Dragvanti (stylized DragVanti) is a web portal dedicated to drag performers based in India.

History

DragVanti was launched on June 20, 2020 by

Patruni Sastry Patruni Sastry, popularly known as Patruni Chidananda Sastry or Suffocated art Specimen is a Expressionist dancer, performance artist, visual artist, model and drag queen. Biography Sastry started dancing at the age of 5. He was inspired by Ra ...

. The platform also connects emerging drag artists to the entertainment industry. Originally, DragVanti was only a website. It became a monthly publication from 2019 to 2021 that was circulated online for no cost. The drag directory was launched in June 2020.

who founded the platform says "When I started performing drag in 2019, there was no content about Indian drag available; the only content coming in was that from the West, However Drag is present in classical Indian culture with a mention of it occurs in the Nātya Śāstra, a record of Indian performance art estimated to be around 2,000 years old. Yet today, We don’t acknowledge what drag artists are doing within India” when asked about the intent of creating such a platform.

Events

* In 2020 June, DragVanti co-hosted Pride Online fest in collaboration with Social Samosa where there was a curated drag panel discussions and performances. * In August 2020, DragVanti hosted a TED circle for drag performers. * In 2021 March, DragVanti hosted an open online mic evenings via its social media handle. *In 2021 June , as a part of pride month celebration, Dragvanti has organized India's first ever Drag conference with more than 6 drag queens to initiate academic discussions in the field of drag. *In 2021 August, DragVanti hosted India's first ever BI/PAN festival to create awareness on

Bisexuality Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whic ...

and

Pansexuality , meaning "all" , definition = Sexual or romantic attraction to people regardless of gender , classification = Sexual identity , parent = Bisexuality , synonyms = , associated_terms = Polysexual, queer, heteroflex ...

spectrums. *DragVanti also hosts annual celebration of queer Halloween.

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