Come then, I pray,
grant me surcease from sorrow,
Drive away care,
I beseech thee,
O goddess Fulfil for me what
I yearn to accomplish,
Be thou my ally.
~Sappho~
The conference is less than ten days away. Work is on full swing. The Conference related literature is being published (the abstracts and bio notes on the key speakers). Activists like Pramada Menon, Asha Achuthan, academics like Dr Amit Dhar and Paromita Chakraborti will be chairing the sessions and presenting special papers.
The conference will be a good ground for ethnographic study and discussion on queer issues in India. There are a number of gay movements taking place through out the world and in particular south asia through literature, films, photography and direct activism.. It is time to interrogate the muffled silence of acceptance identity, morality and religion that are intertwined together within the tapestry of the Indian gay movement impacting the erotic silence of the closet and the dynamics of a love that we are afraid to speak of. This conference will bring to light all those issues, ideas and support.
P.S: i have put up a event invitation on facebook called 'Queer thoughts' Please RSVP if you want to attend.
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