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The Underground and the Underdawg

Sights and sounds from the Boiler Room and Hanumankind weekend in Mumbai.

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Sep 20, 2024
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AuthorNaman Saraiya and Desiree Saldanha

Naman Saraiya is a filmmaker, culture writer and multimedia journalist based in India. Saraiya's work moves across music, gender, mental health, politics, caste and class, technology and food. He is the director of Kya Bolta Bantai which charts the rise of gully rap in India, and an hour-long exploration of India’s gun culture, titled Point Blank. Most recently, Naman directed My Daughter Joined a Cult for Discovery+ / MAX, an award-winning 3 part docu-series investigating the crimes of Swami Nityananda. Desiree Saldanha aka Suggahunny is a DJ-singer-producer from Mumbai, whose sets range from high-energy hip hop/afrobeat/amapiano/bass, to house/acid/breaks/electro. She has shutdown multiple stages across the country in arenas and clubs alike opening for 50 Cent, Divine, Seedhe Maut & Prabh Deep, producers Mina UK, Roska Su real, Nate08, and Disco maestro Moodena, also playing festivals like Nh7 Weekender (Pune), Red Bull Turn It Up (Pune), Queermade Weekend (Mumbai), Satrangi Mela (Mumbai) and more.