Celebrating the queer gaze in Hindi cinema
By Debjyoti Ghosh
As ‘Varta’ turned 10 on August 1, 2023, Debjyoti Ghosh caught up with pioneering filmmaker Onir for a chat on his vision for queer empowerment in Hindi cinema and beyond
Debjyoti Ghosh is a human rights lawyer originally from Kolkata, India, and now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is involved in queer rights activism and has also worked on issues of HIV/AIDS, women and children. His SJD / PhD dissertation focused on transgender rights in India, Brazil and South Africa. His primary interest areas are constitutionalism, queer rights, minority rights, citizenship, and art and activism. He is currently a researcher at the Centre for Gender and African Studies at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
By Debjyoti Ghosh
As ‘Varta’ turned 10 on August 1, 2023, Debjyoti Ghosh caught up with pioneering filmmaker Onir for a chat on his vision for queer empowerment in Hindi cinema and beyond
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh calls upon corporates to demonstrate stronger allyship that transcends anti-queer social and political pressures
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Why does West Bengal have such a poor rate of transgender identity certification? Debjyoti Ghosh raises pertinent questions
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh elaborates on a webinar he moderated on polyamory on June 17, 2022 – with inputs from Arkadeepra Purkayastha
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on the politics around withdrawing the draft NCERT manual on transgender children’s inclusion in schools
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh reflects on the learning so far from Varta’s fledgling economic inclusion mentoring forum
By Debjyoti Ghosh, Jia Mata, Pawan Dhall
Excerpts from the report of a recent webinar on transgender rights in South Asia organized by Partners for Law in Development and Varta Trust
By Debjyoti Ghosh
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown new light on food (in)security for transgender persons, says Debjyoti Ghosh
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh reviews Leonard Cortana’s short documentary 'Marielle’s Legacy Will Not Die'
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on Section 377 finally being read out of queer lives in India
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on the World Health Organisation’s plans to delist transgender identity as a mental disorder