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By Taykut Tiryaki
Taykut Tiryaki reflects on his first journey to India, challenges encountered during his first anthropological fieldwork, and an unexpected tryst with queer Kolkata
By Sudhasri Yadavalli
Sudhasri Yadavalli analyses the systemic harms likely to result from the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026
By Shubhra Sinha
‘FebRAREuary2026’ was a month-long campaign on spreading awareness about rare diseases organized by World Without GNE Myopathy, Delhi. Shubhra Sinha shares her story written for the campaign
By Ayushman Roy, Meghjit Sengupta, Surjo Pramanik
The amended trans rights law is all about social injustice and disempowerment – Ayushman Roy, Meghjit Sengupta and Surjo Pramanik report on the recent protests against the law in Kolkata
By QT* Strategizing Group for Trans Bill 2026
Media advisory issued by a network of trans and queer individuals and collectives in West Bengal to oppose the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall shares his thoughts on the possibility of treading a new writing pathway
By Daniel Yumkham
Daniel Yumkham feels popular Manipuri cinema is at a crossroads with regard to queer representation
By Sangeetha Elsa
Sangeetha Elsa travelled miles but found friendship and queer joy nearer home in a tangle of hearts
By Dr. Ishan Chakraborty
With World Braille Day just gone past, Dr. Ishan Chakraborty highlights the challenges faced by Bengali-speaking visually disabled people in accessing digital content in their tongue
By Mahua Seth
Mahua Seth on the emergence of queer resilience in response to the setbacks that marked queer lives in 2025 across the world
By Souvik Ghosh
Picnics of yore were hearty affairs while being inherently kind to the environment, argues Souvik Ghosh
By Varta Economic Inclusion Mentoring Forum
Excerpts from the concept note of Varta Trust’s formal and vocational education scholarship programme for socioeconomically disadvantaged queer-trans Individuals in West Bengal
By Meera, Aritra C.
Mental health professionals Meera Dhebar and Aritra C. conclude their conversation on queer worldmaking across time periods and cultures
By Surjo Pramanik
Incidents of sexual assault against women in higher education institutions in Kolkata make queer students fear for their own safety – a report by Surjo Pramanik with inputs from Sahil...
By Sanjib Basu
Sanjib Basu feels an intimate identification with a unique geographical formation
By Kheya Barai
Kheya Barai writes the fourth and last in a series of articles by the artists who participated in the ‘Queer Objects 1.0’ exhibition held in Guwahati in late 2023