Description
Originally released in 1999, this groundbreaking anthology marked a significant milestone by comprehensively assembling writings that provided a voice to the lesbian experience in India—an experience that had long been overlooked, denied, and concealed.
Encompassing a diverse array of short fiction, poetry, memoirs, and essays, these pieces span from the 1960s to the 1990s. This collection serves as an invaluable archive capturing a period when the queer movement in India was still in its infancy. During this time, being gay or lesbian was routinely ridiculed or openly mocked in popular culture, leading to private anguish. It was unimaginable that homosexuality could one day be legalized in India. [Source: Ambar Sahil Chatterjee, Goodreads]
This edition is the inaugural release and has been on the shelf for some time.
