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In this conversation with the two artists, we learn more about their influences, hometowns, and their favourite song they've created so far.
Archive for the category Interviews
Interviews of known and un-known Queers (& supporters) making a difference.
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Contact: The First In The Story Of A Lost Astronaut
From the North of India, The Daily Slow or Amrita, is a lesbian, trans and disabled bedroom producer. Her music is unique and stunning, and Contact is only the beginning.
“Sirf Tere Liye” And Genre-Bending Music: A Conversation With HelloDuck
Speaking with Manish Das of HelloDuck, we learn more about their music, inspirations and future plans.
Meeting Ms. Noemie Nakai. Maker Of Film “Touch”, An Unorthodox And Heartbreakingly Beautiful Film.
A visual poem punctuated by orchestral music and open to interpretation by the viewer, Touch is unorthodox and heartbreakingly beautiful.
Film “Bodies Of Desire”: A Homage To Desire And The Sensuous Nature Of Love
The film is an homage to desire and the sensuous nature of love. Although the spoken poem is about the journey of love making, with its highs and lows, the choice of not showing something inherently and explicitly sexual is a very clever one.
Documentary Film ‘Boxed’ Attempts To Discuss The Idea Of Gender Being Something More Than A Binary
‘Boxed’ challenges the gender binary myth, profiles intersections within the trans community and also talks about their vehement opposition toward the Trans Bill of 2019. We spoke to directors Sameeksha …
#Queeringtheveil: An Interview With Dr. Aqsa Shaikh On Modesty And Veiling in Islam
I think it’s because of religious decrees around head cover and some states like Iran making it mandatory in public life. So people tend to associate it with religion. Head covering is common in many religions and cultures and not just Islam. There is no compulsion in Islam to do anything – we are all able to exercise our free will. Any legislation which forces women to wear or snatches away their right to wear – both are discriminatory.
Powerful Poetry And Intersectional Feminism: A Conversation With Farida D
Amongst feminist poetry, her work, such as The List of Shit That Made Me A Feminist series, is bold and unapologetic, showcasing the common experiences of women all over the world. It gives rise to feelings of solidarity, along with the resolve to create change and emerge from the ruins, stronger than ever.
Memory Of Light: The Love And Poetry Between Two Women In 18th Century Awadh
I had read a lot of Urdu poetry and prose from this time for my 2012 book Gender, Sex and the City, and had discovered that several major writers from Lucknow, Agra and Delhi (but also one from Hyderabad) wrote in the same range of tones and with equal ease about female-female, female-male, and male-male erotic relationships, as well as about all kinds of friendships, including female-male non-sexual friendships.
Growth And Healing: A Conversation With Coup Jean
With mainly jazz, soul and pop influences in addition to stunningly vulnerable lyrics, “Aloe” is Coup Jean's debut album, and a brilliant one at that.
Venus – A Homecoming: A Conversation With Eisha Marjara
What’s interesting and different about this film is that it is the story of a South Asian transwoman, which is very hard to come across in the mainstream Hollywood’s predominantly white representation of the LGBTQ+ community.
Transcending The Limits Of Music With DOV
DOV's music is hypnotic, to say the least. It is stunning and beautiful, every song powerful in a different way.
In Conversation With LGBTQ+ And Dalit Rights Activist Rishi Raj
He is funny, insightful, and brave. He uses his platform to educate people about queer issues and also talks about the political issues going on in our country.
“Sab Rab De Bande”, Meet Sukhdeep Singh.
Sukhdeep’s understanding of his religion and his life as an openly queer creator drove him to seek out others like him, to share their stories and talk about their struggles that they have faced and the fights they have won.
Interview With Fashion Stylist Ojas Kolvankar
His point of view is as strong as his will power to be a better ally to those who do not have the same privileges as he does. In the telephonic interview that ensued, he candidly discussed his experiences of working in the mainstream media as a homosexual man.
Interview With Queer Youtuber And Activist, Kushagra Satankar
He is currently in Class 12, pursuing Humanities and his passions include social work, reading, watching YouTube, listening to podcasts, makeup (he is an MUA i.e. Make-up artist), dressing, oratory and spirituality.
Victor Thoudam On ‘Even Mists Have Silver Linings’
In a conversation, he is contemplative and focused. Any question that I ask is met with a pause and then a well-thought-out reply.
Allyship And Desi Representation: A Conversation With Simrah Farrukh
Her photographs have a distinct, ethereal style, almost– something about the colours and the contrast draws you in and keeps you there.
A Conversation With Sufi Malik
In person– or on the laptop screen as we talk– Sufi is warm and brilliant, much like her Instagram username, @sufi.sun. She is articulate and reflective, determined to say the right things, thinking over her answers carefully each time.
Interview: French Musician Pauline Mancini On Her Newest Single, “I Want A Lady”.
Pauline Mancini, 24 years old, lives in Lorraine, France. She started music at the age of 16, not knowing anything about it.
