Education-related posts from the Orinam Blog
Education-related posts from the Orinam Blog
For endorsement: Gender nonconforming/trans/non-binary students’ Open Statement to NCERT and Education Ministry
The authors are a group of gender non-binary, gender non-conforming students from various educational institutions, who have experienced the horrors of the gender non-inclusive education system. Both individuals and trans/queer…
Sex Education: an initiative of Neelam Social
Neelam Social is a Tamil social media (Youtube channel) inspired and initiated by Director Pa. Ranjith. It has launched a documentary series ‘Sex Education’ that proposes to break the silence and…
Homophobia in Madurai college drives two students to suicide
March 16, 2019: Two first-year economics students at a private Madurai college took their lives this month, reports the Vikatan today. The report states that the two young men consumed…
BioHazard: Abhishek Clifford brings ‘Moral Values’ to a Campus near you
There’s a new hazard to Indian school and college students on the horizon, and it’s particularly toxic for LGBT youth and women of all sexualities. It takes the form of Abhishek…
A teacher’s rewards
Among my teaching assignments as a faculty member are a course in Sociology of Law for second year law students. LGBT issues are part of the core syllabus, as part of a…
Orientation with a difference: Saathi reaches out to incoming students at IIT Bombay
Saathi is a LGBTQ resource group consisting of LGBTQ individuals and allies associated with IIT Bombay. Set up in 2010, Saathi aims to create a safe space for community members and…
Breaking Barriers: India’s first high school LGBTQI initiative
Updated May 3, 2014: watch the Breaking Barriers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7yNwJJBMUo “I’m trying to build a culture of compassion, understanding, and of service. I’m trying to build a culture of questioning…