Hi all, Bindu has consented to come to Mumbai especially for the next Bombay Dost Sunday High. There will be a short reading from his nolvel "Partner" and he will also answer questions on the other two books he has written. The question-answer session will be mostly in English but also in Hindi and Marathi.
Bindu donned the hat of a writer, first with "Partner" and now with the latest "Indradhanu: Samalaingikateche Vividh Ranga', a book that discusses various aspects of homosexuality from the Indian perspective. NGOs working in the field of sexuality have been using "Partner", published in 2005, for sensitization. "Indradhanu" is sure to be of value to people from various backgrounds especially youth from LGBT communities struggling with various issues at home and outside; people from the medical fraternity; NGOs working in related fields; policy makers; corporates; and media persons. By training, Bindu is a techie who gave up a career in the US to return to his country and get involved with issues close to his heart. Based in his native Pune ever since his return, Bindu is a gay rights and AIDS activist, and counselor. He runs Pune's NGO for men-who-have-sex-with-men including gay men, The Samapthik Trust (http://www.geocities.com/samapathik_pune/). Bindu has been speaking about queer issues at various forums in India, particularly in his city. Hope to see you guys there. Nitin ---------------------------------------- Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Venue: The Humsafar Trust's Drop-in Centre, 4th floor, Municipal Transit Bldng, Near Raheja Point and Vakola Masjid, Santacruz East Mumbai Getting to the venue: It's approximately minimum fare by autorickshaw from Santacruz station (East). You could also take routes 311 or 313. The same routes also operate from Kurla (West) station. Space courtesy: The Humsafar Trust. Note: Programme subject to change without notice. But we'll post any changes on the Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10134349221), on the wiki (http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com/) and twitter (https://twitter.com/bombaydost) -- My blog's at: http://queerindia.blogspot.com You can leave me a voice message from any phone at http://www.jaxtr.com/nitinkarani No call charges apply.
