Storytelling through zines
By Mekuriiko
Mekuriiko writes for the first in a series of articles on the experience of the artists who participated in ‘Queer Objects 1.0’, a one-of-its-kind exhibition held in Guwahati in late...
By Mekuriiko
Mekuriiko writes for the first in a series of articles on the experience of the artists who participated in ‘Queer Objects 1.0’, a one-of-its-kind exhibition held in Guwahati in late...
By Mihir Seth
Mihir Seth finds the strength to go on in queer stories of trials, tribulations and hope
By Diksha Sanyal
Diksha Sanyal summarizes a study on the art and cultural advocacies undertaken by queer community groups in West Bengal in the 1990s and 2000s. The study has been co-developed by...
By Saki
Saki reports on the birth of a new creative space for queer-trans people in Moirang Lamkhai junction, which already has a rich history of bringing diverse people together
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
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 Rituparna Borah
Rituparna Borah wishes for yesterday once more in debates and dialogues around gender and sexuality – her thoughts for the future on ‘Varta’ webzine completing 10 years
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 Pawan Dhall
An imperfect digest of ‘Varta’ webzine’s journey through a decade of climaxes, anti-climaxes, and explorations for a social G-spot
By Tiara Girl
The experience of ‘Kink Con Goa’, India’s first national kink convention, was transformational, says Tiara Girl
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
By Tanya Kole, Kaushik Gupta
Tanya Kole elaborates on the ‘queer conundrum’ as it relates to day-to-day life
By Swati Das
Swati Das shares her excitement of walking in a queer pride march for the very first time
By Swati Das
A round-up of events organized to mark 100 monthly issues of ‘Varta’ webzine by Swati Das
By Namrata
Namrata reminds us to take our blinkers off for Pride Month observations
By Karthik Hebbar
Karthik Hebbar reviews 'Gay India Matrimony', a documentary film by Debalina, one of India’s most exciting queer filmmakers