Brown
By Rajib Chakrabarti
Rajib Chakrabarti is embracing brown and brownness as he grows older
'Varta' Webzine
Bioscope of your intimate dreams!
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Insight, Printed Word Aug '26Beyond the binary of vanilla and deviant
By Pompi Banerjee
Pompi Banerjee pens a thematic review of ‘Rokomfiri Jounota: Sammati-Suraksha-Sanjog-Samman’, an unprecedented book on kink in Bengali
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‘Leviticus’ or why I can never go home
By Mihir Seth
A queer-themed horror film makes Mihir Seth realize that there is no leaving behind memories that make you
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My Story Jul '26If only time was on their side
By Dr. Sankalpa Satapathy
When time adds to the angst of desire, passion and longing – a sensual sketch by Dr. Sankalpa Satapathy
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Faith and sexuality: The search between them
By Faizan Maniyar
Reconciliation between faith and sexuality can be an unending quest, says Faizan Maniyar
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Repetition with a difference / A what if origin story
By Sayan Bhattacharya
Can we reimagine the annual celebrations of queer pride beyond sexual stigma and instead draw inspiration from the history of anti-caste movements, asks Sayan Bhattacharya
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My Story Jun '26My body, my canvas
By Sangeetha Elsa
Her body is Sangeetha Elsa’s canvas for silent answers, rebellion, expressions of love and more. Trigger warning – mentions of self-harm
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Women and the State: Welfare, safety and everyday life in Bengal
By Indrani Chatterjee, Nivedita Biswas
What do women in West Bengal want in terms of social security – highlights from a study conducted just before the recent Legislative Assembly elections
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Travel Travel May '26First times, uncertainty and learning to fail
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
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Vartanama Apr '26What are rights without the right to self-identify one’s gender?
By Sudhasri Yadavalli
Sudhasri Yadavalli analyses the systemic harms likely to result from the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026
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Advice - Disability, Insight Apr '26Where there’s a will, there’s a champion!
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
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Insight Mar '26Recognition, struggle and politics of dignity
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
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Happenings, Vartanama Mar '26Transgender communities reject Trans Bill 2026
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
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On fiction writing and fictionality
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall shares his thoughts on the possibility of treading a new writing pathway
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Cinemascope, Insight Feb '26Queer portrayal in popular Manipuri cinema: A journey towards inclusivity
By Daniel Yumkham
Daniel Yumkham feels popular Manipuri cinema is at a crossroads with regard to queer representation
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When I stopped surviving alone
By Anonymous
The author travelled miles but found friendship and queer joy nearer home in a tangle of hearts