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South Asia was never perfectly tolerant of queerness. But revisiting the region’s history of queerness reveals that contemporary debates over gender and sexuality are not a clash between “traditional Indian values” and modern queer identities.

The Queer Histories Of South Asia That Colonialism Tried To Erase

23 Jun 2026

4 min read

A picture of students from the People's Photographers Collective.

Support A Chennai Collective Empowering A Generation Of Marginalised Photojournalists

18 Jun 2026

4 min read

Representative images for the Rekhti tradition

Remembering Rekhti: The Original South Asian Sapphics Of The 18th-Century

08 Jun 2026

4 min read

India's Most Interesting Babas And Their Rather Bizarre Stories

India's Most Interesting Babas And Their Rather Bizarre Stories

aditi dharmadhikari

08 Jun 2021

12 min read

Created by Pooja Tripathi, a New York-based writer, producer, and performer, Brooklyn Coffee Shop is a satirical series that distills the internet’s most peculiar subcultures into tightly composed, hyperreal vignettes set in a fictional café.

Pooja Tripathi's Satire-Laced Indie Web Series Unpacks The Absurdities Of Modern Life

06 Jun 2025

6 min read

The roots of the conflict can be traced back to 1813 when the British colonial authorities in Bombay introduced a regulation aimed at controlling the city's stray dog population.

The Bombay Dog Riots: When Mumbai's Parsis Rose Up In Defence Of The City's Strays

Sobhika Vasanthan

29 Jun 2024

3 min read

Emerging from centuries of Indian Ocean cultural exchange, their syncretic practices combined Islam, Sufism, Hindu cosmology, and Malay animism into a unique spiritual tradition.

Before Colonialism, Tamil-Origin Pawangs Bridged Islam, Hinduism, & Animism In Malaysia

25 May 2026

4 min read

Rooted in the belief that multiple truths can coexist, the space creates opportunities for meaningful, judgement-free conversations through workshops, film screenings, book discussions, and lectures.

The Public Place Is A Community Space Where Mumbai Comes Together To Unlearn & Relearn

22 Apr 2026

3 min read

A group of college students on a trip with Komban Holidays (Left); A fire show as part of an event by tourist buses (Centre); The skeleton of the Pikachu Holidays bus (Right)

Roads, Reels, & Revolt: Inside The Wild West That Is Kerala’s Tourist Bus Underground

10 Apr 2026

8 min read

Nandini, Raji, Karnika & Gallery XXL

7 Queer & Trans Support Helplines In India You Can Reach Out To Right Now

26 Mar 2026

5 min read

Protests in India against the Centre's proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Bengaluru in 2026 (Clockwise)

A Gigantic Step Backwards: Everything You Need To Know About The 2026 Trans Amendment Bill

24 Mar 2026

3 min read

Little Iran In India: Inside An Isolated Community Of Iranian Indians

Little Iran In India: Inside An Isolated Community Of Iranian Indians

08 Jun 2021

2 min read

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