A Serendipitous Date
Then I saw him, for the first time, in the flesh. I recognised the handsome face and as he drew closer, I recognised the blue denims worn with a white linen shirt.
Kolkata
Freshers’ Welcome at Kolkata’s Presidency University To Break Gender Binaries
Presidency University Students’ Union Council (PUSUC) has decided to do away with the titles of ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ Freshers during Freshers’ Welcome of the University and introduce an alternative of ‘Freshers 2015’
Transgender Harassed at Night by Goons in Kolkata as Police Refused to File FIR, This is What Had Transpired
Anurag, a young transgender woman, and her friends were travelling in a metro in Kolkata during Durga Puja celebrations, when insults were hurled at them by a group of boys in the metro. When they got out of the metro, a confrontation ensued, and Anurag and her friends were physically assaulted. They went to the police, but all in vain.
Transgender Volunteers to Help Kolkata Police in Durga Puja Crowd and Traffic Management
The newly formed West Bengal Transgender Development Board has sent a proposal to both Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police to let volunteers from the trans... Read More...
Reflection
Photo: Nikunj Chauhan/QGraphy
Gay professor from Jadavpur University narrates his coming out experience at the age of 43, and how he found inspiration in Alan... Read More...
Gaylaxy brings Kashish Forward to Kolkata’s Presidency University
Rajib Mukherjee in a still from 'Kyunki...'
KASHISH Forward travels to Kolkata with films on gender, sexuality and human rights
"KASHISH is trying to change ... Read More...
Femininity, Masculinity, and a Queer Conference in Kolkata
Photo credits: Nilanjan Majumdar & Sappho For Equality
The queer is slowly finding its way into the academic sphere, and slowly creating ripples in the ac... Read More...
In Pics: How a Queer Hugs Campaign brought out the best of Kolkata
Photo by: Suchandra Das
Streets of Kolkata, on 23rd of August, witnessed something like never before. A bunch of queer people, walked down the e... Read More...
How an English Professor is using Facebook to engage with Students on Gender and Sexuality Issues
Niladri R. Chatterjee, or NC sir, as most of his students call him, is an Associate Professor of English at Kalyani University, West Bengal. A reputed name in t... Read More...
Woman Kills Teenage Girl For Refusing Marriage
A 23-year-old woman killed a 17-year-old girl in Kolkata on Thursday evening after the minor turned down her proposal for marriage, Hindustan Times reported.... Read More...
Anthology on Rituparno Ghosh and his works slated for an early-December release
The anthology Rituparno Ghosh: Cinema Gender Art edited by Sangeeta Datta, Kaustav Bakshi and Rohit Dasgupta, to be published by Routledge (South Asian Hist... Read More...
Book Review: Don’t Let Him Know by Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy’s debut novel Don’t Let Him Know by Bloomsbury is a family saga spread across two generations and continents. The novel tells the story of a Bengal... Read More...