Tagged Under: Vartanama

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  Vartanama Jan '21

  Childhood ‘mudir dokan’ revisited

  By Pawan Dhall

  Yester-year stores for purchasing foodstuff and monthly provisions are making a comeback in the author’s retail therapy agenda

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  Vartanama 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

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  Vartanama Nov '20

  From ‘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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  From the Archives, Vartanama Oct '20

  Durga 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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  Vartanama Sep '20

  Nostalgic transference

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall on trips to parallel universes through archives and remembrances around them

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  From the Archives, Vartanama Aug '20

  History 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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  Coronavirus Diary, Vartanama Jul '20

  Turning 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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  Vartanama Jun '20

  Never have I ever . . .

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall shares some lockdown revelations

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  Coronavirus Diary, Vartanama May '20

  When 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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  Vartanama Apr '20

  It’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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  Happenings, Vartanama Mar '20

  Coronavirus 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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  Vartanama Feb '20

  Bioscope 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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  Vartanama Sep '19

  Explorations 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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  Vartanama Aug '19

  Comfort 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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  Vartanama Jul '19

  Queer 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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  Vartanama Jun '19

  Kolkata pride: Then and now

  By owais

  owais on the 20th anniversary of ‘Friendship Walk ‘99’, which grew into the ‘Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk’