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Dhruva Balram is a fiction writer, essayist and travel photographer whose work focuses on humans, animals and the space we all choose to occupy as one.

In his day to day life, Dhruva is a freelance journalist who specialises in travel and music.

His work has featured in international publications, including HotNewHipHop, Seymour Magazine, The Adventure Handbook and Future Perfect.

He has travelled to over twenty countries and lived in four countries over four continents in pursuit of adventure …

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Human Connection by Dhruva Balram

Human Connection by Dhruva Balram

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Identifying With The 'Other': The Appropriation Of Black Thought

Identifying With The 'Other': The Appropriation Of Black Thought

Growing up in a world where whiteness was the default, South Asians gravitated to 'the other'. Hip-hop - and …

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The Colour of Hip-Hop: fighting racism in music

The Colour of Hip-Hop: fighting racism in music

Hip-hop has permeated global culture in an unprecedented way since its inception in the 1970s as an neighbour…

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Indian Music Industry: A Female Perspective

Indian Music Industry: A Female Perspective

Let’s get it out of the way early: the music industry, like every other in our patriarchal society, is sexist…

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DERAILED IN TANZANIA - The Adventure Handbook

DERAILED IN TANZANIA - The Adventure Handbook

The Zambian sun beat down as I boarded the train hurriedly for the congested platform seemed to be emptying i…

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The Untold Story of Tikendrajit Akoijam and YVU

The Untold Story of Tikendrajit Akoijam and YVU

Tikendrajit Akoijam has a number of visits to conduct today. An employee of the dairy division of his company…

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Articles

How Dialled In is championing South Asian music, culture and community

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By Dhruva Balram
| DJ Mag TM
On 12th September 2021, Ahad Elley, better known as the DJ and producer Ahadadream, and I sat silently, hunched over our phones in the early morning. Our eyes were red, faces streaked with tears as we scrolled through social media, taking in an unprecedented outpouring of love and celebration. It was the morning after the inaugural Dialled In, a festival that wasn’t supposed to exist — at least not like that.
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Pozer "Puppies" Interview 2024

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By Dhruva Balram, Nelta Kasparian
| i-D
“Been in the scene for less than a year/And I’ve gone clear/I want thirty bags for a feature/Standard procedure/Don’t be a puppy,” Pozer spits with raw intensity in the opening bars of his latest single, “Puppies”. “You liked that, yeah?” he asks, smirking. “It felt right to say.” In front of me in Balham Soho House in late August, the rapper’s demeanour is far from the outsized personality that he possesses on his tracks.
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Recognise: LAVURN

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By Dhruva Balram
| DJ Mag TM
“I’ve realised I’m bad at interviews,” says Lavurn Lee over a video call from Berlin. “I’m bad at all the stuff outside of making the music.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To tell the tales that are rarely told.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Pages, Google docs, xcel, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom

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