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
Tagged Under: Homophobia
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Apr '21Farewell, 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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Oct '20Lockdown 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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Oct '20Right to have sex in one’s bedroom not be-all and end-all of LGBTIQA+ rights
By Pradosh Dash
Pradosh Dash chats with political science student Sanjit Mondal who survived a recent queerphobic attack by the Bidhannagar City Police and turned adversity into opportunity
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Sep '20Stay 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
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Jul '20Turning 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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Feb '19Police cannot stop consensual cohabitation between two queer adults
By Debayan N. Sen
Debayan N. Sen assures that consensual cohabitation by same-sex couples is not a crime
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Dec '18On 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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Oct '18Rainbow pride debut wins hearts in Shillong, trumps rain and public hostility
By Shivalal Gautam
Shillong witnessed its first pride walk just a week after the Section 377 verdict. Shivalal Gautam reports
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Oct '18Opening 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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Sep '18About constitutional love and great expectations
By Pawan Dhall
High fives and hugs yes, but the Section 377 verdict is by no means about closures!
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Jul '18Badly bent
By Rajib Chakrabarti
Rajib Chakrabarti on the twistedness implicit in straightening out the non-linear
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Qatha: On the uses of ‘sil-batta’ to make you straight & more queer tales (part 1)
By Pawan Dhall, Soma Roy Karmakar
'Varta' brings you the next series of articles under the ‘Queer Kolkata Oral History Project’
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May '18Cinema of questioning the world order
By Pawan Dhall
The summers just got that much more intense with some gripping cinema!