The world that belongs to us (2020) edited by Aditi Angiras and Akhil Katyal (HarperCollins India) Published this month, this anthology of queer voices from South Asia is a much needed addition to the history of poetry from the subcontinent.
From the Indian-American Kazim Ali to the Indian gay writer Hoshang Merchant, a wide array of sensibilities populates these pages.
Situated in different parts of the world, the poets hold up a mirror to their personal realities while exploring the social, cultural and ethical questions that inform their work.Gay Bombay (new edition, 2020) by Parmesh Shahani (Sage) An ethnography of queer Mumbai of the 1990s, this 2008 book is out in a special anniversary edition.