Tagged Under: Adolescent Health

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  Poetry Mar '23

  A few will be different

  By Rajib Chakrabarti

  Rajib Chakrabarti on adolescence and queerness

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  Vartanama Dec '22

  When badminton outplaced cricket

  By Pawan Dhall

  The author recalls winning a cricket match to secure space for playing badminton near his childhood home in Kolkata

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  Insight, Policy Matters Dec '21

  Can increasing women’s marriageable age alone enhance their life options?

  By Sankalpita Mullick, Sudhasri Yadavalli

  Sankalpita Mullick and Sudhasri Yadavalli analyse the controversial Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021

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  Policy Matters, Vartanama Nov '21

  Trans inclusion in schools: A step forward and several backwards

  By Debjyoti Ghosh

  Debjyoti Ghosh on the politics around withdrawing the draft NCERT manual on transgender children’s inclusion in schools

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  Insight, Policy Matters Aug '20

  Which way home for transgender minors?

  By Namrata

  Namrata on policy and legal failures to address the concerns of transgender minors in need of crisis shelter – with inputs from Madhuja Nandi and Pawan Dhall

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  Commentary, VCR Diary Jun '19

  Queer lives matter!

  By Sadam Hanjabam

  Sadam Hanjabam on the unaddressed mental health needs of queer youth in Manipur

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  QA - Child Sexual Abuse Feb '19

  When the law protects but justice heals

  By RAHI Foundation

  A purely legal response to incest and child sexual abuse can be inadequate says RAHI Foundation

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  QA - Child Sexual Abuse Dec '18

  On recovering from effects of incest and child sexual abuse

  By RAHI Foundation

  RAHI Foundation continues to answer your queries on incest and child sexual abuse

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  QA - Child Sexual Abuse Oct '18

  Opening up to facts about incest and child sexual abuse

  By RAHI Foundation

  RAHI Foundation on prevention, age and sexuality nuances of incest / child sexual abuse

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  Happenings, Insight Aug '18

  Symposium on queering mental health

  By Jia Mata

  Jia Mata was at 'Varta’s' 5th birthday event focussed on queer perspectives on mental health

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  Vartanama Jun '18

  For your well-being!

  By Pawan Dhall

  Varta’s online locator for queer friendly health and legal aid service providers is formally launched!

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  Insight May '18

  To school, with fear . . . of confessions!

  By Jia Mata, Sudha Jha, Nikita Kabra

  Jia Mata, Nikita Kabra and Sudha Jha report on the recent homophobic violation of child rights in the Kamala Girls' High School incident involving the school's headmistress and the West...

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  Commentary, From the Archives Jul '17

  Memories in media outings (part 3)

  By Pawan Dhall

  In 'Kolkata’s Queer Movement: A Recollection of Media Outings – Mid-1984 to Mid-2013' Pawan Dhall remembers his personal queer-story over the years

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  Resources Jun '17

  Collective action against child sexual abuse

  By RACSHA

  Rise Against Child Sexual Harm and Abuse (RACSHA), a new Kolkata-based network, completed one year on June 3, 2017. A look at their profile, the issues they deal with, and...

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  Vartanama Feb '17

  Time for adult sex education?

  By Pawan Dhall

  So the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has launched an adolescent health resource kit that includes information on sexual and reproductive health, mental health, violence, substance...

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  My Story Feb '17

  How carrot grass made me sexual

  By Aakash

  Hushing up sex talk during the growing up years may not be a good idea, but neither does it help to make it all grim and humourless with countless dos...