Rituparno Ghosh: Seen, unseen, and known in my own way
By Tara Asgar
In Rituparno Ghosh and his cinematic work Tara Asgar finds a shared longing to become something beyond binaries
By Tara Asgar
In Rituparno Ghosh and his cinematic work Tara Asgar finds a shared longing to become something beyond binaries
By Tanvir
Tanvir on the role played by letters and the emotions contained in them (or attached to them) in queer community building
By Amrita Sarkar
A decade into the future, Amrita Sarkar wants the trans and queer movements to focus their energies on mental health and geriatric concerns
By Mahua Seth
As ‘Varta’ webzine turns 10, Mahua Seth imagines a more caring and affirming future, not just for queer people but also their parents and families
By Rajib Chakrabarti
On ‘Varta’ webzine completing 10 years, Rajib Chakrabarti writes about the changes he expects to see for queer people and persons with disabilities a decade from now
By Tiara Girl
The experience of ‘Kink Con Goa’, India’s first national kink convention, was transformational, says Tiara Girl
By Meghna Mehra
Meghna Mehra talks about issues around asexuality through her personal account of coming out as asexual
By Ishan Chakraborty
Ishan Chakraborty opens up about multiple distresses as a person with disabilities during the coronavirus lockdown but wishes not to be crowned a ‘hero’
By Diksha Sanyal, Namrata
Diksha Sanyal and Namrata on the 20th anniversary of ‘Friendship Walk ‘99’
By Dr. Subhamita Maitra
Dr. Subhamita Maitra on the power of dance to rejuvenate body and mind
By Sujoy
Coming out of self-victimization helped Sujoy discover a whole new sexual world
By Ishan Chakraborty, Prosenjit Pal
Ishan Chakraborty narrates his experience of attending an innovative meet-up in Kolkata that aimed to help people with disabilities find friends and dates
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall on a story writing venture that will record the impact of eastern India’s queer movements in the 1990s on people’s lives
By Dr. Mukut Bhowmik
The author’s first rainbow pride march experience energized him to move out of his comfort zone. Hyderabad, February 19, 2017 would always be a red letter day for me! It...
By Aakash
Hushing up sex talk during the growing up years may not be a good idea, but neither does it help to make it all grim and humourless with countless dos...
By Pallav Bonerjee
Parents must ensure their children remain in touch with the real world – Pallav Bonerjee continues his series of personal narratives on psychology, people and destiny The word ‘childhood’ triggers...