Tagged Under: Coronavirus

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  Vartanama Dec '21

  Hope . . . and doubt . . . spring eternal

  By Pawan Dhall

  A year-end piece on pain and rejuvenation, hope and uncertainty by Pawan Dhall

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  Policy Matters, Vartanama Sep '21

  Skills, jobs and freedoms

  By Debjyoti Ghosh

  Debjyoti Ghosh reflects on the learning so far from Varta’s fledgling economic inclusion mentoring forum

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  Happenings Jun '21

  Stress management for caregivers during COVID-19 pandemic

  By Amrita Chanda

  Amrita Chanda reports on a recent online interaction on the mental health needs of the caregivers of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  Coronavirus Diary, Insight Jun '21

  Something unfair about job fairs

  By Sudipa Chakraborty

  Job fairs for queer aspirants in India need a rethink, says Sudipa Chakraborty

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  Insight, Vartanama May '21

  Homecoming during a pandemic

  By Pawan Dhall

  Pawan Dhall shares life-changing moments from the COVID-19 pandemic. Trigger warning // Hospital descriptions, death

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  Coronavirus Diary, Policy Matters May '21

  Pandemic impact on a loop?

  By Pradosh Dash

  What has changed for the transgender women in Odisha since the COVID-19 pandemic led to the crippling lockdowns of 2020? Pradosh Dash spoke to S. Lipsa Rao, a transgender community...

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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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  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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  Coronavirus Diary, Happenings Mar '21

  Dol Jatra colours to counter the pandemic blues

  By Heena

  Heena reports on a recent Dol Jatra event in Kalyani organized by queer support forum Nadia Ranaghat Sampriti Society

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  Coronavirus Diary, Vartanama Feb '21

  The gender of education, inclusion and exclusion

  By Pawan Dhall, Shivalal Gautam, Sudipa Chakraborty

  Pawan Dhall has some random thoughts on education, gender bias and socio-economic exclusion – with inputs from Shivalal Gautam and Sudipa Chakraborty. Trigger alert: Suicide

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  Happenings, Insight, Policy Matters Feb '21

  Transgender rights in South Asia: Trends, crises and opportunities

  By Debjyoti Ghosh, Jia Mata, Pawan Dhall

  Excerpts from the report of a recent webinar on transgender rights in South Asia organized by Partners for Law in Development and Varta Trust

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  Vartanama Jan '21

  Childhood ‘mudir dokan’ revisited

  By Pawan Dhall

  Yester-year stores for purchasing foodstuff and monthly provisions are making a comeback in the author’s retail therapy agenda

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  Vartanama Dec '20

  Theme for a dream in 2021

  By Debjyoti Ghosh

  The coronavirus pandemic has thrown new light on food (in)security for transgender persons, says Debjyoti Ghosh

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  Coronavirus Diary, Insight, People Oct '20

  Lockdown takeaways: Achieving higher ground

  By Shivalal Gautam

  In this second paired narrative of queer lives during the lockdown in Assam, Shivalal Gautam tells us how two queer women negotiated multiple trials and reached a better place in...

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  Coronavirus Diary, People Oct '20

  A lesser known lockdown reality

  By Sudipa Chakraborty

  Sudipa Chakraborty narrates the story of a gigolo in Kolkata – before and during the coronavirus lockdown

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  Advice - Rights and Laws Sep '20

  Stay home, stay safe?

  By Diksha Sanyal

  COVID-19 lockdowns may eventually go, but domestic violence against queer persons not quite so. Diksha Sanyal offers some legal solutions