Queer Azaadi Mumbai – Pride Week kickstarts at TISS

Here is an invitation to each one of you. Join us as we celebrate the right to live a life with dignity without any prejudice or discrimination basis ones gender or sexuality. As mentioned in the previous posts and posters, we have a week long of fun and knowledge rich events scheduled as a precursor to the Queer Azaadi Mumbai March (The Mumbai Queer Pride March) at August Kranti Maidaan on Saturday 28 Jan 2012

We request your august presence as we kickstart the Queer Azaadi Mumbai : Pride Week at TISS (Tata Institute Of Social Sciences), Deonar, Mumbai.

We begin with the Photo Exhibition on the theme – ‘Pictures Against Prejudice’ at TISS from 02:00 pm onwards followed by a classical dance concert with wonderful performances in Kathak and Bharatnatyam at 05:00 pm at TISS.

Also, if you are in closer to phoenix mill, don’t forget to drop in at Comedy Store @ Palladium, Phoenix Mills for Mahabanoo Kotwal and Kaizad Kotwal’s pride week special play ‘Love is in the Air’

The closest station to TISS is Govandi in the harbour line. You could take a rickshaw from the east side of the station and tell the rickshaw fellow “TISS” or Deonar Bus Depot. Just in case you lose your way you could call Yuda on +919619014378

for directions to TISS and the map you could click on the “Contact Us” tab in www.tiss.edu

For media enquiries
please contact

Harish Iyer. @ +919833100340
Praful Baweja @ +919870213831
Sibi Mathen @ +919867397744

For Hi-res posters and other information you may need to draft an article. please download the press-kit by clicking on this link Press Kit

Look forward to meeting you!

Poster Making Activity for QAM in Pune

The Mumbai Pride Fever Spreads To Pune!

A young and vibrant group : Queer Campus organises “Colors of Pride”
- a poster making activity at Open Space

Date :
Sunday 22 Jan 2012

Time :
1pm onwards

Address :
Open Space @ B-301, 2nd floor, Kanchanjunga building, Kanchan Galli, Law College Road.

For Directions and Further Details Call :
Akshay Bajaj # +918806668311

Salvation Star – Mumbai Pride Night

Show Your Solidarity Through A Video!

Do you wish to attend the Queer Azaadi Mumbai  March  on Jan 28, 2012, but just can’t because of unforeseen circumstances?

Here is a chance for you to show your presence in spirit. You can still support us by uploading a video. All you need is one of these:

 A camera phone

or

a webcam. 

Just shoot a video with this sample script (or your own version of it)   and upload it on facebook/You Tube.

“I am <name> from <organisation/city>.  

I believe that all sexualities and genders have the right to live a life of dignity without any discrimination.

I wish the Queer Azaadi Mumbai – The Queer Pride March of Mumbai great success.

Queer Azaadi Zindabad”

Just remember  share your videos with us by tagging QAM Mumbai on the video in facebook, or posting it on the wall of QAM Mumbai. You could also share the link here as a comment.

Looking forward to your videos.

Queer Pride Walk 2012 !

Concert By The Bay ..

Let’s Make Some Posters … !!

Play Reading … ‘ EK MADHAV BAUG ‘

Ek Madhavbaug is one of the pioneering Marathi language plays written on homosexuality and acceptance of the Gay community. The poignant play tells the story of a 21 year old youth coming to terms with his sexuality. The play is seen from the view point of his mother. The Mother discovers that her son is Gay and through his diary, relives his journey of discovery of his own sexuality.

The play strikingly brings out the emotions of a mother and son and will leave no soul untouched through its intensity and heartfelt content. The play is a simple effort to bring Gay issues in the Indian Society into the mainstream.

Chetan Datar had performed the original Marathi Play at the Humsafar Trust in 1998 and since then it was a dream that we shared with Chetan to translate the play into the hindi language and provide it a platform where it can be performed at various forums like educational institutions, corporate houses, theatres, conferences, workshops and festivals.

It is a 50 minute soliloquy translated into Hindi by Vivek Anand and Mona Ambegaonkar.

The performance reading is done by actress Mona Ambegaonkar. She has given award winning performances and is still remembered for her work in television serials like KADAM and CID and AMBER-DHARA. Her films include MANGAL PANDEY, WHITE NOISE, etc. Amongst her plays are KASTURI, RADHA-NIVAS, SITA-SURPANAKHA & SANDRA AND WHATEVER YOU SAY.

Ek Madhavbaug was first performed at Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2010 at PVR Juhu in April 2010 to jam packed audiences and received standing ovation from the audiences

The Amazing Q’ Hunt !!

Dancing Queens with Bollywood Dhamaka