Dec '20
Theme for a dream in 2021
By Debjyoti Ghosh
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown new light on food (in)security for transgender persons, says Debjyoti Ghosh
Tagged Under: Vartanama
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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
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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
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Sep '20Nostalgic transference
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall on trips to parallel universes through archives and remembrances around them
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mar '20Coronavirus outreach news from ‘Varta’
By Pawan Dhall
An audio roundup of how queer individuals, support groups and their allies are helping people face survival challenges thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic in India
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Feb '20Bioscope of your intimate dreams and public protests!
By Pawan Dhall, Vahista Dastoor
The Varta website has transitioned again – amid many contentious social transitions!
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Sep '19Explorations of ‘self’ pride beyond Section 377
By Pawan Dhall
Stories of pride may be tucked away from all the rainbow glitter going around
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Aug '19Comfort of echoes in a chamber
By Sayan Bhattacharya
Sayan Bhattacharya points at the inefficacy of queer activisms in India in the face of larger socio-political challenges
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Jul '19Queer as six
By Pawan Dhall, Anupam Hazra
Here’s some unsolicited advice on queering it up as 'Varta' webzine turns six!
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Jun '19Kolkata pride: Then and now
By owais
owais on the 20th anniversary of ‘Friendship Walk ‘99’, which grew into the ‘Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk’
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May '19Time for some deep cleansing?
By Pawan Dhall
We must be the change we want to see. Are we missing out on the first step?