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desbianherstory · 5 years

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Above: “Emerging from the Shadows” by Parvez Sharma and “Soul Sisters” by Mitra Phukan, July 3, 1994. (via Pawan Dhall’s “Kolkata’s Queer Movement: A Recollection of Media Outings—Mid-1984 to Mid-2013”)

“Emerging from the Shadows,’’ by journalist Parvez Sharma, was a four-page article based on interviews with five of Sakhi’s volunteers and Thadani. Significantly, a photograph of Thadani appeared in the article (the first time a lesbian followed Row Kavi’s move). She stands on a terrace, hands on her hips, smiling shyly but proudly. She wears a T-shirt that she designed, bearing a lesbian temple image. In contrast to so many previous articles, Sharma remarks on the ‘‘infectious joie-de-vivre and indefatigable spirit’’ of the lesbians he meets through Sakhi. While Thadani philosophizes on the merits of nonpenetrative sex, the others discuss their lesbianism as a ‘‘political choice’’ and a source of happiness and strength. One of the volunteers, Aparna, sends a message to lesbian readers: ‘‘My advice to young lesbians is not to crumble under pressure. . . . Believe in yourself— you are not a bad human being just because you have sex with a woman. Believe me, the rewards at the end have to be worth it.”

The spike in number and intensity of the letters to Sakhi after the publication of ‘‘Emerging from the Shadows’’ spurred the group, now composed of Thadani and Cath with increasing assistance from a volunteer named Mita, to apply for funding in 1995. In its funding proposal to the Netherlands-based Mama Cash, Sakhi describes its many achievements to date, including opening a guesthouse in 1992 (which, as the proposal readily acknowledges, has been used primarily by foreign lesbian travelers); presenting a report on lesbian rights at the 1995 Beijing women’s conference; and organizing a conference in New Delhi in 1994 called Alternative Sexualities, which attracted a number of high-profile foreign scholars. The funding was granted, and this shift in Sakhi’s fortunes—both literal and figurative—is important for understanding how lesbian com- munity was being constituted. As Sakhi, in this moment of ngo-ization, increasingly articulated itself as a body with an explicit, fundable political mission—as one part in a struggle that would either be won or lost—a new division began to emerge between the politically competent and the politically incompetent, or the proper and less-than-proper lesbian subject.”

—Naisargi N. Dave, Queer Activism in India – A Story in the Anthropology of Ethics

#Naisargi N. Dave #history #parvez sharma #giti thadani #sakhi #Pawan Dhall #Mitra Phukan

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erminiapalma · 4 years

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Ten Indian Novels that you have to read !!!!

1. “ The collector’s wife”. By Mitra Phukan .This book is set up against Assam’s insurgencies and is the first English novel to be published by a writer from North-East India. The story talks about the changes brought into the lives of people living in a small town of Assam by the militants. The plot revolves around the life of a girl who is married to a district collector. The natural surroundings and characters are described very well and give a great insight into the life of a small town in Assam. (https://www.thebetterindia.com/11594/20-gems-indian-literature-must-read/ )

2. “The red earth pouring rain” By Vikram Chambra. “Red Earth and Pouring Rain won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book. The novel is inspired by the biography of James Skinner, a legendary nineteenth-century Anglo-Indian soldier. It also combines Indian myths and history into a story of three college kids. Written in the pattern of a story within a story, the book relates the tale of two characters and has a mythological touch with a modern subplot.”(Rich Like Us is a political fiction novel set during a time of political and social change between 1932 and the mid-1970s. Sehgal won the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for English for this book. The plot runs along the parallel tracks of two very different women and how the “emergency” changed their lives. The backdrop is set at the time when Indira Gandhi declared martial law in India.(https://www.thebetterindia.com/11594/20-gems-indian-literature-must-read/)

3. “ Rich like us” By Nayantara Sehgal. “Rich Like Us is a political fiction novel set during a time of political and social change between 1932 and the mid-1970s. Sehgal won the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for English for this book. The plot runs along the parallel tracks of two very different women and how the “emergency” changed their lives. The backdrop is set at the time when Indira Gandhi declared martial law in India.”(https://www.thebetterindia.com/11594/20-gems-indian-literature-must-read/)

4. “ God of smell things” By Arundhati Roy.”The debut novel by Roy, which took almost four years to finish is a story of fraternal twins and how small things make a large difference in people’s lives and behavior. The book was awarded the Booker Prize in 1997 and is Roy’s only published novel so far. The story narrated in third person is set in Kerala, and takes place in 1969.’(https://www.thebetterindia.com/10765/children-book-india-alphabet-ride-shallu-jindal-interview/)

