The fourth annual Chennai Queer LitFest 2021 Live was held on Twitter #TamilSpaces #QueerTamilSpaces from 18th to 24th September 2021. The overall theme for #QLF2021 year was “ஓங்கி ஒலிக்கும் குரல்கள்”. This year Vaasippu media Sessions were held before the main festival.
Short Story by Latchumanaperumal - Umanggadai from Mella Vilakum Panithirai anthology (https://www.paalputhumai.com/your-guide-to-tamil-queer-literature-part-2/). Read by Living Smile Vidya.
Theatre artist and poet Living Smile Vidya curated seven short stories in the book “Mella Vilakum Panithirai”, in an effort to introduce Tamil literature works to the readers that show trans lives in positive light. The stories were written by writers Ki Rajanarayanan, R Natarasan, Paavannan, Latchumanapperumal, Barathi Thambi, Sudha, Dindugal Tamizhpitthan and Kavin Malar.The book was published by Barathi Puthakalayam in 2013. The preface written by Living Smile Vidya for the book was read as the Keynote in the QCC Queer LitFest, Chennai 2018. To watch the Video: https://youtu.be/p79O3qBidT8
16th Sep 2021 from 7.00 pm IST. queerlitfest.com | queerchennaichronicles.com | paalputhumai.com Write to us at qlf@queerchennaichronicles.com
#QLF2021 [Bonus] Vaasippu Medai by Gireesh
#QLF2021 [Session 8] Inclusive Media Reporting
#QLF2021 [Session 7] Queer Terminologies in Tamil
#QLF2021 [Session 6] Fan Fiction
#QLF2021 [Session 5] Living Smile Vidya in Discussion with Shoba Sakthi
#QLF2021 [Session 4] Queer Spaces
#QLF2021 [Session 3] Queering Storytelling and Filmmaking
#QLF2021 [Session 2] Oral history of Tamil speaking Trans Woman
#QLF2021 [Session 1] Keynote by Padmashri Dr Narthaki Nataraj
#TamilQueerSpaces [Bonus] History of Pride, Queer Movement in Tamil Nadu & Impact of Dravidian Movement (In Tamil)
QLF 2020 [Session 11] The inclusive future of Tamil Literary Space with Kirisanth (in Tamil) - Chennai QueerLitFest 2020 LIVE
QLF 2020 [Session 10] The Art of Story Telling with YaliniDream, Performing Artist (in English) - Chennai QueerLitFest 2020 LIVE
QLF 2020 [Session 9] Vaasippu Medai, Curated by Gireesh (in Tamil) - Chennai QueerLitFest 2020 LIVE
QLF 2020 [Session 8] Nabi Haider Ali, Artist; Session Title: Redefining Art Forms (in Tamil) - Chennai QueerLitFest 2020 LIVE
QLF 2020 [Session 7] Queer Comic Narratives - Aayushi Jagad, and Navin Noronha (in English) - Chennai QueerLitFest 2020 Live
QLF 2020 [Session 6]: Slam Poetry by Florian Niederseer (in English) - Chennai Queer LitFest 2020 LIVE
QLF 2020 [Session 5] Activism 2.0: Using digital media strategically to fight oppression (in Tamil) - Chennai QueerLitFest 2020 LIVE
QLF 2020 [Session 4] - Vaasippu Medai curated by Gireesh (in Tamil) - Chennai QueerLitfest 2020 LIVE
QLF 2020 [Session 3] Ocean of Love - discussion with the author Martin Frank (in English) - Chennai QueerLitFest 2020 LIVE
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