Filmmaker earns global gay pride
Sridhar Rangayan, festival director of Kashish film festival (the city’s international queer film festival), has added two feathers to his hat. Firstly, his film, Purple Skies (2014) will be screened at the Aks Film and Dialogue Festival in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 10. To add to that, his name features on the British Council (UK) global list of 33 inspiring people who are changing social perceptions about LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) communities. This list includes 22 men and 11 women from 23 countries who are challenging laws and beliefs, and bringing about change.