Tagged Under: Insight

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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

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  Insight, My Story Sep '21

  Getting to know the asexuality spectrum

  By Meghna Mehra

  Meghna Mehra talks about issues around asexuality through her personal account of coming out as asexual

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  Insight Aug '21

  In the matter of queer relationships – court approval vs. social disapproval

  By Diksha Sanyal

  What is life like for Indian queer couples who win court approval of their right to cohabit? An analysis by Diksha Sanyal with inputs from Pawan Dhall

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  Coronavirus Diary, Insight Jun '21

  Something unfair about job fairs

  By Sudipa Chakraborty

  Job fairs for queer aspirants in India need a rethink, says Sudipa Chakraborty

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  Insight, Vartanama May '21

  Homecoming during a pandemic

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall shares life-changing moments from the COVID-19 pandemic. Trigger warning // Hospital descriptions, death

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  Insight Apr '21

  Farewell, dear fairy!

  By Chintan Girish Modi

  Chintan Girish Modi remembers Gaurav Probir Pramanik whose actions ensured that homophobic behaviour at the leadership level in a leading Indian corporate did not go unpunished

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  Coronavirus Diary, Insight, Vartanama Mar '21

  ‘Bengal Trans* & Queer Charter of Demands’ released

  By Chand

  West Bengal’s trans* and queer communities are formulating a policy and political participation advocacy plan. Chand takes us through the first step taken recently

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  Happenings, Insight, Policy Matters Feb '21

  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

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  Insight, Printed Word Jan '21

  Sex, commerce and queer rural India

  By Dr. Kaustav Bakshi

  Dr. Kaustav Bakshi reviews social researcher Niloy Basu’s new book ‘Launda Dancer: Anyo Hijrer Bhinna Bhuban’, an important addition to queer literature in Bengali