Being queer – the key or the cage?
By Tanya Kole, Kaushik Gupta
Tanya Kole elaborates on the ‘queer conundrum’ as it relates to day-to-day life
By Tanya Kole, Kaushik Gupta
Tanya Kole elaborates on the ‘queer conundrum’ as it relates to day-to-day life
By Kaushik Gupta
Queer individuals in India can designate their partners or friends as nominees and successors for their bank accounts and insurance policies. Kaushik Gupta elaborates
By Pawan Dhall
Highlights from an art workshop organized to celebrate 100 monthly issues of 'Varta' webzine
By Jia Mata, Lipikor
Jia Mata and Lipikor on portrayals of female desire in Bollywood films and songs
By Karthik Hebbar
Karthik Hebbar reviews 'Gay India Matrimony', a documentary film by Debalina, one of India’s most exciting queer filmmakers
By Eishita
Karthik, a Bangalore-based software developer, opens up to Eishita on disability, sexuality and queer pride
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall was on the move in Karnataka (and Andhra Pradesh) taking in the sights and foods, both rustic and urban
By Sankalpita Mullick, Sudhasri Yadavalli
Sankalpita Mullick and Sudhasri Yadavalli analyse the controversial Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021
By Brindaalakshmi K.
The author wants to alert queer people in India against an uncritical embracing of digital inclusion
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh reflects on the learning so far from Varta’s fledgling economic inclusion mentoring forum
By Sudipa Chakraborty
Job fairs for queer aspirants in India need a rethink, says Sudipa Chakraborty
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall shares life-changing moments from the COVID-19 pandemic. Trigger warning // Hospital descriptions, death
By Sayan Bhattacharya
Sayan Bhattacharya questions the normalization of inequity all around us – something we must not give up on if humanity has to continue breathing
By Pawan Dhall, Shivalal Gautam, Sudipa Chakraborty
Pawan Dhall has some random thoughts on education, gender bias and socio-economic exclusion – with inputs from Shivalal Gautam and Sudipa Chakraborty. Trigger alert: Suicide
By Debjyoti Ghosh, Jia Mata, Pawan Dhall
Excerpts from the report of a recent webinar on transgender rights in South Asia organized by Partners for Law in Development and Varta Trust
By Pawan Dhall
Yester-year stores for purchasing foodstuff and monthly provisions are making a comeback in the author’s retail therapy agenda