An Anonymous Video Creator's Lens
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (610+ words) homegrown. co. in On The Grid: Music, Motion, & Street Culture Through An Anonymous Video Creator's Lens His videos sit somewhere between observational filmmaking, music-video editing, and creative graphic storytelling. @trufflefriesandcholula3 is a Bangalore- and Kerala-based videographer whose DIY montage-style videos document…...
Mehar Malhotra's Cannes-Selected Short Examines The Scarcity Of Rest Under Capitalism
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (719+ words) homegrown. co. in - Represented by those who cannot be defined or confined Mehar Malhotra's Cannes-Selected Short Examines The Scarcity Of Rest Under Capitalism 'Shadows of the Moonless Nights' by Mehar Malhotra follows a young warehouse worker trapped between night-shift labour,…...
Q Manivannan, An Openly Queer, Non-Binary Indian Just Got Elected To Scottish Parliament
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (133+ words) They have stated that they plan to apply for a graduate visa " which would allow them to remain and work in the UK for a longer period " followed by a Global Talent visa to potentially complete their full parliamentary term....
Serendipity Arts Is Bringing Giant Puppets & Experimental Cinema To London This June
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (193+ words) As part of London's Great Exhibition Road Festival 2026, Serendipity Arts presents two major public interventions: Giants on the Move', a large-scale puppet parade directed by Dadi Pudumjee, and Eyes Shall Deceive', an immersive film and live music experience by Sneha…...