With the striking of a Colonial Era Law, also known as Section 377, we have seen a surge of support for the LGBT+ community in India. Dancer Shiva Raichandani is best known for his work in advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. On this week’s podcast, he and Maiyoraa discuss Bollywood and gender binary in the new era.

01:45 - Defining LGBTQIAP

08:30 - Section 377 & India’s Media

13:22 - Deconstructing Gender

15:32 - Representation in Bollywood

31:30 - Toppling the Gender Binary

With the striking of a Colonial Era Law, also known as Section 377, we have seen a surge of support for the LGBT+ community in India. Dancer Shiva Raichandani is best known for his work in advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. On this week’s podcast, he and Maiyoraa discuss Bollywood and gender binary in the new era.

01:45 - Defining LGBTQIAP

08:30 - Section 377 & India’s Media

13:22 - Deconstructing Gender

15:32 - Representation in Bollywood

31:30 - Toppling the Gender Binary

With the striking of a Colonial Era Law, also known as Section 377, we have seen a surge of support for the LGBT+ community in India. Dancer Shiva Raichandani is best known for his work in advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. On this week’s podcast, he and Maiyoraa discuss Bollywood and gender binary in the new era.

01:45 - Defining LGBTQIAP

08:30 - Section 377 & India’s Media

13:22 - Deconstructing Gender

15:32 - Representation in Bollywood

31:30 - Toppling the Gender Binary

With the striking of a Colonial Era Law, also known as Section 377, we have seen a surge of support for the LGBT+ community in India. Dancer Shiva Raichandani is best known for his work in advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. On this week’s podcast, he and Maiyoraa discuss Bollywood and gender binary in the new era.

01:45 - Defining LGBTQIAP

08:30 - Section 377 & India’s Media

13:22 - Deconstructing Gender

15:32 - Representation in Bollywood

31:30 - Toppling the Gender Binary

Recently, Sri Lankan politics has seen a tumultuous turn of events with the unconstitutional appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM. Rajapaksa, former president of Sri Lanka, oversaw the massacre and genocide of Tamils during the civil war and has an infamous human rights rapport. To dissect and understand the situation further, we have a conversation with Thusiyan Nandakumar, Editor on Board at Tamil Guardian. Is this coup a manoeuvre of power or emblematic of the tyranny that is to come?

Recently, Sri Lankan politics has seen a tumultuous turn of events with the unconstitutional appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM. Rajapaksa, former president of Sri Lanka, oversaw the massacre and genocide of Tamils during the civil war and has an infamous human rights rapport. To dissect and understand the situation further, we have a conversation with Thusiyan Nandakumar, Editor on Board at Tamil Guardian. Is this coup a manoeuvre of power or emblematic of the tyranny that is to come?

Recently, Sri Lankan politics has seen a tumultuous turn of events with the unconstitutional appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM. Rajapaksa, former president of Sri Lanka, oversaw the massacre and genocide of Tamils during the civil war and has an infamous human rights rapport. To dissect and understand the situation further, we have a conversation with Thusiyan Nandakumar, Editor on Board at Tamil Guardian. Is this coup a manoeuvre of power or emblematic of the tyranny that is to come?

Recently, Sri Lankan politics has seen a tumultuous turn of events with the unconstitutional appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM. Rajapaksa, former president of Sri Lanka, oversaw the massacre and genocide of Tamils during the civil war and has an infamous human rights rapport. To dissect and understand the situation further, we have a conversation with Thusiyan Nandakumar, Editor on Board at Tamil Guardian. Is this coup a manoeuvre of power or emblematic of the tyranny that is to come?