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IIT-B hosts its first-ever queer festival 'Rangavali' this weekend
Updated On: 26 March, 2023 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Gautam S Mengle
The Saathi team preparing for Rangavali, the first ever queer festival to be held at IIT-B, this weekend
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This weekend sees the first ever queer festival at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) campus. Titled Rangavali, the two-day festival has been organised by Saathi, the LGBTQIA+ resource group at the Powai-based institute. The idea, organisers say, is to promote inclusivity, create awareness about the queer community’s rights and stress on the need for sensitising people of all genders towards them.
Spread out over Saturday and Sunday, the festival also had a soft opening on Friday night, screening short films and documentaries. This included films by filmmaker Shridhar Rangayan, the director of the Kashish Film Festival. The screening was followed by a talk session with Rangayan. Rangavali was officially inaugurated on Saturday, by Faculty Advisor Abhijit Majumdar.
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