Dhruva Balram

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Dhruva Balram is an Indian Canadian freelance journalist whose work sits comfortably at the intersection of culture and politics. He has been published in NPR, the Guardian, NME and GQ. He is currently based in London, UK.

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You Don’t Know Jay Sean

For two decades, the British artist had a carefully curated image. Then, he got on TikTok.

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Jai Paul cover for Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)

The Mystique of Jai Paul

Ten years after the release of “BTSTU,” the enigmatic genre-bending British Indian artist from north London finds himself a pop star without the desire for it.

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Yung Singh presents Daytimers at Boiler Room London (YouTube)

The Rise and Fall (and Rebirth) of the U.K.'s Daytime Dance Parties

In the 1980s and 1990s, South Asians created a community around daytime raves in the U.K. Now, a new generation is trying to reignite that same magic.

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