Jul '20
Turning seven in a world turned upside down?
By Pawan Dhall
There couldn’t have been a better time for ‘Varta’ webzine to complete seven years
Tagged Under: Section 377
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Sep '19Explorations of ‘self’ pride beyond Section 377
By Pawan Dhall
Stories of pride may be tucked away from all the rainbow glitter going around
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Feb '19Police cannot stop consensual cohabitation between two queer adults
By Debayan N. Sen
Debayan N. Sen assures that consensual cohabitation by same-sex couples is not a crime
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Dec '18Alienation, mindfulness and the New Year
By Pawan Dhall
Some ruminations as 2019 takes off from where 2018 never stopped . . . A year with a landmark human rights development such as the decriminalization of queer people in India just...
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Nov '18What’s with the pacific calm?
By Pawan Dhall
Post-Section 377 verdict, where’s the impatience to demand more rights, asks Pawan Dhall
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Nov '18Will the Section 377 verdict live up to its full potential?
By Brindaalakshmi K.
Brindaalakshmi K. on what the Section 377 verdict means to people assigned gender female at birth I was originally going to write about what a wonderful verdict that the Supreme Court of...
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Oct '18Rainbow pride debut wins hearts in Shillong, trumps rain and public hostility
By Shivalal Gautam
Shillong witnessed its first pride walk just a week after the Section 377 verdict. Shivalal Gautam reports Shillong, September 14, 2018: Shillong today defied rain and public hostility to become the...
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Sep '18About constitutional love and great expectations
By Pawan Dhall
High fives and hugs yes, but the Section 377 verdict is by no means about closures! It took my father nearly 20 years to come to terms with my sexuality....
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Sep '18When the Constitution came out in flaming rainbow colours!
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on Section 377 finally being read out of queer lives in India When India became independent, it inherited several British legacies. They included, among other things, magnificent colonial...
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Sep '18Queer communities celebrate Supreme Court verdict on Section 377
By Queer individuals and groups in India
The apex court takes a huge first step towards ensuring social justice for queer people in India Delhi / Bhubaneswar / Kolkata / Imphal, September 6, 2018: As members and allies...