Tagged Under: Insight

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  Insight Mar '23

  Re-imagining intimacy, re-configuring kinship: Some notes on friendship

  By Diksha Sanyal

  Diksha Sanyal writes about intimacies and relationships beyond romance in the current Indian context, and invites you to share your thoughts – this is the first in a series of...

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  Commentary, Insight Jan '23

  Being queer – the key or the cage?

  By Tanya Kole, Kaushik Gupta

  Tanya Kole elaborates on the ‘queer conundrum’ as it relates to day-to-day life

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  Insight Dec '22

  Well-being through a queer affirmative lens (part 2)

  By Srabasti Majumdar

  Srabasti Majumdar explains how queer affirmative therapy takes into account the inter-dependence between mind and body in ensuring well-being for queer people

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  Insight Nov '22

  Well-being through a queer affirmative lens (part 1)

  By Srabasti Majumdar

  Srabasti Majumdar dwells on what queer affirmative therapy means and its significance for the well-being of queer people

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  Insight, Vartanama Oct '22

  Trans identities lost in a bureaucratic haze

  By Debjyoti Ghosh

  Why does West Bengal have such a poor rate of transgender identity certification? Debjyoti Ghosh raises pertinent questions

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  Insight, Policy Matters Sep '22

  Challenges in meeting queer community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic

  By Susanta Pramanik, Jia Mata, Pawan Dhall

  Excerpts from an analysis of the role played by community based organizations in working with queer people in India during the COVID-19 crisis and the challenges faced by the organizations

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  Happenings, Insight Aug '22

  Words and art from the heart

  By Swati Das

  A round-up of events organized to mark 100 monthly issues of ‘Varta’ webzine by Swati Das

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  Insight Jun '22

  Anti-trafficking Bill must be reconsidered (again)

  By Namrata, Shreyashi

  Namrata and Shreyashi on the problem areas in the latest version of the anti-trafficking Bill – with inputs from Archit Krishna and Kaushik Gupta

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  Cinemascope, Insight May '22

  ‘Aa jaane jaan . . .’

  By Jia Mata, Lipikor

  Jia Mata and Lipikor on portrayals of female desire in Bollywood films and songs

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  Insight Apr '22

  Logging out of toxic relationships

  By Jia Mata

  Jia Mata on social norms, toxicity in queer relationships, and what can be done to make things better

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  Insight, People Mar '22

  Disability, representation and pride

  By Eishita

  Karthik, a Bangalore-based software developer, opens up to Eishita on disability, sexuality and queer pride

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  Insight, Printed Word Feb '22

  ‘Bhalo Na Basar Galpo’

  By Dr. Tirthankar Guha Thakurta

  Dr. Tirthankar Guha Thakurta reviews Sudipto Pal’s same-sex yet universal love story of ‘not being in love’

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  Disability - Advice, Insight Jan '22

  Is horizontal reservation ensuring jobs efficiently for the disabled?

  By Amrita Chanda

  Amrita Chanda elaborates on the situation of horizontal reservation for persons with disabilities in public sector employment

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  Insight, Policy Matters Dec '21

  Can increasing women’s marriageable age alone enhance their life options?

  By Sankalpita Mullick, Sudhasri Yadavalli

  Sankalpita Mullick and Sudhasri Yadavalli analyse the controversial Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021

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  Insight, Policy Matters Nov '21

  Is digitization the new bed fellow for anti-queer discrimination?

  By Brindaalakshmi K.

  The author wants to alert queer people in India against an uncritical embracing of digital inclusion

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  From the Archives, Insight Oct '21

  Accessing a shared past for a shared future

  By Yashita Kandhari

  Yashita Kandhari on her experience of discovering and getting involved with a queer archiving initiative in her hometown Kolkata