GAASH

GAASH (Kashmiri for 'light') is a multimedia channel that attempts to present and discuss stories of culture in the society that we inhabit.

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If you want to watch the full documentary 'Boxed', you can donate to the following fundraiser campaign for people from the trans community that we've worked with. You'll be provided access to a private digital screening once the campaign ends!
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Listen to what @wgtofevidence has to say about evolving gender roles.

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If you would like to watch the full documentary 'Boxed' by @gaash_is_here, you can donate to support the members of the trans communities they worked with. Once the campaign ends, they'll offer this to donors: https://t.co/rvBCdphWE3

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what it takes to challenge rigid gender norms in her profession etc. Listen to what she has to say about her personal experiences and glimpses of her journey to understand the concept of 'womanhood'. (3/3)

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@TrinetraHG is a Medical student, artist, singer, youtuber, influencer and a woman who has 101 lessons on how to produce witty and humourous content packed with rich nuances and information. (1/3)

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She was very kind to let us use her vlogs for our film 'Boxed' from her Youtube channel 'The Trinetra Method' (make sure you head straight to it) where she talks about the concept of gender, stereotypes related to them, her journey, struggle and success of transition, (2/3)

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Listen to what Rachana, a member of Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti(THITS) support group, has to say about the problems being faced by transgender people due to the lockdown.

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we have countless examples of how gender norms have kept changing throughout time and how we all at a certain individual level challenge the idea of the 'natural' process. (4/4)

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Karthik Bittu is a Social Activist and Scientist who teaches at Ashoka University. He identifies himself as gender queer transman. He has been on this project with us right since the scratch and guided us throughout the process of the film. (1/3)

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Hence it becomes necessary for us to be open to concepts that might seem 'unsettling' initially. Gender fluidity is often seen as an 'unnatural' concept inspite of the fact that (3/4)

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We will be posting such clips from the movie #Boxed to give you a glimpse of the film. Stay tuned :)

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According to Uma no one behaves like an 'ideal man' or an 'ideal woman'. Each person breaks/wants to break norms associated with their gender. A person's appearance, extent of emotional expression or any other aspect of life that is governed by gender is not the same for all (1/2

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and it is just that some people are detached or want to move away from their assigned gender traits at a greater extent than others. (2/2)

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According to Uma no one behaves like an 'ideal man' or an 'ideal woman'. Each person breaks/wants to break norms associated with their gender. A person's appearance, extent of emotional expression or any other aspect of life that is governed by gender is not the same for all (1/2

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....and it is just that some people are detached or want to move away from their assigned gender traits at a greater extent than others. (2/2) #Boxed