'Varta' Webzine

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

By Dr. Sankalpa Satapathy

Questioning the so-called morals around desire can set us on the path to a more accepting, less judgmental life, says Dr. Sankalpa Satapathy

By Shampa Sengupta

Shampa Sengupta writes about what the recent flooding in Kolkata meant for people with disabilities and the all-round disregard for their concerns

By Meera, Aritra C.

Mental health professionals Meera Dhebar and Aritra C. continue their conversation on queer worldmaking across time periods and cultures

By Pawan Dhall, Sahil

Pawan Dhall and Sahil report on an interactive session on understanding and coping with dementia held recently in Kolkata

By Risha

Risha writes about their relationship with a scarred wall full of personal and political writings in their university hostel room

By Mwdai

Mwdai writes the third in a series of articles by the artists who participated in the ‘Queer Objects 1.0’ exhibition held in Guwahati in late 2023

By Pawan Dhall

On ‘Varta’ webzine’s 12th birthday, Pawan Dhall shares excerpts from an editorial published in the webzine’s predecessor ‘Pravartak’ in 1995