Memory works
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall on the many hues of remembering – personal, political, accepting imperfections and more
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall on the many hues of remembering – personal, political, accepting imperfections and more
By Pompi Banerjee
How sex workers navigate kinky desire and consent in their work was among the central themes of ‘Kink Con 2024’, writes Pompi Banerjee
By Rajib Chakrabarti
Rajib Chakrabarti has no qualms about accepting the severity of old age
By Meghjit Sengupta, Surjo Pramanik
Meghjit Sengupta and Surjo Pramanik report on a dialogue on mental health perspectives from Canada and India organized by the Varta Trust mental health peer counsellors support group
By Mihir Seth
Mihir Seth finds the strength to go on in queer stories of trials, tribulations and hope
By Rajib Chakrabarti
To mellow is not to lose lustre, says Rajib Chakrabarti
By Pawan Dhall
End / beginning of the year self-reflection notes by Pawan Dhall
By Shampa Sengupta
How equipped are the government-run one stop crisis centres for women to carry out crisis intervention? Shampa Sengupta shares insight from a recent survey of the centres in four states...
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall writes about his musings on 'saudade' – the presence of absence?
By Sayan Bhattacharya
Amidst the unending stream of ‘happiness’ being thrust on us from every quarter, Sayan Bhattacharya strikes a necessary discordant note
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 Mihir Seth
Death by suicide among queer youth should galvanize action to address the global mental health crisis, argues Mihir Seth
By Mahua Seth
Mahua Seth walked as an ‘out’ parent of a queer child at the ‘20th Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk’ and loved every moment of it
By Saki
Saki concludes his account of the communal conflict in Manipur – he returns home after four life-changing months to engage in work that heals others and him
By Pawan Dhall
There’s still time to make New Year resolutions that don’t celebrate excess, big size or Pyrrhic standards of perfection, says Pawan Dhall