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  Happenings, Vartanama Mar '26

  Transgender communities reject Trans Bill 2026

  By QT* Strategizing Group for Trans Bill 2026

  Media advisory issued by a network of trans and queer individuals and collectives in West Bengal to oppose the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026

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  My Story, Vartanama Feb '26

  On fiction writing and fictionality

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall shares his thoughts on the possibility of treading a new writing pathway

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  Cinemascope, Insight Feb '26

  Queer portrayal in popular Manipuri cinema: A journey towards inclusivity

  By Daniel Yumkham

  Daniel Yumkham feels popular Manipuri cinema is at a crossroads with regard to queer representation

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  My Story, Vartanama Jan '26

  When I stopped surviving alone

  By Sangeetha Elsa

  Sangeetha Elsa travelled miles but found friendship and queer joy nearer home in a tangle of hearts

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  Insight Jan '26

  How language barriers create a privileged hierarchy for India’s disabled

  By Dr. Ishan Chakraborty

  With World Braille Day just gone past, Dr. Ishan Chakraborty highlights the challenges faced by Bengali-speaking visually disabled people in accessing digital content in their tongue

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  Vartanama Dec '25

  Power in hope

  By Mahua Seth

  Mahua Seth on the emergence of queer resilience in response to the setbacks that marked queer lives in 2025 across the world