The ink goes pink

Mumbai entrepreneur starts online bookstore for queer literature

The champagne is on ice and the celebrations are in preparatory mode as the queer community readies to mark the one-year anniversary of Section 377 being struck down by the High Court.

But now, they have one more reason to cheer. They can now buy queer literature online.

 "I think I am in the right place at the right time," says Mumbai-based Shobhna Kumar, founder-director, Queer Ink, an online store and publishing house for queer literature. It's website address is: www.queer-ink.com
"It is such an exciting time to be in India," says Shobhna, who is a lesbian herself.

"I see transformation everywhere and not just in the gay scene. I thought it was an apt time to launch and talk publicly about Queer Ink, which has been up and running for about two months now."

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