Vartanama Oct '21
Mistreatment of people living with HIV still happens in government facilities
By Pawan Dhall
Universal healthcare access in India – can this dream become a reality without ensuring patient dignity?
From the Archives, Vartanama Aug '21Letters as building blocks of India’s queer movements
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall presents nuggets of queer histories from the erstwhile Counsel Club’s archival material
Clickhappy!, Vartanama Jul '21All things eight
By Pawan Dhall
Snapshots of eights around us, as ‘Varta’ webzine completes eight years on August 1, 2021
Homecoming during a pandemic
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall shares life-changing moments from the COVID-19 pandemic. Trigger warning // Hospital descriptions, death
Coronavirus Diary, Happenings Mar '21Bengal government health insurance scheme not ready for trans inclusion?
By Sudipa Chakraborty, Pawan Dhall, Pradosh Dash
Transgender social worker Sudipa Chakraborty has had a harrowing time applying for Swasthya Sathi, West Bengal government’s ambitious health insurance scheme for one and all
Coronavirus Diary, Vartanama Feb '21The gender of education, inclusion and exclusion
By Pawan Dhall, Shivalal Gautam, Sudipa Chakraborty
Pawan Dhall has some random thoughts on education, gender bias and socio-economic exclusion – with inputs from Shivalal Gautam and Sudipa Chakraborty. Trigger alert: Suicide
Transgender rights in South Asia: Trends, crises and opportunities
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
Vartanama Jan '21Childhood ‘mudir dokan’ revisited
By Pawan Dhall
Yester-year stores for purchasing foodstuff and monthly provisions are making a comeback in the author’s retail therapy agenda
Vartanama Nov '20From ‘being criminal and doing social work’ to ‘doing social work and becoming criminal’
By Pawan Dhall
This headline may seem perplexing. So is the central government’s plan to improve the quality of professional social work in India
From the Archives, Vartanama Oct '20Durga Puja in the archives
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall looks at Durga Puja nuggets in the Counsel Club Archives and his personal photo albums
Vartanama Sep '20Nostalgic transference
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall on trips to parallel universes through archives and remembrances around them
From the Archives, Vartanama Aug '20History lessons in growth pains
By Pawan Dhall
As 'Varta' webzine starts off on its eighth year, a look at what its predecessor 'Pravartak' was focusing on around the same time of the year in 1997
Coronavirus Diary, Vartanama Jul '20Turning seven in a world turned upside down?
By Pawan Dhall
There couldn’t have been a better time for ‘Varta’ webzine to complete seven years
Vartanama Jun '20Never have I ever . . .
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall shares some lockdown revelations
Coronavirus Diary, Vartanama May '20When consumers of news wield the pen (or a smart phone)
By Pawan Dhall
Varta’s citizen journalism initiative – a tool for skills building, citizen action and resources generation to deal with the coronavirus challenge
Story of a trans warrior – 10 years done, more to come (part 3)
By Pawan Dhall, Vaaswat Sarkar
A rambling conversation with Islampur-based trans rights activist Joyita Mondal who not long ago had to change houses under threats of violence, but emerged stronger from the ordeal