Born to a family of grain merchants in the year 1930 in Deeg, Rajasthan, Kanha Babu Goel lifted himself from his provincial background during his journalistic career in Delhi. In the 1950s, the world of art came to life in the capital and he began to review art exhibitions. In time, as galleries flourished, he […]

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Childhood traumas, a bad father, doubts over sexuality — Ashwini has lived a life many of us cannot think of embracing. All his hopes are pinned on soon becoming a woman “I used to cry for hours and hours in the school washroom,” says an emotional Ashwini Kumar Singh, who will soon be ‘Avni’. For […]

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Ashok Row Kavi was one of the very first Indians who came out to assert their sexuality to the world. He has been the most vocal advocate of LGBT rights for four decades and is Editor of Bombay Dost and Chairperson of Humsafar Trust. An interview: What has changed in the last few decades as […]

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Patriot spoke to hotelier Keshav Suri on the LGBTQ community, his petition to the SC, his marriage, societal attitude, corporate sector’s inclusion and his drag performance with his mother This year has been a life changing year for the LGBTQ community in India. How do you see it? I feel fantastic. It’s the year the […]

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Known for his dynamic compositions with his co-partner Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Rajviani is a multifaceted personality — singer, song-writer, music producer and actor When one first hears the name Shekhar Ravjiani, there might not be instant recall. But if we say Vishal-Shekhar, then it does not even take a minute to comprehend that we are […]

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A documentary on the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kailash Satyarthi aims to sensitise and inspire citizens about child slavery Even at the age of 64, he willingly takes part in life-threatening raids to save children from slavery. He was beaten up, nearly to death, on a few occasions. His home was […]

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Patriot caught up with former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit to know more about her life, her take on the ongoing political tussle in the capital, the pressing need for curbing pollution and more A little away from Lutyen’s Delhi, in a green and quite neighbourhood, lives the former Chief Minister of Delhi — Sheila Dixit […]

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Old white men and women find love in much younger Indians, the age of their children from previous marriages. A vindication of the fact that they are still virile Delhi is an incredible city, complex and vibrant. It has a great capacity to absorb all sorts of people with all sorts of whims and fancies. […]

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