Trans inclusion in schools: A step forward and several backwards
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on the politics around withdrawing the draft NCERT manual on transgender children’s inclusion in schools
Bioscope of your intimate dreams!
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh on the politics around withdrawing the draft NCERT manual on transgender children’s inclusion in schools
By Brindaalakshmi K.
The author wants to alert queer people in India against an uncritical embracing of digital inclusion
By Pawan Dhall
Universal healthcare access in India – can this dream become a reality without ensuring patient dignity?
By Yashita Kandhari
Yashita Kandhari on her experience of discovering and getting involved with a queer archiving initiative in her hometown Kolkata
By Debjyoti Ghosh
Debjyoti Ghosh reflects on the learning so far from Varta’s fledgling economic inclusion mentoring forum
By Meghna Mehra
Meghna Mehra talks about issues around asexuality through her personal account of coming out as asexual
By Pawan Dhall
Pawan Dhall presents nuggets of queer histories from the erstwhile Counsel Club’s archival material
By Diksha Sanyal
What is life like for Indian queer couples who win court approval of their right to cohabit? An analysis by Diksha Sanyal with inputs from Pawan Dhall
By Pawan Dhall
Snapshots of eights around us, as ‘Varta’ webzine completes eight years on August 1, 2021
By Shivalal Gautam
‘Sab Rab De Bande’ is an impressive debut film on a sensitive subject by queer activist Sukhdeep Singh, says Shivalal Gautam
By Varta Economic Inclusion Mentoring Forum
Varta’s economic inclusion mentoring forum for queer communities takes off
By Amrita Chanda
Amrita Chanda reports on a recent online interaction on the mental health needs of the caregivers of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
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 Pradosh Dash
What has changed for the transgender women in Odisha since the COVID-19 pandemic led to the crippling lockdowns of 2020? Pradosh Dash spoke to S. Lipsa Rao, a transgender community...
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