For that sliver of hope
By Zaid Al Baset
Making educational institutions inclusive spaces for everyone is an uphill battle, but Zaid Al Baset is not giving up yet – his forecasts on inclusion as ‘Varta’ completes 10 years
By Zaid Al Baset
Making educational institutions inclusive spaces for everyone is an uphill battle, but Zaid Al Baset is not giving up yet – his forecasts on inclusion as ‘Varta’ completes 10 years
By Mahua Seth
As ‘Varta’ webzine turns 10, Mahua Seth imagines a more caring and affirming future, not just for queer people but also their parents and families
By Rajib Chakrabarti
On ‘Varta’ webzine completing 10 years, Rajib Chakrabarti writes about the changes he expects to see for queer people and persons with disabilities a decade from now
By Jia Mata
Jia Mata reviews software professional and queer community worker Souvik Ghosh’s debut fiction ‘Probaho’
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall has something to say to argumentative Indians who’ve been bickering over who can have the marriage laddu and who can have only the laddu
By Rajib Chakrabarti
Rajib Chakrabarti on adolescence and queerness
By Pawan Dhall
The central government’s discomfort about queerness in the judiciary throws up many more uncomfortable questions
By Pawan Dhall
The author recalls winning a cricket match to secure space for playing badminton near his childhood home in Kolkata
By Srabasti Majumdar
Srabasti Majumdar explains how queer affirmative therapy takes into account the inter-dependence between mind and body in ensuring well-being for queer people
By Srabasti Majumdar
Srabasti Majumdar dwells on what queer affirmative therapy means and its significance for the well-being of queer people
By Jia Mata
Jia Mata reviews Jaydip Jana’s debut book ‘Amar Bhitor Bahire’, a new addition to contemporary queer literature in Bengali
By Diksha Sanyal
What is life like for Indian queer couples who win court approval of their right to cohabit? An analysis by Diksha Sanyal with inputs from Pawan Dhall
By Shivalal Gautam
‘Sab Rab De Bande’ is an impressive debut film on a sensitive subject by queer activist Sukhdeep Singh, says Shivalal Gautam
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
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...
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