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
'Varta' Webzine
Bioscope of your intimate dreams!
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Insight Jan '26How 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 '25Power 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
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Insight, Thought for Food Dec '25Picnics and community feasts – nostalgia, tradition and the lost art of reuse
By Souvik Ghosh
Picnics of yore were hearty affairs while being inherently kind to the environment, argues Souvik Ghosh
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Vartanama Nov '25New Dawn Queer-Trans Education Scholarship Programme
By Varta Economic Inclusion Mentoring Forum
Excerpts from the concept note of Varta Trust’s formal and vocational education scholarship programme for socioeconomically disadvantaged queer-trans Individuals in West Bengal
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Commentary Nov '25On queer self-determination (part 4)
By Meera, Aritra C.
Mental health professionals Meera Dhebar and Aritra C. conclude their conversation on queer worldmaking across time periods and cultures