Dhruva Balram
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This is the website of 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.
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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”
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’
FREE THEBE: EARL SWEATSHIRT IS COMING INTO HIS OWN
FREE THEBE: EARL SWEATSHIRT IS COMING INTO HIS OWN
Pa Salieu: “I’ve been cut from the system, but I will rise up like a phoenix”
Pa Salieu: “I’ve been cut from the system, but I will rise up like a phoenix”
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
The true story of how India partied through Covid-19
The true story of how India partied through Covid-19
The collapse and rebirth of Sri Lanka’s music underground
The collapse and rebirth of Sri Lanka’s music underground
‘To sing in Kashmiri is political’: Ali Saffudin, the singer-songwriter who smuggled his album to the world
‘To sing in Kashmiri is political’: Ali Saffudin, the singer-songwriter who smuggled his album to the world
Argentina’s HiedraH Club de Baile Creates Club Music From the Margins
Argentina’s HiedraH Club de Baile Creates Club Music From the Margins
A day with Mashrou’ Leila, the new face of Middle Eastern pop music
A day with Mashrou’ Leila, the new face of Middle Eastern pop music
Azadi Records, India’s Most Provocative Record Label
Azadi Records, India’s Most Provocative Record Label
Stormzy’s Glastonbury headline set was a platform to elevate others, a statement of intent and bloody brilliant
Stormzy’s Glastonbury headline set was a platform to elevate others, a statement of intent and bloody brilliant
From Bengal to boogie: Rupa Biswas, India's rediscovered disco diva
From Bengal to boogie: Rupa Biswas, India's rediscovered disco diva
Arushi Jain Applies Modular-Synth Wizardry to Indian Classical Music
Arushi Jain Applies Modular-Synth Wizardry to Indian Classical Music
Rapper Anik Khan On His Time As An Undocumented Citizen
Rapper Anik Khan On His Time As An Undocumented Citizen
Skin Deep meets performance artist, theatre maker, poet and writer Travis Alabanza
Skin Deep meets performance artist, theatre maker, poet and writer Travis Alabanza
Hip-hop sister act Cartel Madras speak their own genre into existence
Hip-hop sister act Cartel Madras speak their own genre into existence
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March 1, 2020
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