We’re wrapping up a month where every venue wanted to host a Pride event,” comedian Ankur Tangade humours us. While it is true that we can already see the Pride flag fade away from corporate logos and social media timelines, the rainbow colours will fly high at an Andheri venue this weekend. Da-lit Queer, a one-day showcase will bring together artists from two historically marginalised communities — queer and Dalit-Bahujan-Adivasi (DBA) — for a first-of-its-kind celebration.

“I’m queer and I’m Dalit. When I’d perform at queer shows, my caste identity would make me the odd one out on the line-up; while in spaces where anti-caste comedy thrived, I’d be judged for being queer. When I spoke with other queer Dalit artistes, they all shared the same complaint. There had to be a space where the two co-existed and intersected. We decided to create it,” remarks Tangade, who co-organises the show.

Ankur Tangade. PICS COURTESY/ANKUR TANGADE (right) Krey Kannojia