Fashion designers Nil and Aditya Mohnot walked and waved the Pride Flag. “It was surreal to see traffic come to a halt in the middle of Park Street. I remember when this stretch would be thronged by people for Christmas celebrations, but to see the same street stand still for queer people and their allies was overwhelming. Along with the Pride Flag, we also had the Palestinian Flag. This is only possible in Kolkata, as the city gives you the space to be,” smiled Nil
Designer Dev, restaurateur Anand Puri, entrepreneur Tina Mukherjee and author Karuna Ezara Parikh were also at the walk. “The Pride Walk never ceases to amaze. It's always colourful, in good spirits and gets younger every year. So much coordination goes into the legalities and permissions, and hats off to kolkatapride.org and Navonil Das,” said Puri, owner of Trincas
It was the first Pride Walk for (L-R) Aman Tibrewal and Parthiv Bhattacharya, and both of them were blown away by the camaraderie. “There was positivity and energy in the air. Just to see everyone proud of their identity, dressing up in their best attire and feeling a sense of freedom in being themselves was liberating,” said Tibrewal, a data analyst
