Satrangi Mela: Queer culture to be celebrated in Hyderabad on Oct 15

Hyderabad: On October 15, the city’s non-profit ‘Queer Nilayam’ will hold for the first time its Queer Festival “Satrangi Mela” to honour the creativity and entrepreneurship of the LGBTQ+ community.

The festival, which lasts all day, will showcase local artists’ works as well as live music, art, cuisine, and market booths. Local queer-led businesses such Desi Kalakaar, A Rainbow Over Your Head, Neko Thrift, DebbieDesigned.it, How to Cockroach a Cat, Transmutation Soap Studio, and others will be represented at the event, which is open from 12 to 8 o’clock.

Highlights of the event will include a line-up of original acts, including classical dance, a live drag band, comedy, and drama. Performers will include well-known drag artists Patruni Sastry, Apoorva Gupta, Smitin, Nique Singh, Khemaya, and Telu Sravan Kumar, among others.