Book fair: Books by Queer Ink and Seagull Books at Dumdum Swikriti Society’s little magazines stall at ‘45th International Kolkata Book Fair 2022’, including copies of Queer Potli: Memories, Imaginations and Re-imaginations of Urban Queer Spaces in India edited by Pawan Dhall, Gulabi Baghi edited by owais, and Out of Line and Offline: Queer Mobilizations in ‘90s Eastern India written by Pawan Dhall – Dumdum Swikriti Society, Varta Trust
Kolkata, February 28 to March 13, 2022
Photo credit: Pawan Dhall
Kolkata, July 2, 2021
Poster credit: Suchandra Das
Online panel discussion ‘The Past, the Present Continuous – Does History Matter?’ – as part of ‘Digital & One: Rainbow Lit Fest - Queer and Inclusive’, December 5-6, 2020 – Embrace: Music Justice Arts, Epic India, Varta Trust
Delhi, December 5, 2020
Poster credit: Rainbow Lit Fest
Book fair: Queer Ink books at Dumdum Swikriti Society’s little magazines stall at ‘44th International Kolkata Book Fair 2020’, including copies of Queer Potli: Memories, Imaginations and Re-imaginations of Urban Queer Spaces in India edited by Pawan Dhall and Gulabi Baghi edited by owais – Dumdum Swikriti Society, Queer Ink, Varta Trust
Kolkata, January 30 to February 9, 2020
Photo credit: Pawan Dhall
Kolkata, January 18, 2020
Photo credit: AKLF
Delhi, December 7-8, 2019
Photo credit: Rafiquel Haque Dowjah
Watch video documentation of the anniversary events here
Kolkata, June 29, 2019 / Chandannagar, June 30, 2019
Photo credit: Prosenjit Pal
Photo credit: Pawan Dhall
Panel discussion: ‘No Going Back: Post 377 Celebration and Possibilities of Queer Magazines’ as part of ‘Kolkata Queer Literary Festival’ and ‘Kolkata Rainbow Pride Week 2019’ – Max Mueller Bhavan, West Bengal Forum for Gender and Sexual Minority Rights
Kolkata, January 5, 2019
Photo credit: WBFGSMR
Chennai, September 29, 2018
Photo credit: Pawan Dhall
Rally to celebrate Honourable Supreme Court of India’s verdict reading down Section 377, Indian Penal Code – Several civil society organizations and collectives. Inset shows poster developed by Varta Trust to celebrate verdict
Kolkata, September 16, 2018
Photo credit: Kaushik Gupta
Guwahati, September 9, 2018
Photo credit: Anonymous
Delhi, July 17, 2018:
Watch video documentation of the launch event here
Kolkata, June 28, 2018
Photo credit: American Center
Public meeting at Jadavpur University on Section 377, Indian Penal Code – Several civil society organizations and collectives
Kolkata, June 15, 2018
Kolkata, February 18, 2018: Carnival
Photo credit: Prosenjit Pal
Kolkata, January 16-17, 2017
Photo credit: Desmond Roberts
Kolkata, February 1, 2016
Photo credit: Pawan Dhall
Kolkata, December 31, 2015
Public event: ‘Call against Patriarchy – Defying Edition 377!’ – CWF, KRPF, Amitie’ Trust
Kolkata, December 31, 2014
Photo credit: Pawan Dhall
Symposium: ‘2nd MenEngage Global Symposium 2014’ – MenEngage, Centre for Health and Social Justice
Delhi, November 10-13, 2014
Carnival: Varta stall at ‘Queer Carnival 2013’ – Sappho for Equality
Kolkata, December 8, 2013
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