Nicola Desouza is a freelance writer and documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai, India. She has directed two short fims with noted Nepali transgender activists Badri Pun and Bhumika Shrestha.
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Published in: 50.50'Not a tomboy, a lesbian or a Hijra but a transman'‘Whenever laws and bills in India are passed regarding transgender rights, transmen are almost never called to the...
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Published in: 50.50Abortion and contraception in India: the role of menThe callous attitude of Indian men that ‘she can always abort’ in cases of an unwanted pregnancy caused by failure...
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Published in: 50.50De Pondy à Paris – le marché matrimonial de PondicherryLes mariages entre les Pondicherriens qui ont pris la nationalité française en 1962 et ceux qui ont choisi de rester...
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Published in: 50.50From Pondi to Paris: Pondicherry's marriage marketMarriages between Pondicherrians who took French nationality in 1962, and those who chose to remain Indian, reveals...
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Published in: 50.50Welcoming gays into the church: voices from IndiaFollowing Pope Francis' appeal to welcome gays into the church, Indians of diverse backgrounds and faiths reacted...
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Published in: 50.50Nepal: the struggle for equal citizenship rights for womenNepal's new constitution was widely celebrated as progressive, but restrictions on a woman's right to pass on...