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‘Beyond Pride Month’: An 18-YO is On a Mission to Help Trans Persons Revive Their Businesses
LGBT

‘Beyond Pride Month’: An 18-YO is On a Mission to Help Trans Persons Revive Their Businesses

In Assam, This Transwoman’s Free Libraries Are Changing How Villages See Queer People
Awareness

In Assam, This Transwoman’s Free Libraries Are Changing How Villages See Queer People

‘I’m Gay & I Don’t Want a Fake Life’: The Man Making Manipur Safer for LGBTQ Community
LGBT

‘I’m Gay & I Don’t Want a Fake Life’: The Man Making Manipur Safer for LGBTQ Community

India’s Inspiring Fight Against Drought in 330 Villages That Once Needed 90000 Water Tankers/Year
Activism

India’s Inspiring Fight Against Drought in 330 Villages That Once Needed 90000 Water Tankers/Year

‘We Are Changing How Indian Villages See Queer Folks Like Us’
Inspirational

‘We Are Changing How Indian Villages See Queer Folks Like Us’

‘They Had No Idea How Gay People Exist’: Queer Comedian Breaks Barriers in Comedy
Comedy

‘They Had No Idea How Gay People Exist’: Queer Comedian Breaks Barriers in Comedy

Jailed at 13 by British, a Gandhian Transformed Rural MP & Helped 654 Dacoits Surrender
Activism

Jailed at 13 by British, a Gandhian Transformed Rural MP & Helped 654 Dacoits Surrender

How a ‘Twitter Warrior’ Uses Social Media to Help Villagers Get Pension, Water & More
Activism

How a ‘Twitter Warrior’ Uses Social Media to Help Villagers Get Pension, Water & More

“We Are Fighting To Get Same-Sex Marriage Legalised in India”: A Couple’s Love Story
LGBT

“We Are Fighting To Get Same-Sex Marriage Legalised in India”: A Couple’s Love Story

How To Be an Ally to the Queer Community? Hear What They Have To Say
Human Rights

How To Be an Ally to the Queer Community? Hear What They Have To Say

The Couple Behind ‘Trial by Fire’ & Their Long Battle for Justice After Uphaar Fire
Activism

The Couple Behind ‘Trial by Fire’ & Their Long Battle for Justice After Uphaar Fire

With 1 Simple Step Every Sunday, 87-YO Has Saved 20 Million Litres of Water in Mumbai
Activism

With 1 Simple Step Every Sunday, 87-YO Has Saved 20 Million Litres of Water in Mumbai

Abandoned by Parents, Kerala Hero Opens His Heart & Home to the Elderly, Homeless
Activism

Abandoned by Parents, Kerala Hero Opens His Heart & Home to the Elderly, Homeless

Noida’s Twin Towers: How A Group of Senior Citizens Led to India’s Biggest Demolition
Activism

Noida’s Twin Towers: How A Group of Senior Citizens Led to India’s Biggest Demolition

Seeing My Cousins Suffer as Child Brides Pushed me to Help 6,500 Women Escape Same Fate
Activism

Seeing My Cousins Suffer as Child Brides Pushed me to Help 6,500 Women Escape Same Fate

This Kerala Doctor Refused to Submit ‘Fake’ Reports Covering Up Custodial Torture
Activism

This Kerala Doctor Refused to Submit ‘Fake’ Reports Covering Up Custodial Torture

How Three Friends Prevented 7.5 Lakh Plastic Milk Packets From Entering Landfills
Activism

How Three Friends Prevented 7.5 Lakh Plastic Milk Packets From Entering Landfills

‘Biryani Breaks Barriers’: 68-YO Wedding Caterer & Grandma to an Army of Trans Women
Food

‘Biryani Breaks Barriers’: 68-YO Wedding Caterer & Grandma to an Army of Trans Women

A Feminist Icon Who Spent Decades Educating Thousands of Girls in Mumbai’s Slums
Activism

A Feminist Icon Who Spent Decades Educating Thousands of Girls in Mumbai’s Slums

Transferred Money Into a Wrong Bank Account? Here’s How to Get It Back
Consumer Rights

Transferred Money Into a Wrong Bank Account? Here’s How to Get It Back

I Recreated Ravi Varma’s Paintings With Trans Models to Disrupt Beauty Standards
LGBT

I Recreated Ravi Varma’s Paintings With Trans Models to Disrupt Beauty Standards

Becoming ‘Beyonce’: Inside the Secret Life of a Drag Queen Leading a Dual Life
Bengaluru

Becoming ‘Beyonce’: Inside the Secret Life of a Drag Queen Leading a Dual Life

R Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Real Story of ISRO Engineer Nambi Narayanan
Activism

R Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Real Story of ISRO Engineer Nambi Narayanan

‘I Am Demisexual; Here’s What It Means’: Non-Binary Person on Navigating Gender Norms
Activism

‘I Am Demisexual; Here’s What It Means’: Non-Binary Person on Navigating Gender Norms

‘I’d Never Seen Anyone Like Him Before’: Drag Artist’s Spouse Shares Their Love Story
Hyderabad

‘I’d Never Seen Anyone Like Him Before’: Drag Artist’s Spouse Shares Their Love Story

‘At 5, I Saw My Mom Being Pressured to Abort’: 23-YO on Fighting Female Foeticide
Activism

‘At 5, I Saw My Mom Being Pressured to Abort’: 23-YO on Fighting Female Foeticide

‘From Hating My Mom to Learning How She Saved my Life’: Rescued Sex Worker’s Story
Activism

‘From Hating My Mom to Learning How She Saved my Life’: Rescued Sex Worker’s Story

‘Carrying on My Father’s Dream’: The Man Behind A Quaint Café Run by Trans Persons
LGBT

‘Carrying on My Father’s Dream’: The Man Behind A Quaint Café Run by Trans Persons

Abandoned by Parents, Transwoman Sold Jewellery to Make a Home for Orphans & the Poor
Karnataka

Abandoned by Parents, Transwoman Sold Jewellery to Make a Home for Orphans & the Poor

‘Go Ahead & Love’: Why a Lawyer Dedicated 20 Years to Unite 200 Inter-Caste Couples
Activism

‘Go Ahead & Love’: Why a Lawyer Dedicated 20 Years to Unite 200 Inter-Caste Couples

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