Dhruva Balram
[website under construction]
This is the website of the writer, editor and creative producer, Dhruva Balram.
He is the co-founder of Dialled In, a South Asian-focused arts and culture grassroots organisation. Dhruva co-edited a book, Haramacy (Unbound 2022), and contributes to various online and print outlets, including The Guardian, NPR, Dazed & Confused, Crack Magazine, Mixmag and Vice.
Projects (under construction)
Boiler Room Pakistan
Boiler Room Pakistan
Karachi
Art DirectionProducedCuratedBrand Identity
Dialled In
Dialled In
London
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Chalo
Chalo
Global
Visual IdentityArt DirectionEditorialBrand IdentityProducedCurated
V&A Late
V&A Late
London
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‘I Was There’
‘I Was There’
London
Editorial
Haramacy
Haramacy
Global
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Writing (under construction)
FREE THEBE: EARL SWEATSHIRT IS COMING INTO HIS OWN
FREE THEBE: EARL SWEATSHIRT IS COMING INTO HIS OWN
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DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi on techno and tenacity: ‘As a Palestinian you know life could be over in 10 minutes’
DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi on techno and tenacity: ‘As a Palestinian you know life could be over in 10 minutes’
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Simbiatu Ajikawo’s fourth album, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’, is a stunning, sprawling, ambitious ode to family – both the one you’re born into, and the one you choose
Simbiatu Ajikawo’s fourth album, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’, is a stunning, sprawling, ambitious ode to family – both the one you’re born into, and the one you choose
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The true story of how India partied through Covid-19
The true story of how India partied through Covid-19
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SBTRKT IS READY TO TELL HIS STORY
SBTRKT IS READY TO TELL HIS STORY
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Pusha T: “I’ve won the wars. I have withstood everything”
Pusha T: “I’ve won the wars. I have withstood everything”
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Imagining freedom: The protest music of Kashmir
Imagining freedom: The protest music of Kashmir
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Welcome to Raveena’s desi-futurist utopia
Welcome to Raveena’s desi-futurist utopia
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REVIEW: JAI PAUL'S LONDON LIVE DEBUT WAS A DELIRIOUS, HEART-WARMING HOMECOMING
REVIEW: JAI PAUL'S LONDON LIVE DEBUT WAS A DELIRIOUS, HEART-WARMING HOMECOMING
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Teezo Touchdown Is Evolving On His Own Terms
Teezo Touchdown Is Evolving On His Own Terms
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