writing
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The 9th Gay Bombay Talent Show
Nine Years, One Stage, A Whole Lot of Pride: There are some evenings that remind you why community matters. On 12 September 2026, Gay Bombay came together for the 9th Gay Bombay Talent Show — an evening of music, dance, drag, fashion and, above all, the joy of queer people simply being themselves. This year’s… Continue reading
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“No, that’s not how it was, bitches!” – ‘Postcards from Colaba’, an innovate theatrical romp through Bombay’s lived queer history.
A sumptuous experience to relive my gay twenties and thirties through Vikram Phukan’s innovative and moving Postcards from Colaba — which seeks to bring alive a slice of Bombay’s lived queer history. Combining live theatre, audio files on messaging apps, and a one-kilometre traffic-dodge through our beloved, heaving metropolis, this plucky, gritty cast and crew… Continue reading
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Succulence in scarcity – ‘Sabar Bonda’ (Cactus Pears, India, 2025) , a review
Sābar Bonḍa – Cactus Pears (India, 2025)Director & Writer: Rohan KanawadeCast: Bhushan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap Set in Sangamner zilla in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra—”in the country of India, in the continent of Asia,” as one little girl in the film charmingly puts it—Sābar Bonḍa (Cactus Pears) is a tender, understated meditation on queer love… Continue reading