5. “ A Suiteble Boy” By Vikram Seth.”Published in 1993, this 1349-pages-long-book is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the English Language. The story focuses on India post-partition as a family looks for a suitable boy to marry their daughter. Seth’s follow up book A Suitable Girl is expected to be released in 2016.”(https://www.thebetterindia.com/10765/children-book-india-alphabet-ride-shallu-jindal-interview/)

6. “ Midnigth’s Children “ By Salman Rushdie. “Midnight’s Children portrays the journey of India from British rule to independence and then partition. The book received a great response, winning the Booker Prize in 1981 and the “Booker of Bookers” Prize (commemorating the best among all the Booker winners) twice – in 1993 and 2008! The book travels to various parts of the country including Kashmir, Agra and Mumbai and incorporates many actual historic events. The book was also included in the List of 100 Best Novels of all time. ”(https://www.thebetterindia.com/10765/children-book-india-alphabet-ride-shallu-jindal-interview/)

7. “ A fine balance” By Rohinton Mistry. “This is the second novel by Mistry published in 1995 and, like his first novel, Such A Long Journey, this novel too received wide acclaim across the globe. A fine balance revolves around various characters in Mumbai (then Bombay) during the time of turmoil and government emergencies. The story of friendship and love that progresses among the characters of the book will keep you hooked till the end.”(https://www.thebetterindia.com/10765/children-book-india-alphabet-ride-shallu-jindal-interview/)

8. “ Nectar in a Sieve” . “ Acclaimed Indian author Kamala Markandaya’s debut novel, Nectar in a Sieve, is the story of rapidly changing mid-20th-century India, told from the perspective of Rukhmani, a woman from rural and impoverished India. From her arranged marriage to Nathan, a farmer, to the changes brought about by the advent of a large tannery in their village, the novel covers a rich range of subjects with uniquely gripping prose.”(https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/11-books-by-indian-authors-you-must-read-at-least-once-in-your-lifetime/)

9. “ The place of illusion” “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s award-winning novel retells the Hindu mythological epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Draupadi, its lead female character. Draupadi is famous for having married all five of the Pandava brothers – the protagonists of the Mahabharata – and is an ever present, central character through their journey into exile and war. However, little is told from her perspective or about her motives and thoughts in the original epic, which Divakaruni tactfully reclaims in Palace of Illusions.(https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/11-books-by-indian-authors-you-must-read-at-least-once-in-your-lifetime/)

10. “ The last song of Dusk” “Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi’s debut novel tells the story of Anuradha, who moves to 1920s Bombay from Udaipur to marry Vardhmaan. The novel follows their blossoming marriage through its highs and lows with powerful, addictive prose.”(https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/11-books-by-indian-authors-you-must-read-at-least-once-in-your-lifetime/)

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fillumdekho · 4 years

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cex11-com · 4 years

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mywalkingdiary · 7 years

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Another #NinjaBookSwap surprise that I can't stop smiling at. I've been trying to diversify my reading and this bunch does just that, along with some lovely Kashmiri kahwa, yummy honey and a vanilla cinnamon soap bar. 🙌🙂 . Big thank you @harishri 😘 Hugs and love @patchworkbunny and @anovelhaulreads for keeping the swap going 😘 . Books - The Collector's Wife by Mitra Phukan The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi . #LifeasFreya #bookhoarder #bookswap #bookjoy #bookbox #fbpage #booklife #bookstagramindia http://ift.tt/2zijytM

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uzzalthings · 7 years

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readingallabout-blog · 11 years

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Giving up on love

Here are three fictional characters who gave up on love so that their lovers could lead a better life (with someone else or without). Some of them did it forcefully, some did it hesitantly, but all of them did it with a lot of selfless love.

1. Eponine from Les Miserables - she gave up on Marius so that Cosette and he could be happy together. The 'Jondrette girl' is brave and one of the most loved characters of Victor Hugo's masterpiece.

2. Amal from The Broken Nest - in Tagore's almost autobiographical work, Amal's sister-in-law falls in love with him, and he with her. He leaves for the sake of his brother's happiness and amidst unanswered letters and telegrams, he disappears from the story.

3. Rukmini from The Collector's Wife - in Mitra Phukan's story about north east agitation in India, Rukmini gives up on a torrid affair to be the loyal wife to the collector of the district. Soon, like her love, her life too becomes a (quiet) whirlwind.

#rukmini #mitra phukan #assamese #assamese literature #north east india #rabindranath tagore #tagore #the broken nest #charulata #amal #eponine #marius #cosette #les miserables #victor hugo

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