Meghana Sastry

Photojournalist

www.meghanasastry.visura.co

Pandemic Pride 2020

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Location: Bangalore, India

Nationality: Indian

Biography: Meghana Sastry is a photojournalist from Bangalore, the silicon valley of India . She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication. With a passion for storytelling, she is a well known for her tenacity and photo stories coupled with... read on

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27.12.2020/Karnataka/Bengaluru/ Due to the pandemic, pride walk 2020 was pushed to December and the vibe was happy and energetic as always. Organisers ensured that everyone follows the COVID-19 norms while they walked from Freedom Park to Samsa Bhavan on Sunday in Bengaluru./ Meghana Sastry.

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27.12.2020/Karnataka/Bengaluru/ Due to the pandemic, pride walk 2020 was pushed to December and the vibe was happy and energetic as always. Organisers ensured that everyone follows the COVID-19 norms while they walked from Freedom Park to Samsa Bhavan on Sunday in Bengaluru. Two guys hold hands under the pride flag showing their love./ Meghana Sastry.

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27.12.2020/Karnataka/Bengaluru/ Due to the pandemic, pride walk 2020 was pushed to December and the vibe was happy and energetic as always. Organisers ensured that everyone follows the COVID-19 norms while they walked from Freedom Park to Samsa Bhavan on Sunday in Bengaluru./ Meghana Sastry.

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Pandemic Pride 2020

Credits: meghana sastry

Updated: 01/03/21

Archived as: Discrimination, Documentary, Editorial, Epidemics, Gay, Gay Rights, Gender, Human Rights, Lesbian, Minority, Pandemics, Photography, Photojournalism, Reporting, Sexuality, Transgender

The pride march is held on the last Sunday of November. However, due to the pandemic it was pushed to the last week of December. The turnout was very less due to the fear of the virus but those who turned up followed all the Covid-19 norms and had a fun evening.

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