Hidden Pockets Collective was invited to be part of talk on #gendersensitization with The Logical Indian and MASH Project in Bangalore. It was wonderful to be able to discuss Gender and its complexities with a group of young people working in different set ups. We discussed about how spaces around us are gendered and how […]
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Open Data Hack(ODH)Bangalore 2017 held on 14th & 15th of October, 2017 supported by RHoK India was part of the series of hackathons in India. Themes for Open Data Hack Bangalore 2017 were climate change, disaster warning systems and women health. Hidden Pockets Collective participated as one of the organisations which provided a problem statement […]
Hidden Pockets Collective recently conducted a workshop on consent for young people with Project Khelin Uttar Pradesh. It was conducted for children above the age of 10 years old to 17 years in different schools. We asked the young people if they had ever talked about issue of consent with their friends, family and […]
Hidden Pockets Collective participated at 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights in Vietnam in 2017. The Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights is a biennial gathering of civil society, young people, academia, government, media, private sector, and development partners from the region concerned about sexual and reproductive […]
2016’s New Years Eve started with horrific images of New Year Celebrations at MG Road in Bangalore. People had gone wild, women were groped and pretty much everybody had a bad night. This is what the media wanted us to believe. For days there were national debates around women’s safety, Indian cultural values and everything […]
As part of 2018 Women’s Day special, we at Hidden Pockets Collective, decided to walk around recently inaugurated Agara Lake. We were happy to realise that the inauguration coincided with our pleasure pockets walk 🙂 We were intrigued to realise that there was this beautiful lake right in the centre of the bustling […]
Soulful conversation One of my friend recommended me to be a part of a discussion which was about the exploring of sexuality, by reading of Kamala Das’s poem ‘An introduction’. She told me that it was to be held in Atta Gallata, Koramangala. I really didn’t know if I should go or not. I mean […]
In 2018 , Hidden Pockets is conducting events in Bangalore with service providers with an aim to bring an audience of young people to the service providers and have open conversations around issue of health and young people. We call it the #OpenPockets. A place where we come and talk about our sexual well-being and […]
I attended the event organized by Hidden pockets on September 28, 2018. I have never attended a meeting like this; and I have attended a lot of meetings as a part of my job. This was hands down one of the best meetings I have ever attended. Kshitiz sharing his experience 🙂 The way this […]
On Thursday last week I was randomly browsing through my Instagram feed when I came across a story posted by Hidden Pockets. In the story they invited people to join their Friday conversation on art and sexuality. I had been searching for a place where people meet to discuss such topics, but I was a […]