On violence, trauma, justice and healing
By Pawan Dhall
What could it be like to burn in hell – for the collective conscience of an entire society?
By Pawan Dhall
What could it be like to burn in hell – for the collective conscience of an entire society?
By Pawan Dhall
Highlights from an art workshop organized to celebrate 100 monthly issues of 'Varta' webzine
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh elaborates on a webinar he moderated on polyamory on June 17, 2022 – with inputs from Arkadeepra Purkayastha
By Namrata
Namrata reminds us to take our blinkers off for Pride Month observations
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall is happy-tired on the occasion, and invites you to share your feelings and thoughts
By Rajib Chakrabarti, Pawan Dhall
Rajib Chakrabarti’s poetry mingled with summer colours helps Pawan Dhall make the most of his day
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall was on the move in Karnataka (and Andhra Pradesh) taking in the sights and foods, both rustic and urban
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall shares a sad-happy bake story and plans for a new rising in 2022
By Pawan Dhall
A year-end piece on pain and rejuvenation, hope and uncertainty by Pawan Dhall
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on the politics around withdrawing the draft NCERT manual on transgender children’s inclusion in schools
By Pawan Dhall
Universal healthcare access in India – can this dream become a reality without ensuring patient dignity?
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh reflects on the learning so far from Varta’s fledgling economic inclusion mentoring forum
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall presents nuggets of queer histories from the erstwhile Counsel Club’s archival material
By Pawan Dhall
Snapshots of eights around us, as ‘Varta’ webzine completes eight years on August 1, 2021
By Varta Economic Inclusion Mentoring Forum
Varta’s economic inclusion mentoring forum for queer communities takes off
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall shares life-changing moments from the COVID-19 pandemic. Trigger warning // Hospital descriptions, death