Queer Caravan

Stories from India, France and Germany

Queer Caravan is a collaborative initiative by Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, the French Institute in India, and The Queer Muslim Project, supported by the German-French cultural fund. This unique residency program brings together queer storytellers and artists from France, Germany, and India to amplify underrepresented LGBTQIA+ voices.

About Queer Caravan

Historically, caravans were vital for trades, migrations, and cultural exchange, traversing vast landscapes and connecting diverse communities. They facilitated the sharing of stories, knowledge and traditions across borders. Similarly, Queer Caravan aims to traverse physical and metaphorical landscapes to foster cross-border connections and promote a sense of community among LGBTQIA+ writers and storytellers from underrepresented communities in India, France and Germany.

Queer Caravan embodies a multifaceted approach to achieving these goals: it seeks to introduce emerging LGBTQIA+ writers from diverse marginalized communities to new and distinct literary-cultural landscapes while facilitating meaningful interactions between these writers and local communities. The program also supports the creation and dissemination of alternative narratives about what it means to be queer and from marginalized communities.