Kumam: What is your experience of the Pandemic? How did it affect your college life and life in general? Shaanba: … More
Category: Testimonials
I am ___________ : Pandemic and Finding Who I am?
I’ve always felt guilty saying the Pandemic made me terrified or hopeless, because what did I lose in all this? … More
Gamuttea on Mental Health, Northeast India, LGBTQIA and COVID 19
Kumam: What is Gamuttea and can you tell us a bit about yourself? Gamuttea: The Instagram account ‘Gamuttea’ I would … More
Pride, COVID 19, Queer Solidarities and Queer Grief
I walked the PRIDE alone in 2019. Everyone came with friends and families. For me it was something I had … More
An Assamese in Delhi: Failed Identifications, Ambient Racism on Grindr
As someone who grew up in Guwahati, but has spent most of my adult life outside, I was apprehensive of … More
Leaving a Marriage to Discover who I am: Story of a Queer Woman
At the age of 16, I was forced to marry a man. It was 2016, I was in 10th standard, … More
Home is where the heart is – A “mayang’s” love for all things Manipuri!
One thing marked the experience of most of us during the pandemic; the return to HOME. But Bryan’s return to … More
How I Overcame the Trauma of Sexual Harrasment
Anonymous: “Be a man, you can’t dance.” often shouted my friends when I walked down the halls to my dance … More
Self Love, Art and Surviving the Pandemic
I am Pamheiba Rajkumar, you can call me Pam. I am from Manipur. Currently, I stay in Bhubaneswar. I identify … More
Pandemic, Memories and Moving on: Eden’s Story Part II
Quarantine in Manipur was a bitter sweet experience. There was a lot of delay at bus stops after we reached … More