“The explosive intersection of being Dalit and queer”

Super excited to share our first collaboration with Rest of World on women gig workers in Urban Company and their fight for rights in India - a labour of love that was months in the making. So proud of Jacob Templin, Annie Banerji and the rest of the team across both newsrooms 🙌

We loved working with you Saharin Priya Shaoun . Thanks so much for your persistent and sensitive reporting on this piece.

#StoryAlert 🚨 Over 183 persons have been killed in police encounters in Uttar Pradesh under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. I investigated 6 killings and all scientific evidence indicated potential pre-planned murders. Yet, Courts and NHRC hesitated. newlinesmag.com/reportage/extr…

Nearly a million rainforest trees. A 400-member tribe. A nesting site of endangered giant leatherback turtles. All this and more is threatened by the Great Nicobar Project. Help Vaishnavi Rathore travel to the island to report from the ground. CONTRIBUTE: scroll.in/article/107166…

Because “well behaved” women rarely make history ✊✊✊

In Chennai today. Thank you AAAS Kavli Awards

Thanks to Gayathri Vaidyanathan for writing this story which I've been desperately hoping would not be forgotten. And of course the women herpers who spoke out, and Women of the Wild India Instagram page for providing a safe space for these stories to come out. nature.com/articles/d4158…

From Smita Patil's Joan in Albert Pinto ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai to Sanjay Dutt's Aman in Saajan... - Abhishek Anicca on authentic disabled characters in Hindi cinema hindustantimes.com/books/seen-and…

"We need more politicians who read poetry and more poets entering politics." This is possibly one of the most wonderful interviews I've given so far. Please do read if you can 🙏 Link: mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day…

Always admired Rainbow Literature Festival ! Delighted to be a part of this.

Can you make a living as a writer in India?

I've been appointed the All-India Head of AIPC's newly created #LGBTQIA+ Vertical, the only representative framework for queer people within any recognized national political party in India. Thanks to Chairman Praveen Chakravarty and to Congress — the party of inclusion & progress!

Super glad to see our work getting recognised by Laadli . Thank you Vijayta Lalwani for trusting queerbeat even before its launch. This was the first story we commissioned. Couldn’t have asked for a better collaborator than BehanBox to shape this.

Why I love the Paralympics but hate the inspiration porn. I write for the Sunday Times of India. Link: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/w…

Grateful for this opportunity by AAAS Kavli Awards and ACJ . We talked about “telling science stories from the margins” and making journalism inclusive.

I am so looking forward to this conversation about one of our most read stories. How did we put together this complicated star-crossed love story? We will share it all. Join us.

Did you know that noted mathematician Shakuntala Devi, popularly-known as the 'human calculator', wrote a book on the lives of gay men and women in India? This will leave your surprised. Check out this 🧵 to know more: 1/n