Tagged Under: Activism

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  Printed Word, Vartanama Feb '23

  In search of an ideal world, or at least a better one

  By Pawan Dhall

  Sharif D. Rangnekar’s new book 'Queersapien' takes you through a self-reflective account across countries, cultures and issues

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  Commentary, Insight Jan '23

  Being queer – the key or the cage?

  By Tanya Kole, Kaushik Gupta

  Tanya Kole elaborates on the ‘queer conundrum’ as it relates to day-to-day life

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  Printed Word Nov '22

  Ins and outs of a queer memoir

  By Jia Mata

  Jia Mata reviews Jaydip Jana’s debut book ‘Amar Bhitor Bahire’, a new addition to contemporary queer literature in Bengali

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  From the Archives, Vartanama Sep '22

  Can a post office be your hero?

  By Pawan Dhall

  A visit to the Ballygunge Post Office after more than a year reminds the author of his relationship with this ‘heritage site’ for Kolkata and India’s queer movements

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  Happenings, Insight Aug '22

  Words and art from the heart

  By Swati Das

  A round-up of events organized to mark 100 monthly issues of ‘Varta’ webzine by Swati Das

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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