Vartanama Nov '23
Dreams and demands
By Bana, Pawan Dhall
Trans masculine individuals in Odisha are speaking up louder about their aspirations for the future – Bana shares a wish list with ‘Varta’ – hopefully most of it will come...
Tagged Under: Human Rights
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Insight, Policy Matters Nov '23Domestic violence and disabled women – reflections from the field
By Dr. Nandini Ghosh
Domestic violence and lack of access to legal redress still pose serious challenges to the wellbeing of disabled women in India, says Dr. Nandini Ghosh
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Happenings, Manipur Relief Nov '23Livelihood route to healing and recovery in Manipur
By Matai Society
Trans and queer youth are working out innovations to revive livelihood options for the internally displaced in Manipur. Matai Society urges you to join in
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Advice - Rights and Laws, Vartanama Oct '23Anti-discrimination mantra for long and happy trans and queer lives (married or not)
By Namrata
Namrata examines the Supreme Court’s marriage equality verdict and suggests further advocacy and litigation possibilities for queer activists and lawyers – with inputs from Lalit Panda, Senior Resident Fellow (Charkha),...
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Insight, Manipur Relief Oct '23Darkest homecoming
By Saki
A personal account of a survivor of the communal conflict that has engulfed Manipur – the first in a series of stories by Saki, a young student of history
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Commentary Oct '23Wishlist for queer pride and asexual visibility
By Meghna Mehra
Meghna Mehra believes that the future will be queer, along with freer expressions of asexuality becoming a reality in India and elsewhere in the next 10 years
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Cinemascope, Vartanama Sep '23Celebrating the queer gaze in Hindi cinema
By Debjyoti Ghosh
As ‘Varta’ turned 10 on August 1, 2023, Debjyoti Ghosh caught up with pioneering filmmaker Onir for a chat on his vision for queer empowerment in Hindi cinema and beyond
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Insight, Manipur Relief Sep '23Hope amid loss, pain and anxiety in Manipur
By Matai Society
Matai Society reports on the situation in and around the Bishnupur district of Manipur months into the communal conflict in the state and lists the urgent relief requirements
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From the Archives Sep '23Conversations between movements, collaborations across identities, 10 years on
By Dhamini Ratnam
The struggle for equal rights must be a collaborative one – Dhamini Ratnam dwells on this lesson from the past reflected in the queer archives maintained by Varta Trust
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My Story Aug '23Cautious predictions for 2033 CE
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
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Vartanama Jul '23Tensions of the past and future
By Pawan Dhall
An imperfect digest of ‘Varta’ webzine’s journey through a decade of climaxes, anti-climaxes, and explorations for a social G-spot
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Show us what pride is really all about
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh calls upon corporates to demonstrate stronger allyship that transcends anti-queer social and political pressures
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Vartanama Apr '23All this marriage (equality) talk!
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
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Insight, Policy Matters Apr '23Marriage equality – petitions, pushback and politics
By Namrata, Shreyashi
Namrata and Shreyashi trace the developments in the marriage equality litigation and bring to light issues and claims from queer activists that go beyond marriage equality
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Poetry Feb '23The polar caps
By Rajib Chakrabarti
Rajib Chakrabarti is cautiously hopeful about our planet’s future
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Vartanama Jan '23Decriminalized but not destigmatized
By Pawan Dhall
The central government’s discomfort about queerness in the judiciary throws up many more uncomfortable questions