Queer Directions

To bring queer narratives to the forefront, the Godrej DEI Lab is collaborating with Westland Books to produce Queer Directions (or QD), a platform for writers from the LGBTQIA+ community. We imagine QD to be the home of exceptional, high-quality writing-be it fiction or non-fiction-by LGBTQIA+ writers, nurtured by our teams. Our publications are intended for everyone who loves individuality, inclusion and intersectionality - and reading.

You can read more about our upcoming catalogue here. If you'd like to send us questions, ideas or book proposals, write to us at godrejdeilab@godrejinds.com.

Desi Queers: LGBTQ+ South Asians and Cultural Belonging in Britain

By Churnjeet Mahn, Rohit K Dasgupta, and DJ Ritu

This groundbreaking book traces the activism and cultural impact of queer South Asians in Britain from the 1970s to today. From grassroots organizing to iconic protest movements, Desi Queers documents how diasporic communities shaped LGBTQ+ spaces and resistance in the UK.

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Queeristan

By Parmesh Shahani

Queeristan is both a memoir and a manifesto and Shahani animates the data and strategy in the book with intimate stories of love and family. Even as it becomes a sprawling reference book of history, literature, cinema, movements, institutions and icons of the LGBTQ community, Queeristan drives home a singular point-in diversity and inclusion lies the promise of an equitable and profitable future, for companies, their employees and the society at large.

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