Dhiman Dasgupta
How the UK-based newsletter 'Shakti Khabar' created ideas and communities among queer South Asians
An excerpt from 'Desi Queers: LGBTQ+ South Asians and Cultural Belonging in Britain', by Churnjeet Mahn, Rohit K Dasgupta, and DJ Ritu.
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· 8 minutes ago
Was the Ramayana actually set in and around today's Afghanistan?
An examination of a book by physicist Rajesh Kochhar debunks the notion that the events of the epic took place in modern-day India.
Dhiman Dasgupta
· Apr 26, 2015 · 08:45 am
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