Tagged Under: Activism

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  Vartanama Apr '22

  A hundred it is

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall is happy-tired on the occasion, and invites you to share your feelings and thoughts

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  Cinemascope Apr '22

  Queering the marriage story pitch

  By Karthik Hebbar

  Karthik Hebbar reviews 'Gay India Matrimony', a documentary film by Debalina, one of India’s most exciting queer filmmakers

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  From the Archives, Insight Oct '21

  Accessing a shared past for a shared future

  By Yashita Kandhari

  Yashita Kandhari on her experience of discovering and getting involved with a queer archiving initiative in her hometown Kolkata

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  Insight, My Story Sep '21

  Getting to know the asexuality spectrum

  By Meghna Mehra

  Meghna Mehra talks about issues around asexuality through her personal account of coming out as asexual

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  From the Archives, Vartanama Aug '21

  Letters as building blocks of India’s queer movements

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall presents nuggets of queer histories from the erstwhile Counsel Club’s archival material

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  Cinemascope Jul '21

  On being queer and Sikh in India

  By Shivalal Gautam

  ‘Sab Rab De Bande’ is an impressive debut film on a sensitive subject by queer activist Sukhdeep Singh, says Shivalal Gautam

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  Vartanama Apr '21

  Against gratitude

  By Sayan Bhattacharya

  Sayan Bhattacharya questions the normalization of inequity all around us – something we must not give up on if humanity has to continue breathing

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  Insight Apr '21

  Farewell, dear fairy!

  By Chintan Girish Modi

  Chintan Girish Modi remembers Gaurav Probir Pramanik whose actions ensured that homophobic behaviour at the leadership level in a leading Indian corporate did not go unpunished

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  Coronavirus Diary, Insight, Vartanama Mar '21

  ‘Bengal Trans* & Queer Charter of Demands’ released

  By Chand

  West Bengal’s trans* and queer communities are formulating a policy and political participation advocacy plan. Chand takes us through the first step taken recently

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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 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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  Coronavirus Diary, Insight Jul '20

  Trans masculine persons in Odisha respond to lockdown with resilience

  By Bana, Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh Dash

  Health worker and community organiser Bana reports on the situation of trans masculine people in Odisha during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown – with inputs from Chandan Kumar Nayak, Pradosh...

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  Cinemascope Jul '20

  Living on in death

  By Debjyoti Ghosh

  Debjyoti Ghosh reviews Leonard Cortana’s short documentary 'Marielle’s Legacy Will Not Die'

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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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  Insight, People May '20

  Story of a trans warrior – 10 years done, more to come (part 3)

  By Pawan Dhall, Vaaswat Sarkar

  A rambling conversation with Islampur-based trans rights activist Joyita Mondal who not long ago had to change houses under threats of violence, but emerged stronger from the ordeal