Category: Speakers2024

Patruni Chidananda Sastry is an Expressionist dancer, performance artist, and Tranimal drag performer. He started dancing at the age of seven, and his unique style, called ‘Expressionism,’ offers a new …

Paromita Vohra is a filmmaker, writer, and avid antakshari player whose work delves into feminism, desire, urban life, and popular culture. Her extraordinary body of work spans films, online videos, …

Nikunj Jain set up the Tapish Foundation in 2022 with the intent to empower transgender people in and around his region. His Foundation runs a shelter home called ‘Mera Kunba,’ …

Navin Noronha is one of India’s most prolific queer voices, having pioneered the queer comedy scene in the country. With nearly a decade of performing and touring, Navin uses his …

Naina and Lameeya are a queer couple who have been together for over seven years. They met online, instantly connecting, and have continued to grow together since. They live in …

Mohan Singh Aulakh is a director and writer specializing in alternative cinema. His work focuses on raising awareness about social issues and various forms of discrimination in society. He aims …

Minakshi Sanyal, better known as Malobika is a queer feminist activist, engaged in the LBTQI+ Rights movement in India for the last 25 years. She is Co-founder of Sappho for …

Melissa Waggener Zorkin is the founder and Global CEO of WE Communications, one of the largest independent communications agencies in the world. With more than 1,500 employees, WE Communications is …

Mario da Penha (he/him) is a queer historian, activist, and political worker. He is currently pursuing his PhD at Rutgers University, focusing on the history of hijras in precolonial and …

Manak is a feminist, queer activist and quasi friend, facilitator and agony auntyji in his many years of work to build young people’s reflective leadership of personal and social action. …