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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
TopicDesi queer

Topic: desi queer

New book gives voice to queer lives of the Indian subcontinent in Britain

Zenaira Bakhsh -
The book, Desi Queers, also examines the role of queer artists in the UK who have roots in the Indian subcontinent — from filmmakers like Hanif Kureishi to visual artists Sunil Gupta and Pratibha Parmar.

Yes, you can be queer and Muslim. But it’s hard to say what a ‘Muslim’ is

Kazim Ali -
Edited by Kazim Ali, ‘On the Brink of Belief’ gathers 24 voices from the Indian subcontinent to explore queerness and faith.

Is there an Indian way to be gay? Most of us learn about queerness from American TV

Prasanna Bachchhav -
We’re sad about drag bans in the US, but don’t care about horizontal reservations in India. Stonewall remains our frame of reference, and AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan is unheard of.

Indian gay men idolise three kinds of women. They’re all missing from this era of Bollywood

Prasanna Bachchhav -
It’s no secret: gay men love women. Their lives are deeper, their conversation more honest, their heartbreak familiar.

India-Pakistan lesbian couple breakup leaves fans hopeless, ‘desi queer world in shambles’

Shivani Mago -
Anjali Chakra is an Indian Hindu & Sufi Malik is a Pakistani Muslim, their ‘picture perfect’ relationship turned them into influencers. Instagram posts by the couple announced the end of the relationship.

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Opinion

Exes can be friends. Christiane Amanpour’s former husband defending her is not suspicious

Stela Dey -
The irony of the Amanpour moment was that while Rubin was defending her work, the public conversation also shifted to their relationship.

Badshah’s ‘Teteeree’ shows what is wrong with Bollywood’s ‘brand of creativity’

China’s economic model that fuelled its rise is running out of steam

Economy

Centre invokes Essential Commodities Act to regulate gas supply as Iran and US-Israel conflict rages on

Udit Bubna -
Gazette notification prioritises household fuel, transport gas and fertiliser sector as West Asia tensions raise concerns over energy supplies

Defence

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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