Legitimizing Indian Trans Identity with Rituparno Ghosh's Chitrangada

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The Chalachchitra Podcast

Komolika Basu

5 episodes

5 days ago

The Chalachchitra Podcast brings to you stories from Indian Cinema, Queer Cinema and the unique intersection of the both. Giving marginalized cinema focus at the front and center, our host Komolika merges their own identities and journalism with these films to advocate for Indian and Queer cinema as important parts of World Cinema. The Chalachchitra Podcast gives you unique and rarely talked about stories, discourse and interviews with people from these films, as Komolika makes them personal, grounded in their art form, and contextualized in their socio-political milieus.

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Legitimizing Indian Trans Identity with Rituparno Ghosh's Chitrangada

The Chalachchitra Podcast

1 hour 2 minutes 46 seconds

1 year ago

Legitimizing Indian Trans Identity with Rituparno Ghosh's Chitrangada

In Episode 1, Komolika talks about nagivating trans relationships, especially that with oneself and their parents, as well as the cultural and historical legitimization of Indian trans identity with Rituparno Ghosh's 2012 Bengali film Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish. They delve into their own personal experiences that the film's scenes resonate with, and how the film was a crucial part of finding their own sense of self as a trans person.

Some parts of the episode have some audio issues - thank you in advance for bearing with them!

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