Cinemascope Jul '21
On being queer and Sikh in India
By Shivalal Gautam
‘Sab Rab De Bande’ is an impressive debut film on a sensitive subject by queer activist Sukhdeep Singh, says Shivalal Gautam
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
Lockdown takeaways: Achieving higher ground
By Shivalal Gautam
In this second paired narrative of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam tells us how two queer women negotiated multiple trials and reached a better place in...
Coronavirus Diary, People Jul '20Amid pandemic of struggles, no lockdown on aspirations
By Shivalal Gautam
In the first of paired narratives of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam brings you the stories of two queer men
Vartanama Apr '20It’s my life, not for yours to imagine
By Shivalal Gautam
Shivalal Gautam wants queer activists and groups in mainland as well as North-East India to be honest to the purpose of community development work in north-eastern India
Multi-layered exclusions for trans persons in Assam NRC process
By Shivalal Gautam
Look at the NRC exercise from trans persons’ points of view, urges Shivalal Gautam
Happenings Oct '18Rainbow pride debut wins hearts in Shillong, trumps rain and public hostility
By Shivalal Gautam
Shillong witnessed its first pride walk just a week after the Section 377 verdict. Shivalal Gautam reports